The 20 Best Lafora Disease Doctors Near Me in Columbia, MD

Find the Top Lafora Disease Experts and Specialists

The 20 Best Lafora Disease Doctors near Columbia, MD

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

Save doctors for later
Sign Up
Not sure about your diagnosis?
Check Your Symptoms
Already have a doctor?
Find A Second Opinion

MediFind found 31 doctor with experience in Lafora Disease near Columbia, MD. Of these, 25 are Experienced and 6 are Advanced.

Location
LocationClose
31 providers found
    Yingjun Li
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology

    Neurology Consultants - Columbia

    10805 Hickory Ridge Road, Suite 201, Suite 201, 
    Columbia, MD 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Yingjun Li is a Neurologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Li is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, Lafora Disease, Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, and Dravet Syndrome.

    Richard R. Babkes
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    NeuroCare Center LLC

    3290 North Ridge Road, Suite 102, Suite 240, Suite 102, Suite 240, 
    Ellicott City, MD 
     (4.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Richard Babkes is a Neurologist in Ellicott City, Maryland. Dr. Babkes is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Essential Tremor, Peripheral Neuropathy, Neuralgia, and Dravet Syndrome.

    Merrill Ansher
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Neurology Consultants - Columbia

    10805 Hickory Ridge Road, Suite 201, Suite 201, 
    Columbia, MD 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Merrill Ansher is a Neurologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Ansher is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope, Delirium, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

    Learn about our expert tiers
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    NeuroCare Center LLC

    Columbia, MD 
     (2.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Laura Reaven is a Neurologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Reaven is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Essential Tremor, and Tension Headache.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Mid-Atlantic Neurology Consultants

    7226 Lee Deforest Dr, Suite 102, 
    Columbia, MD 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Gena Romanow is a Neurologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Romanow is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Periventricular Leukomalacia, Migraine, Memory Loss, and Seizures.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    NuVasive Clinical Services Monitoring

    10275 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Ste 300, 
    Columbia, MD 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Bassel Shneker is a Neurologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Shneker is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Cervical Myelopathy, Hemangioblastoma, Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET), and Brain Stem Cancer.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Office

    10780 Hickory Ridge Rd, 
    Columbia, MD 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ramesh Khurana is a Neurologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Khurana is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Orthostatic Hypotension, Low Blood Pressure, Familial Dysautonomia, and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS).

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Internal Medicine

    Little Sisters Of The Poor

    601 Maiden Choice Ln, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (9.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Miguel Heredia is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Heredia is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Myoclonic Epilepsy, Lafora Disease, Dentatorubral-Pallidoluysian Atrophy, and Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Neurological Medicine P.A.

    7500 Hanover Pkwy Ste 201, 
    Greenbelt, MD 
     (13.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Lawrence Whicker is a Neurologist in Greenbelt, Maryland. Dr. Whicker 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 Peripheral Neuropathy.

    Nathan E. Crone
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center

    601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Floor 5, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (14.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Nathan Crone focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of seizures and epilepsy, including the surgical treatment of epilepsy. He is also one of the attending physicians in the Epilepsy monitoring unit. Dr. Crone''s research interests include the real-time mapping of brain function to reduce the possibility of impacting brain function during surgery for epilepsy. He received his medical degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine. He then completed his residency in neurology at the University of Chicago and fellowships in epilepsy and cognitive neurology at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Crone is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

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

    Viener Orthopedics P.A.

    7350 Van Dusen Rd Ste 110, 
    Laurel, MD 
     (7.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Reema Jalali is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Laurel, Maryland. Dr. Jalali is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Food Allergy, Sitosterolemia, and COVID-19.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Health Releaf LLC

    1406B Crain Hwy S Ste 304, 
    Glen Burnie, MD 
     (12.7 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jo-hsin Chen is a Neurologist in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Chen has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Alcoholic Neuropathy, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, and Cluster Headache.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Office

    3801 International Dr Ste 210, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
     (13.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Stephanie Block is a Neurologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Block is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome, Migraine, and Seizures.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Office

    16 S Eutaw St Fl 3, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (14.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jennifer Hopp is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Hopp is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Seizures, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Office

    16 S Eutaw St Fl 3, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (14.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Elizabeth Barry is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Barry is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, and Dravet Syndrome.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Office

    16 S Eutaw St Fl 3, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (14.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Camilo Gutierrez is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Gutierrez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Partial Seizure, and Partial Familial Epilepsy.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Pediatric Neurology
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Pediatric Neurology

    The Johns Hopkins Hospital

    200 North Wolfe Street, Suite 2158, Suite 2158, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (14.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Christina Morris is a Pediatric Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Morris is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Autism Spectrum Disorder, Stereotypic Movement Disorder, Spasmus Nutans, and Aphantasia.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology

    Neurological Medicine P.A.

    7500 Hanover Pkwy Ste 201, 
    Greenbelt, MD 
     (13.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Syed Asad is a Neurologist in Greenbelt, Maryland. Dr. Asad is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Cerebellar Degeneration, Partial Familial Epilepsy, Partial Seizure, and Memory Loss.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Twelve24 LLC

    1777 Reisterstown Rd Ste 104, 
    Pikesville, MD 
     (14.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Marcia Ribeiro is a Neurologist in Pikesville, Maryland. Dr. Ribeiro is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, Vertigo, Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy, and Septic Arthritis.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Sleep Medicine
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Sleep Medicine

    Olney Medical Group LLC

    3411 Olandwood Ct Ste 105, 
    Olney, MD 
     (12.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Aneesa Keya is a Sleep Medicine provider in Olney, Maryland. Dr. Keya is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Drowsiness, Excessive Daytime Sleepiness, and Insomnia.

    Showing 1-20 of 31

    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 near Columbia, MD?

    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 Columbia, MD?

    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 Columbia, MD?

    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 Columbia, MD?

    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 Columbia, MD?

    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 Columbia, MD?

    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 Columbia, MD?

    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 

    Read more about our Content Policy