The 20 Best Epilepsy Doctors Near Me in Oak Park, IL

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The 20 Best Epilepsy Doctors near Oak Park, IL

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 418 doctor with experience in Epilepsy near Oak Park, IL. Of these, 325 are Experienced, 71 are Advanced, 13 are Distinguished and 5 are Elite.

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    Stephan U. Schuele
    Elite in Epilepsy
    Elite in Epilepsy
    259 E Erie St Ste 1900, Lavin Family Pavilion, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (8.6 miles away)
    Experience:
    30+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Stephan Schuele is a Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Schuele has been practicing medicine for over 30 years and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Central Sleep Apnea, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Elite in Epilepsy
    Elite in Epilepsy
    259 E Erie St Ste 1900, Lavin Family Pavilion, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (8.6 miles away)
    Experience:
    23+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Elizabeth Gerard is a Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Gerard has been practicing medicine for over 23 years and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. Her top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Status Epilepticus, and Susac Syndrome.

    John Wilson
    Distinguished in Epilepsy
    Neurology
    Distinguished in Epilepsy
    Neurology

    Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology And Sleep Medicine

    675 W. North Ave., Suite 608, 
    Melrose Park, IL 
     (3.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    John Wilson is a Neurologist in Melrose Park, Illinois. Dr. Wilson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Memory Loss, and Stroke.

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    John J. Millichap
    Elite in Epilepsy
    Pediatric Neurology
    Elite in Epilepsy
    Pediatric Neurology

    Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Of Chicago

    225 E Chicago Ave, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (8.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    John Millichap is a Pediatric Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Millichap is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are West Syndrome, Spasmus Nutans, Epilepsy in Children, and Epilepsy.

    Douglas Nordli
    Elite in Epilepsy
    Elite in Epilepsy
    11 Salt Creek Ln, 
    Hinsdale, IL 
     (8.4 miles away)
    Experience:
    8+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, English
    Offers Telehealth

    Douglas Nordli is a Psychiatrist in Hinsdale, Illinois. Dr. Nordli has been practicing medicine for over 8 years and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), Epilepsy, Seizures, and Epilepsy in Children.

    Jeffrey Yu
    Experienced in Epilepsy
    Neurology
    Experienced in Epilepsy
    Neurology

    Advocate Medical Group Neurology

    3134 N Clark St, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (7.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jeffrey Yu is a Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Yu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Memory Loss, and Epilepsy.

    Mian Z. Urfy
    Advanced in Epilepsy
    Advanced in Epilepsy

    Advocate Medical Group Neurology

    1875 Dempster St, Ste 625/660, 
    Park Ridge, IL 
     (11.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Urdu

    Mian Urfy is a Neurologist in Park Ridge, Illinois. Dr. Urfy is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Stroke, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, and Gastrostomy.

    Nestor Ivkov
    Advanced in Epilepsy
    Advanced in Epilepsy

    Advocate Medical Group Neurology

    Chicago, IL 
     (13.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Nestor Ivkov is a Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Ivkov is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Memory Loss.

    Melvin D. Wichter
    Advanced in Epilepsy
    Advanced in Epilepsy

    Advocate Medical Group Neurology

    11824 Southwest Hwy, Ste 100, 
    Palos Heights, IL 
     (14.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Melvin Wichter is a Neurologist in Palos Heights, Illinois. Dr. Wichter is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Parkinson's Disease, Epilepsy, and Memory Loss.

    Abdallah M. Hamdallah
    Advanced in Epilepsy
    Advanced in Epilepsy

    Advocate Medical Group Neurology

    11824 Southwest Hwy, Ste 100, 
    Palos Heights, IL 
     (14.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Arabic
    Offers Telehealth

    Abdallah Hamdallah is a Neurologist in Palos Heights, Illinois. Dr. Hamdallah is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Monomelic Amyotrophy, Epilepsy, Partial Familial Epilepsy, and Seizures.

    Advanced in Epilepsy
    Advanced in Epilepsy

    Loyola University Medical Center

    2160 S 1st Ave, 
    Maywood, IL 
     (3.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jorge Asconape is a Neurologist in Maywood, Illinois. Dr. Asconape is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Partial Seizure, Partial Familial Epilepsy, Seizures, Memory Loss, and Gastrostomy.

    Dilip Patel
    Experienced in Epilepsy
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Epilepsy
    Internal Medicine

    Midtown Physicians, S.C.

    675 W. North Ave., Suite 303, 
    Melrose Park, IL 
     (3.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dilip Patel is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Melrose Park, Illinois. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Anemia, Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

    Distinguished in Epilepsy
    Distinguished in Epilepsy

    Office

    1725 W Harrison St Ste 1106, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (4.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Adriana Bermeo is a Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Bermeo is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), and Epilepsy.

    Distinguished in Epilepsy
    Distinguished in Epilepsy

    Office

    1725 W Harrison St Ste 885, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (4.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Rebecca O'dwyer is a Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. O'dwyer is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Epilepsy, and Memory Loss.

    Advanced in Epilepsy
    Pediatric Neurology
    Advanced in Epilepsy
    Pediatric Neurology

    Office

    1725 W Harrison St Ste 718, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (4.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Lubov Romantseva is a Pediatric Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Romantseva is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, CLN3 Disease, Batten Disease, and CLN2 Disease.

    Bharat K. Shah
    Experienced in Epilepsy
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Epilepsy
    Internal Medicine

    Advocate Medical Group Internal Medicine

    Chicago, IL 
     (6.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Bharat Shah is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Shah is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Gout, Tenosynovitis, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Gastrostomy, and Ureteroscopy.

    Distinguished in Epilepsy
    Distinguished in Epilepsy

    Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Of Chicago

    225 E Chicago Ave, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (8.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sunita Misra is a Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Misra is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Absence Seizure.

    Distinguished in Epilepsy
    Neurology
    Distinguished in Epilepsy
    Neurology

    Southeast Chicago Neurology Associates, SC

    2850 S Wabash Ave, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (8.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Anil Gulati is a Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Gulati is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Epilepsy, Seizures, and Hemiplegia.

    Elite in Epilepsy
    Neurology
    Elite in Epilepsy
    Neurology

    Office

    5841 S Maryland Ave # 2030, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (11.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    James Tao is a Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Tao is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Memory Loss.

    Anibal Lugo
    Experienced in Epilepsy
    Neurology
    Experienced in Epilepsy
    Neurology

    Advocate Medical Group Neurology

    1875 Dempster St, Ste 625/660, 
    Park Ridge, IL 
     (11.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Anibal Lugo is a Neurologist in Park Ridge, Illinois. Dr. Lugo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Neuropathy, Headache, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Seizures.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Epilepsy?

    Epilepsy is a brain disorder in which a person has repeated seizures over time. Seizures are episodes of uncontrolled and abnormal electrical activity of brain cells that may cause changes in attention or behavior, such as bodily movements.

    When should I see an Epilepsy doctor near Oak Park, IL?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing an Epilepsy doctor near Oak Park, IL?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Epilepsy doctors near Oak Park, IL?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Epilepsy doctors near Oak Park, IL?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with an Epilepsy doctor near Oak Park, IL?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Epilepsy doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Epilepsy doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with an Epilepsy doctor near Oak Park, IL?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Epilepsy doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Epilepsy doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Epilepsy doctors near Oak Park, IL?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Epilepsy doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find an Epilepsy doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Epilepsy doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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