The 20 Best Lafora Disease Doctors Near Me in Virginia Beach, VA

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The 20 Best Lafora Disease Doctors near Virginia Beach, VA

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 20 doctor with experience in Lafora Disease near Virginia Beach, VA. Of these, 17 are Experienced and 3 are Advanced.

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    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Virginia Beach Neurology LTD.

    968 First Colonial Rd Ste 103, 
    Virginia Beach, VA 
     (2.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Xianghui Cao is a Neurologist in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Dr. Cao is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Infantile Axonal Neuropathy, Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis, Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy Type 2, and Dravet Syndrome.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Virginia Beach Neurology LTD.

    968 First Colonial Rd Ste 103, 
    Virginia Beach, VA 
     (2.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Donald Lamarche is a Neurologist in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Dr. Lamarche is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Neuropathy, Cerebellar Degeneration, Essential Tremor, and Memory Loss.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Atlantic Eye Consultants

    1012 First Colonial Rd, 
    Virginia Beach, VA 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Patrick Kilhenny is a Neurologist in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Dr. Kilhenny is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Optic Neuritis, Optic Atrophy Type 1, Optic Nerve Atrophy, and Neuralgia.

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    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Mayo Clinic-Rochester

    5716 Cleveland St Ste 200, 
    Virginia Beach, VA 
     (9.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jamal Khattak is a Neurologist in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Dr. Khattak 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 Conversion Disorder.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology

    Mayo Clinic-Rochester

    5716 Cleveland St Ste 200, 
    Virginia Beach, VA 
     (9.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Lyell Jones is a Neurologist in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Dr. Jones is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), and Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Sentara Neurology Specialists

    1950 Glenn Mitchell Dr Ste 200, 
    Virginia Beach, VA 
     (8.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Karim Nayeem is a Neurologist in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Dr. Nayeem is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Alzheimer's Disease, Cerebellar Multiple System Atrophy, and Cerebellar Degeneration.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Neurology Consultants Of Tidewater PLLC

    6161 Kempsville Cir Ste 315, 
    Norfolk, VA 
     (12.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Firas Beitinjaneh is a Neurologist in Norfolk, Virginia. Dr. Beitinjaneh is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Seizures, Benign Rolandic Epilepsy, and Dravet Syndrome.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology

    Sentara Neurology Specialists

    1950 Glenn Mitchell Dr Ste 200, 
    Virginia Beach, VA 
     (8.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Hua Wang is a Neurologist in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Dr. Wang 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, Memory Loss, and Stroke.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Sentara Neurology Specialists

    1950 Glenn Mitchell Dr Ste 200, 
    Virginia Beach, VA 
     (8.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Amelito Malapira is a Neurologist in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Dr. Malapira is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Headache, Migraine, Tension Headache, and Myasthenia Gravis.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Mayo Clinic-Rochester

    5716 Cleveland St Ste 200, 
    Virginia Beach, VA 
     (9.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Donnie Starnes is a Neurologist in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Dr. Starnes 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 Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Mayo Clinic-Rochester

    5716 Cleveland St Ste 200, 
    Virginia Beach, VA 
     (9.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Karen Truitt is a Neurologist in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Dr. Truitt is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Distal Median Nerve Dysfunction, and Alzheimer's Disease.

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

    Mayo Clinic-Rochester

    5716 Cleveland St Ste 200, 
    Virginia Beach, VA 
     (9.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Robert Stroebel is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Dr. Stroebel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Swimmer's Ear, Caffey Disease, Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, and Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Mayo Clinic-Rochester

    5716 Cleveland St Ste 200, 
    Virginia Beach, VA 
     (9.5 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Paul Youssef is a Neurologist in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Dr. Youssef has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Myoclonic Epilepsy, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Hemimegalencephaly.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Neurology Consultants Of Tidewater PLLC

    6161 Kempsville Cir Ste 315, 
    Norfolk, VA 
     (12.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Robert Lanoue is a Neurologist in Norfolk, Virginia. Dr. Lanoue is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Secondary Parkinsonism, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS).

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

    Sentara Medical Group

    850 Kempsville Rd, 
    Norfolk, VA 
     (11.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Hinsing Choi is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Norfolk, Virginia. Dr. Choi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and Diverticular Disease.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology

    Neurology Specialists

    6161 Kempsville Cir Ste 315, 
    Norfolk, VA 
     (12.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Marcus Rice is a Neurologist in Norfolk, Virginia. Dr. Rice is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Neuromyelitis Optica, and Optic Neuritis.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Neurology Consultants Of Tidewater PLLC

    6161 Kempsville Cir Ste 315, 
    Norfolk, VA 
     (12.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Marie Holland is a Neurologist in Norfolk, Virginia. Dr. Holland is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Radiation Induced Meningioma, Memory Loss, Foot Drop, and Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology

    Neurology Consultants Of Tidewater PLLC

    6161 Kempsville Cir Ste 315, 
    Norfolk, VA 
     (12.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Lina Wang is a Neurologist in Norfolk, Virginia. Dr. Wang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Brain Aneurysm, Memory Loss, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and Migraine.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Chesapeake Regional Neurosciences-Neurology

    300 Medical Pkwy Ste 212, 
    Chesapeake, VA 
     (14.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Mrugendra Patel is a Neurologist in Chesapeake, Virginia. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Essential Tremor, Seizures, and Vascular Dementia. Dr. Patel is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Sleep Medicine
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Sleep Medicine

    Virginia Neurology And Sleep Center PC

    637 Kingsborough Sq Ste E, 
    Chesapeake, VA 
     (14.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Amrutlal Barot is a Sleep Medicine provider in Chesapeake, Virginia. Dr. Barot is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His top areas of expertise are Periodic Limb Movement Disorder, Restless Legs Syndrome, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and Folate-Deficiency Anemia.

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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 Virginia Beach, VA?

    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 Virginia Beach, VA?

    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 Virginia Beach, VA?

    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 Virginia Beach, VA?

    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 Virginia Beach, VA?

    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 Virginia Beach, VA?

    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 Virginia Beach, VA?

    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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