The 20 Best Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+) Doctors in Australia

Find the Top Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+) Experts and Specialists

Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 145 doctor with experience in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+) near Australia. Of these, 113 are Experienced, 20 are Advanced, 10 are Distinguished and 2 are Elite.

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    Elite in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    Elite in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    50 Flemington Rd, 
    Parkville, VIC, AU 

    Ingrid Scheffer practices practicing medicine in Parkville, Australia. Ms. Scheffer is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+). She is also highly rated in 62 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Myoclonic Epilepsy, West Syndrome, Epilepsy, and Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures.

    Elite in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    Elite in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    245 Burgundy St, 
    Heidelberg, VIC, AU 

    Samuel Berkovic practices practicing medicine in Heidelberg, Australia. Mr. Berkovic is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+). He is also highly rated in 48 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Myoclonic Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Partial Familial Epilepsy, and Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures.

    Distinguished in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    Distinguished in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    50 Flemington Road, 
    Flemington, VIC, AU 

    Jim Buttery practices practicing medicine in Flemington, Australia. Mr. Buttery is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+). He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), Intussusception in Children, COVID-19, and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

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    Distinguished in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    Distinguished in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    Cnr Hawkesbury Road And Hainsworth Street, 
    Westmead, NSW, AU 

    Kristine Macartney practices practicing medicine in Westmead, Australia. Ms. Macartney is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+). She is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Intussusception in Children, Flu, Chickenpox, and Shingles.

    Distinguished in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    Distinguished in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    Bedford Park, 
    Sydney, NSW, AU 

    Nicholas Wood practices practicing medicine in Sydney, Australia. Mr. Wood is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+). He is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pertussis, Intussusception in Children, Tetanus, Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), and Hysterectomy.

    Distinguished in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    Distinguished in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    50 Flemington Rd, 
    Parkville, VIC, AU 

    Michael Hildebrand practices practicing medicine in Parkville, Australia. Mr. Hildebrand is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+). He is also highly rated in 33 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mosaicism, Hypothalamic Hamartomas, Epilepsy, and Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+).

    Distinguished in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    Distinguished in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    245 Burgundy St, 
    Heidelberg, VIC, AU 

    Bronwyn Grinton practices practicing medicine in Heidelberg, Australia. Ms. Grinton is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+). She is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), Benign Familial Neonatal Seizures, Familial Paroxysmal Nonkinesigenic Dyskinesia, and Epilepsy.

    Distinguished in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    Distinguished in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    245 Burgundy St, 
    Heidelberg, VIC, AU 

    John Damiano practices practicing medicine in Heidelberg, Australia. Mr. Damiano is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+). He is also highly rated in 19 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), Subcortical Band Heterotopia, Miller-Dieker Syndrome, and Lissencephaly 1.

    Distinguished in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    Distinguished in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    72 King William Rd, 
    North Adelaide, SA, AU 

    Leanne Dibbens practices practicing medicine in North Adelaide, Australia. Ms. Dibbens is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+). She is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE), Lafora Disease, Dentatorubral-Pallidoluysian Atrophy, and Partial Familial Epilepsy.

    Distinguished in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    Distinguished in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)

    Alfred Health

    Melbourne, VIC, AU 

    Saul Mullen practices practicing medicine in Melbourne, Australia. Mr. Mullen is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+). He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), Epilepsy, Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE), and Myoclonic Epilepsy.

    Distinguished in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    Distinguished in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    Hawkesbury Road, 
    Westmead, NSW, AU 

    Lucy Deng practices practicing medicine in Westmead, Australia. Ms. Deng is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+). She is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), Seizures, Status Epilepticus, and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

    Distinguished in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    Distinguished in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    15 Hospital Ave, 
    Nedlands, WA, AU 

    Peter Richmond practices practicing medicine in Nedlands, Australia. Mr. Richmond is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+). He is also highly rated in 16 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Tetanus, Otitis, Otitis Media with Effusion, Pertussis, and Myringotomy.

    Advanced in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    Advanced in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    Grattan Street, 
    Parkville, VIC, AU 

    Nigel Crawford practices practicing medicine in Parkville, Australia. Mr. Crawford is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+). He is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Flu, COVID-19, and Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+).

    Advanced in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    Advanced in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    Parkville, VIC, AU 

    Christopher Reid practices practicing medicine in Parkville, Australia. Mr. Reid is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+). He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Seizures, Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), and Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures.

    Advanced in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    Advanced in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)

    St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne

    Melbourne, VIC, AU 

    Jacinta Mcmahon practices practicing medicine in Melbourne, Australia. Ms. Mcmahon is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+). She is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Myoclonic Epilepsy, Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures, Dravet Syndrome, and Epilepsy.

    Advanced in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    Advanced in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    15 Hospital Avenue, 
    Nedlands, WA, AU 

    Rosemary Burgess practices practicing medicine in Nedlands, Australia. Ms. Burgess is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+). She is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), West Syndrome, Partial Familial Epilepsy, and Myoclonic Epilepsy.

    Advanced in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    Advanced in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    Melbourne, VIC, AU 

    Steven Petrou practices practicing medicine in Melbourne, Australia. Petrou is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+). They are also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. Their clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Seizures, Myoclonic Epilepsy, and Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures.

    Advanced in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    Advanced in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    Heidelberg, VIC, AU 

    Melanie Bahlo practices practicing medicine in Heidelberg, Australia. Ms. Bahlo is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+). She is also highly rated in 35 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Myoclonic Epilepsy, Partial Familial Epilepsy, Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE), and Epilepsy.

    Advanced in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    Advanced in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    1 Gheringhap Street, 
    Geelong, VIC, AU 

    Susannah Bellows practices practicing medicine in Geelong, Australia. Ms. Bellows is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+). She is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Partial Familial Epilepsy, Myoclonic Epilepsy, Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), and Epilepsy.

    Advanced in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    Advanced in Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
    553 St Kilda Road, 
    Melbourne, VIC, AU 

    Patrick Kwan practices practicing medicine in Melbourne, Australia. Mr. Kwan is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+). He is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Absence Seizure, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Thrombectomy.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    What is the definition of Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)?

    Genetic epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+) is a spectrum of seizure disorders of varying severity. GEFS+ is usually diagnosed in families whose members have a combination of febrile seizures, which are triggered by a high fever, and recurrent seizures (epilepsy) of other types, including seizures that are not related to fevers (afebrile seizures). The additional seizure types usually involve both sides of the brain (generalized seizures); however, seizures that involve only one side of the brain (partial seizures) occur in some affected individuals. The most common types of seizure in people with GEFS+ include myoclonic seizures, which cause involuntary muscle twitches; atonic seizures, which involve sudden episodes of weak muscle tone; and absence seizures, which cause loss of consciousness for short periods that appear as staring spells.

    When should I see a Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+) doctor in Australia?

    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 Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+) doctor in Australia?

    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 Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+) doctors in Australia?

    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 Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+) doctors in Australia?

    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 Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+) doctor in Australia?

    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 Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+) doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+) 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 Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+) doctor in Australia?

    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 Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+) 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 Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+) 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 Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+) doctors in Australia?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+) 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 Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+) doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+) 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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