The 20 Best Frontotemporal Dementia Doctors Near Me in Charlottesville, VA

Find the Top Frontotemporal Dementia Experts and Specialists

Last Updated: 09/26/2026

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MediFind found 14 doctor with experience in Frontotemporal Dementia near Charlottesville, VA. Of these, 13 are Experienced and 1 are Advanced.

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    Advanced in Frontotemporal Dementia
    Advanced in Frontotemporal Dementia
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    UVA Health University Medical Center

    1215 Lee St, 
    Charlottesville, VA 
     (1.2 miles away)
    434-924-3627
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Portuguese, Tibetan
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    Anelyssa D'abreu is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Charlottesville, Virginia. Dr. D'abreu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Frontotemporal Dementia. She is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Cerebellar Degeneration, Dementia, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), and Primary Progressive Aphasia. Dr. D'abreu is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Frontotemporal Dementia

    Dr. Ifrah Zawar
    Neurology
    Experienced in Frontotemporal Dementia

    Dr. Ifrah Zawar
    Neurology
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    UVA Health Adult Neurology Clinic

    1221 Lee St, 
    Charlottesville, VA 
     (1.2 miles away)
    434-924-2706
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Punjabi
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    Accepting New Patients
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    Ifrah Zawar is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Charlottesville, Virginia. Dr. Zawar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Frontotemporal Dementia. She is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Photosensitive Epilepsy. Dr. Zawar is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Frontotemporal Dementia
    Experienced in Frontotemporal Dementia
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    UVA Health Heart And Vascular Center Fontaine

    500 Ray C Hunt Dr, 
    Charlottesville,, VA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    434-243-1000
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Italian
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    Antonio Abbate is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Charlottesville,, Virginia. Dr. Abbate is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Frontotemporal Dementia. He is also highly rated in 23 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pericarditis, Heart Failure, Heart Attack, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Abbate is currently accepting new patients.

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    Experienced in Frontotemporal Dementia
    Experienced in Frontotemporal Dementia
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    UVA Health Pediatric Neurology And Epilepsy Clinic

    1221 Hospital Dr, 
    Charlottesville, VA 
     (0.1 miles away)
    434-924-2706
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Madaline Harrison is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Charlottesville, Virginia. Dr. Harrison is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Frontotemporal Dementia. She is also highly rated in 29 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Huntington Disease, Mcleod Neuroacanthocytosis Syndrome, and Thalamotomy. Dr. Harrison is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Frontotemporal Dementia
    Experienced in Frontotemporal Dementia
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    UVA Health Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant Center

    1221 Lee St, 
    Charlottesville,, VA 
     (1.2 miles away)
    434-243-1000
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Matthew Wolf is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Charlottesville,, Virginia. Dr. Wolf is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Frontotemporal Dementia. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Apoplexy, Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation. Dr. Wolf is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Frontotemporal Dementia

    Dr. Max A. Luna
    Cardiology
    Experienced in Frontotemporal Dementia

    Dr. Max A. Luna
    Cardiology
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    UVA Health Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant Center

    1221 Lee St, 
    Charlottesville,, VA 
     (1.2 miles away)
    434-243-1000
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Accepting New Patients
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    Max Luna is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Charlottesville,, Virginia. Dr. Luna is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Frontotemporal Dementia. He is also highly rated in 24 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Angina, Heart Attack, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation. Dr. Luna is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Frontotemporal Dementia
    Experienced in Frontotemporal Dementia
    Referral may be required

    UVA Health Adult Neurology Clinic

    1221 Lee St, 
    Charlottesville, VA 
     (1.2 miles away)
    434-924-2706
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Accepting New Patients
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    Mark Quigg is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Charlottesville, Virginia. Dr. Quigg is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Frontotemporal Dementia. He is also highly rated in 27 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Quigg is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Frontotemporal Dementia
    Experienced in Frontotemporal Dementia
    Referral may be required

    UVA Health Adult Neurology Clinic

    1221 Lee St, 
    Charlottesville, VA 
     (1.2 miles away)
    434-924-2706
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Jaideep Kapur is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Charlottesville, Virginia. Dr. Kapur is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Frontotemporal Dementia. He is also highly rated in 20 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Status Epilepticus, Epilepsy, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Kapur is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Frontotemporal Dementia
    Experienced in Frontotemporal Dementia
    Referral may be required

    UVA Health University Medical Center

    1215 Lee St, 
    Charlottesville, VA 
     (1.2 miles away)
    434-924-3627
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Patricia Shipley is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Charlottesville, Virginia. Dr. Shipley is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Frontotemporal Dementia. She is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Dementia, Cerebellar Degeneration, Memory Loss, and Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). Dr. Shipley is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Frontotemporal Dementia
    Experienced in Frontotemporal Dementia
    Referral may be required

    UVA Health University Medical Center

    1215 Lee St, 
    Charlottesville, VA 
     (1.2 miles away)
    434-924-3627
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Matthew Elliott is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Charlottesville, Virginia. Dr. Elliott is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Frontotemporal Dementia. He is also highly rated in 24 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), and Myasthenia Gravis. Dr. Elliott is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Frontotemporal Dementia

    Dr. James D. Bergin
    Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology
    Experienced in Frontotemporal Dementia

    Dr. James D. Bergin
    Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology
    Referral may be required

    University Of Virginia Physicians Group

    1 Hospital Dr, Fl 5, 
    Charlottesville, VA 
     (1.3 miles away)
    434-982-1707
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    James Bergin is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Charlottesville, Virginia. Dr. Bergin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Frontotemporal Dementia. He is also highly rated in 28 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Heart Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Bergin is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Frontotemporal Dementia
    Experienced in Frontotemporal Dementia
    Referral may be required

    Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital

    500 Martha Jefferson Dr, 
    Charlottesville, VA 
     (1.8 miles away)
    434-654-5260
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Jeremy Gill is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Charlottesville, Virginia. Dr. Gill is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Frontotemporal Dementia. He is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Memory Loss, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Cerebellar Degeneration. Dr. Gill is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Frontotemporal Dementia
    Experienced in Frontotemporal Dementia
    Referral may be required

    UVA Health Heart And Vascular Center Fontaine

    500 Ray C Hunt Dr, 
    Charlottesville,, VA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    434-243-1000
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Victor Soukoulis is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Charlottesville,, Virginia. Dr. Soukoulis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Frontotemporal Dementia. He is also highly rated in 20 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Angina, Heart Failure, Arrhythmias, Pulmonary Edema, and Pacemaker Implantation. Dr. Soukoulis is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Frontotemporal Dementia

    Dr. Joyce B. Geilker
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Frontotemporal Dementia

    Dr. Joyce B. Geilker
    Internal Medicine

    UVA Health Northridge Internal Medicine

    2955 Ivy Rd Ste 205, 
    Charlottesville, VA 
     (4.2 miles away)
    434-243-4500
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Joyce Geilker is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Charlottesville, Virginia. Dr. Geilker is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Frontotemporal Dementia. She is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Breast Cancer, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension. Dr. Geilker is currently accepting new patients.

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    Last Updated: 09/26/2026

    What is the definition of Frontotemporal Dementia?

    Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a rare form of dementia that is similar to Alzheimer disease, except that it tends to affect only certain areas of the brain.

    Dementia may also be referred to as major neurocognitive disorder.

    When should I see a Frontotemporal Dementia doctor near Charlottesville, VA?

    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 Frontotemporal Dementia doctor near Charlottesville, VA?

    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 do I find the best Frontotemporal Dementia doctor near Charlottesville, VA?

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    How does MediFind rank Frontotemporal Dementia doctors near Charlottesville, VA?

    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 Frontotemporal Dementia doctors near Charlottesville, VA?

    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 Frontotemporal Dementia doctor near Charlottesville, VA?

    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 Frontotemporal Dementia doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Frontotemporal Dementia 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 Frontotemporal Dementia doctor near Charlottesville, VA?

    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 Frontotemporal Dementia 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 Frontotemporal Dementia 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 Frontotemporal Dementia doctors near Charlottesville, VA?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Frontotemporal Dementia 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 Frontotemporal Dementia doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Frontotemporal Dementia 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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