The 20 Best Meningitis Doctors Near Me in Kansas City, MO

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The 20 Best Meningitis Doctors near Kansas City, MO

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 77 doctor with experience in Meningitis near Kansas City, MO. Of these, 68 are Experienced, 8 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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77 providers found
    Distinguished in Meningitis
    Distinguished in Meningitis

    Truman Inpatient PSYCH Unit

    2301 Holmes St, 
    Kansas City, MO 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sean Gratton is a Neurologist in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Gratton has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Increased Intracranial Pressure, Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome, Optic Neuritis, and Optic Atrophy Type 1.

    Michael G. Abraham
    Advanced in Meningitis
    Neuroradiology
    Advanced in Meningitis
    Neuroradiology

    The University Of Kansas Hospital

    4000 Cambridge Street, 
    Kansas City, KS 
     (3.4 miles away)
    Experience:
    21+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Michael Abraham is a Neuroradiologist in Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. Abraham has been practicing medicine for over 21 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome, Increased Intracranial Pressure, Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement. Dr. Abraham is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Meningitis
    Infectious Disease
    Advanced in Meningitis
    Infectious Disease

    Plaza Infectious Disease PC

    4320 Wornall Rd Ste 440, 
    Kansas City, MO 
     (3.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Joseph Brewer is an Infectious Disease provider in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Brewer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Common Variable Immune Deficiency, Meningitis, Lyme Disease, and Mononucleosis.

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    Arpan Patel
    Experienced in Meningitis
    Neurology
    Experienced in Meningitis
    Neurology

    Landon Center On Aging

    3599 Rainbow Boulevard, 
    Kansas City, KS 
     (3.2 miles away)
    Experience:
    13+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Gujarati , Hindi
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Arpan Patel is a Neurologist in Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. Patel has been practicing medicine for over 13 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Rasmussen Encephalitis, Encephalitis, and Conversion Disorder. Dr. Patel is currently accepting new patients.

    Dipika Aggarwal
    Experienced in Meningitis
    Experienced in Meningitis

    Landon Center On Aging

    3599 Rainbow Boulevard, 
    Kansas City, KS 
     (3.2 miles away)
    Experience:
    20+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hindi
    Offers Telehealth

    Dipika Aggarwal is a Neurologist in Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. Aggarwal has been practicing medicine for over 20 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningitis. Her top areas of expertise are Hereditary Ataxia, Headache, Migraine, and Spastic Paraplegia Type 3A.

    Jorge F. Kawano
    Experienced in Meningitis
    Experienced in Meningitis

    Landon Center On Aging

    3599 Rainbow Boulevard, 
    Kansas City, KS 
     (3.2 miles away)
    Experience:
    21+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Jorge Kawano is a Neurologist in Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. Kawano has been practicing medicine for over 21 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Memory Loss, Migraine, and Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA). Dr. Kawano is currently accepting new patients.

    Paul J. Camarata
    Experienced in Meningitis
    Experienced in Meningitis

    Cambridge Tower A

    3825 Cambridge Street, 
    Kansas City, KS 
     (3.3 miles away)
    Experience:
    40+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Italian
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Paul Camarata is a Neurosurgery provider in Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. Camarata has been practicing medicine for over 40 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Radiation Induced Meningioma, Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2), Awake Craniotomy, and Thrombectomy. Dr. Camarata is currently accepting new patients.

    Roukoz B. Chamoun
    Experienced in Meningitis
    Experienced in Meningitis

    Cambridge Tower A

    3825 Cambridge Street, 
    Kansas City, KS 
     (3.3 miles away)
    Experience:
    26+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Arabic, French
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Roukoz Chamoun is a Neurosurgery provider in Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. Chamoun has been practicing medicine for over 26 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Pituitary Tumor, Hypothalamic Tumor, Awake Craniotomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Chamoun is currently accepting new patients.

    Kyle G. Carpenter
    Experienced in Meningitis
    Experienced in Meningitis

    The University Of Kansas Hospital

    4000 Cambridge Street, 
    Kansas City, KS 
     (3.4 miles away)
    Experience:
    16+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kyle Carpenter is a Neurologist in Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. Carpenter has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Transmyocardial Revascularization, and Stent Placement.

    Sabreena J. Slavin
    Experienced in Meningitis
    Experienced in Meningitis

    The University Of Kansas Hospital

    4000 Cambridge Street, 
    Kansas City, KS 
     (3.4 miles away)
    Experience:
    14+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Bengali, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Sabreena Slavin is a Neurologist in Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. Slavin has been practicing medicine for over 14 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningitis. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Vertebral Artery Dissection, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Transmyocardial Revascularization, and Stent Placement.

    Rachel T. Weihe
    Experienced in Meningitis
    Infectious Disease
    Experienced in Meningitis
    Infectious Disease

    Medical Pavilion

    2000 Olathe Boulevard, 
    Kansas City, KS 
     (3.5 miles away)
    Experience:
    13+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Rachel Weihe is an Infectious Disease provider in Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. Weihe has been practicing medicine for over 13 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningitis. Her top areas of expertise are Osteomyelitis, Nocardiosis, Infectious Arthritis, and Arachnoiditis.

    Fernando L. Merino
    Experienced in Meningitis
    Infectious Disease
    Experienced in Meningitis
    Infectious Disease

    Medical Pavilion

    2000 Olathe Boulevard, 
    Kansas City, KS 
     (3.5 miles away)
    Experience:
    42+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Fernando Merino is an Infectious Disease provider in Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. Merino has been practicing medicine for over 42 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Orbital Cellulitis, Osteomyelitis, Myelitis, and HIV/AIDS. Dr. Merino is currently accepting new patients.

    Albert J. Eid
    Experienced in Meningitis
    Infectious Disease
    Experienced in Meningitis
    Infectious Disease

    Medical Pavilion

    2000 Olathe Boulevard, 
    Kansas City, KS 
     (3.5 miles away)
    Experience:
    26+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Arabic, French
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Albert Eid is an Infectious Disease provider in Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. Eid has been practicing medicine for over 26 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Cryptococcosis, Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Cytomegalovirus Infection, and Fetal Parvovirus Syndrome. Dr. Eid is currently accepting new patients.

    Victoria A. Poplin
    Experienced in Meningitis
    Infectious Disease
    Experienced in Meningitis
    Infectious Disease

    Medical Pavilion

    2000 Olathe Boulevard, 
    Kansas City, KS 
     (3.5 miles away)
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Victoria Poplin is an Infectious Disease provider in Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. Poplin has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningitis. Her top areas of expertise are Blastomycosis, Paracoccidioidomycosis, Coccidioidomycosis, and Meningitis. Dr. Poplin is currently accepting new patients.

    Kassem A. Hammoud
    Experienced in Meningitis
    Infectious Disease
    Experienced in Meningitis
    Infectious Disease

    Medical Pavilion

    2000 Olathe Boulevard, 
    Kansas City, KS 
     (3.5 miles away)
    Experience:
    24+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Arabic, French
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Kassem Hammoud is an Infectious Disease provider in Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. Hammoud has been practicing medicine for over 24 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Osteomyelitis, Endocarditis, Osteomyelitis in Children, and Infective Endocarditis. Dr. Hammoud is currently accepting new patients.

    Stephen Waller
    Experienced in Meningitis
    Infectious Disease
    Experienced in Meningitis
    Infectious Disease

    Medical Pavilion

    2000 Olathe Boulevard, 
    Kansas City, KS 
     (3.5 miles away)
    Experience:
    28+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Stephen Waller is an Infectious Disease provider in Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. Waller has been practicing medicine for over 28 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Cryptococcosis, Cytomegalovirus Infection, Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease. Dr. Waller is currently accepting new patients.

    Dennis M. Shoemaker
    Experienced in Meningitis
    Infectious Disease
    Experienced in Meningitis
    Infectious Disease

    Medical Pavilion

    2000 Olathe Boulevard, 
    Kansas City, KS 
     (3.5 miles away)
    Experience:
    26+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dennis Shoemaker is an Infectious Disease provider in Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. Shoemaker has been practicing medicine for over 26 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Swimming Pool Granuloma, Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis, Osteomyelitis, and Myelitis.

    Experienced in Meningitis
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Meningitis
    Neurosurgery

    Truman Inpatient PSYCH Unit

    2301 Holmes St, 
    Kansas City, MO 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    John Gianino is a Neurosurgery provider in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Gianino is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Radiation Induced Meningioma, Cervical Myelopathy, Meningioma, and Spinal Stenosis.

    Experienced in Meningitis
    Experienced in Meningitis

    Truman Inpatient PSYCH Unit

    2301 Holmes St, 
    Kansas City, MO 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Arthur Allen is a Neurologist in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Allen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Movement Disorders, and Parkinson's Disease.

    Experienced in Meningitis
    Infectious Disease
    Experienced in Meningitis
    Infectious Disease

    Children's Mercy Kansas City

    2401 Gillham Rd, 
    Kansas City, MO 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Douglas Swanson is an Infectious Disease provider in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Swanson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Strep Throat, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), Pneumococcal Meningitis, and Cellulitis.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Meningitis?

    Meningitis is an infection of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. This covering is called the meninges.

    When should I see an Meningitis doctor near Kansas City, MO?

    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 an Meningitis doctor near Kansas City, MO?

    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 Meningitis doctors near Kansas City, MO?

    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 Meningitis doctors near Kansas City, MO?

    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 an Meningitis doctor near Kansas City, MO?

    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 Meningitis doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Meningitis 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 an Meningitis doctor near Kansas City, MO?

    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 Meningitis 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 Meningitis 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 Meningitis doctors near Kansas City, MO?

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

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