The 20 Best Lafora Disease Doctors Near Me in inglewood, CA

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Last Updated: 09/26/2026

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MediFind found 78 doctor with experience in Lafora Disease near inglewood, CA. Of these, 61 are Experienced, 12 are Advanced and 5 are Distinguished.

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    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Referral may be required

    White Memorial Medical Group, Inc

    1701 E Cesar E Chavez Ave, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (10.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Antonio Liu is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Liu is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 27 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Miller-Fisher Syndrome, Vertigo, Stroke, and Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Dr. Liu is board certified in Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology) and American Board Psychiatry & Neurology. Dr. Liu is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Referral may be required

    White Memorial Medical Group

    1701 E Cesar E Chavez Ave, Ste 510, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (10.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jessica Meir is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Meir is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. She is also highly rated in 20 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, Lafora Disease, and Dravet Syndrome. Dr. Meir is board certified in Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology).

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Referral may be required

    Southern California Hospital At Culver City

    3828 Delmas Ter, 
    Culver City, CA 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Morton Hyson is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Culver City, California. Dr. Hyson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 18 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Tension Headache, Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, and Lafora Disease.

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    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Referral may be required

    Santa Monica Womens Health Inc.

    2001 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 860, 
    Santa Monica, CA 
     (8.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Clifford Segil is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Segil is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lafora Disease, Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, Dravet Syndrome, and Memory Loss.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Referral may be required

    Kenneth K Nazari, MD

    501 E Hardy St, 
    Inglewood, CA 
     (0.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kenneth Nazari is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Inglewood, California. Dr. Nazari is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis, Epilepsy in Children, Seizures, Status Epilepticus, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Nazari is board certified in American Board Psychiatry & Neurology.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Referral may be required

    Regents Of The University Of California

    5767 W Century Blvd Ste 400, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (3.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Anita Tipirneni is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Tipirneni is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. She is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Stroke, Seizures, Peripheral Neuropathy, Endovascular Embolization, and Thrombectomy.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Referral may be required

    Premier Neurology Medical Group

    415 N. Crescent Dr., Ste 110, 
    Beverly Hills, CA 
     (8.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Ravinder Singh is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Beverly Hills, California. Dr. Singh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Seizures, Memory Loss, Stroke, and Vertebroplasty.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Nurse Practitioner | Neurology | Psychiatry
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Nurse Practitioner | Neurology | Psychiatry
    Referral may be required

    Neurological Institute Of Los Angeles

    2703 Whittier Blvd, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (9.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Jonathan Eskenazi is a Nurse Practitioner specialist and a Neurologist practicing medicine in Los Angeles, California. Eskenazi, NP is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 111 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Stroke, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Memory Loss, and Seizures. Eskenazi, NP is board certified in Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology) and American Board Psychiatry & Neurology. Eskenazi, NP is currently accepting new patients.

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

    The Los Angeles Free Clinic

    6043 Hollywood Blvd, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (9.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Farshid Fararooy is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Fararooy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Fararooy is currently accepting new patients.

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

    White Memorial Medical Group, Inc

    1701 E Cesar E Chavez Ave, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (10.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Robert Arieli is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Arieli is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His clinical expertise encompasses Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Diabetic Neuropathy, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Endoscopy. Dr. Arieli is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Arieli is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Family Medicine

    Cha Hollywood Medical Center LP

    1300 N Vermont Ave, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (10.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Carlos Yoo is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Yoo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obesity in Children, Food Allergy, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Sciatica. Dr. Yoo is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Referral may be required

    Armen J. Cherik, MD Private Practice

    1215 S. Central Ave, 
    Glendale, CA 
     (12.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Armenian, Farsi, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients

    Armen Cherik is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Glendale, California. Dr. Cherik is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 16 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Dravet Syndrome, Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, Lafora Disease, and Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome. Dr. Cherik is board certified in Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology) and American Board Psychiatry & Neurology. Dr. Cherik is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Referral may be required
    4560 Admiralty Way, Suite 352, 
    Marina Del Rey, CA 
     (5.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Robert Giombetti is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Marina Del Rey, California. Dr. Giombetti is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Stroke, Post-Traumatic Epilepsy, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, and Memory Loss. Dr. Giombetti is board certified in American Board Psychiatry & Neurology. Dr. Giombetti is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Referral may be required
    5901 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite 301, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (6.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Israel Gorinstein is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Gorinstein is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Tension Headache, Syphilitic Aseptic Meningitis, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, and Orthostatic Hypotension. Dr. Gorinstein is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Referral may be required

    Office

    3400 E Florence Ave # A, 
    Huntington Park, CA 
     (7.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Pablo Arevalo is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Huntington Park, California. Dr. Arevalo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, Lafora Disease, Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, and Dravet Syndrome.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology | Pediatrics
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology | Pediatrics
    Referral may be required

    James J. Kim, Md, Inc.

    520 S Virgil Ave, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (8.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    James Kim is a Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Kim is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 33 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), Seizures, West Syndrome, and Myoclonic Epilepsy. Dr. Kim is board certified in American Board Psychiatry & Neurology.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Referral may be required
    2021 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 525E, 
    Santa Monica, CA 
     (8.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Valeri Yarema is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Yarema is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Infantile Axonal Neuropathy, Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy Type 2, Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis, and Peripheral Neuropathy. Dr. Yarema is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology | Pediatrics | Psychiatry
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology | Pediatrics | Psychiatry
    Referral may be required

    Brain Md, Inc

    22617 Hawthorne Blvd, 
    Torrance, CA 
     (9.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Sunitha Bharadia is a Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Torrance, California. Dr. Bharadia is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. She is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase (AADC) Deficiency, Dopa-Responsive Dystonia, Familial Paroxysmal Nonkinesigenic Dyskinesia, and Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease (NIID). Dr. Bharadia is board certified in American Board Pediatrics.

    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Referral may be required

    Prentice Mitri And Hijazin Neurological Associates Inc

    10916 Downey Ave, 
    Downey, CA 
     (12.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Antoine Mitri is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Downey, California. Dr. Mitri is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 37 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, Lafora Disease, Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, and Dravet Syndrome. Dr. Mitri is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

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

    Southern California Permanente Medical Group

    6041 Cadillac Ave, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (5.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Timothy Maarup is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Maarup is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Myoclonic Epilepsy, Deafness Craniofacial Syndrome, Non-Langerhans-Cell Histiocytosis, and Reticulohistiocytoma.

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    Last Updated: 09/26/2026

    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 inglewood, 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 inglewood, 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 inglewood, 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 inglewood, 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 inglewood, 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 inglewood, 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 inglewood, 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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