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    MediFind found 46 doctor with experience in Periventricular Heterotopia near Palo Alto, CA. Of these, 36 are Experienced and 10 are Advanced.

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    46 providers found
      Advanced in Periventricular Heterotopia
      Neurology
      Advanced in Periventricular Heterotopia
      Neurology

      Stanford Medicine Children's Health Specialty Services-Menlo Park-Pediatric Stroke Care

      321 Middlefield Rd Ste 225, 
      Menlo Park, CA 
       (2.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Hyunmi Kim is a Neurologist in Menlo Park, California. Dr. Kim is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Periventricular Heterotopia. Her top areas of expertise are Absence Seizure, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Epilepsy in Children.

      Experienced in Periventricular Heterotopia
      Neurology
      Experienced in Periventricular Heterotopia
      Neurology

      Office

      453 Quarry Rd, 
      Palo Alto, CA 
       (1.6 miles away)
      Experience:
      10+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Felix Chang is a Neurologist in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Chang has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Periventricular Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET), Brain Stem Cancer, Trigeminal Neuralgia, and Posterior Fossa Tumor.

      Experienced in Periventricular Heterotopia
      Neurology
      Experienced in Periventricular Heterotopia
      Neurology

      Stanford Rehabilitation Clinic

      730 Welch Rd, 
      Palo Alto, CA 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jenna Klotz is a Neurologist in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Klotz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Periventricular Heterotopia. Her top areas of expertise are Dysferlinopathy, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Seizures, and Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+).

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      Experienced in Periventricular Heterotopia
      Neuroradiology
      Experienced in Periventricular Heterotopia
      Neuroradiology

      Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

      725 Welch Rd, 
      Palo Alto, CA 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Bruno Soares is a Neuroradiologist in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Soares is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Periventricular Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Pentalogy of Cantrell, Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma (pLGG), Chiari Malformation Type 1, and Brain Herniation.

      Experienced in Periventricular Heterotopia
      Neurosurgery | General Surgery
      Experienced in Periventricular Heterotopia
      Neurosurgery | General Surgery

      Stanford Health Care

      500 Pasteur Dr, 
      Palo Alto, CA 
       (1.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Steven Chang is a Neurosurgery specialist and a General Surgeon in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Chang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Periventricular Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Arteriovenous Malformation, Meningioma, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Awake Craniotomy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.

      Advanced in Periventricular Heterotopia
      Pediatric Neurology
      Advanced in Periventricular Heterotopia
      Pediatric Neurology

      Stanford Hospital And Clinics

      965 High St, 
      Palo Alto, CA 
       (0.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Ann Hyslop is a Pediatric Neurologist in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Hyslop is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Periventricular Heterotopia. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS).

      Advanced in Periventricular Heterotopia
      Advanced in Periventricular Heterotopia

      Outpatient Neurologic Rehabilitation Program

      213 Quarry Rd, 
      Palo Alto, CA 
       (1.4 miles away)
      Experience:
      17+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Babak Razavi is a Neurologist in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Razavi has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Periventricular Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Partial Familial Epilepsy, and Partial Seizure.

      Advanced in Periventricular Heterotopia
      Advanced in Periventricular Heterotopia

      Stanford Rehabilitation Clinic

      730 Welch Rd, 
      Palo Alto, CA 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Emily Spelbrink is a Neurologist in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Spelbrink is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Periventricular Heterotopia. Her top areas of expertise are West Syndrome, Seizures, Myoclonic Epilepsy, and Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+).

      Advanced in Periventricular Heterotopia
      Pediatric Neurology
      Advanced in Periventricular Heterotopia
      Pediatric Neurology

      Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

      725 Welch Rd, 
      Palo Alto, CA 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Experience:
      17+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Shannon Beres is a Pediatric Neurologist in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Beres has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Periventricular Heterotopia. Her top areas of expertise are Papilledema, Optic Glioma, Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome, and Increased Intracranial Pressure.

      Advanced in Periventricular Heterotopia
      Neurosurgery
      Advanced in Periventricular Heterotopia
      Neurosurgery

      Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

      725 Welch Rd, 
      Palo Alto, CA 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Harold Phillips is a Neurosurgery provider in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Phillips is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Periventricular Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Plagiocephaly, Cortical Dysplasia, Sunken Fontanelles, and Tethered Cord Syndrome.

      Advanced in Periventricular Heterotopia
      Advanced in Periventricular Heterotopia

      Stanford Hospital And Clinics

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (1.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Martha Morrell is a Neurologist in Stanford, California. Dr. Morrell is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Periventricular Heterotopia. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, Periventricular Heterotopia, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

      Advanced in Periventricular Heterotopia
      Neurosurgery
      Advanced in Periventricular Heterotopia
      Neurosurgery

      Office

      300 Pasteur Dr Rm R211, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (2.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Kelly Mahaney is a Neurosurgery provider in Stanford, California. Dr. Mahaney is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Periventricular Heterotopia. Her top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Chiari Malformation, Craniosynostosis, Plagiocephaly, and Posterior Fossa Decompression.

      Experienced in Periventricular Heterotopia
      Neurosurgery
      Experienced in Periventricular Heterotopia
      Neurosurgery

      Stanford Hospital And Clinics

      965 High St, 
      Palo Alto, CA 
       (0.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Juan Fernandez is a Neurosurgery provider in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Fernandez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Periventricular Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Craniopharyngioma, Meningioma, Pituitary Tumor, Septoplasty, and Balloon Sinuplasty.

      Experienced in Periventricular Heterotopia
      Neurosurgery
      Experienced in Periventricular Heterotopia
      Neurosurgery

      Outpatient Neurologic Rehabilitation Program

      213 Quarry Rd, 
      Palo Alto, CA 
       (1.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Vivek Buch is a Neurosurgery provider in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Buch is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Periventricular Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Essential Tremor, Seizures, Movement Disorders, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Thalamotomy.

      Experienced in Periventricular Heterotopia
      Experienced in Periventricular Heterotopia

      Outpatient Neurologic Rehabilitation Program

      213 Quarry Rd, 
      Palo Alto, CA 
       (1.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Josef Parvizi is a Neurologist in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Parvizi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Periventricular Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Memory Loss, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

      Experienced in Periventricular Heterotopia
      Experienced in Periventricular Heterotopia

      Stanford Rehabilitation Clinic

      730 Welch Rd, 
      Palo Alto, CA 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      William Gallentine is a Neurologist in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Gallentine is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Periventricular Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), Seizures, Status Epilepticus, and Absence Seizure.

      Experienced in Periventricular Heterotopia
      Pediatric Neurology
      Experienced in Periventricular Heterotopia
      Pediatric Neurology

      Stanford Rehabilitation Clinic

      730 Welch Rd, 
      Palo Alto, CA 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Miguel Moreno is a Pediatric Neurologist in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Moreno is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Periventricular Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Concussion, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, and GAPO Syndrome.

      Experienced in Periventricular Heterotopia
      Pediatric Neurology | Medical Genetics | Neurology
      Experienced in Periventricular Heterotopia
      Pediatric Neurology | Medical Genetics | Neurology
      725 Welch Rd, 
      Palo Alto, CA 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Rebecca Levy is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Medical Genetics provider in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Levy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Periventricular Heterotopia. Her top areas of expertise are Aphantasia, Zika Virus Disease, Microcephaly with Spastic Quadriplegia, and Microcephaly.

      Experienced in Periventricular Heterotopia
      Neuroradiology
      Experienced in Periventricular Heterotopia
      Neuroradiology

      Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

      725 Welch Rd, 
      Palo Alto, CA 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Mark Halverson is a Neuroradiologist in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Halverson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Periventricular Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Chiari Malformation, Brain Herniation, Chiari Malformation Type 1, and Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1).

      Experienced in Periventricular Heterotopia
      Medical Genetics | Pediatrics
      Experienced in Periventricular Heterotopia
      Medical Genetics | Pediatrics

      Lpch Medical Group Div Of Lucile

      725 Welch Rd, 
      Palo Alto, CA 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Dena Matalon is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Matalon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Periventricular Heterotopia. Her top areas of expertise are Campomelia Cumming Type, Microcephaly Deafness Syndrome, Coffin-Lowry Syndrome, and Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome.

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      Last Updated: 02/22/2026

      What is the definition of Periventricular Heterotopia?

      Periventricular heterotopia is a condition in which nerve cells (neurons) do not migrate properly during the early development of the fetal brain, from about the 6th week to the 24th week of pregnancy. Heterotopia means "out of place." In normal brain development, neurons form in the periventricular region, located around fluid-filled cavities (ventricles) near the center of the brain. The neurons then migrate outward to form the exterior of the brain (cerebral cortex) in six onion-like layers. In periventricular heterotopia, some neurons fail to migrate to their proper position and form clumps around the ventricles.

      When should I see a Periventricular Heterotopia doctor near Palo Alto, 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 Periventricular Heterotopia doctor near Palo Alto, 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 Periventricular Heterotopia doctors near Palo Alto, 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 Periventricular Heterotopia doctors near Palo Alto, 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 Periventricular Heterotopia doctor near Palo Alto, 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 Periventricular Heterotopia doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Periventricular Heterotopia 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 Periventricular Heterotopia doctor near Palo Alto, 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 Periventricular Heterotopia 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 Periventricular Heterotopia 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 Periventricular Heterotopia doctors near Palo Alto, CA?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Periventricular Heterotopia 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 Periventricular Heterotopia doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Periventricular Heterotopia 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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