The 20 Best Lafora Disease Doctors Near Me in Great Neck, NY

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The 20 Best Lafora Disease Doctors near Great Neck, NY

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 194 doctor with experience in Lafora Disease near Great Neck, NY. Of these, 165 are Experienced, 25 are Advanced and 4 are Distinguished.

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    Sean T. Hwang
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Northwell Health Physician Partners Neuroscience Institute At Great Neck

    611 Northern Boulevard, Suite 150, 
    Great Neck, NY 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Sean T. Hwang, MD joined the Northwell Health System in 2008 and is an Associate Professor of Neurology at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell. He is the Director of the Continuous EEG Monitoring Program at North Shore University Hospital and the Program Director of the ACGME-approved adult Epilepsy Fellowship Program.Dr. Hwang earned his MD from Tufts University and completed his residency in neurology at Stanford University Medical Center before completing a two-year fellowship in EEG and Epilepsy at Columbia University Medical Center.Dr. Hwang specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of seizures, the interpretation of neurophysiologic studies, operative planning for epilepsy surgery, and performing functional cortical mapping. Dr. Hwang's research interests also involve studying the interaction between epilepsy and behavior. Dr. Hwang has been a primary investigator and co-investigator in several clinical studies involving the development of new epilepsy medications, evaluating new technologies for epilepsy, and evaluating outcomes in children born to women with epilepsy.Dr. Hwang is responsible for the training of Epilepsy fellows and the formulation of their curriculum. His duties at North Shore Hospital also include the supervision and instruction of general neurology residents, as well as participating in the education of medical students. He has received departmental teaching honors on two occasions.Dr. Hwang is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, the American Epilepsy Society, and the Long Island Epilepsy Foundation Professional Advisory Board. He received the Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island Professional Leadership Award in 2017 for his commitment and dedication to his colleagues and patients. Dr. Hwang was voted one of Castle Connelly's Top Doctors in 2025.Dr. Hwang has triple board certification from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Neurology, Epilepsy, and Clinical Neurophysiology. Dr. Hwang 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, Gastrostomy, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Neurological Specialties Of Long Island

    170 Great Neck Road, 
    Great Neck, NY 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Itzhak Haimovic is a Neurologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Haimovic is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Vasoconstriction, Vertigo, and Transverse Myelitis.

    Peiyun Chu
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology

    Neurological Specialties Of Long Island

    170 Great Neck Road, 
    Great Neck, NY 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Mandarin
    Offers Telehealth

    Peiyun Chu is a Neurologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Chu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Vertigo, Insomnia, and Athetosis.

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    Ruben I. Kuzniecky
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Northwell Health Physician Partners Neuroscience Institute At Great Neck

    611 Northern Boulevard, Suite 150, 
    Great Neck, NY 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hebrew, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    I have taken care of patient with seizures and epilepsy for almost 30 years. I have devoted my career to provide superb patient care and to investigate epilepsy and its causes.I am fortunate to work with the smartest people in the field of epilepsy and have been able to organize and lead multiple research projects in epilepsy genetics, outcome, imaging, etc.To help patients with epilepsy, I wrote two books for patients and families. Epilepsy 101: a guide to patients and families and most recently epilepsy surgery: a guide for patients. Dr. Kuzniecky is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Partial Seizure.

    Steven V. Pacia
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Northwell Health Physician Partners Neuroscience Institute At Great Neck

    611 Northern Boulevard, Suite 150, 
    Great Neck, NY 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Steven Pacia is a Neurologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Pacia is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Partial Familial Epilepsy, Partial Seizure, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

    Fred A. Lado
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Northwell Health Physician Partners Neuroscience Institute At Great Neck

    611 Northern Boulevard, Suite 150, 
    Great Neck, NY 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Fred Lado is a Neurologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Lado is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Gastrostomy, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Simona V. Proteasa
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Northwell Health Physician Partners Neuroscience Institute At Great Neck

    611 Northern Boulevard, Suite 150, 
    Great Neck, NY 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Simona Proteasa is a Neurologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Proteasa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Encephalitis, Memory Loss, and Gastrostomy.

    Cary D. Buckner
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    27005 76th Avenue, 
    New Hyde Park, NY 
     (3.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Cary Buckner is a Neurologist in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Buckner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Seizures, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and Chronic Polyradiculoneuritis.

    Denis A. Ostrovskiy
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    1991 Marcus Avenue, Suite 110, 
    New Hyde Park, NY 
     (3.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Polish, Russian

    Denis Ostrovskiy is a Neurologist in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Ostrovskiy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Myasthenia Gravis, Transverse Myelitis, and Seizures.

    Dwight J. Rosenstein
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    1991 Marcus Avenue, Suite 110, 
    New Hyde Park, NY 
     (3.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dwight Rosenstein is a Neurologist in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Rosenstein is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Hemangioblastoma, Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood, and Memory Loss.

    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Neurology
    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Neurology

    Comprehensive Medical Office PC

    18901 Northern Blvd, 
    Flushing, NY 
     (4.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jungman Suh is a Neurologist in Flushing, New York. Dr. Suh is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Partial Familial Epilepsy, Partial Seizure, Neuralgia, and Peripheral Neuropathy.

    Laura G. Schoenberg
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    2037 Jericho Turnpike, 
    New Hyde Park, NY 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Laura Schoenberg is a Neurologist in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Schoenberg is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Northwell Health Physician Partners Neuroscience Institute At Great Neck

    611 Northern Blvd Ste 150, 
    Great Neck, NY 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Scott Stevens is a Neurologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Stevens 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, Epilepsy, and Memory Loss.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Northwell Health Physician Partners Neuroscience Institute At Great Neck

    611 Northern Blvd Ste 150, 
    Great Neck, NY 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Chetan Malpe is a Neurologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Malpe 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, Epilepsy, and Memory Loss.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    15 Canterbury Road, Suite A8, 
    Great Neck, NY 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mehri Songhorian is a Neurologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Songhorian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Epilepsy in Children, Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis, Myoclonic Epilepsy, and West Syndrome.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Neurological Associates Of Long Island PC

    1991 Marcus Ave Ste 110, 
    New Hyde Park, NY 
     (3.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ellen Haddad is a Neurologist in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Haddad is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Stroke, and Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    2035 Lakeville Road, Suite 206, 
    New Hyde Park, NY 
     (3.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Abraham Glasman is a Neurologist in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Glasman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Vasoconstriction, Memory Loss, and Vertigo.

    Sheldon Wasserman
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Montefiore New Rochelle At 20 Cedar

    20 Cedar Street, 
    New Rochelle, NY 
     (8.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sheldon Wasserman is a Neurologist in New Rochelle, New York. Dr. Wasserman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Lafora Disease, and Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome.

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

    Office

    1 Dakota Dr Ste 200, 
    New Hyde Park, NY 
     (3.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Wenlang Xia is a Pediatric Neurologist in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Xia is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are GAPO Syndrome, Increased Head Circumference, Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), and Seizures.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology

    Hellenic Eye Care Optometry Consulting PLLC

    4402 Francis Lewis Blvd Ste 2A, 
    Bayside, NY 
     (3.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Wael Kamel is a Neurologist in Bayside, New York. Dr. Kamel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Neuropathy, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Alzheimer's Disease, and Vertigo.

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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 Great Neck, 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 Great Neck, 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 Great Neck, 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 Great Neck, 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 Great Neck, 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 Great Neck, 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 Great Neck, 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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