The 20 Best Myoclonic Epilepsy Doctors Near Me in Lexington, KY

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Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 29 doctor with experience in Myoclonic Epilepsy near Lexington, KY. Of these, 26 are Experienced and 3 are Advanced.

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    Toufic Fakhoury
    Experienced in Myoclonic Epilepsy
    Experienced in Myoclonic Epilepsy

    CHI Saint Joseph Medical Group - Neurology - Lexington, KY (Suite 280)

    1401 Harrodsburg Road, Suite B-280, 
    Lexington, KY 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    A neurologist, Toufic Fakhoury, MD, has practiced medicine since 1990. He treats patients ages 6 and older at Saint Joseph Medical Group – Neurology. His areas of focus are epilepsy and seizures.In his approach to patient care, Dr. Fakhoury believes the most important factors are listening to patients, explaining their condition and discussing the diagnosis and treatment options. He demonstrates humankindness by listening and showing compassion. Inspired by his father to become a doctor, he gravitated to neurology as a specialty. “I found it to be very dynamic with frequent innovations and options of treatments,” he said.Dr. Fakhoury’s medical training culminated in a fellowship in neurology, neurophysiology and epilepsy. His hobbies include travel and reading. Dr. Fakhoury is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE), Memory Loss, and Partial Seizure.

    Warren Chumley
    Experienced in Myoclonic Epilepsy
    Experienced in Myoclonic Epilepsy

    CHI Saint Joseph Medical Group - Neurology - Lexington, KY (Suite 200)

    1021 Majestic Drive, Suite 200, 
    Lexington, KY 
     (2.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Dr. Chumley has been practicing neurology since 2002, with interests that include migraine and cervical dystonia. He sees patients ages 18 and older at Saint Joseph Medical Group – Neurology.Dr. Chumley said his approach to care “is to listen to patients to determine best how to help them; I enjoy coming up with a plan as a team.” He shows humankindness to patients by listening, thinking and asking questions when appropriate.A member of the American Academy of Neurology, he also enjoys performing botulinum toxin injections for multiple conditions, including migraine, blepharospasm, hemifacial spasm and spasticity of the extremities.Dr. Chumley is a graduate of Centre College and the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. He completed his residency in neurology at the University of Kentucky and served a one-year fellowship in clinical neurophysiology at the Medical College of Georgia. Dr. Chumley is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Migraine, and Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features.

    Experienced in Myoclonic Epilepsy
    Neurology
    Experienced in Myoclonic Epilepsy
    Neurology

    UK Healthcare Women's Health

    740 Rose St Ste B101, 
    Lexington, KY 
     (4.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jordan Clay is a Neurologist in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Clay is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Status Epilepticus, and Epilepsy.

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    Advanced in Myoclonic Epilepsy
    Advanced in Myoclonic Epilepsy

    University Of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center

    740 Rose St, 
    Lexington, KY 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Robert Baumann is a Pediatrics provider in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Baumann is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Status Epilepticus, Epilepsy in Children, Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis, and Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures.

    Advanced in Myoclonic Epilepsy
    Advanced in Myoclonic Epilepsy

    Office

    740 Rose St, 
    Lexington, KY 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Meriem Bensalem is a Neurologist in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Bensalem is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE).

    Advanced in Myoclonic Epilepsy
    Advanced in Myoclonic Epilepsy

    Baptist Healthcare System Inc

    1740 Nicholasville Rd, 
    Lexington, KY 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Amartyadeb Goswami is a Neurologist in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Goswami is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Carotid Artery Surgery, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in Myoclonic Epilepsy
    Experienced in Myoclonic Epilepsy

    Kentucky Children's Hospital

    800 Rose St, 
    Lexington, KY 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sharoon Qaiser is a Pediatrics provider in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Qaiser is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy in Children, Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis, Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures, and Migraine.

    Experienced in Myoclonic Epilepsy
    Experienced in Myoclonic Epilepsy

    Kentucky Children's Hospital

    800 Rose St, 
    Lexington, KY 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Zahra Haghighat is a Pediatrics provider in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Haghighat is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Epilepsy in Children, and Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis.

    Experienced in Myoclonic Epilepsy
    Experienced in Myoclonic Epilepsy

    Kentucky Children's Hospital

    800 Rose St, 
    Lexington, KY 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kimberly Jones is a Neurologist in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Jones is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. Her top areas of expertise are Dravet Syndrome, Lafora Disease, Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, and Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy.

    Experienced in Myoclonic Epilepsy
    Experienced in Myoclonic Epilepsy

    Kentucky Children's Hospital

    800 Rose St, 
    Lexington, KY 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Kara Kennedy is a Neurologist in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Kennedy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Apoplexy, Gastrostomy, and Carotid Artery Surgery.

    Experienced in Myoclonic Epilepsy
    Experienced in Myoclonic Epilepsy

    Office

    740 Rose St, 
    Lexington, KY 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Charles Smith is a Neurologist in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Smith is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Supranuclear Ocular Palsy, Supranuclear Ophthalmoplegia, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Atypical, and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.

    Experienced in Myoclonic Epilepsy
    Experienced in Myoclonic Epilepsy

    Univ. Of Kentucky

    740 Rose St, 
    Lexington, KY 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Edward Kasarskis is a Neurologist in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Kasarskis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), and Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy.

    Experienced in Myoclonic Epilepsy
    Experienced in Myoclonic Epilepsy

    Baptist Healthcare System Inc

    1740 Nicholasville Rd, 
    Lexington, KY 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Murali Kolikonda is a Neurologist in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Kolikonda has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, and Thrombectomy.

    Experienced in Myoclonic Epilepsy
    Experienced in Myoclonic Epilepsy

    Baptist Healthcare System Inc

    1740 Nicholasville Rd, 
    Lexington, KY 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Timothy Coleman is a Neurologist in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Coleman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Herpes Simplex Encephalitis, and Stroke.

    Experienced in Myoclonic Epilepsy
    Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
    Experienced in Myoclonic Epilepsy
    Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

    Office

    2195 Harrodsburg Rd Ste 2, 
    Lexington, KY 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Experience:
    44+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Gulam Khan is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Khan has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Memory Loss, and Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis.

    Experienced in Myoclonic Epilepsy
    Pediatric Neurology
    Experienced in Myoclonic Epilepsy
    Pediatric Neurology

    Office

    2195 Harrodsburg Rd Ste 2, 
    Lexington, KY 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kaitlyn Cartwright is a Pediatric Neurologist in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Cartwright is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. Her top areas of expertise are Myoclonic Epilepsy, West Syndrome, Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures, and Epilepsy in Children.

    Experienced in Myoclonic Epilepsy
    Experienced in Myoclonic Epilepsy

    UK Turfland Clinic Pharmacy

    2195 Harrodsburg Rd, 
    Lexington, KY 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Donita Lightner is a Neurologist in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Lightner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. Her top areas of expertise are Neurofibromatosis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), RASopathies, and Down Syndrome.

    Experienced in Myoclonic Epilepsy
    Experienced in Myoclonic Epilepsy

    UK Turfland Clinic Pharmacy

    2195 Harrodsburg Rd, 
    Lexington, KY 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Joshua Chalkley is a Neurologist in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Chalkley is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Optic Neuritis, Neuromyelitis Optica, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease.

    Experienced in Myoclonic Epilepsy
    Experienced in Myoclonic Epilepsy

    Baptist Physicians Lexington Inc

    2101 Nicholasville Rd Ste 204, 
    Lexington, KY 
     (2.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Supriya Kohli is a Neurologist in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Kohli is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Migraine, and Tension Headache.

    Experienced in Myoclonic Epilepsy
    Neurology
    Experienced in Myoclonic Epilepsy
    Neurology

    Baptist Physicians Lexington Inc

    2101 Nicholasville Rd Ste 204, 
    Lexington, KY 
     (2.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ronak Jani is a Neurologist in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Jani is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Tension Headache, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, and Trigeminal Neuralgia.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Myoclonic Epilepsy?

    Myoclonic epilepsy is a type of seizure disorder characterized by quick jerking movements due to uncontrolled muscle contractions caused by abnormal electrical impulses in the brain. Unlike grand mal (tonic-clonic) seizures, during a myoclonic seizure the affected individual does not lose consciousness. There are several types of myoclonic epilepsy, including infantile spasms, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, and progressive myoclonic epilepsy, among others.

    When should I see a Myoclonic Epilepsy doctor near Lexington, KY?

    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 Myoclonic Epilepsy doctor near Lexington, KY?

    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 Myoclonic Epilepsy doctors near Lexington, KY?

    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 Myoclonic Epilepsy doctors near Lexington, KY?

    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 Myoclonic Epilepsy doctor near Lexington, KY?

    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 Myoclonic Epilepsy doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Myoclonic Epilepsy 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 Myoclonic Epilepsy doctor near Lexington, KY?

    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 Myoclonic Epilepsy 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 Myoclonic Epilepsy 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 Myoclonic Epilepsy doctors near Lexington, KY?

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

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Myoclonic Epilepsy 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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