The 20 Best Lafora Disease Doctors Near Me in Cincinnati, OH

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The 20 Best Lafora Disease Doctors near Cincinnati, OH

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 46 doctor with experience in Lafora Disease near Cincinnati, OH. Of these, 36 are Experienced, 9 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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    Distinguished in Lafora Disease
    Distinguished in Lafora Disease

    University Of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute

    3113 Bellevue Ave, 
    Cincinnati, OH 
     (2.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    David Ficker is a Neurologist in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Ficker is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Dravet Syndrome, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, and Gastrostomy.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    University Of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute

    3113 Bellevue Ave, 
    Cincinnati, OH 
     (2.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Heather Mckee is a Neurologist in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Mckee is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Seizures, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Epilepsy in Children, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

    3333 Burnet Ave, 
    Cincinnati, OH 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Daniel Clark is a Neurologist in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Clark is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Athetosis, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Memory Loss.

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    Arthur L. Hughes
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Riverhills Healthcare Inc

    4805 Montgomery Road, Ste. 150, 
    Cincinnati, OH 
     (5.3 miles away)
    Experience:
    59+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Arthur Hughes is a Neurologist in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Hughes has been practicing medicine for over 59 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Essential Tremor, Cerebellar Degeneration, Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, and Lafora Disease. Dr. Hughes is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    University Of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute

    3113 Bellevue Ave, 
    Cincinnati, OH 
     (2.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Michael Privitera is a Neurologist in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Privitera is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Gastrostomy.

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

    Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

    3333 Burnet Ave, 
    Cincinnati, OH 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Nan Lin is a Pediatric Neurologist in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Lin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Athetosis, and Memory Loss.

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

    Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

    3333 Burnet Ave, 
    Cincinnati, OH 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Todd Arthur is a Pediatric Neurologist in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Arthur is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Concussion, Delirium, and Conversion Disorder.

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

    Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

    3333 Burnet Ave, 
    Cincinnati, OH 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kelly Kremer is a Pediatric Neurologist in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Kremer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Absence Seizure, and Subcortical Band Heterotopia.

    Jason W. Heil
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    TriHealth Group Health - Good Samaritan Campus

    379 Dixmyth Avenue, 
    Cincinnati, OH 
     (3.2 miles away)
    Experience:
    21+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Interested in science as a child, Dr. Heil’s volunteer experiences at a hospital and a summer camp for children with illnesses inspired him to pursue a medical career. Seeing the valued relationships his grandfather built as a community physician influenced his decision as well. With the guidance of mentors, he chose to specialize in neurology, a field where he believes there is still much to be discovered. Dr. Heil treats disorders that affect the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves. In his role as the Inpatient Director of Neurology at Good Sam, he primarily focuses on hospitalized patients while sustaining some outpatient availability for referrals. For eight years prior to joining TriHealth, Dr. Heil served as an associate professor, where he saw patients with neuromuscular diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), myasthenia gravis and muscular dystrophy. He also established the region’s only autonomic testing lab. With an emphasis on listening, Dr. Heil encourages his patients to tell their stories in their own words. He strives to answer all questions and put his patients at ease. And he believes that optimizing overall health includes both physical and mental health care. Dr. Heil is excited about the many developments on the horizon for brain disease, showing great promise for treating disorders that may have once been considered untreatable. Dr. Heil is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Myasthenia Gravis, Lambert-Eaton Syndrome, Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome, and Peripheral Neuropathy.

    Bakul N. Patel
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    TriHealth Group Health - Good Samaritan Campus

    379 Dixmyth Avenue, 
    Cincinnati, OH 
     (3.2 miles away)
    Experience:
    40+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Bakul Patel is a Neurologist in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Patel has been practicing medicine for over 40 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Epilepsy, Seizures, and Primary Orthostatic Tremor. Dr. Patel is currently accepting new patients.

    John T. Perkins
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Riverhills Healthcare Inc

    4805 Montgomery Road, Ste. 150, 
    Cincinnati, OH 
     (5.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    John Perkins is a Neurologist in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Perkins is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Essential Tremor, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, Cerebellar Degeneration, and Memory Loss. Dr. Perkins is currently accepting new patients.

    Todd A. Hayes
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Riverhills Healthcare Inc

    4805 Montgomery Road, Ste. 150, 
    Cincinnati, OH 
     (5.3 miles away)
    Experience:
    23+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Todd Hayes is a Neurologist in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Hayes has been practicing medicine for over 23 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Myasthenia Gravis, Seizures, Peripheral Neuropathy, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease). Dr. Hayes is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    2123 Auburn Ave, Ste 310, 
    Cincinnati, OH 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Luis Pagani is a Neurologist in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Pagani is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Status Epilepticus, Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures, Epilepsy in Children, and Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    University Of Cincinnati-Gardner Neuroscience Institute

    260 Stetson St Ste 2300, 
    Cincinnati, OH 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Sheetal Malik is a Neurologist in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Malik is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Memory Loss, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Univ. Of Cincinnati Physicians Co. LLC

    3188 Bellevue Ave, 
    Cincinnati, OH 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Matthew Dailey is a Neurologist in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Dailey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Partial Familial Epilepsy, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Partial Seizure, and Seizures.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    University Neurology, Inc. Dba Airing Neurology

    234 Goodman Street, Suite 3200, 
    Cincinnati, OH 
     (2.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Matthew Flaherty is a Neurologist in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Flaherty is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Gastrostomy, and Thrombectomy.

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

    Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

    3333 Burnet Ave, 
    Cincinnati, OH 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Wei Liu is a Pediatric Neurologist in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Liu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Post-Traumatic Epilepsy, Sleepwalking (Somnambulism), Epilepsy, and Seizures.

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

    Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

    3333 Burnet Ave, 
    Cincinnati, OH 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Barbara Hallinan is a Pediatric Neurologist in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Hallinan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are West Syndrome, Seizures, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), and Athetosis.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

    3333 Burnet Ave, 
    Cincinnati, OH 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Donald Gilbert is a Pediatrics provider in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Gilbert is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Tourette Syndrome, Transient Tic Disorder, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Chorea, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

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

    Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

    3333 Burnet Ave, 
    Cincinnati, OH 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Hansel Greiner is a Pediatric Neurologist in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Greiner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Cortical Dysplasia, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Tuberous Sclerosis.

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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 Cincinnati, OH?

    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 Cincinnati, OH?

    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 Cincinnati, OH?

    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 Cincinnati, OH?

    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 Cincinnati, OH?

    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 Cincinnati, OH?

    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 Cincinnati, OH?

    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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