The 20 Best Lafora Disease Doctors Near Me in Detroit, MI

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The 20 Best Lafora Disease Doctors near Detroit, MI

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 62 doctor with experience in Lafora Disease near Detroit, MI. Of these, 50 are Experienced, 10 are Advanced and 2 are Distinguished.

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62 providers found
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    DMC Children's Hospital Of Michigan

    3901 Beaubien St, 
    Detroit, MI 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Michelle Figueroa is a Neurologist in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Figueroa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Dysferlinopathy, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and Athetosis.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Detroit Receiving Hospital

    4201 Saint Antoine St, 
    Detroit, MI 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mona Elsayed is a Neurologist in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Elsayed is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE).

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology

    Henry Ford Hospital

    2799 W Grand Blvd, 
    Detroit, MI 
     (3.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Omar Danoun is a Neurologist in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Danoun 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, Memory Loss, Benign Rolandic Epilepsy, and Thrombectomy.

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    Christopher J. Whitty
    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Distinguished in Lafora Disease

    Downriver Neurology, PC

    17515 Fort Street, 
    Riverview, MI 
     (13.8 miles away)
    Experience:
    25+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Christopher Whitty is a Neurologist in Riverview, Michigan. Dr. Whitty has been practicing medicine for over 25 years and is rated as a Distinguished 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. Dr. Whitty is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Henry Ford Hospital

    2799 W Grand Blvd, 
    Detroit, MI 
     (3.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Gregory Barkley is a Neurologist in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Barkley is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Partial Seizure, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Thrombectomy.

    Christina D. Rose
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Rose Neurology PC

    5141 Oakman Boulevard, Suite A, 
    Dearborn, MI 
     (7.2 miles away)
    Experience:
    20+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Christina Rose is a Neurologist in Dearborn, Michigan. Dr. Rose has been practicing medicine for over 20 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Seizures, Memory Loss, and Status Epilepticus. Dr. Rose is currently accepting new patients.

    Jose U. Desousa
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Sleep Medicine | Neurology
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Sleep Medicine | Neurology

    Oakleaf Neurology & Sleep, P.C.

    5141 Oakman Boulevard, 
    Dearborn, MI 
     (7.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Portuguese, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Jose Desousa is a Neurologist and a Sleep Medicine provider in Dearborn, Michigan. Dr. Desousa 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 Epilepsy. Dr. Desousa is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Office

    4160 John R St Ste 624, 
    Detroit, MI 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Lourdes Andaya is a Neurologist in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Andaya is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Headache, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, and Seizures.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology

    University Pediatricians

    3901 Beaubien St, 
    Detroit, MI 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ahm Huq is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Huq is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Microcephaly, Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome, West Syndrome, and Myoclonic Epilepsy.

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

    DMC Children's Hospital Of Michigan

    3901 Beaubien St, 
    Detroit, MI 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Azara Singh is a Pediatric Neurologist in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Singh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Aphantasia, Seizures, Epilepsy Juvenile Absence, and Absence Seizure.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology

    Friendship Manor Nursing Home

    3950 Beaubien St, 
    Detroit, MI 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Aimee Luat is a Neurologist in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Luat is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Sturge-Weber Syndrome, Epilepsy, Seizures, and Parkes Weber Syndrome.

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

    Friendship Manor Nursing Home

    3950 Beaubien St, 
    Detroit, MI 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Daniela Tapos is a Pediatric Neurologist in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Tapos 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+), Seizures, Aphantasia, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

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

    Friendship Manor Nursing Home

    3950 Beaubien St, 
    Detroit, MI 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Fatema Serajee is a Sleep Medicine provider in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Serajee is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Aphantasia, Increased Head Circumference, Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), and Seizures.

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

    Detroit Receiving Hospital

    4201 Saint Antoine St, 
    Detroit, MI 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Herbert Smitherman is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Smitherman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Leukemia, Arthritis, Familial Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Henry Ford Hospital

    2799 W Grand Blvd, 
    Detroit, MI 
     (3.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jules Constantinou is a Neurologist in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Constantinou is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), and Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE).

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Henry Ford Hospital

    2799 W Grand Blvd, 
    Detroit, MI 
     (3.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Panayiotis Mitsias is a Neurologist in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Mitsias is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Moyamoya Disease, Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Henry Ford Hospital

    2799 W Grand Blvd, 
    Detroit, MI 
     (3.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Naznin Mahmood is a Neurologist in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Mahmood is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Athetosis, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Memory Loss.

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

    Office

    7633 E Jefferson Ave Ste 340, 
    Detroit, MI 
     (3.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Everett Campbell is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Campbell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Office

    7633 E Jefferson Ave Ste 340, 
    Detroit, MI 
     (3.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Anthony Clarke is a primary care provider, practicing in Pediatrics in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Clarke is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

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

    Ascension St. John Children's Hospital

    22201 Moross Rd, 
    Detroit, MI 
     (9.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Beata Ruprecht is a Pediatric Neurologist in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Ruprecht is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Stereotypic Movement Disorder, Spasmus Nutans, Seizures, and Autism Spectrum Disorder.

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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 near Detroit, MI?

    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 Detroit, MI?

    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 Detroit, MI?

    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 Detroit, MI?

    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 Detroit, MI?

    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 Detroit, MI?

    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 Detroit, MI?

    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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