The 20 Best Memory Loss Doctors Near Me in La Jolla, CA

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Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 184 doctor with experience in Memory Loss near La Jolla, CA. Of these, 158 are Experienced, 22 are Advanced and 4 are Distinguished.

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184 providers found
    Distinguished in Memory Loss
    Distinguished in Memory Loss

    University Of California San Diego Jacobs Medical Center

    9300 Campus Point Dr, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Leena Kansal is a Neurologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Kansal is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Partial Seizure, and Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE).

    Distinguished in Memory Loss
    Neurology
    Distinguished in Memory Loss
    Neurology

    UC San Diego

    200 W Arbor Dr, 
    San Diego, CA 
     (8.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jerry Shih is a Neurologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Shih is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

    Experienced in Memory Loss
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Memory Loss
    Internal Medicine

    MDVIP - La Jolla, CA

    9850 Genesee Ave Ste 425, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Brij Gupta is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in La Jolla, California. Dr. Gupta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. His top areas of expertise are Hypothyroidism, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Familial Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Dr. Gupta is currently accepting new patients.

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    Advanced in Memory Loss
    Advanced in Memory Loss

    Office

    9444 Medical Center Dr Ste 1-100, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Gabriel Leger is a Psychologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Leger is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. His top areas of expertise are Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome, Frontotemporal Dementia, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), and Dementia.

    Advanced in Memory Loss
    Advanced in Memory Loss

    UC San Diego Student Health SVC Pharmacy

    9500 Gilman Dr, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Kristoffer Nissinen is a Neurologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Nissinen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. His top areas of expertise are Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome, Memory Loss, Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease (NIID), and Primary Progressive Aphasia.

    Advanced in Memory Loss
    Neurology
    Advanced in Memory Loss
    Neurology

    UC San Diego Health Clinical Laboratory-La Jolla

    9350 Campus Point Dr, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    David Lee is a Neurologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Lee is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. His top areas of expertise are Partial Familial Epilepsy, Partial Seizure, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Gastrostomy.

    Advanced in Memory Loss
    Advanced in Memory Loss

    UC San Diego Health Clinical Laboratory-La Jolla

    9350 Campus Point Dr, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Experience:
    18+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Taha Gholipour is a Neurologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Gholipour has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Cortical Dysplasia.

    Advanced in Memory Loss
    Advanced in Memory Loss

    Office

    9444 Medical Center Dr, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Douglas Galasko is a Neurologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Galasko is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. His top areas of expertise are Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Parkinson's Disease, and Movement Disorders.

    Advanced in Memory Loss
    Advanced in Memory Loss

    University Of California San Diego Jacobs Medical Center

    9300 Campus Point Dr, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Vicente Iragui is a Neurologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Iragui is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Memory Loss, and Absence Seizure.

    Advanced in Memory Loss
    Advanced in Memory Loss

    Office

    9850 Genesee Ave Ste 340, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (4.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Naira Kocharian is a Neurologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Kocharian is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. Her top areas of expertise are Susac Syndrome, Memory Loss, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), and Headache.

    Advanced in Memory Loss
    Advanced in Memory Loss

    Scripps Clinic John R. Anderson V Medical Pavilion

    9898 Genesee Ave, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (4.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Nicholas Jonas is a Neurologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Jonas is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Seizures, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

    Advanced in Memory Loss
    Neurology
    Advanced in Memory Loss
    Neurology

    Scripps Clinic John R. Anderson V Medical Pavilion

    9898 Genesee Ave, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (4.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Tawny Ngo is a Neurologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Ngo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Memory Loss, Seizures, and Migraine with Brainstem Aura.

    Advanced in Memory Loss
    Advanced in Memory Loss

    Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines

    10710 N Torrey Pines Rd, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (4.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Michelle Ubels is a Neurologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Ubels is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. Her top areas of expertise are Partial Familial Epilepsy, Partial Seizure, Seizures, and Memory Loss.

    Distinguished in Memory Loss
    Neurology
    Distinguished in Memory Loss
    Neurology

    Office

    7625 Mesa College Dr Ste 200A, 
    San Diego, CA 
     (6.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ian Purcell is a Neurologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Purcell is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. His top areas of expertise are Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, Vertigo, Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss, and Deafness Hypogonadism Syndrome.

    Distinguished in Memory Loss
    Distinguished in Memory Loss

    UC San Diego

    200 W Arbor Dr, 
    San Diego, CA 
     (8.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Evelyn Tecoma is a Neurologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Tecoma is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Wallerian Degeneration, and Epilepsy.

    Advanced in Memory Loss
    Advanced in Memory Loss

    Office

    4033 3rd Ave Ste 420, 
    San Diego, CA 
     (8.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sudhir Malik is a Neurologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Malik is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. His top areas of expertise are Susac Syndrome, Hemiplegia, Seizures, and Tension Headache.

    Experienced in Memory Loss
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Memory Loss
    Family Medicine

    The Cove At La Jolla

    7160 Fay Ave, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (0.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    James Boyd is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in La Jolla, California. Dr. Boyd is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. His top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, Sepsis, Infective Endocarditis, Endoscopy, and Hip Replacement.

    Experienced in Memory Loss
    Experienced in Memory Loss

    Office

    8950 Villa La Jolla Dr Ste C227, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Adam Fleisher is a Neurologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Fleisher is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. His top areas of expertise are Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Developmental Dysphasia Familial, and Memory Loss.

    Experienced in Memory Loss
    Experienced in Memory Loss

    California Center For Neurointerventional Surgery

    9834 Genesee Ave Ste 411, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Frederick De La Vega is a Neurologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. De La Vega is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. His top areas of expertise are Headache, Cerebellar Degeneration, Stroke, and Movement Disorders.

    Experienced in Memory Loss
    Neurology
    Experienced in Memory Loss
    Neurology

    Edward Kocharian MD APC

    9850 Genesee Ave Ste 740, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dee Silver is a Neurologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Silver is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Dry Mouth, and Essential Tremor.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    What is the definition of Memory Loss?

    Memory loss is unusual forgetfulness. You may not be able to remember new events, recall one or more memories of the past, or both.

    The memory loss may be for a short time and then resolve (transient). Or, it may not go away, and, depending on the cause, it can get worse over time.

    In severe cases, such memory impairment may interfere with activities of daily living.

    When should I see a Memory Loss doctor near La Jolla, CA?

    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 Memory Loss doctor near La Jolla, CA?

    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 Memory Loss doctors near La Jolla, CA?

    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 Memory Loss doctors near La Jolla, CA?

    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 Memory Loss doctor near La Jolla, CA?

    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 Memory Loss doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Memory Loss 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 Memory Loss doctor near La Jolla, CA?

    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 Memory Loss 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 Memory Loss 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 Memory Loss doctors near La Jolla, CA?

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

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Memory Loss 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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