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    Last Updated: 01/09/2026

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    MediFind found 37 doctor with experience in Lafora Disease near Oakland, CA. Of these, 32 are Experienced, 4 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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    37 providers found
      Brian C. Richardson
      Advanced in Lafora Disease
      Advanced in Lafora Disease

      Telegraph Care Center

      2850 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 110, 
      Berkeley, CA 
       (3.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Brian Richardson is a Neurologist in Berkeley, California. Dr. Richardson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Gumma, Seizures, Neurosyphilis, and Epilepsy. Dr. Richardson is currently accepting new patients.

      Randall R. Starkey
      Experienced in Lafora Disease
      Experienced in Lafora Disease

      Telegraph Care Center

      2850 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 110, 
      Berkeley, CA 
       (3.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Randall Starkey is a Neurologist in Berkeley, California. Dr. Starkey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are West Syndrome, Myoclonic Epilepsy, Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures, and Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis. Dr. Starkey is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Lafora Disease
      Neurology
      Experienced in Lafora Disease
      Neurology

      Highland Hospital

      1411 E 31st St, 
      Oakland, CA 
       (2.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Eliza Hagen is a Neurologist in Oakland, California. Dr. Hagen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Epilepsy, and Memory Loss.

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      Experienced in Lafora Disease
      Experienced in Lafora Disease

      Cep America LLC

      2100 Powell St Ste 400, 
      Emeryville, CA 
       (2.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Santoshi Billakota is a Neurologist in Emeryville, California. Dr. Billakota is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Epilepsy, and Partial Seizure.

      Shirley A. Tucker
      Experienced in Lafora Disease
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Lafora Disease
      Internal Medicine

      Telegraph Avenue Care Center

      3100 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 2000, 
      Oakland, CA 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Shirley Tucker is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Oakland, California. Dr. Tucker is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Nasal Polyps, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Familial Hypertension.

      Kenneth D. Laxer
      Experienced in Lafora Disease
      Experienced in Lafora Disease

      Van Ness Campus MOB

      1100 Van Ness Avenue, Floor 6, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (8.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Kenneth Laxer is a Neurologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Laxer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Laxer is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Lafora Disease
      Experienced in Lafora Disease

      Permanente Medical Group Inc

      3701 Broadway, 
      Oakland, CA 
       (1.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish

      Leslie Gillum is a Neurologist in Oakland, California. Dr. Gillum is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, ADULT Syndrome, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, and Dravet Syndrome.

      Experienced in Lafora Disease
      Neurology | Psychiatry
      Experienced in Lafora Disease
      Neurology | Psychiatry

      Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center - Neurology

      3701 Broadway, 1st Floor, 
      Oakland, CA 
       (1.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Lynn Zhang is a Neurologist and a Psychiatrist in Oakland, California. Dr. Zhang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Memory Loss, Seizures, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Zhang is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Lafora Disease
      Experienced in Lafora Disease

      Oakland Medical Center

      3701 Broadway, 1st Floor, 
      Oakland, CA 
       (1.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Trent Hodgson is a Neurologist in Oakland, California. Dr. Hodgson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Hemangioblastoma, Lambert-Eaton Syndrome, Epilepsy, and Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome. Dr. Hodgson is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Lafora Disease
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Lafora Disease
      Internal Medicine
      1250 45th St, Ste 355, 
      Emeryville, CA 
       (2.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      John Russell is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Emeryville, California. Dr. Russell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, Lafora Disease, and Dravet Syndrome.

      Experienced in Lafora Disease
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology
      Experienced in Lafora Disease
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology
      730 Palmera Ct, 
      Alameda, CA 
       (2.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Sheila Jenkins is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Alameda, California. Dr. Jenkins is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Spasmus Nutans, Stereotypic Movement Disorder, Aphantasia, and Autism Spectrum Disorder.

      Experienced in Lafora Disease
      Experienced in Lafora Disease

      Ucsf Medical Group Business Services

      505 Parnassus Ave, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (10.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Robert Knowlton is a Neurologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Knowlton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE), Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

      Advanced in Lafora Disease
      Advanced in Lafora Disease
      400 Evelyn Ave, Suite 224, 
      Albany, CA 
       (6.7 miles away)
      Experience:
      44+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hebrew, Mandarin, Polish, Spanish

      Diane Lee is a Neurologist in Albany, California. Dr. Lee has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Ulnar Nerve Dysfunction, Primary Progressive Aphasia, Frontotemporal Dementia, and Peripheral Neuropathy.

      Advanced in Lafora Disease
      Advanced in Lafora Disease

      University Of California Sfgh Medical Group

      1001 Potrero Ave, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (8.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Paul Garcia is a Neurologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Garcia is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, Memory Loss, Seizures, and Stroke.

      Distinguished in Lafora Disease
      Distinguished in Lafora Disease
      1800 Sullivan Ave, Suite 508, 
      Daly City, CA 
       (14.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Edgardo Alicaway is a Neurologist in Daly City, California. Dr. Alicaway is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Lafora Disease, Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, and Dravet Syndrome.

      Experienced in Lafora Disease
      Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | Neurology
      Experienced in Lafora Disease
      Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | Neurology
      550 16th St, Ucsf Pediatrics, Box 0110, 4th Floor, 4551, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (7.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Roxanne Simmons is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and a Neurologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Simmons is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), Absence Seizure, Epilepsy Juvenile Absence, and Seizures.

      Experienced in Lafora Disease
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Lafora Disease
      Internal Medicine

      Whiting And Whiting, A Professional Corp

      1 Country Club Plz, 
      Orinda, CA 
       (7.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Brian Candell is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Orinda, California. Dr. Candell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Swimming Pool Granuloma, Shingles, and Tracheitis.

      Experienced in Lafora Disease
      Neurology | Sleep Medicine
      Experienced in Lafora Disease
      Neurology | Sleep Medicine
      950 Stockton St, Suite 206, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (7.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Joy Meng is a Neurologist and a Sleep Medicine provider in San Francisco, California. Dr. Meng is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Fainting, Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and Headache.

      Experienced in Lafora Disease
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      Experienced in Lafora Disease
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      San Francisco, CA 
       (8.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jacquelyn Gold is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Gold is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), and Tourette Syndrome.

      Experienced in Lafora Disease
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Lafora Disease
      Internal Medicine

      Mission Area Health Associates, Inc

      240 Shotwell St, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (8.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Yangchen Dolkar is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in San Francisco, California. Dr. Dolkar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Anorectal Abscess, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

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      Last Updated: 01/09/2026

      What is the definition of Lafora Disease?

      Lafora disease is an inherited, severe form of progressive myoclonus epilepsy. The condition most commonly begins with epileptic seizures in late childhood or adolescence. Other signs and symptoms include difficulty walking, muscle spasms (myoclonus) and dementia. Affected people also experience rapid cognitive deterioration that begins around the same time as the seizures. Most cases are caused by changes in either the EPM2A gene or the NHLRC1 gene and are inherited in an autosomal recessive manner.

      When should I see a Lafora Disease doctor near Oakland, CA?

      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 Lafora Disease doctor near Oakland, CA?

      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 Lafora Disease doctors near Oakland, CA?

      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 Lafora Disease doctors near Oakland, CA?

      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 Lafora Disease doctor near Oakland, CA?

      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 Lafora Disease doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Lafora Disease 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 Lafora Disease doctor near Oakland, CA?

      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 Lafora Disease 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 Lafora Disease 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 Lafora Disease doctors near Oakland, CA?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Lafora Disease 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 Lafora Disease doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Lafora Disease 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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