The 20 Best Lafora Disease Doctors Near Me in New Jersey, US

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The 20 Best Lafora Disease Doctors in New Jersey, US

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 243 doctor with experience in Lafora Disease near New Jersey, US. Of these, 194 are Experienced, 36 are Advanced and 13 are Distinguished.

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243 providers found
    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Distinguished in Lafora Disease

    Comprehensive Neurology, LLC - Hamilton

    1245 Whitehorse Mercerville Road, Suite 415, 
    Hamilton, NJ 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Rao Pasupuleti is a Neurologist in Hamilton, New Jersey. Dr. Pasupuleti is rated as a Distinguished 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. Dr. Pasupuleti is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Distinguished in Lafora Disease

    North Jersey Neurologic Associates

    1680 Route 23, Suite 300, 
    Wayne, NJ 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Jennefer Monck is a Neurologist in Wayne, New Jersey. Dr. Monck is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, and Lafora Disease. Dr. Monck is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Distinguished in Lafora Disease

    Jersey Shore Neurology Associates

    1900 Route 33, 
    Neptune, NJ 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    John Fitzpatrick is a Neurologist in Neptune, New Jersey. Dr. Fitzpatrick 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 Seizures.

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    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Distinguished in Lafora Disease

    North Jersey Neurologic Associates

    1680 Route 23, Suite 300, 
    Wayne, NJ 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Robert Wagner is a Neurologist in Wayne, New Jersey. Dr. Wagner is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Tension Headache, Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, and Lafora Disease. Dr. Wagner is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Distinguished in Lafora Disease

    Institute Of Neurology

    200 South Orange Avenue, Suite 165, 
    Livingston, NJ 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Eric Geller is a Neurologist in Livingston, New Jersey. Dr. Geller is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Partial Familial Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Geller is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Distinguished in Lafora Disease

    North Jersey Neurologic Associates

    1680 Route 23, Suite 300, 
    Wayne, NJ 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Annmarie Mascellino is a Neurologist in Wayne, New Jersey. Dr. Mascellino is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Tension Headache, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, and Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy. Dr. Mascellino is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Neurology
    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Neurology

    Wayne Neurological Associates

    401 Hamburg Turnpike, Suite 208, 
    Wayne, NJ 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Eyad Nayal is a Neurologist in Wayne, New Jersey. Dr. Nayal is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Primary Progressive Aphasia, Frontotemporal Dementia, Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, and Lafora Disease. Dr. Nayal is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Distinguished in Lafora Disease

    Edison Neurologic Associates

    34-36 Progress Street, Suite B3, 
    Edison, NJ 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dipakkumar Pandya is a Neurologist in Edison, New Jersey. Dr. Pandya is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Dravet Syndrome, Memory Loss, and Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy.

    Megdad Zaatreh
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Epilepsy And Neurology Group

    901 West Main Street, Suite 260, 
    Freehold, NJ 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Megdad Zaatreh is a Neurologist in Freehold, New Jersey. Dr. Zaatreh is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Seizures, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, and Landau-Kleffner Syndrome. Dr. Zaatreh is currently accepting new patients.

    Lorraine M. Lazar
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Pediatric Neurology | Neurology

    Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group

    95 Madison Avenue, Suite 306, 
    Morristown, NJ 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Lorraine Lazar is a Neurologist and a Pediatric Neurologist in Morristown, New Jersey. Dr. Lazar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Memory Loss. Dr. Lazar is currently accepting new patients.

    Infanta A. Stephen
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Neuro Specialists Of Morris Sussex PA

    350 Sparta Avenue, Suite A7, 
    Sparta, NJ 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Infanta Stephen is a Neurologist in Sparta, New Jersey. Dr. Stephen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Seizures, Cerebellar Degeneration, and Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA). Dr. Stephen is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Neurology
    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Neurology

    Office

    201 Lyons Ave, 
    Newark, NJ 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Kuo Howard is a Neurologist in Newark, New Jersey. Dr. Howard is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, Lafora Disease, Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, Dravet Syndrome, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Howard is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Distinguished in Lafora Disease

    North Jersey Neurologic Associates

    1680 State Route 23 Ste 300, 
    Wayne, NJ 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Eliot Chodosh is a Neurologist in Wayne, New Jersey. Dr. Chodosh is rated as a Distinguished 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.

    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Distinguished in Lafora Disease

    Office

    1138 E Chestnut Ave Ste 7B, 
    Vineland, NJ 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dirk Skinner is a Neurologist in Vineland, New Jersey. Dr. Skinner is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Dravet Syndrome, Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, and Lafora Disease.

    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Neurology
    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Neurology

    Vineland Mri PC

    2848 S Delsea Dr, 
    Vineland, NJ 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Vipin Gupta is a Neurologist in Vineland, New Jersey. Dr. Gupta 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 Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features.

    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Distinguished in Lafora Disease

    Scott D Tzorfas MD LLC

    160 Shore Rd, 
    Somers Point, NJ 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Scott Tzorfas is a Neurologist in Somers Point, New Jersey. Dr. Tzorfas is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, Lafora Disease, and Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Institute Of Neurology And Neurosurgery

    200 South Orange Avenue, Suite 165, 
    Livingston, NJ 
    Experience:
    18+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Andy Rodriguez is a Neurologist in Livingston, New Jersey. Dr. Rodriguez has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Rodriguez is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology

    Comprehensive Neurology, LLC - Hamilton

    1245 Whitehorse Mercerville Road, Suite 415, 
    Hamilton, NJ 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Lei Zhang is a Neurologist in Hamilton, New Jersey. Dr. Zhang is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Lafora Disease, Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, Dravet Syndrome, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Zhang is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Institute Of Neurology

    200 South Orange Avenue, Suite 165, 
    Livingston, NJ 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Aviva Bojko is a Neurologist in Livingston, New Jersey. Dr. Bojko is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, and Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features. Dr. Bojko is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Neurology Center For Epilepsy And Seizures

    479 County Route 520, Building B, Suite B101, 
    Marlboro Township, NJ 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Amor Mehta is a Neurologist in Marlboro Township, New Jersey. Dr. Mehta 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 Epilepsy. Dr. Mehta is currently accepting new patients.

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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 New Jersey, 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 New Jersey, 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 New Jersey, 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 New Jersey, 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 New Jersey, 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 New Jersey, 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 New Jersey, 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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