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    MediFind found 44 doctor with experience in Familial Porencephaly near Houston, TX. Of these, 42 are Experienced, 1 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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    44 providers found
      Distinguished in Familial Porencephaly
      Distinguished in Familial Porencephaly

      Texas Childrens Physician Group

      6651 Main St, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Maarten Lequin is a Radiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Lequin is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Porencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Porencephaly, Familial Porencephaly, Cortical Dysplasia, and Craniosynostosis.

      Advanced in Familial Porencephaly
      Neurosurgery
      Advanced in Familial Porencephaly
      Neurosurgery
      6410 Fannin St, Suite 950, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      David Sandberg is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Sandberg is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Porencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Medulloblastoma, Hydrocephalus, Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes, Posterior Fossa Tumor, and Endoscopy.

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      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly
      Neurosurgery
      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly
      Neurosurgery
      6400 Fannin St, Ste 2800, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Dong Kim is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Kim is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Porencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Trigeminal Neuralgia, Meningioma, Radiation Induced Meningioma, Neuralgia, and Awake Craniotomy.

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      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly
      Neurosurgery
      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly
      Neurosurgery

      UT Physicians

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

      Jacques Morcos is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Morcos is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Porencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Schwannoma, Meningioma, Acoustic Neuroma, Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Surgery, and Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery.

      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly
      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly

      UT Physicians

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

      Yoshua Esquenazi-Levy is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Esquenazi-Levy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Porencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Posterior Fossa Tumor, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Radiation Induced Meningioma, Awake Craniotomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Esquenazi-Levy is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly
      Neurosurgery | General Surgery
      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly
      Neurosurgery | General Surgery
      6410 Fannin St, 1400, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Stephen Fletcher is a Neurosurgery specialist and a General Surgeon in Houston, Texas. Dr. Fletcher is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Porencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Myelomeningocele, Dandy-Walker Syndrome, Encephalocele, Thrombectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Fletcher is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly
      Neurosurgery
      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly
      Neurosurgery
      6410 Fannin St, Suite 950, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Manish Shah is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Shah is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Porencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Subcortical Band Heterotopia, Subependymal Nodular Heterotopia, Corpus Callosum Dysgenesis Hypopituitarism, and Focal or Multifocal Malformations in Neuronal Migration. Dr. Shah is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly
      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly

      UT Physicians

      6410 Fannin St, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Clark Sitton is a Radiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Sitton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Porencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma (pLGG), Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, and Thrombectomy. Dr. Sitton is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly
      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly

      Baylor College Of Medicine

      1504 Taub Loop, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Shankar Gopinath is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Gopinath is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Porencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Traumatic Brain Injury, Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Craniectomy, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Gopinath is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly
      Neurosurgery
      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly
      Neurosurgery

      Tmh Physician Associates PLLC

      6445 Main St, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      David Baskin is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Baskin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Porencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Pituitary Tumor, Prolactinoma, Meningioma, Septoplasty, and Balloon Sinuplasty. Dr. Baskin is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly
      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly

      Innovative Radiology PA

      3310 Richmond Ave, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Maria Payan is a Radiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Payan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Porencephaly. Her top areas of expertise are Herniated Disk, Arachnoid Cysts, Choroid Plexus Cyst, and Familial Porencephaly. Dr. Payan is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly
      Neurosurgery
      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly
      Neurosurgery
      6565 Fannin St, Mgj9-002, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Virendra Desai is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Desai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Porencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Tethered Cord Syndrome, Familial Porencephaly, Choroid Plexus Cyst, Arachnoid Cysts, and Awake Craniotomy.

      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly
      Interventional Radiology | Radiology
      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly
      Interventional Radiology | Radiology

      Houston Radiology Associated

      6565 Fannin St, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Nassim Akle is an Interventional Radiologist and a Radiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Akle is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Porencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Thyroid Nodule, Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis, Bone Graft, and Vertebroplasty. Dr. Akle is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly
      Neuroradiology | Radiology
      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly
      Neuroradiology | Radiology

      Houston Radiology Associated

      6565 Fannin St, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Anthony Abou-Karam is a Neuroradiologist and a Radiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Abou-Karam is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Porencephaly. His top areas of expertise are CAPOS Syndrome, Stroke, Pleurisy, Thrombectomy, and Gastrostomy.

      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly
      Radiology | Neuroradiology
      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly
      Radiology | Neuroradiology

      MD Anderson

      1515 Holcombe Blvd, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Maria Gule is a Radiologist and a Neuroradiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Gule is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Porencephaly. Her top areas of expertise are Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma (pLGG), Subependymoma, Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia, and Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL).

      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly
      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly

      MD Anderson

      1515 Holcombe Blvd, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      George Thomas is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Thomas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Porencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Cervical Myelopathy, Memory Loss, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly
      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly
      1515 Holcombe Blvd, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Samuel Mcclugage is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Mcclugage is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Porencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Syringomyelia, Chiari Malformation Type 2, Myelomeningocele, Hydrocephalus, and Rhizotomy.

      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly
      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly

      Singleton Associates PA

      6720 Bertner Ave, Mc2 270, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Experience:
      16+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Umar Chaudhry is a Radiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Chaudhry has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Porencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Vertigo, Scoliosis, Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS), and Meningioma. Dr. Chaudhry is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly
      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly

      Singleton Associates PA

      6720 Bertner Ave, Mc2 270, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Joseph Nguyen is a Radiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Nguyen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Porencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Cerebellar Multiple System Atrophy, Hepatocerebral Degeneration, Cerebellar Degeneration, and Vertigo.

      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly
      Experienced in Familial Porencephaly

      Singleton Associates PA

      6720 Bertner Ave, Mc2 270, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Brian Miles is a Radiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Miles is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Porencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Cerebellar Multiple System Atrophy, Hepatocerebral Degeneration, Cerebellar Degeneration, Prostatectomy, and Nephrectomy.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of Familial Porencephaly?

      Familial porencephaly is part of a group of conditions called the COL4A1-related disorders. The conditions in this group have a range of signs and symptoms that involve fragile blood vessels. In familial porencephaly, fluid-filled cysts develop in the brain (porencephaly) during fetal development or soon after birth. These cysts typically occur in only one side of the brain and vary in size. The cysts are thought to be the result of bleeding within the brain (hemorrhagic stroke). People with this condition also have leukoencephalopathy, which is a change in a type of brain tissue called white matter that can be seen with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

      When should I see a Familial Porencephaly 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 a Familial Porencephaly 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 Familial Porencephaly 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 Familial Porencephaly 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 a Familial Porencephaly 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 Familial Porencephaly doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Familial Porencephaly 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 Familial Porencephaly 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 Familial Porencephaly 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 Familial Porencephaly 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 Familial Porencephaly doctors near Houston, TX?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Familial Porencephaly 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 Familial Porencephaly doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Familial Porencephaly 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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