Dr. Smyth is chief of the pediatric neurosurgery division at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital and director of the pediatric neurosurgery fellowship program. His specialties include pediatric neurosurgery, with sub-specialization in pediatric epilepsy surgery and craniofacial surgery with an emphasis on minimally invasive techniques. In addition, Dr. Smyth is a professor of neurosurgery in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Before joining the Johns Hopkins All Children’s medical staff, Dr. Smyth was the Appoline Blair Professor of Neurological Surgery and Pediatrics at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Dr. Smyth earned his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. He completed a general surgery internship in the Department of Surgery at the University of California, Irvine. He then completed a residency in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of California in San Francisco, where he was chief resident. Dr. Smyth completed a pediatric neurosurgery fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Alabama, Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Smyth is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. His top areas of expertise are Craniosynostosis, Syringomyelia, Chiari Malformation Type 1, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Craniectomy.

Dr. Hernandez is a pediatric neurologist and epileptologist, and chief of pediatric neurology at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. He joined the hospital staff in 2024. He was previously division chief of neurosciences and epilepsy, as well as medical director of the Jack H. Miller Magnetoencephalography Center, at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was also a professor in the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Department of Pediatrics in Grand Rapids. Dr. Hernandez has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and given many talks nationally and internationally. Dr. Hernandez earned his medical degree at Ponce Health Sciences University in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He completed a pediatric residency at Western Michigan University School of Medicine in Kalamazoo, a child neurology residency at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, and a pediatric epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology fellowship at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Videos Meet Angel Hernandez, M.D. Dr. Hernandez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. His top areas of expertise are Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE), Seizures, Memory Loss, and Partial Seizure.

Dr. Van Marter is the medical director of the Maternal, Fetal & Neonatal Institute and chief of Newborn Medicine at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. She joined the hospital staff in 2021. She also is a professor of Pediatrics in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Van Marter was previously an associate professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and the associate chair for Academic Affairs in the Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine at Brigham & Women’s Hospital. Dr. Van Marter has held numerous clinical and administrative leadership roles, including as director of clinical research for the Harvard Academic Program in Newborn Medicine and, at BWH, vice chair of the Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine and associate program director for NICU Research in the Center for Clinical Investigation. Dr. Van Marter was first a graduate of the Massachusetts General Hospital School of Nursing, and then earned her medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She completed a pediatric residency at Boston Children’s Hospital and a research fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine with the Harvard Medical School Joint Program in Neonatology. She also earned a Master of Public Health in epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health. In addition to clinical instruction and didactic teaching at several Harvard hospitals over several decades, Dr. Van Marter has been an adviser to pediatric residents and a research mentor to neonatology fellows and junior faculty. At the national level, she is a past chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, and was a founder and mentor for its Trainees and Early Career Neonatologists Group that has fostered leadership development of individuals at early stages of their neonatology careers. She was elected to the Society for Pediatric Research, the Perinatal Research Society, and the American Pediatric Society. Dr. Van Marter’s clinical research has focused on the epidemiology and treatment of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN). Her work has contributed to the identification of several pregnancy-associated risk factors for PPHN and a greater understanding of clinical practices that may modify the risk for BPD in infants born before 29 weeks of gestation. She has been a principal investigator, site principal investigator and core director for numerous NIH and industry-funded studies. She has authored more than 70 papers published in peer-reviewed journals and has delivered many invited state-of-the-art and research talks at national and international conferences. Dr. Van Marter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Premature Infant, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Cerebral Hypoxia, and Epilepsy in Children.

Dr. Jallo is the vice dean and physician-in-chief at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital. He also is the David M. Goldenberg Family Endowed Chair in the Institute for Brain Protection Sciences and a professor of neurosurgery, pediatrics and oncology with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Jallo joined Johns Hopkins in 2003 as a pediatric neurosurgeon. In 2013, he became the pediatric neurosurgery division director at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Dr. Jallo moved to Johns Hopkins All Children's in 2015 to launch the Institute for Brain Protection Sciences, a multidisciplinary institute that unites clinicians, researchers and educators focused on promoting optimal neurodevelopment and caring for children with injuries and illnesses that can affect the brain. His areas of expertise include tumors of the brain and spinal cord, intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring for eloquent tumors, use of minimally invasive technologies such as endoscopy and keyhole surgery and surgical treatment of epilepsy. Dr. Jallo has published more than 245 peer-reviewed scientific articles, 89 book chapters and is co-editor of five textbooks on pediatric neurosurgery, pediatric epilepsy surgery and neuroendoscopy. In addition, Dr. Jallo has been principal investigator for NIH and private foundation grants focused on treatment of pediatric central nervous system tumors and other neurosurgical challenges. Dr. Jallo earned his medical degree at the University of Virginia Medical School and completed his residency in neurosurgery at New York University Medical Center and fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery at Beth Israel Medical Center, Institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery, in New York. Dr. Jallo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. His top areas of expertise are Ependymoma, Spinal Tumor, Subependymoma, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Laminectomy.

Dr. Kanoff specializes in pediatric neurology at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital and works primarily with hospitalized children and their follow-up care. He joined the medical staff in 2020. Before joining Johns Hopkins All Children's, Dr. Kanoff was the director of pediatric neurology and epilepsy education program at Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic in Minnesota. Dr. Kanoff earned his Doctor of Osteopathy degree from Southeastern University of Health Sciences/Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine in North Miami Beach, Florida. He completed his residency in general neurology and fellowship in pediatric neurology at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center. Dr. Kanoff is a member of the American Academy of Neurology. He also earned his Juris Doctorate from Concord Law School at Kaplan University. Dr. Kanoff is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE), Memory Loss, and Tuberous Sclerosis Complex.

Dr. Geller specializes in pediatric neurology for the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Institute for Brain Protection Sciences. He sees patients at the main campus in St. Petersburg and at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Outpatient Care, North Port. He joined the hospital staff in 2018. Dr. Geller previously was a pediatric neurologist and child neurology residency program director at Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri. He retired as a captain from the U.S. Navy Medical Corps. His clinical and research interests include neurofibromatosis, neuro-oncology and pain management. Dr. Geller earned his medical degree from St. Louis University Medical School. He trained in pediatrics and served as chief resident at Naval Hospital in Oakland, California. He then completed a pediatric neurology residency and served as chief neurology resident at the University of Illinois in Chicago. He also completed a six-week externship at Queen Square Neurologic Institute in London, England. Dr. Geller is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. His top areas of expertise are Cerebral Ventricle Cancer, Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), Neurofibromatosis, and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Dr. Huszar specializes in care for hospitalized pediatric neurology patients in the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Institute for Brain Protection Sciences in St. Petersburg, Florida. He rejoined the medical staff in 2023 after a previous stint from 2014-19. Dr. Huszar’s clinical and research interests include neonatal and childhood cerebrovascular disorders and childhood primary headaches. Dr. Huszar received his medical degree from Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Medical University (SZOTE) in Szeged, Hungary. Dr. Huszar trained in pediatrics at Erzsebet Hospital in Hodmezovasarhely, Hungary and SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. He then completed a pediatric neurology residency/fellowship at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Dr. Huszar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), and Microcephaly with Spastic Quadriplegia.

Erasmo Passaro is a Neurologist in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Passaro is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Subependymoma.

Gerald Tuite is a Neurosurgery provider in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Tuite is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. His top areas of expertise are Chiari Malformation, Chiari Malformation Type 1, Syringomyelia, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Spinal Fusion.

Erin Petti is a Nurse Practitioner specialist and a Pediatric Neurologist in St Petersburg, Florida. Ms. Petti is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Transient Tic Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), and Aphantasia.

Meghna Kumar-Pelayo is a Neurologist in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Kumar-Pelayo has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Epilepsy. Dr. Kumar-Pelayo is currently accepting new patients.

Rabee Korbaj is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Korbaj is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Pneumonia, Necrosis, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Korbaj is currently accepting new patients.

Kavita Rao is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Rao is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Visceromegaly, Heart Attack, Hypertension, Ureteroscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Rao is currently accepting new patients.

Hazem Al-Andary is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Al-Andary is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. His top areas of expertise are Necrosis, Peptic Ulcer, Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Al-Andary is currently accepting new patients.

Fadi Saba is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Pinellas Park, Florida. Dr. Saba is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Gastrostomy, and Thyroidectomy. Dr. Saba is currently accepting new patients.

Marcos Cruz is a Pediatric Neurologist in Largo, Florida. Dr. Cruz has been practicing medicine for over 24 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. His top areas of expertise are Cervical Myelopathy, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Benign Rolandic Epilepsy.

Daniel Cabello is a Neurologist in Clearwater, Florida. Dr. Cabello is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Seizures, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, and Epilepsy. Dr. Cabello is currently accepting new patients.

Eduardo Palanca is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine in Largo, Florida. Dr. Palanca is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. His top areas of expertise are Necrosis, Sepsis, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Gastrostomy, and Hip Replacement. Dr. Palanca is currently accepting new patients.

Syed Zaidi is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Largo, Florida. Dr. Zaidi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Peptic Ulcer, Necrosis, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

Ranjan Mahajan is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics and Internal Medicine in Largo, Florida. Dr. Mahajan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. His top areas of expertise are Renovascular Hypertension, Lower Esophageal Ring, Viral Gastroenteritis, Colonoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Mahajan is currently accepting new patients.