The 20 Best Facial Paralysis Doctors Near Me in Philadelphia, PA

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The 20 Best Facial Paralysis Doctors near Philadelphia, PA

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 217 doctor with experience in Facial Paralysis near Philadelphia, PA. Of these, 192 are Experienced, 13 are Advanced and 2 are Distinguished.

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    Ryan N. Heffelfinger
    Distinguished in Facial Paralysis
    Distinguished in Facial Paralysis

    925 Chestnut Street

    925 Chestnut Street, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Ryan Heffelfinger is an Otolaryngologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Heffelfinger is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facial Paralysis. His top areas of expertise are Facial Paralysis, Recurrent Peripheral Facial Palsy, Bell's Palsy, Tissue Biopsy, and Osteotomy. Dr. Heffelfinger is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Facial Paralysis
    Otolaryngology
    Distinguished in Facial Paralysis
    Otolaryngology

    Penn Otorhinolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery Washington Square

    800 Walnut Street, 18th Floor, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Steven Cannady is an Otolaryngologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Cannady is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facial Paralysis. His top areas of expertise are Throat Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Laryngectomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Cannady is currently accepting new patients.

    Pamela C. Roehm
    Experienced in Facial Paralysis
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Facial Paralysis
    Otolaryngology

    St. Christopher's Pediatric Associates Otolaryngology - E. Erie Avenue

    160 E Erie Ave, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (4.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    . Dr. Roehm is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facial Paralysis. Her top areas of expertise are Hearing Loss, Actinomycosis, Enlarged Adenoids, Infant Hearing Loss, and Balloon Sinuplasty.

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    Seth Zwillenberg
    Experienced in Facial Paralysis
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Facial Paralysis
    Otolaryngology

    St. Christopher's Pediatric Associates Otolaryngology - E. Erie Avenue

    160 E Erie Ave, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (4.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    . Dr. Zwillenberg is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facial Paralysis. His top areas of expertise are Actinomycosis, Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder, Infant Hearing Loss, Laryngectomy, and Myringotomy.

    Howard D. Krein
    Advanced in Facial Paralysis
    Otolaryngology
    Advanced in Facial Paralysis
    Otolaryngology

    925 Chestnut Street

    925 Chestnut Street, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Howard Krein is an Otolaryngologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Krein is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facial Paralysis. His top areas of expertise are Nasal Septal Hematoma, Low Nasal Bridge, Facial Paralysis, Osteotomy, and Bone Graft. Dr. Krein is currently accepting new patients.

    Jacob Hunter
    Advanced in Facial Paralysis
    Otolaryngology
    Advanced in Facial Paralysis
    Otolaryngology

    Jefferson University Physicians

    925 Chestnut St, Fl 6, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jacob Hunter is an Otolaryngologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Hunter has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facial Paralysis. His top areas of expertise are Acoustic Neuroma, Schwannoma, Ear Cancer, Mastoidectomy, and Endoscopy.

    Robert B. Penne
    Advanced in Facial Paralysis
    Ophthalmology | General Surgery | Plastic Surgery
    Advanced in Facial Paralysis
    Ophthalmology | General Surgery | Plastic Surgery

    Ophthalmology - Wills Eye Hospital

    840 Walnut Street, Floor 10, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Robert Penne is a General Surgeon and a Plastic Surgeon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Penne is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facial Paralysis. His top areas of expertise are Entropion, Ptosis, Eyelid Drooping, Chalazion, and Balloon Sinuplasty. Dr. Penne is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Facial Paralysis
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Facial Paralysis
    Otolaryngology

    St. Christopher's Hospital For Children

    160 E Erie Ave, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (4.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    . Dr. Lesser is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facial Paralysis. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, Jones Syndrome, Perichondritis, Laryngectomy, and Gastrostomy.

    Thomas O. Willcox
    Experienced in Facial Paralysis
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Facial Paralysis
    Otolaryngology

    Jefferson Otolaryngology (ENT) - Honickman Center

    1101 Chestnut Street, Floor 16, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Thomas Willcox is an Otolaryngologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Willcox is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facial Paralysis. His top areas of expertise are Acoustic Neuroma, Infant Hearing Loss, DFNB1, Jones Syndrome, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Willcox is currently accepting new patients.

    Rebecca C. Chiffer
    Experienced in Facial Paralysis
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Facial Paralysis
    Otolaryngology

    Jefferson Otolaryngology (ENT) - Honickman Center

    1101 Chestnut Street, Floor 16, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Rebecca Chiffer is an Otolaryngologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Chiffer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facial Paralysis. Her top areas of expertise are Cholesteatoma, Infant Hearing Loss, Meniere Disease, Mastoidectomy, and Myringotomy. Dr. Chiffer is currently accepting new patients.

    Lori A. Sheehan
    Experienced in Facial Paralysis
    Experienced in Facial Paralysis

    Vickie & Jack Farber Institute For Neuroscience - Honickman Center

    1101 Chestnut Street, Floor 10, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Lori Sheehan is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Sheehan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facial Paralysis. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Cerebellar Degeneration, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, and Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt. Dr. Sheehan is currently accepting new patients.

    Meghan M. Crippen
    Experienced in Facial Paralysis
    Otolaryngology | General Surgery
    Experienced in Facial Paralysis
    Otolaryngology | General Surgery

    Jefferson Otolaryngology (ENT) - Honickman Center

    1101 Chestnut Street, Floor 16, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Meghan Crippen is an Otolaryngologist and a General Surgeon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Crippen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facial Paralysis. Her top areas of expertise are Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, Parathyroid Adenoma, Parathyroid Cancer, Laryngectomy, and Adenoidectomy. Dr. Crippen is currently accepting new patients.

    Courtney S. Seebadri
    Experienced in Facial Paralysis
    Experienced in Facial Paralysis

    Vickie & Jack Farber Institute For Neuroscience - Honickman Center

    1101 Chestnut Street, Floor 10, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Courtney Seebadri is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Seebadri is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facial Paralysis. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Conversion Disorder, Camptocormism, and Migraine with Brainstem Aura. Dr. Seebadri is currently accepting new patients.

    Shilpi Mittal
    Experienced in Facial Paralysis
    Experienced in Facial Paralysis

    Jefferson Neurological Surgery Associates

    1101 Chestnut Street, Floor 10, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Shilpi Mittal is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Mittal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facial Paralysis. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Apoplexy, Migraine, Thrombectomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Mittal is currently accepting new patients.

    Tsao-wei Liang
    Experienced in Facial Paralysis
    Experienced in Facial Paralysis

    Vickie & Jack Farber Institute For Neuroscience - Honickman Center

    1101 Chestnut Street, Floor 10, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Tsao-wei Liang is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Liang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facial Paralysis. His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt. Dr. Liang is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Facial Paralysis
    Otolaryngology
    Advanced in Facial Paralysis
    Otolaryngology

    Office Of Oren Friedman, MD - Philadelphia

    1920 Chestnut Street, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Oren Friedman is an Otolaryngologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Friedman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facial Paralysis. His top areas of expertise are Low Nasal Bridge, Nasal Septal Hematoma, Perichondritis, Nasal Flaring, and Septoplasty. Dr. Friedman is currently accepting new patients.

    Mary A. Stefanyszyn
    Experienced in Facial Paralysis
    Ophthalmology | General Surgery | Plastic Surgery
    Experienced in Facial Paralysis
    Ophthalmology | General Surgery | Plastic Surgery

    Ophthalmology - Wills Eye Hospital

    840 Walnut Street, Floor 10, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Mary Stefanyszyn is a General Surgeon and a Plastic Surgeon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Stefanyszyn is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facial Paralysis. Her top areas of expertise are Graves Disease, Benign Essential Blepharospasm, Blepharitis, and Interstitial Keratitis. Dr. Stefanyszyn is currently accepting new patients.

    Jacqueline R. Carrasco
    Experienced in Facial Paralysis
    Ophthalmology | General Surgery | Plastic Surgery
    Experienced in Facial Paralysis
    Ophthalmology | General Surgery | Plastic Surgery
    840 Walnut Street, Suite 910, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Jacqueline Carrasco is a General Surgeon and a Plastic Surgeon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Carrasco is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facial Paralysis. Her top areas of expertise are Graves Disease, Ptosis, Eyelid Drooping, and Entropion. Dr. Carrasco is currently accepting new patients.

    Robert C. Sergott
    Experienced in Facial Paralysis
    Ophthalmology
    Experienced in Facial Paralysis
    Ophthalmology

    Ophthalmology - Wills Eye Hospital

    840 Walnut Street, Floor 10, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Robert Sergott is an Ophthalmologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Sergott is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facial Paralysis. His top areas of expertise are Optic Nerve Atrophy, Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), Papilledema, and Optic Neuritis. Dr. Sergott is currently accepting new patients.

    Christopher J. Rapuano
    Experienced in Facial Paralysis
    Experienced in Facial Paralysis

    Ophthalmology - Wills Eye Hospital

    840 Walnut Street, Floor 10, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, French
    Accepting New Patients

    Christopher Rapuano is an Ophthalmologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Rapuano is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facial Paralysis. His top areas of expertise are Keratoconus, Pterygium, Interstitial Keratitis, Corneal Transplant, and Vitrectomy. Dr. Rapuano is currently accepting new patients.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Facial Paralysis?

    Facial paralysis means that a person is no longer able to move some or all of the muscles on one or both sides of the face.

    When should I see a Facial Paralysis doctor near Philadelphia, PA?

    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 a Facial Paralysis doctor near Philadelphia, PA?

    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 Facial Paralysis doctors near Philadelphia, PA?

    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 Facial Paralysis doctors near Philadelphia, PA?

    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 a Facial Paralysis doctor near Philadelphia, PA?

    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 Facial Paralysis doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Facial Paralysis 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 a Facial Paralysis doctor near Philadelphia, PA?

    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 Facial Paralysis 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 Facial Paralysis 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 Facial Paralysis doctors near Philadelphia, PA?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Facial Paralysis 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 a Facial Paralysis doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Facial Paralysis 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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