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    MediFind found 242 doctor with experience in Epilepsy near Houston, TX. Of these, 194 are Experienced, 35 are Advanced, 10 are Distinguished and 3 are Elite.

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    242 providers found
      Elite in Epilepsy
      Elite in Epilepsy

      UT Physicians

      6410 Fannin St Ste 1014, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Samden Lhatoo is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Lhatoo is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Central Sleep Apnea, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

      Elite in Epilepsy
      Elite in Epilepsy

      Baylor College Of Medicine

      7200 Cambridge St, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Zulfi Haneef is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Haneef 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, Absence Seizure, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

      Elite in Epilepsy
      Neurosurgery
      Elite in Epilepsy
      Neurosurgery

      UT Physicians

      6400 Fannin St, Suite 2800, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Nitin Tandon is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Tandon is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Glioblastoma, Awake Craniotomy, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Tandon is currently accepting new patients.

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      Sameer A. Sheth
      Distinguished in Epilepsy
      Neurosurgery
      Distinguished in Epilepsy
      Neurosurgery

      BCM Neurosurgery

      7200 Cambridge St, 9th Fl, Ste 9B, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Sameer Sheth, MD, PhD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon in Houston, Texas. After completing his bachelor’s degree in Physics and Astronomy at Harvard University, Dr. Sheth earned both his medical degree and PhD from the University of California Los Angeles. Dr. Sheth then completed his residency and Fellowship in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, the teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. As a clinician, Dr. Sheth treats patients with disorders such as epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). He uses a combination of time-tested techniques and new minimally invasive approaches, including deep brain stimulation (DBS), laser therapy, robot-guided surgery, radiosurgery, and other neurosurgical procedures. As a researcher at Baylor College of Medicine, he develops novel therapies for neuropsychiatric disorders and studies the neurophysiological basis of how the human brain makes complex decisions. Recently, Dr. Sheth and his collaborators received an $8.5 million NIH grant to better understand the neurocircuitry of depression. Their study will look at possible causes for treatment-resistant depression and how physicians could use deep brain stimulation to treat this devastating illness. Conditions treated include Deep Brain stimulation for movement disorders and Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy. Dr. Sheth is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Epilepsy, Parkinson's Disease, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Thalamotomy.

      Atul Maheshwari
      Distinguished in Epilepsy
      Distinguished in Epilepsy

      Baylor College Of Medicine - Neurology

      7200 Cambridge St, 9th Floor, BCM 609-1, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Atul Maheshwari, MD, is dedicated to delivering high-quality, compassionate care to Houston and nearby communities. Atul Maheshwari specializes in Neurology (Brain and Spine) and works at BCM Neurology. To make an appointment, please call (713) 798-2273. To review all accepted insurance carriers, please visit: https://www.stlukeshealth.org/patients-visitors/patients/billing-insurance/insurances-accepted. Dr. Maheshwari is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy Juvenile Absence, Epilepsy, Absence Seizure, Seizures, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

      Distinguished in Epilepsy
      Distinguished in Epilepsy

      Office

      6701 Fannin St Ste 1250, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      James Riviello is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Riviello is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Status Epilepticus, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

      Distinguished in Epilepsy
      Neurology
      Distinguished in Epilepsy
      Neurology

      UT Physicians

      6410 Fannin St Ste 1014, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Experience:
      17+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jay Gavvala is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Gavvala has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Epilepsy, Periventricular Heterotopia, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

      Distinguished in Epilepsy
      Distinguished in Epilepsy

      Office

      6621 Fannin St # 1250, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Michael Quach is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Quach is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Cortical Dysplasia, Seizures, and Tuberous Sclerosis.

      Experienced in Epilepsy
      Experienced in Epilepsy
      1400 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 431, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Rebecca Harrison is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Harrison is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. Her top areas of expertise are Glioma, Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, and Brain Tumor.

      Vaishnav Krishnan
      Distinguished in Epilepsy
      Distinguished in Epilepsy

      Baylor College Of Medicine - Neurology

      Houston, TX 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Dr. Vaishnav Krishnan is a board-certified physician-scientist, adult neurologist, and clinical neurophysiologist at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He holds appointments as an Associate Professor in Neurology, Neuroscience, and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Baylor, and as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rice University. Dr. Krishnan specializes in the treatment of epilepsy and related disorders, with a particular focus on patients affected by psychiatric comorbidities such as depression, anxiety, and autism.Dr. Krishnan’s journey in medicine began with his MD-PhD from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 2010. Following an internship in Internal Medicine, he completed his Adult Neurology residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School in 2014, and further clinical and postdoctoral fellowships specializing in Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy there in 2016. He is a proud member of the Baylor College of Medicine’s Comprehensive Epilepsy Center and the Peter Kellaway Section of Clinical Neurophysiology. He is deeply committed to both direct patient care and advancing neurological understanding through research.As the Principal Investigator of the Laboratory of Epilepsy and Emotional Behavior, Dr. Krishnan's translational research program combines multimodal behavioral telemetry in mice with wearable technologies in patient volunteers. His work investigates how seizures, seizure risk, and anti-seizure treatments impact spontaneous behavior, aiming to develop new, quantifiable behavioral endpoints for epilepsy spectrum disorders. Beyond his extensive clinical practice and research, Dr. Krishnan is actively involved in medical education, formally participating in didactic teaching for medical, graduate, and undergraduate students, and overseeing courses on Epilepsy and EEG. He is board-certified in Adult Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology, and Epilepsy Medicine by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Krishnan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Myoclonic Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

      Alica M. Goldman
      Distinguished in Epilepsy
      Distinguished in Epilepsy

      Baylor College Of Medicine - Neurology

      7200 Cambridge St, 9th Floor, BCM 609-1, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Alica Goldman, MD, is dedicated to delivering high-quality, compassionate care to Houston and nearby communities. Alica Goldman specializes in Neurology (Brain and Spine) and works at BCM Neurology. To make an appointment, please call (713) 798-2273. To review all accepted insurance carriers, please visit: https://www.stlukeshealth.org/patients-visitors/patients/billing-insurance/insurances-accepted. Dr. Goldman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. Her top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Partial Seizure.

      Distinguished in Epilepsy
      Distinguished in Epilepsy
      6410 Fannin St, 1014, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jeremy Slater is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Slater is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Absence Seizure, and Osteotomy.

      Jacob Mandel
      Experienced in Epilepsy
      Neurology | Oncology | Neurosurgery
      Experienced in Epilepsy
      Neurology | Oncology | Neurosurgery

      Baylor College Of Medicine

      1502 Taub Loop, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Jacob Mandel, MD, is dedicated to delivering high-quality, compassionate care to Houston and nearby communities. Jacob Mandel specializes in Neurology (Brain and Spine) and works at BCM Neurology. To make an appointment, please call (713) 798-2273. To review all accepted insurance carriers, please visit: https://www.stlukeshealth.org/patients-visitors/patients/billing-insurance/insurances-accepted. Dr. Mandel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Glioma, and Brain Tumor.

      Advanced in Epilepsy
      Advanced in Epilepsy

      Tirr Memorial Hermann

      1333 Moursund St, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Sudha Tallavajhula is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Tallavajhula is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. Her top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Opisthotonos, Seizures, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

      Distinguished in Epilepsy
      Distinguished in Epilepsy
      6550 Fannin St, Ste 1801, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Edward Cooper is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Cooper is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Benign Familial Neonatal Seizures, Epilepsy, West Syndrome, and Epilepsy in Children. Dr. Cooper is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Epilepsy
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology
      Distinguished in Epilepsy
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology

      MD Anderson

      1515 Holcombe Blvd, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Gretchen Von Allmen is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Von Allmen is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. Her top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, West Syndrome, and Dravet Syndrome. Dr. Von Allmen is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Epilepsy
      Advanced in Epilepsy

      Office

      6701 Fannin St Ste 950, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Kimberly Houck is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Houck is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Epilepsy.

      Advanced in Epilepsy
      Advanced in Epilepsy

      Office

      6701 Fannin St Ste 1250, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Danielle Takacs is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Takacs is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. Her top areas of expertise are West Syndrome, Spasmus Nutans, Epilepsy in Children, and Seizures.

      Advanced in Epilepsy
      Advanced in Epilepsy

      Office

      6701 Fannin St Ste 1250, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Anuranjita Nayak is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Nayak is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Status Epilepticus, Epilepsy in Children, and Memory Loss.

      Advanced in Epilepsy
      Neurology
      Advanced in Epilepsy
      Neurology

      Office

      6701 Fannin St Ste 1250, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Gloria Diaz is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Diaz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Angelman Syndrome, and Epilepsy.

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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 Houston, TX?

      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 Houston, TX?

      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 Houston, TX?

      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 Houston, TX?

      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 Houston, TX?

      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 Houston, TX?

      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 Houston, TX?

      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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