The 20 Best Lafora Disease Doctors Near Me in Vancouver, WA

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Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 26 doctor with experience in Lafora Disease near Vancouver, WA. Of these, 21 are Experienced and 5 are Advanced.

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    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    5050 Northeast Hoyt Street, Suite 615, 
    Portland, OR 
     (7.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Felicia Ferguson is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Ferguson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. She is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Partial Familial Epilepsy, Partial Seizure, Seizures, and Memory Loss. Dr. Ferguson is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology

    Vancouver Neurologists PS

    505 NE 87th Ave Ste 460, 
    Vancouver, WA 
     (4.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Nik Haliza is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Vancouver, Washington. Dr. Haliza is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Migraine, Seizures, Memory Loss, and Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease (NIID).

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Vancouver Neurologists PS

    505 NE 87th Ave Ste 460, 
    Vancouver, WA 
     (4.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Anne Hamburg is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Vancouver, Washington. Dr. Hamburg is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. She is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Migraine, Axillary Nerve Dysfunction, Memory Loss, and Secondary Parkinsonism.

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    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology

    Vancouver Neurologists PS

    505 NE 87th Ave Ste 460, 
    Vancouver, WA 
     (4.7 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jaesung Kim is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Vancouver, Washington. He has been practicing medicine for over 17 years. Dr. Kim is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Migraine, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Memory Loss.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    5050 Northeast Hoyt Street, Suite 615, 
    Portland, OR 
     (7.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Julia Toub is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Toub 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 Seizures, Memory Loss, Epilepsy, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Toub is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    5050 Northeast Hoyt Street, Suite 615, 
    Portland, OR 
     (7.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Matthew Evans is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Evans is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE), Partial Seizure, Seizures, and Memory Loss. Dr. Evans is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    5050 Northeast Hoyt Street, Suite 615, 
    Portland, OR 
     (7.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Evan Fertig is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Fertig is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Benign Rolandic Epilepsy. Dr. Fertig is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    OHSU Hospital

    3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, 
    Portland, OR 
     (9.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    David Spencer is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Spencer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Memory Loss, Epilepsy, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Legacy Medical Group-Neurology At Emanuel

    501 N Graham St Ste 44 Office, 
    Portland, OR 
     (5.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    John Dempster is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Dempster is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 24 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Partial Familial Epilepsy, Partial Seizure, Memory Loss, and Seizures.

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

    Randall Children's Neurology

    501 N Graham St Ste 330A Office, 
    Portland, OR 
     (5.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jeffrey Ekstrand is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Ekstrand is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Absence Seizure, Status Epilepticus, and Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+).

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

    Randall Children's Neurology

    501 N Graham St Ste 330A Office, 
    Portland, OR 
     (5.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Alana Golden is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Golden is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. She is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Memory Loss, Continuous Spike-Wave During Slow Sleep Syndrome, and Photosensitive Epilepsy.

    Advanced in Lafora Disease
    Advanced in Lafora Disease

    Office

    501 SE 172nd Ave Ste 220, 
    Vancouver, WA 
     (7.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Michael Nelson is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Vancouver, Washington. Dr. Nelson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Dravet Syndrome, Memory Loss, Seizures, and Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA).

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

    Kaiser Permanente Interstate Specialty Pharmacy

    3550 N Interstate Ave, 
    Portland, OR 
     (5.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sarah Copeland is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Copeland is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. She is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Sandhoff Disease, Seizures, and Memory Loss.

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

    Randall Children's Neurology

    501 N Graham St Ste 330A Office, 
    Portland, OR 
     (5.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Teng Ji is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Ji is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. She is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses CAPOS Syndrome, Seizures, Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Legacy Medical Group-Neurology At Emanuel

    501 N Graham St Ste 44 Office, 
    Portland, OR 
     (5.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Christopher Ginocchio is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Ginocchio is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Benign Rolandic Epilepsy, Peripheral Neuropathy, Stroke, and Transverse Myelitis.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Legacy Medical Group-Neurology At Emanuel

    501 N Graham St Ste 44 Office, 
    Portland, OR 
     (5.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Nicholas Calvo is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Calvo 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 Epilepsy, Seizures, Memory Loss, and West Syndrome.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    Legacy Medical Group-Neurology At Salmon Creek

    2121 NE 139th St Ste 205 Office, 
    Vancouver, WA 
     (7.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Lawrence Neville is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Vancouver, Washington. Dr. Neville is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Migraine, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, and Memory Loss.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Family Medicine
    1321 Northeast 99th Avenue, 
    Portland, OR 
     (7.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Mischa Ronick is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Ronick is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. His clinical expertise encompasses Lafora Disease, Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology
    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Neurology

    University Andrology Lab LLC

    3303 S Bond Ave, 
    Portland, OR 
     (9.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Yanan Shang is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Shang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. Her clinical expertise encompasses Memory Loss, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Cerebellar Degeneration.

    Experienced in Lafora Disease
    Experienced in Lafora Disease

    University Andrology Lab LLC

    3303 S Bond Ave, 
    Portland, OR 
     (9.0 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Matthew Mccaskill is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Portland, Oregon. He has been practicing medicine for over 17 years. Dr. Mccaskill is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lafora Disease. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Memory Loss, Partial Seizure, and Partial Familial Epilepsy.

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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 Vancouver, WA?

    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 Vancouver, WA?

    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 Vancouver, WA?

    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 Vancouver, WA?

    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 Vancouver, WA?

    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 Vancouver, WA?

    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 Vancouver, WA?

    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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