The 20 Best Lafora Disease Doctors Near Me in Illinois, US

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The 20 Best Lafora Disease Doctors in Illinois, US

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 201 doctor with experience in Lafora Disease near Illinois, US. Of these, 171 are Experienced, 27 are Advanced and 3 are Distinguished.

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    Christopher D. Fahey
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Advocate Medical Group Neurology

    1875 Dempster St, Ste 625/660, 
    Park Ridge, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Christopher Fahey is a Sleep Medicine provider in Park Ridge, Illinois. Dr. Fahey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Headache, Seizures, Memory Loss, and Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features.

    Stasia Rouse
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Advocate Medical Group Neurology

    1875 Dempster St, Ste 625/660, 
    Park Ridge, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Stasia Rouse is a Neurologist in Park Ridge, Illinois. Dr. Rouse is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Seizures, Hiccups, and Partial Familial Epilepsy.

    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Distinguished in Lafora Disease

    Loyola University Medical Center

    2160 S 1st Ave, 
    Maywood, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jorge Asconape is a Neurologist in Maywood, Illinois. Dr. Asconape is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Partial Seizure, Partial Familial Epilepsy, Seizures, Memory Loss, and Gastrostomy.

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    David Dungan
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Internal Medicine
    1801 S. Highland Ave., Suite 130, 
    Lombard, IL 
    Experience:
    38+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Much of what the patient has to achieve in healing and health is already within them; my role is to point them in the right directions so that they can take charge and ownership of their health care and wellness. Dr. Dungan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, Obesity, Primary Progressive Aphasia, and Frontotemporal Dementia.

    Mohamed A. Katerji
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Katerji Pediatric Neurology & Associates, SC

    1220 Iroquois Ave, 
    Naperville, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Mohamed Katerji is a Neurologist in Naperville, Illinois. Dr. Katerji is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Athetosis, and Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+).

    Bridgette C. Arnett
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Arnett Associates

    19550 Governors Hwy, 
    Flossmoor, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Bridgette Arnett is a Neurologist in Flossmoor, Illinois. Dr. Arnett is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Seizures, Lafora Disease, and Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome.

    Janet Choi
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology | Community Health Worker
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology | Community Health Worker

    Endeavor Health Medical Group

    920 Milwaukee Ave., Suite 2100, 
    Lincolnshire, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Janet Rhim Choi, MD, a neurologist at Endeavor Health, provides comprehensive care for a wide range of neurological conditions, with a clinical focus on epilepsy. She treats patients with seizure disorders, migraines, vertigo, spinal stenosis, trigeminal neuralgia and other complex neurological symptoms. Dr. Choi works closely with patients to manage symptoms and improve function through thorough evaluation and evidence-based treatment. Dr. Choi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Partial Familial Epilepsy, Partial Seizure, Epilepsy, and Seizures.

    Danny Park
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology

    Endeavor Health Medical Group

    5115 N. Francisco Ave., Neurosciences Institute, 
    Chicago, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Danny Sanghun Park, MD, a neurologist at Endeavor Health, specializes in clinical neurophysiology with expertise in EEG, EMG and neuromuscular disorders. With over a decade of experience, he provides advanced diagnostic evaluations and treatment for patients with complex neurological conditions. Dr. Park is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, and Stroke.

    Benjamin J. Nager
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    360 E Station Dr Ste 300, 
    Crystal Lake, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Benjamin Nager is a Neurologist in Crystal Lake, Illinois. Dr. Nager is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Seizures, Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia, and Central Sleep Apnea.

    Paul L. Grindstaff
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Northwestern Medical Group

    360 E Station Dr Ste 300, Suite 300, 
    Crystal Lake, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Paul Grindstaff is a Neurologist in Crystal Lake, Illinois. Dr. Grindstaff is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Peripheral Neuropathy, Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia, and Memory Loss. Dr. Grindstaff is currently accepting new patients.

    Amarjit S. Bhasin
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Amarjit S Bhasin, MD

    17680 Kedzie Ave, 
    Hazel Crest, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Amarjit Bhasin is a Neurologist in Hazel Crest, Illinois. Dr. Bhasin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, Lafora Disease, Dravet Syndrome, and Memory Loss.

    Leslie Finkel
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Pediatric Neurology
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Pediatric Neurology

    Chicagoland Childrens Health Alliance

    3232 Lake Ave., Suite 330, 
    Wilmette, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Leslie S. Finkel, MD, a pediatric neurologist at Endeavor Health, has over a decade of experience diagnosing and treating neurological conditions in children. She provides care for a range of concerns, including seizures, developmental delays and neuromuscular disorders, working with families to support each child’s neurological health. Dr. Finkel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), Migraine with Brainstem Aura, and Seizures.

    Susan Rubin
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology | Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology | Obstetrics and Gynecology

    Endeavor Health Medical Group

    2180 Pfingsten Rd., Suite 2000, 
    Glenview, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hebrew
    Offers Telehealth

    Susan Rubin, MD, a neurologist at Endeavor Health, serves as the chair of the Department of Neurology for Glenbrook Hospital. She specializes in women’s neurological health, with clinical focus on migraine, multiple sclerosis and the impact of hormones on neurologic conditions. Dr. Rubin leads efforts to provide comprehensive, collaborative care through Endeavor Health’s integrated neurology programs, which include a concussion clinic, brain health program and the only ALS clinic in the suburbs. Dr. Rubin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Migraine with Brainstem Aura, and Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS).

    Sailaja V. Maramreddy
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Advent Neurology, SC

    657 E Golf Rd, 
    Arlington Heights, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Telugu
    Offers Telehealth

    Sailaja Maramreddy is a Neurologist in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Dr. Maramreddy is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, Seizures, and Pallister-Hall Syndrome.

    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Distinguished in Lafora Disease

    CGH Medical Center

    101 E Miller Rd, 
    Sterling, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Chester Dela is a Neurologist in Sterling, Illinois. Dr. Dela 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.

    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Neurology
    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Neurology

    Riverside Neurology Specialists

    375 N Wall St Ste P510, 
    Kankakee, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Bruce Dodt is a Neurologist in Kankakee, Illinois. Dr. Dodt is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Essential Tremor, Hydrocephalus, and Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Of Chicago

    225 E Chicago Ave, 
    Chicago, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    David Bieber is a Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Bieber is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Partial Seizure, Athetosis, and Seizures.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology

    Morris Hospital Neurology Specialists

    1802 N Division St, 
    Morris, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Isaac Mezo is a Neurologist in Morris, Illinois. Dr. Mezo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Headache, Memory Loss, Seizures, and Migraine.

    Ahmer Ali
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology

    Northwest Neurology, Ltd

    22285 N Pepper Rd, 
    Lake Barrington, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Ahmer Ali is a Neurologist in Lake Barrington, Illinois. Dr. Ali is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and Memory Loss.

    Elizabeth C. Flaherty
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Northwest Neurology, Ltd

    22285 N Pepper Rd, 
    Lake Barrington, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Elizabeth Flaherty is a Neurologist in Lake Barrington, Illinois. Dr. Flaherty is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Tension Headache, Migraine, Memory Loss, and Migraine with Brainstem Aura.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    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 in Illinois, US?

    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 in Illinois, US?

    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 in Illinois, US?

    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 in Illinois, US?

    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 in Illinois, US?

    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 in Illinois, US?

    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 in Illinois, US?

    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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