The 20 Best Lafora Disease Doctors Near Me in Buffalo, NY

Find the Top Lafora Disease Experts and Specialists

Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 26 doctor with experience in Lafora Disease near Buffalo, NY. Of these, 19 are Experienced, 5 are Advanced and 2 are Distinguished.

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26 providers found
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Pediatric Audiology-Oishei Childrens Outpatient Center (Conventus)

    1001 Main St, 
    Buffalo, NY 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Robert Glover is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Glover is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Memory Loss, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, and Epilepsy.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Pediatric Neurology
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Pediatric Neurology

    Women And Children's Hospital

    219 Bryant St, 
    Buffalo, NY 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Khalid Kakish is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Kakish is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), Memory Loss, and Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome.

    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Distinguished in Lafora Disease

    Geemson Oo M.D. PLLC

    3775 Seneca St, 
    Buffalo, NY 
     (7.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Peterkin Lee is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Lee is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 62 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, Memory Loss, Seizures, and Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy.

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    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology

    Office

    3980 Sheridan Dr Ste 200, 
    Buffalo, NY 
     (7.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Lixin Zhang is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Zhang is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 54 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Vertigo, Seizures, Neuralgia, and Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.

    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Neurology
    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Neurology

    Office

    3980 Sheridan Dr, 
    Buffalo, NY 
     (7.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Marc Frost is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Frost is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 93 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Memory Loss, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Photosensitive Epilepsy.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Pediatric Audiology-Oishei Childrens Outpatient Center (Conventus)

    1001 Main St, 
    Buffalo, NY 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Arie Weinstock is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Weinstock is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), Epilepsy in Children, and Epilepsy.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology

    Kaleida Health

    100 High St, 
    Buffalo, NY 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ping Li is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Li is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. She is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Memory Loss, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Epilepsy.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Women And Children's Hospital

    219 Bryant St, 
    Buffalo, NY 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sarah Finnegan is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Finnegan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. She is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy in Children, West Syndrome, Myoclonic Epilepsy, and Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Sisters Of Charity Hospital

    2157 Main St, 
    Buffalo, NY 
     (3.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    George Kalonaros is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Kalonaros is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Seizures, Memory Loss, and Landau-Kleffner Syndrome.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Office

    3980 Sheridan Dr, 
    Buffalo, NY 
     (7.9 miles away)
    Experience:
    18+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mohammad Qasaymeh is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Buffalo, New York. He has been practicing medicine for over 18 years. Dr. Qasaymeh is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 55 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Migraine, Tourette Syndrome, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, and Concussion.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Pediatric Neurology
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Pediatric Neurology

    Office

    3980 Sheridan Dr, 
    Buffalo, NY 
     (7.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jennifer Mcvige is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Mcvige is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. She is also highly rated in 71 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Migraine, Chiari Malformation Type 1, Chiari Malformation, and Brain Herniation.

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

    Beatrice Community Hospital And Health Center

    4800 Hospital Pkwy, 
    Beatrice, NE 
     (5.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Robert Mclellan is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Beatrice, Nebraska. Dr. Mclellan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His clinical expertise encompasses Craniopharyngioma, Epilepsy, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Office

    3980 Sheridan Dr Ste 200, 
    Buffalo, NY 
     (7.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Bennett Myers is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Myers is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 65 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Peripheral Neuropathy, and Drug Induced Dyskinesia.

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

    Office

    760 Millersport Hwy, 
    Buffalo, NY 
     (7.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Gabriel Cortes is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Cortes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Sitosterolemia, Anemia, Familial Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Medfirst Urgent Care PLLC

    3980 Sheridan Dr, 
    Buffalo, NY 
     (7.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Vernice Bates is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Bates is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 75 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Brain Aneurysm, Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), and Moyamoya Disease.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology

    Office

    3980 Sheridan Dr, 
    Buffalo, NY 
     (7.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Bela Ajtai is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Ajtai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 96 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cerebellar Degeneration, Dementia, Cluster Headache, and Migraine.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Office

    3980 Sheridan Dr, 
    Buffalo, NY 
     (7.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Wisam Elmalik is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Elmalik is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 30 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Migraine, and Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease.

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

    Office

    61 Maple Rd, 
    Buffalo, NY 
     (8.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Vito Palumbo is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Palumbo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His clinical expertise encompasses Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Heartburn, Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, and Lafora Disease.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Dent Neuorlogic Institute

    200 Sterling Dr, 
    Orchard Park, NY 
     (8.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Laszlo Mechtler is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Orchard Park, New York. Dr. Mechtler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 108 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Migraine, Cluster Headache, Astrocytoma, and Brain Aneurysm.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Office

    5851 Main St, 
    Williamsville, NY 
     (9.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Osman Farooq is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Williamsville, New York. Dr. Farooq is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE), Memory Loss, and Partial Seizure.

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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 Buffalo, NY?

    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 Buffalo, NY?

    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 Buffalo, NY?

    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 Buffalo, NY?

    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 Buffalo, NY?

    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 Buffalo, NY?

    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 Buffalo, NY?

    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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