The 20 Best Lafora Disease Doctors Near Me in Silver Spring, MD

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Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 75 doctor with experience in Lafora Disease near Silver Spring, MD. Of these, 62 are Experienced and 13 are Advanced.

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    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Lurie Surgical Services PC

    1400 Forest Glen Rd Ste 225, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Gregory Mathews is a Neurologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Mathews is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Memory Loss, Seizures, and Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Children's National Hospital

    1400 Forest Glen Rd Ste 335, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Tesfaye Zelleke is a Neurologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Zelleke is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Cortical Dysplasia, and Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis.

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

    Sonal G. Patel M.D. A Professional Corporation

    4416 East West Hwy Ste 201, 
    Bethesda, MD 
     (4.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sonal Patel is a Pediatric Neurologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, and Seizures.

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    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Children's National Hospital

    111 Michigan Ave NW, 
    Washington, DC 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Claudine Sinsioco is a Neurologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Sinsioco is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Epilepsy, and Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+).

    Jonathan Ross
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    MidAtlantic Epilepsy & Sleep Center

    Bethesda, MD 
     (6.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Prior to joining the Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center, Dr. Jonathan Ross was Director of The New England Epilepsy Institute, a division of New England Neurological Associates (NENA) in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He also served as head of the Neurology division at NENA. After graduating medical school in 1991, Dr. Ross completed postgraduate training at Harvard Medical School and Boston University School of Medicine, and also served as Teaching Fellow at Harvard and Boston University. Dr. Ross is an active member of the American Epilepsy Society, American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, Massachusetts Medical Society, and the American Academy of Neurology. Dr. Ross is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, and Benign Rolandic Epilepsy.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    35-2a1000 35 Convent Dr, Msc 3705, 
    Bethesda, MD 
     (4.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kenneth Fischbeck is a Neurologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Fischbeck is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Primary Lateral Sclerosis, and Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Neurodiagnostic Associates PC

    106 Irving St NW Ste 2600, 
    Washington, DC 
     (4.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Joseph Liberman is a Neurologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Liberman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Alzheimer's Disease, Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, Lafora Disease, and Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Peterson Neurology PC

    1140 Varnum St NE Ste 101, 
    Washington, DC 
     (4.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    William Peterson is a Neurologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Peterson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Vitamin B12 Deficiency, Seizures, Subacute Combined Degeneration, and Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology
    6410 Rockledge Dr, 610, 
    Bethesda, MD 
     (6.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Pavel Klein is a Neurologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Klein is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Absence Seizure.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    MidAtlantic Epilepsy & Sleep Center

    Bethesda, MD 
     (6.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Alexander Ramos is a Neurologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Ramos is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, Memory Loss, and Epilepsy.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    MidAtlantic Epilepsy & Sleep Center

    Bethesda, MD 
     (6.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

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

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Neurological Medicine P.A.

    7500 Hanover Pkwy Ste 201, 
    Greenbelt, MD 
     (8.0 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.

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

    Children's National Hospital

    1400 Forest Glen Rd Ste 335, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Juma Mbwana is a Pediatric Neurologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Mbwana is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Absence Seizure, and Epilepsy in Children.

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

    Children's National Hospital

    1400 Forest Glen Rd Ste 335, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Abigail Turner is a Pediatric Neurologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Turner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Tension Headache, Tourette Syndrome, and Spasmus Nutans.

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

    Children's National Hospital

    1400 Forest Glen Rd Ste 335, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ilana Kahn is a Pediatric Neurologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Kahn is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Encephalitis, Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease, and Landau-Kleffner Syndrome.

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

    Children's National Hospital

    1400 Forest Glen Rd Ste 335, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Michael Fayad is a Pediatric Neurologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Fayad is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy in Children, Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis, Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures, and West Syndrome.

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

    Children's National Hospital

    1400 Forest Glen Rd Ste 335, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Alonso Zea Vera is a Pediatric Neurologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Zea Vera is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Tourette Syndrome, Transient Tic Disorder, Chorea, Thrombectomy, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Children's National Hospital

    1400 Forest Glen Rd Ste 335, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Nathan Cohen is a Neurologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Cohen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Cortical Dysplasia, Epilepsy, Seizures, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Children's National Hospital

    1400 Forest Glen Rd Ste 335, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Amisha Patel is a Neurologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Athetosis, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, and Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+).

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Office

    10750 Columbia Pike Ste 600, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

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

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    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 Silver Spring, 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 Silver Spring, 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 Silver Spring, 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 Silver Spring, 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 Silver Spring, 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 Silver Spring, 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 Silver Spring, 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 

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