The 20 Best Migraine with Brainstem Aura Doctors Near Me in Silver Spring, MD

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The 20 Best Migraine with Brainstem Aura Doctors near Silver Spring, MD

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 142 doctor with experience in Migraine with Brainstem Aura near Silver Spring, MD. Of these, 121 are Experienced, 20 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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    Advanced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura
    Pediatric Neurology
    Advanced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura
    Pediatric Neurology

    Sonal G. Patel M.D. A Professional Corporation

    4416 East West Hwy Ste 201, 
    Bethesda, MD 
     (4.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sonal Patel is a Pediatric Neurologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Patel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine with Brainstem Aura. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, and Seizures.

    Peter A. Keszler
    Experienced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura
    Experienced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura

    Johns Hopkins Community Physicians - Downtown Bethesda

    7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 700, Suite 700, 
    Bethesda, MD 
     (4.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Peter Keszler is a Neurologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Keszler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine with Brainstem Aura. His top areas of expertise are Cerebellar Degeneration, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, New Daily Persistent Headache (NDPH), and Migraine.

    Experienced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura
    Family Medicine

    William M Handy, MD PC

    389 Falls Dr NW, 
    Abingdon, VA 
     (7.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    . Dr. Handy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine with Brainstem Aura. His top areas of expertise are Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 10, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 20, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 2, and Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 15.

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    Advanced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura
    Family Medicine
    Advanced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura
    Family Medicine

    Office

    1105 Spring St Ste G, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Bela Shestopalova is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Shestopalova is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine with Brainstem Aura. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Angioedema, Episcleritis, and Tracheitis.

    Advanced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura
    Advanced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura

    Office

    10750 Columbia Pike Ste 600, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Taryn Fortune is a Neurologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Fortune is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine with Brainstem Aura. Her top areas of expertise are Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome, Memory Loss, Migraine, and Alzheimer's Disease.

    Advanced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura
    Advanced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura

    MedStar Health: Neurosurgery At Chevy Chase

    5454 Wisconsin Ave Ste 1225, 
    Chevy Chase, MD 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Tracy Fulton is a Neurologist in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Dr. Fulton is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine with Brainstem Aura. Her top areas of expertise are Tension Headache, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Migraine, and Memory Loss.

    Advanced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura
    Advanced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura

    MedStar Health: Medical Center At Chevy Chase

    5454 Wisconsin Ave # 11, 
    Chevy Chase, MD 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Katherine Hamilton is a Neurologist in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Dr. Hamilton is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine with Brainstem Aura. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Trigeminal Neuralgia, and Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia.

    Mary E. Callsen
    Experienced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura
    Internal Medicine

    Johns Hopkins Community Physicians - Downtown Bethesda

    7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 700, Suite 700, 
    Bethesda, MD 
     (4.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Mary Callsen, M.D., practices internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Community Physicians Downtown Bethesda. She received her medical degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine, and completed her residency in internal medicine at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. In 2014, Washingtonian magazine recognized Dr. Callsen as one of the area’s “Top Doctors.” Videos Caring for the CommunityMeet Dr. Mary Callsen. Dr. Callsen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine with Brainstem Aura. Her top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, Pityriasis Rosea, Hypothyroidism, and Obesity in Children.

    Nanak Chugh
    Experienced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura
    Neurology
    Experienced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura
    Neurology

    Sibley Memorial Hospital

    5255 Loughboro Road Northwest, Floor: 1st Floor Building C, Floor: 1st Floor Building C, 
    Washington, DC 
     (5.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hindi
    Offers Telehealth

    Nanak Chugh is a Neurologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Chugh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine with Brainstem Aura. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Seizures.

    Isaac C. Naggar
    Experienced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura
    Experienced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura

    Sibley Memorial Hospital

    5255 Loughboro Road Northwest, Floor: 1st Floor Building C, Floor: 1st Floor Building C, 
    Washington, DC 
     (5.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Arabic, Hebrew
    Offers Telehealth

    Isaac Naggar is a Neurologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Naggar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine with Brainstem Aura. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Stroke, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Concussion.

    Advanced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura
    Advanced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura

    Washington Medical Group PC

    1327 18th Street Northwest, 
    Washington, DC 
     (6.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish

    Dr. Pedro S. Buarque de Macedo is a neurologist affiliated with Sibley Memorial Hospital, as well as an assistant clinical professor of neurology at Georgetown University School of Medicine and an assistant clinical professor of physician assistant studies at George Washington University School of Medicine. He is also an adjunct assistant professor of clinical psychology at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. He practices out of Washington Medical Group in Washington, D.C. Dr. Buarque de Macedo has an expertise in behavioral neurology, headaches, chronic pain, closed head injury and neurorehabilitation. Dr. Buarque de Macedo earned his undergraduate degree from Catholic University and his medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He completed an internship in internal medicine at George Washington University Medical Center and a residency in neurology at Georgetown University and the Washington Veterans Administration Medical Center, where he served as chief resident. Dr. Buarque de Macedo is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Headache Society. Dr. De Macedo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine with Brainstem Aura. His top areas of expertise are Familial Dysautonomia, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Cerebellar Degeneration, and Migraine.

    Jonathan Ross
    Experienced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura
    Experienced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura

    MidAtlantic Epilepsy & Sleep Center

    Bethesda, MD 
     (6.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Prior to joining the Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center, Dr. Jonathan Ross was Director of The New England Epilepsy Institute, a division of New England Neurological Associates (NENA) in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He also served as head of the Neurology division at NENA. After graduating medical school in 1991, Dr. Ross completed postgraduate training at Harvard Medical School and Boston University School of Medicine, and also served as Teaching Fellow at Harvard and Boston University. Dr. Ross is an active member of the American Epilepsy Society, American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, Massachusetts Medical Society, and the American Academy of Neurology. Dr. Ross is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine with Brainstem Aura. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, and Benign Rolandic Epilepsy.

    Distinguished in Migraine with Brainstem Aura
    Distinguished in Migraine with Brainstem Aura

    Neurological Medicine P.A.

    7500 Hanover Pkwy Ste 201, 
    Greenbelt, MD 
     (8.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Nabeen Hussain is a Neurologist in Greenbelt, Maryland. Dr. Hussain is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine with Brainstem Aura. His top areas of expertise are Partial Familial Epilepsy, Partial Seizure, Memory Loss, and Seizures.

    Advanced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura
    Advanced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura

    Neurological Medicine P.A.

    7500 Hanover Pkwy Ste 201, 
    Greenbelt, MD 
     (8.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Lawrence Whicker is a Neurologist in Greenbelt, Maryland. Dr. Whicker is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine with Brainstem Aura. His top areas of expertise are Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, Memory Loss, Seizures, and Peripheral Neuropathy.

    Experienced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura
    Pediatric Neurology
    Experienced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura
    Pediatric Neurology

    Children's National Hospital

    1400 Forest Glen Rd Ste 335, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Michael Fayad is a Pediatric Neurologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Fayad is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine with Brainstem Aura. His top areas of expertise are Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis, Epilepsy in Children, Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures, and Myoclonic Epilepsy.

    Experienced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura
    Experienced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura

    The Neurology Center

    8555 16th St Ste 310, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Kenneth Eckmann is a Neurologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Eckmann is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine with Brainstem Aura. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Peripheral Neuropathy, Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome, and Movement Disorders.

    Experienced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura
    Pediatric Neurology
    Experienced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura
    Pediatric Neurology

    Children's National Hospital

    1400 Forest Glen Rd Ste 335, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Abigail Turner is a Pediatric Neurologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Turner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine with Brainstem Aura. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Tension Headache, Tourette Syndrome, and Stereotypic Movement Disorder.

    Experienced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura
    Pediatric Neurology
    Experienced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura
    Pediatric Neurology

    Children's National Hospital

    1400 Forest Glen Rd Ste 335, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Juma Mbwana is a Pediatric Neurologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Mbwana is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine with Brainstem Aura. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Absence Seizure, and Memory Loss.

    Experienced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura
    Experienced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura

    MedStar Health: Ophthalmology At Silver Spring

    8630 Fenton St # 7, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Benjamin Osborne is a Neurologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Osborne is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine with Brainstem Aura. His top areas of expertise are Neuromyelitis Optica, Optic Neuritis, Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome, and Increased Intracranial Pressure.

    Experienced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura
    Pediatric Neurology
    Experienced in Migraine with Brainstem Aura
    Pediatric Neurology

    Children's National Hospital

    1400 Forest Glen Rd Ste 335, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ilana Kahn is a Pediatric Neurologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Kahn is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Migraine with Brainstem Aura. Her top areas of expertise are Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Encephalitis, Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease, and Landau-Kleffner Syndrome.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Migraine with Brainstem Aura?

    Migraine with brainstem aura (MBA) is a type of migraine headache with aura that is associated with pain at the back of the head on both sides. An aura is a group of symptoms that generally serve as a warning sign that a bad headache is coming. Auras may consist of dizziness and vertigo, slurred speech, ataxia, tinnitus, visual changes, and/or loss of balance. The exact underlying cause of MBA is poorly understood. Migraines are likely complex disorders that are influenced by multiple genes, in combination with lifestyle and environmental factors. In rare cases, susceptibility to MBA may be caused by a change in the ATP1A2 gene or CACNA1A gene.

    When should I see a Migraine with Brainstem Aura doctor near Silver Spring, MD?

    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 Migraine with Brainstem Aura doctor near Silver Spring, MD?

    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 Migraine with Brainstem Aura doctors near Silver Spring, MD?

    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 Migraine with Brainstem Aura doctors near Silver Spring, MD?

    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 Migraine with Brainstem Aura doctor near Silver Spring, MD?

    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 Migraine with Brainstem Aura doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Migraine with Brainstem Aura 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 Migraine with Brainstem Aura doctor near Silver Spring, MD?

    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 Migraine with Brainstem Aura 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 Migraine with Brainstem Aura 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 Migraine with Brainstem Aura doctors near Silver Spring, MD?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Migraine with Brainstem Aura 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 Migraine with Brainstem Aura doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Migraine with Brainstem Aura 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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