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    Last Updated: 10/30/2025

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    MediFind found 24 doctor with experience in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia near Chicago, IL. Of these, 19 are Experienced and 5 are Advanced.

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      Advanced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      Advanced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      225 E Chicago Ave # 51, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (1.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish

      Andrea Pardo is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Pardo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Corpus Callosum Agenesis, Seizures, Agyria Pachygyria Polymicrogyria, and Focal or Multifocal Malformations in Neuronal Migration.

      Advanced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Pediatric Neurology
      Advanced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Pediatric Neurology
      225 E Chicago Ave, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish

      Joanna Garcia-Pierce is a Pediatric Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Garcia-Pierce is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Partial Seizure, Absence Seizure, and Epilepsy in Children.

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      Advanced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology
      Advanced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology

      Lurie Children's Medical Group Inc.

      225 E Chicago Ave, Box 118, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Charles Marcuccilli is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Marcuccilli is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Susac Syndrome, and Fetal Thalidomide Syndrome. Dr. Marcuccilli is currently accepting new patients.

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      Advanced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      Advanced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      225 E Chicago Ave, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      David Bieber is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Bieber is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Partial Seizure, Athetosis, and Seizures.

      Experienced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      Experienced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      225 E Chicago Ave, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Divya Desai is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Desai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Athetosis, Photosensitive Epilepsy, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, and Partial Seizure.

      Experienced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Pediatric Neurology
      Experienced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Pediatric Neurology
      225 E Chicago Ave, Lurie Children's Hospital, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Sunila Oconnor is a Pediatric Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Oconnor is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Status Epilepticus, Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), Seizures, and Epilepsy Juvenile Absence.

      Experienced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      Experienced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      225 E Chicago Ave, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Tracy Gertler is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Gertler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Athetosis, Myoclonic Epilepsy, and Epilepsy in Children.

      Experienced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Pediatric Neurology
      Experienced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Pediatric Neurology
      225 E Chicago Ave, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Polish, Spanish

      Dina Soloveychik is a Pediatric Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Soloveychik is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Partial Seizure, Seizures, Absence Seizure, and Epilepsy Juvenile Absence.

      Experienced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Pediatrics | Neurology
      Experienced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Pediatrics | Neurology
      225 E Chicago Ave, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish

      Talia Shear is a Pediatrics specialist and a Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Shear is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Status Epilepticus, Microcephaly, Microcephaly with Spastic Quadriplegia, and Zika Virus Disease.

      Experienced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Pediatric Neurology | Psychiatry | Neurology
      Experienced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Pediatric Neurology | Psychiatry | Neurology

      Lurie Children's Medical Group Inc.

      225 E Chicago Ave, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Divakar Mithal is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Psychiatrist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Mithal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia. His top areas of expertise are Leigh Syndrome, Maternally Inherited Leigh Syndrome, MELAS Syndrome, and Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation (PAVM).

      Experienced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      Experienced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      225 E Chicago Ave, Box 51, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Joanna Blackburn is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Blackburn is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Chorea, Tourette Syndrome, Transient Tic Disorder, and Stereotypic Movement Disorder.

      Experienced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      Experienced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology

      Lurie Children's Medical Group Inc.

      225 E Chicago Ave, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Alma Bicknese is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Bicknese is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, Lafora Disease, Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, and Migraine.

      Experienced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology
      Experienced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology
      225 E Chicago Ave, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Joshua Goldstein is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Goldstein is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia. His top areas of expertise are Status Epilepticus, Seizures, Chorea, and Huntington Disease.

      Experienced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Experienced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      225 E Chicago Ave, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Abigail Schwaede is a Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Schwaede is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2, Dysferlinopathy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy with Arthrogryposis, and X-Linked Infantile Spinal Muscular Atrophy.

      Experienced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics
      Experienced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics
      1725 W Harrison St, Suite 710, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (2.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Colleen Buhrfiend is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Buhrfiend is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Rett Syndrome, Aphantasia, Seizures, and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Dr. Buhrfiend is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Neurology | Pediatrics
      Experienced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Neurology | Pediatrics
      1725 W. Harrison Street, Professional Office Building Suite 710, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (2.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Tamar Caceres is a Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Caceres is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Trisomy 14 Mosaicism, Trisomy 2 Mosaicism, Trisomy 3 Mosaicism, and Mosaic Trisomy 7. Dr. Caceres is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Medical Genetics | Pediatrics
      Experienced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Medical Genetics | Pediatrics

      The Board Of Trustees Of The University Of Illinois

      1801 W Taylor St, 2a, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (2.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Miguel Barajas is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Barajas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia. His top areas of expertise are HNRNPH2-Related Disorder, Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia, Cerebellar Hypoplasia, and Lissencephaly 1. Dr. Barajas is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology
      Experienced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology
      1725 W Harrison St Ste 718, Department Of Pediatrics, Section Of Child Neurology, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (2.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Russian
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Lubov Romantseva is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Romantseva is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, CLN2 Disease, CLN3 Disease, and CLN4 Disease. Dr. Romantseva is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Medical Genetics | Pediatrics
      Experienced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Medical Genetics | Pediatrics
      1801 W Taylor St Ste 2e, Ui Health Occ, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (2.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Gifty Bhat is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Bhat is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Microcephaly, HNRNPH2-Related Disorder, Chromosome 6q Duplication, and Chromosome 8p Deletion. Dr. Bhat is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics
      Advanced in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics
      5721 S Maryland Ave, Mc 8016, K155, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (6.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Afsaneh Talai is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Talai is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS).

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia?

      Pontocerebellar hypoplasia is a group of related conditions that affect the development of the brain. The term "pontocerebellar" refers to the pons and the cerebellum, which are the brain structures that are most severely affected in many forms of this disorder. The pons is located at the base of the brain in an area called the brainstem, where it transmits signals between the cerebellum and the rest of the brain. The cerebellum, which is located at the back of the brain, normally coordinates movement. The term "hypoplasia" refers to the underdevelopment of these brain regions.

      When should I see a Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia doctor near Chicago, IL?

      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 Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia doctor near Chicago, IL?

      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 Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia doctors near Chicago, IL?

      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 Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia doctors near Chicago, IL?

      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 Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia doctor near Chicago, IL?

      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 Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia 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 Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia doctor near Chicago, IL?

      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 Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia 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 Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia 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 Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia doctors near Chicago, IL?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia 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 Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia 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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