The 20 Best Lafora Disease Doctors Near Me in Newark, NJ

Find the Top Lafora Disease Experts and Specialists

Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 164 doctor with experience in Lafora Disease near Newark, NJ. Of these, 134 are Experienced, 25 are Advanced and 5 are Distinguished.

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164 providers found
    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Neurology
    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Neurology

    Office

    201 Lyons Ave, 
    Newark, NJ 
     (2.5 miles away)
    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, Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, Lafora Disease, Dravet Syndrome, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Howard is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Distinguished in Lafora Disease

    Institute Of Neurology

    200 South Orange Avenue, Suite 165, 
    Livingston, NJ 
     (9.9 miles away)
    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.

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

    Razia S Awan MDoffice

    156 Lyons Avenue, 
    Newark, NJ 
     (0.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Razia Awan is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Newark, New Jersey. Dr. Awan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Peptic Ulcer, Necrosis, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Gastrostomy, and Pacemaker Implantation.

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    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Balance Disorders Center - Saint Michael's Medical Center

    111 Central Ave Fl 5, 
    Newark, NJ 
     (0.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Susan Szapiel is a Neurologist in Newark, New Jersey. Dr. Szapiel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope, Memory Loss, Lafora Disease, and Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome. Dr. Szapiel is currently accepting new patients.

    Nudrat F. Ayub
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Internal Medicine | Bariatric Medicine
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Internal Medicine | Bariatric Medicine

    Irvington Primary Care LLC

    50 Union Avenue 605, 
    Mendham, NJ 
     (3.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Nudrat Ayub is a primary care provider, practicing in Bariatric Medicine in Mendham, New Jersey. Dr. Ayub is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Malnutrition, Sickle Cell Disease, Cluster Headache, Prolidase Deficiency, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Ayub is currently accepting new patients.

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

    Teij Medical Inc.

    725 N Broad St, 
    Elizabeth, NJ 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Baljit Sappal is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Dr. Sappal is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Cholera, Vitamin D Deficiency, Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, and Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Neurology Consultants Of North Jersey, PA

    320 Belleville Avenue, 
    Bloomfield, NJ 
     (5.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ayman Ibrahim is a Neurologist in Bloomfield, New Jersey. Dr. Ibrahim is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Stroke, New Daily Persistent Headache (NDPH), and Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA).

    Juliann M. Paolicchi
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Pediatrics | Pediatric Neurology
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Pediatrics | Pediatric Neurology

    Northwell Health Physician Partners Neurology At South Avenue

    1110 South Avenue, Suite 300, 
    Staten Island, NY 
     (8.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, French, Spanish

    Juliann Paolicchi is a Pediatrics specialist and a Pediatric Neurologist in Staten Island, New York. Dr. Paolicchi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Memory Loss.

    Yasir El
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology

    Northwell Health Physician Partners Neurology At South Avenue

    1110 South Avenue, Suite 300, 
    Staten Island, NY 
     (8.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Yasir El is a Neurologist in Staten Island, New York. Dr. El is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Seizures, Migraine, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Gastrostomy.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group

    99 Beauvoir Avenue, Floor 5, 
    Summit, NJ 
     (9.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Marcelo Lancman is a Neurologist in Summit, New Jersey. Dr. Lancman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Memory Loss, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Lancman is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group

    99 Beauvoir Avenue, 
    Summit, NJ 
     (9.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Enrique Feoli is a Neurologist in Summit, New Jersey. Dr. Feoli is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Memory Loss, and Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE). Dr. Feoli is currently accepting new patients.

    Ching Y. Tsao
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Atlantic Medical Group Epilepsy Center

    99 Beauvoir Avenue, Floor 5, 
    Summit, NJ 
     (9.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Ching Tsao, MD, FACNS, is a neurologist specializing in epilepsy with Atlantic Health.Board-certified in neurology and epilepsy by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, she has over 10 years of experience admitting, evaluating, diagnosing, treating, and providing consultation to adult patients with epilepsy. She is dedicated to providing compassionate and personalized care to all patients.Dr. Tsao obtained a BA in Biology from Columbia University and obtained her medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia. She completed a neurology residency at New York Presbyterian Weill-Cornell and a fellowship in clinical neurophysiology, epilepsy track, at Emory University. Prior to joining Atlantic Health, she was an associate professor of neurology at Temple University Hospital. She also served as the program director of the neurology residency, co-director of the epilepsy monitoring unit, and co-director of the EEG lab at Temple University Health System.Dr. Tsao has authored articles and abstracts, delivered presentations at national meetings, and is a member of several prominent organizations such as the American Academy of Neurology, American Epilepsy Society, and American Clinical Neurophysiology Society. She is a participating provider of the Atlantic Accountable Care Organization. Dr. Tsao is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Memory Loss, and Epilepsy.

    Stephen Wong
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Practice Associates Medical Group

    99 Beauvoir Ave, 
    Summit, NJ 
     (9.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Stephen Wong is a Neurologist in Summit, New Jersey. Dr. Wong 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, and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS).

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology

    Office

    10 Union Sq E Frnt 5H, 
    New York, NY 
     (9.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kyusang Lee is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Lee 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, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Institute Of Neurology And Neurosurgery

    200 South Orange Avenue, Suite 165, 
    Livingston, NJ 
     (9.9 miles away)
    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
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Institute Of Neurology

    200 South Orange Avenue, Suite 165, 
    Livingston, NJ 
     (9.9 miles away)
    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
    Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Pediatric Neurology | Neurology

    Institute Of Neurology

    200 South Orange Avenue, Suite 165, 
    Livingston, NJ 
     (9.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Aliza Alter is a Neurologist and a Pediatric Neurologist in Livingston, New Jersey. Dr. Alter is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Memory Loss, and Epilepsy. Dr. Alter is currently accepting new patients.

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

    Rutgers Health Pediatric Neurology

    90 Bergen St # 4300, 
    Newark, NJ 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Caroline Hayes is a Pediatric Neurologist in Newark, New Jersey. Dr. Hayes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Neurofibromatosis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), Developmental Expressive Language Disorder, and Developmental Dysphasia Familial.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology

    Rutgers Health Adult Neurology

    90 Bergen St # 8100, 
    Newark, NJ 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    David Marks is a Neurologist in Newark, New Jersey. Dr. Marks is rated as an Experienced 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 Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Rutgers Health Adult Neurology

    90 Bergen St # 8100, 
    Newark, NJ 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Machteld Hillen is a Neurologist in Newark, New Jersey. Dr. Hillen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Mcleod Neuroacanthocytosis Syndrome, Huntington Disease, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Thrombectomy, and Transmyocardial Revascularization.

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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 Newark, NJ?

    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 Newark, NJ?

    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 Newark, NJ?

    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 Newark, NJ?

    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 Newark, NJ?

    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 Newark, NJ?

    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 Newark, NJ?

    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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