The 20 Best Memory Loss Doctors Near Me in Columbia, SC

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The 20 Best Memory Loss Doctors near Columbia, SC

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 86 doctor with experience in Memory Loss near Columbia, SC. Of these, 74 are Experienced, 7 are Advanced and 5 are Distinguished.

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    James F. Selph
    Distinguished in Memory Loss
    Distinguished in Memory Loss

    Prisma Health Neurology – Richland

    8 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 420, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    James Selph is a Neurologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Selph is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Epilepsy. Dr. Selph is currently accepting new patients.

    Walter H. Peters
    Distinguished in Memory Loss
    Distinguished in Memory Loss

    Prisma Health Neurology – Richland

    8 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 420, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Walter Peters is a Neurologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Peters is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Epilepsy. Dr. Peters is currently accepting new patients.

    Michael C. Mareska
    Advanced in Memory Loss
    Advanced in Memory Loss

    Prisma Health Neurology – Taylor St.

    1301 Taylor Street, Suite 7A, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Michael Mareska is a Neurologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Mareska is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Memory Loss, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Mareska is currently accepting new patients.

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    Mark N. Friedman
    Advanced in Memory Loss
    Advanced in Memory Loss

    Prisma Health Neurology – Richland

    8 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 420, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Mark Friedman is a Neurologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Friedman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Migraine, Tension Headache, and Seizures. Dr. Friedman is currently accepting new patients.

    Leonardo F. Bonilha
    Advanced in Memory Loss
    Advanced in Memory Loss

    Prisma Health Neurology – Richland

    8 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 420, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Leonardo Bonilha is a Neurologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Bonilha is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Stroke, Thrombectomy, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Bonilha is currently accepting new patients.

    Pradeep C. Bollu
    Experienced in Memory Loss
    Neurology | Sleep Medicine
    Experienced in Memory Loss
    Neurology | Sleep Medicine

    Prisma Health Neurology – Taylor St.

    1301 Taylor Street, Suite 7A, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Pradeep Bollu is a Neurologist and a Sleep Medicine provider in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Bollu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and Restless Legs Syndrome. Dr. Bollu is currently accepting new patients.

    Mary L. Gregory
    Experienced in Memory Loss
    Pediatric Neurology
    Experienced in Memory Loss
    Pediatric Neurology

    Prisma Health Pediatric Neurology – Columbia

    9 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 110, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Mary Gregory is a Pediatric Neurologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Gregory is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. Her top areas of expertise are Athetosis, Continuous Spike-Wave During Slow Sleep Syndrome, Photosensitive Epilepsy, and Seizures. Dr. Gregory is currently accepting new patients.

    Yedatore S. Venkatesh
    Experienced in Memory Loss
    Experienced in Memory Loss

    Prisma Health Neurology – Richland

    8 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 420, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Experience:
    44+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Yedatore Venkatesh is a Neurologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Venkatesh has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. His top areas of expertise are Dilated Cardiomyopathy with Hypergonadotropic Hypogonadism, Stroke, Cardiomyopathy Hypogonadism Metabolic Anomalies, Iridectomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Venkatesh is currently accepting new patients.

    Stephanie L. Paolini
    Experienced in Memory Loss
    Experienced in Memory Loss

    Prisma Health Neurology – Richland

    8 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 420, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Stephanie Paolini is a Neurologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Paolini is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. Her top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Migraine, and Memory Loss. Dr. Paolini is currently accepting new patients.

    Renu K. Pokharna
    Experienced in Memory Loss
    Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
    Experienced in Memory Loss
    Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine

    Prisma Health Neurology – Richland

    8 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 420, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Renu Pokharna is a Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine provider in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Pokharna is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Headache, and Seizures. Dr. Pokharna is currently accepting new patients.

    Souvik Sen
    Experienced in Memory Loss
    Neurology
    Experienced in Memory Loss
    Neurology

    Prisma Health Neurology – Richland

    8 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 420, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Souvik Sen is a Neurologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Sen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Familial Hemiplegic Migraine, Stent Placement, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Sen is currently accepting new patients.

    William A. Mcelveen
    Experienced in Memory Loss
    Experienced in Memory Loss

    Prisma Health Neurology – Richland

    8 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 420, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    William Mcelveen is a Neurologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Mcelveen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. His top areas of expertise are Cerebellar Degeneration, Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, and Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia. Dr. Mcelveen is currently accepting new patients.

    Miroslav Cuturic
    Experienced in Memory Loss
    Experienced in Memory Loss

    Prisma Health Neurology – Richland

    8 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 420, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Miroslav Cuturic is a Neurologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Cuturic is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. His top areas of expertise are Huntington Disease, Mcleod Neuroacanthocytosis Syndrome, Cerebellar Degeneration, and Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features. Dr. Cuturic is currently accepting new patients.

    Charles S. Lamar
    Experienced in Memory Loss
    Family Medicine | Geriatrics
    Experienced in Memory Loss
    Family Medicine | Geriatrics

    Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands

    3209 Colonial Dr, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (2.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Charles Lamar is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Geriatrics in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Lamar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension. Dr. Lamar is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Memory Loss
    Distinguished in Memory Loss

    Lexington Health Inc

    146 E Hospital Dr Ste 120A, 
    West Columbia, SC 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Donald Schmechel is a Neurologist in West Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Schmechel is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease (NIID), Inborn Amino Acid Metabolism Disorder, and Hypermethioninemia.

    Distinguished in Memory Loss
    Distinguished in Memory Loss

    Lexington Neurology

    146 E Hospital Dr Ste 140, 
    West Columbia, SC 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Douglas Sinclair is a Neurologist in West Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Sinclair is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Alzheimer's Disease, Epilepsy, and Essential Tremor.

    Distinguished in Memory Loss
    Distinguished in Memory Loss

    Lexington Medical Center

    2720 Sunset Blvd, 
    West Columbia, SC 
     (4.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    John Blevins is a Neurologist in West Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Blevins is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Stroke, and Neuromyelitis Optica.

    Experienced in Memory Loss
    Experienced in Memory Loss

    Prisma Health Neurosurgery

    3 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 310, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Ifeanyi Iwuchukwu is a Neurosurgery provider in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Iwuchukwu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Apoplexy, Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Iwuchukwu is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Memory Loss
    Advanced in Memory Loss

    South Carolina Neurological Clinic PA

    1333 Taylor St Ste 1C, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    James Carnes is a Neurologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Carnes is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. His top areas of expertise are Myasthenia Gravis, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Headache.

    Prexa D. Naik
    Experienced in Memory Loss
    Family Medicine | Geriatrics
    Experienced in Memory Loss
    Family Medicine | Geriatrics

    Prisma Health Senior Primary Care

    3010 Farrow Road, Suite 300, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Prexa Naik is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Geriatrics in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Naik is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Memory Loss. Her top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Familial Hypertension.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    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 daily living activities.

    When should I see a Memory Loss doctor near Columbia, SC?

    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 Columbia, SC?

    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 Columbia, SC?

    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 Columbia, SC?

    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 Columbia, SC?

    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 Columbia, SC?

    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 Columbia, SC?

    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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