Overview
Verna Porter is a Neurologist in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Porter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebellar Degeneration, Memory Loss, Dementia, and Alzheimer's Disease. Dr. Porter is currently accepting new patients.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 17 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness.
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Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Alon Avidan is a Neurologist and a Sleep Medicine provider in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Avidan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness. His top areas of expertise are Drowsiness, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, REM Behavior Disorder, and Restless Legs Syndrome.
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Arun Ramachandran is a Sleep Medicine specialist and a Neurologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Ramachandran is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Drowsiness, Excessive Daytime Sleepiness, and Narcolepsy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
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- Distinguished
- Alzheimer's DiseaseDr. Porter isDistinguished. Learn about Alzheimer's Disease.
- Cerebellar DegenerationDr. Porter isDistinguished. Learn about Cerebellar Degeneration.
- Cerebellar Multiple System AtrophyDr. Porter isDistinguished. Learn about Cerebellar Multiple System Atrophy.
- DementiaDr. Porter isDistinguished. Learn about Dementia.
- Hepatocerebral DegenerationDr. Porter isDistinguished. Learn about Hepatocerebral Degeneration.
- Memory LossDr. Porter isDistinguished. Learn about Memory Loss.
- Advanced
- Frontotemporal DementiaDr. Porter isAdvanced. Learn about Frontotemporal Dementia.
- Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)Dr. Porter isAdvanced. Learn about Lewy Body Dementia (LBD).
- Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease (NIID)
- Primary Progressive AphasiaDr. Porter isAdvanced. Learn about Primary Progressive Aphasia.
- Vascular DementiaDr. Porter isAdvanced. Learn about Vascular Dementia.
- Experienced
- ApraxiaDr. Porter isExperienced. Learn about Apraxia.
- CAPOS SyndromeDr. Porter isExperienced. Learn about CAPOS Syndrome.
- Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy
- Charles Bonnet SyndromeDr. Porter isExperienced. Learn about Charles Bonnet Syndrome.
- ConcussionDr. Porter isExperienced. Learn about Concussion.
- Congenital Cardiovascular ShuntDr. Porter isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt.