The 20 Best Essential Tremor Doctors in Missouri, US

Dr. Pratap Chand specializes in movement disorders, deep brain stimulation, and botulinum toxin therapy. He uses electromyography guidance for botulinum toxin injection. His research interests include microelectrode recording during deep brain stimulation, and improving methods of programming deep brain stimulation. Dr. Chand is a professor in the Department of Neurology at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Chand has worked as a neurologist in India, Malaysia, the United Kingdom and Oman. He has presented his research work at international conferences, has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, and has written several book chapters. Dr. Chand is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Essential Tremor, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Dr. Margolis is board certified in internal medicine, neurology and vascular neurology. He has been in practice in the St. Louis area since 1980 and has served on numerous boards and committees in both leadership and advisory roles. He graduated cum laude from Saint Louis University School of Medicine and completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. He completed his neurology training at the University of Rochester Medical Center, where he also served as Chief Resident. Dr. Margolis is the co-director of neurology for SSM Health Neurosciences. He provides an integrated, multi-specialty approach to diseases that affect the brain and nervous system. His office is located on the SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis campus. Dr. Margolis is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. His top areas of expertise are Foot Drop, Essential Tremor, Corticobasal Degeneration, and Cerebellar Degeneration.

Dr. Richard Bucholz surgically treats neurological disorders, with special interest in brain tumors and epilepsy. Other specialties include deep-brain stimulators and vagal nerve stimulators, glioma surgery, neuro-oncology, stereotactic radiosurgery, and Parkinson's disease. Dr. Bucholz applies the latest technology to his work, including the use of image-guided surgery. His research interests include traumatic brain injury, brain tumors, surgery for epilepsy, and DBS (deep brain stimulation) for functional disease. Dr. Bucholz is a professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Neurological Surgery and is a member of numerous professional organizations, including: American Association of Neurological Surgeons; North American Skull Base Society; International Society for Computer-Aided Surgery; and the Society for Minimally Invasive Therapy. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a past treasurer of the Intraoperative Imaging Society. Dr. Bucholz is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. His top areas of expertise are Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET), Brain Stem Cancer, Parkinson's Disease, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Awake Craniotomy.

Joshua Dowling is a Neurosurgery provider in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Dowling is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. His top areas of expertise are Trigeminal Neuralgia, Astrocytoma, Oligodendroglioma, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Awake Craniotomy.

Gulshan Uppal is a Neurologist in Joplin, Missouri. Dr. Uppal is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Essential Tremor, Peripheral Neuropathy, and Posterior Fossa Decompression.

Curtis Schreiber is a Neurologist in Bolivar, Missouri. Dr. Schreiber is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. His top areas of expertise are Alzheimer's Disease, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Memory Loss, and Cerebellar Degeneration.

Vernon Cooper is a Neurologist in Carthage, Missouri. Dr. Cooper is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Essential Tremor, Parkinson's Disease, and Movement Disorders.

Keith Rich is a Neurosurgery provider in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Rich is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. His top areas of expertise are Brain Tumor, Meningioma, Glioma, Endovascular Embolization, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.

Terrence Ryan is a Neurosurgery provider in Columbia, Missouri. Dr. Ryan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. His top areas of expertise are Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Hydrocephalus, Acoustic Neuroma, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Awake Craniotomy.

Sreenadha Davuluri is a Neurologist in Saint Joseph, Missouri. Dr. Davuluri is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, and Lafora Disease.

Clara Applegate is a Neurologist in West Plains, Missouri. Dr. Applegate has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, and Seizures.

Zaheer Ahmed is a Neurologist in Chesterfield, Missouri. Dr. Ahmed is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Colonoscopy, and Tissue Biopsy.

Iqbal Khan is a Neurologist in Moberly, Missouri. Dr. Khan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. His top areas of expertise are Essential Tremor, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Movement Disorders, and Parkinson's Disease.

Dr. Mattson is board certified in neurology and clinical neurophysiology. He earned his medical degree from the University of Missouri - Columbia School of Medicine and completed his internal medicine training at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis. He completed his neurology residency at Harvard Medical School at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and The Children's Hospital in Boston, where he served as clinical chief resident. Dr. Mattson completed his fellowship in epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. Dr. Mattson is the director of epilepsy services for SSM Health Neurosciences. His office is located on the SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis campus. Dr. Mattson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Memory Loss, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

A board-certified neurologist, Dr. Lu graduated from Nantong Medical College and completed his neurology residency at Saint Louis University. He also earned a PhD in neuroscience and served as a faculty member at Duke University Eye Center and as a post-doctoral fellow at Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Lu has published more than a dozen peer-reviewed papers in international journals and has presented his research at numerous national and international meetings, including the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting. His research encompasses the pathological mechanism and therapeutic targets of Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, dementia, seizure, tremor, neuromuscular disorder, neurodegeneration, neuroregeneration and retinal degeneration. He treats patients with a variety of neurological conditions such as headache, seizure, multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson's disease, tremor, dystonia, dementia, myopathy, neuropathy, stroke, back pain, neck pain, confusion, numbness and weakness. He has a special interest in managing and using Botox® injections for headache, movement disorders, spasticity, as well as interpreting EMG, NCV, EEG. Dr. Lu treats patients 18 years of age and older. Dr. Lu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Spasticity, and Migraine.

"Vikas Kumar, MD, PhD, is a neurologist and clinical neurophysiologist who is board certified in neurology and clinical neurophysiology. Dr. Kumar holds a bachelor's degree in medicine and surgery from Darbhanga Medical College, India and a medical degree in physiology from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi and a PhD in molecular physiology and biophysics from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. He completed his residency in neurology and a fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology (EMG) at Saint Louis University School of Medicine where he also served as chief resident. In addition, he has research interest in molecular neurosciences. Besides practicing general neurology, he specializes in the treatment of ALS, myasthenia gravis, neuropathy, neuromuscular disorders and has special interest in Parkinson's disease, normal pressure hydrocephalus, headache, dementia. ""The challenges of complex neurological diseases and the specialty known for 'deductive reasoning' along with advancement in neurodiagnostic tools, therapy and collaborative approach, drive me each and every day to achieve compassionate patient care.""- Vikas Kumar, MD, PhD". Dr. Kumar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Shingles, Movement Disorders, and Parkinson's Disease.

"Bassam Malo, MD, is board certified in neurology, electrodiagnostic medicine, neuromuscular medicine and neuromuscular pathology. He specializes in performing nerve conduction studies and managing nerve and muscle diseases (like carpal tunnel syndrome, neuropathies, myopathies, muscular dystrophies, myasthenia gravis, and ALS). He also has interests in treating spinal cord diseases and Parkinson's disease. Dr. Malo earned his medical degree from the University of Aleppo in Syria. He completed his neurology residency program at Saint Louis University School of Medicine where he was the chief resident during the 2013-14 academic year. He completed his fellowship in neuromuscular medicine at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Malo has been in practice since 2010. He treats patients 12 years of age and older, and is fluent in English, French and Arabic. ""My practice objectives focus on the three pillars of excellence: availability, affability and ability. These principles allow me to find the causes behind my patients' conditions and provide them with the best care for their specific disease. Seeing successful results will always be my favorite reward.""". Dr. Malo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Peripheral Neuropathy, Myasthenia Gravis, and VEXAS Syndrome.

Dr. Kinsella is board certified in internal medicine, neurology, neuromuscular medicine, electromyography and autonomic disorders. He is listed among the Best Doctors in the US since 2005. He was awarded Teacher of the Year from the US Psychiatric Congress in 2009. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology. He is a native St. Louisan who completed an internal medicine residency at St. John's Mercy in St. Louis, a neurology residency at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, and a neuromuscular/EMG fellowship at Columbia University in New York. He is co-director of neurology for SSM Health Neuroscience Institute. Dr. Kinsella has special interest in neuromuscular disorders, EMG and autonomic disorders. His office is located on the SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton campus. Dr. Kinsella is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Orthostatic Hypotension, Parkinson's Disease, and Congenital Mirror Movement Disorder.

Todd Silverman is a Neurologist in Chesterfield, Missouri. Dr. Silverman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. His top areas of expertise are Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis, Headache, Movement Disorders, and Parkinson's Disease.

Venkat Rao is a Neurologist in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Rao is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), and Stroke.