The 20 Best Lissencephaly Doctors Near Me in Houston, TX

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The 20 Best Lissencephaly Doctors near Houston, TX

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 27 doctor with experience in Lissencephaly near Houston, TX. Of these, 21 are Experienced, 3 are Advanced and 3 are Distinguished.

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    Jennifer E. Posey
    Advanced in Lissencephaly
    Medical Genetics
    Advanced in Lissencephaly
    Medical Genetics

    Baylor College Of Medicine - Molec & Human Gen

    6701 Fannin St, Cc1610, 
    Houston, TX 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    In my clinical practice, I see adult patients with diagnosed or suspected genetic disease. This includes both chromosomal abnormalities, as well as single gene disorders. I see patients with a variety of disorders, including Tuberous Sclerosis, Neurofibromatosis, connective tissue disease including Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and Marfan syndrome, and familial cancer syndromes. I have a particular clinical interest in patients with cardiopulmonary disease. As a physician-scientist, I have a research focus on postural orthostatic hypotension (POTS) and pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH). Dr. Posey is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly. Her top areas of expertise are Hypotonia, Microcephaly, Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome, and Cortical Dysplasia.

    Distinguished in Lissencephaly
    Pediatrics | Medical Genetics
    Distinguished in Lissencephaly
    Pediatrics | Medical Genetics
    6701 Fannin St, 
    Houston, TX 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Carlos Bacino is a Pediatrics specialist and a Medical Genetics provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Bacino is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Achondroplasia, Angelman Syndrome, Miller-Dieker Syndrome, and Lissencephaly 1. Dr. Bacino is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Lissencephaly
    Pediatric Neurology
    Distinguished in Lissencephaly
    Pediatric Neurology

    Office

    6701 Fannin St Ste 1250, 
    Houston, TX 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Davut Pehlivan is a Pediatric Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Pehlivan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita, Congenital Contractures, Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome, Microcephaly, and Craniectomy.

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    Distinguished in Lissencephaly
    Pediatrics
    Distinguished in Lissencephaly
    Pediatrics

    Office

    6701 Fannin St Ste 1560, 
    Houston, TX 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    James Lupski is a Pediatrics provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Lupski is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Potocki-Lupski Syndrome, Hypotonia, Smith-Magenis Syndrome, and Microcephaly.

    Experienced in Lissencephaly
    Experienced in Lissencephaly

    Office

    6701 Fannin St Ste 950, 
    Houston, TX 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kimberly Houck is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Houck is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Epilepsy.

    Experienced in Lissencephaly
    Experienced in Lissencephaly

    Office

    6701 Fannin St Ste 1250, 
    Houston, TX 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Daniel Davila is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Davila is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Wyburn-Mason Syndrome, and Vein of Galen Aneurysm.

    Experienced in Lissencephaly
    Experienced in Lissencephaly

    Office

    6701 Fannin St Ste 1250, 
    Houston, TX 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Anuranjita Nayak is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Nayak is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Status Epilepticus, Epilepsy in Children, and Memory Loss.

    Experienced in Lissencephaly
    Experienced in Lissencephaly

    Office

    6701 Fannin St Ste 1250, 
    Houston, TX 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Danielle Takacs is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Takacs is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly. Her top areas of expertise are West Syndrome, Spasmus Nutans, Epilepsy in Children, and Seizures.

    Advanced in Lissencephaly
    Pediatrics | Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
    Advanced in Lissencephaly
    Pediatrics | Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
    6701 Fannin St, Suite 1560, 
    Houston, TX 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Lisa Emrick is a Pediatrics specialist and a Pediatric Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Emrick is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly. Her top areas of expertise are MELAS Syndrome, Hypotonia, CACH Syndrome, Cortical Dysplasia, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Emrick is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Lissencephaly
    Pediatric Neurology
    Advanced in Lissencephaly
    Pediatric Neurology

    Office

    6701 Fannin St Ste 950, 
    Houston, TX 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Experience:
    44+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Gary Clark is a Pediatric Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Clark has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Lissencephaly, Seizures, Cortical Dysplasia, and Meningocele.

    Experienced in Lissencephaly
    Pediatric Neurology
    Experienced in Lissencephaly
    Pediatric Neurology

    Baylor College Of Medicine

    1 Baylor Plz, 
    Houston, TX 
     (3.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Daniel Calame is a Pediatric Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Calame is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Spasticity, Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis, Hypotonia, and Spastic Paraplegia Type 7.

    Experienced in Lissencephaly
    Medical Genetics | Pediatrics
    Experienced in Lissencephaly
    Medical Genetics | Pediatrics
    6701 Fannin St, 
    Houston, TX 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Urdu
    Accepting New Patients

    Seema Lalani is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Lalani is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly. Her top areas of expertise are GABA-Transaminase Deficiency, Hypotonia, VACTERL Association, and 1p36 Deletion Syndrome. Dr. Lalani is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Lissencephaly
    Medical Genetics | Pediatrics
    Experienced in Lissencephaly
    Medical Genetics | Pediatrics
    6701 Fannin St, Suite 1560, 
    Houston, TX 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Lindsay Burrage is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Burrage is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly. Her top areas of expertise are Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD), Hypotonia, Argininosuccinic Aciduria, and Microcephaly. Dr. Burrage is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Lissencephaly
    Pediatric Neurology
    Experienced in Lissencephaly
    Pediatric Neurology

    Baylor College Of Medicine

    6701 Fannin St, 
    Houston, TX 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mered Parnes is a Pediatric Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Parnes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Chorea, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Movement Disorders, Tourette Syndrome, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Experienced in Lissencephaly
    Pediatric Neurology
    Experienced in Lissencephaly
    Pediatric Neurology

    Baylor College Of Medicine

    6701 Fannin St, 
    Houston, TX 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Edward Espineli is a Pediatric Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Espineli has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Aphantasia, Partial Familial Epilepsy, Seizures, and Partial Seizure.

    Experienced in Lissencephaly
    Pediatric Neurology
    Experienced in Lissencephaly
    Pediatric Neurology

    Baylor College Of Medicine

    6701 Fannin St, 
    Houston, TX 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Farida Abid is a Pediatric Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Abid is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly. Her top areas of expertise are Dysferlinopathy, Amyotonia Congenita, Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome, and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

    Experienced in Lissencephaly
    Pediatric Neurology
    Experienced in Lissencephaly
    Pediatric Neurology

    Baylor College Of Medicine

    6701 Fannin St, 
    Houston, TX 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kristen Fisher is a Pediatric Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Fisher is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly. Her top areas of expertise are Rasmussen Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Encephalitis, and Seizures.

    Experienced in Lissencephaly
    Pediatric Neurology
    Experienced in Lissencephaly
    Pediatric Neurology

    Office

    6701 Fannin St Ste 950, 
    Houston, TX 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Carlos Rivera is a Pediatric Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Rivera is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Zika Virus Disease, Microcephaly with Spastic Quadriplegia, Microcephaly, and Epilepsy.

    Experienced in Lissencephaly
    Pediatrics
    Experienced in Lissencephaly
    Pediatrics

    UT Physicians Pediatric Specialists - Texas Medical Center

    6410 Fannin St Ste 500, 
    Houston, TX 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Shade Moody is a Pediatrics provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Moody is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly. Her top areas of expertise are Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2, Spinal Muscular Atrophy with Arthrogryposis, X-Linked Infantile Spinal Muscular Atrophy, and Lissencephaly 1.

    Experienced in Lissencephaly
    Pediatrics
    Experienced in Lissencephaly
    Pediatrics

    Office

    6701 Fannin St Ste 1250, 
    Houston, TX 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Imad Jarjour is a Pediatrics provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Jarjour is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), Familial Dysautonomia, Seizures, and Migraine.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    When should I see a Lissencephaly doctor near Houston, TX?

    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 Lissencephaly doctor near Houston, TX?

    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 Lissencephaly doctors near Houston, TX?

    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 Lissencephaly doctors near Houston, TX?

    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 Lissencephaly doctor near Houston, TX?

    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 Lissencephaly doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Lissencephaly 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 Lissencephaly doctor near Houston, TX?

    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 Lissencephaly 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 Lissencephaly 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 Lissencephaly doctors near Houston, TX?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Lissencephaly 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 Lissencephaly doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Lissencephaly 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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