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    MediFind found 31 doctor with experience in Porencephaly near Newport Beach, CA. Of these, 25 are Experienced and 6 are Advanced.

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    31 providers found
      Advanced in Porencephaly
      Neurology | Psychiatry
      Advanced in Porencephaly
      Neurology | Psychiatry

      Hoag Clinic

      510 Superior Ave, 
      Newport Beach, CA 
       (3.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      David Gehret is a Neurologist and a Psychiatrist in Newport Beach, California. Dr. Gehret is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Schizencephaly, Porencephaly, Cerebellar Degeneration, and Arachnoid Cysts.

      Kenneth P. Martinez
      Experienced in Porencephaly
      Experienced in Porencephaly

      Neurology And Pain Specialty Center

      Aliso Viejo, CA 
       (8.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Kenneth Martinez is a Neurologist in Aliso Viejo, California. Dr. Martinez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Chronic Demyelinizing Neuropathy with IgM Monoclonal, Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, and Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3. Dr. Martinez is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Porencephaly
      Neurosurgery | General Surgery
      Experienced in Porencephaly
      Neurosurgery | General Surgery

      Hoag Clinic

      1 Hoag Dr, 
      Newport Beach, CA 
       (3.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Robert Louis is a Neurosurgery specialist and a General Surgeon in Newport Beach, California. Dr. Louis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Pituitary Tumor, Prolactinoma, Radiation Induced Meningioma, Balloon Sinuplasty, and Awake Craniotomy.

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      Experienced in Porencephaly
      Pediatrics | Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Porencephaly
      Pediatrics | Internal Medicine

      Hoag Clinic

      510 Superior Ave, Suite 200c, 
      Newport Beach, CA 
       (3.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Terra Safer is a primary care provider, practicing in Pediatrics and Internal Medicine in Newport Beach, California. Dr. Safer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porencephaly. Her top areas of expertise are Juvenile Primary Osteoporosis, Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis, Melorheostosis, and Osteopenia.

      Experienced in Porencephaly
      Experienced in Porencephaly
      Laguna Hills, CA 
       (10.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Robert Jackson is a Neurosurgery provider in Laguna Hills, California. Dr. Jackson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Cervical Spondylosis, Cervical Myelopathy, Hydrocephalus, Laminectomy, and Vertebroplasty. Dr. Jackson is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Porencephaly
      Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurology
      Experienced in Porencephaly
      Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurology
      505 South Main Street, Suite 300, 
      Orange, CA 
       (12.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Joffre Olaya is a Neurosurgery specialist and a Pediatric Neurologist in Orange, California. Dr. Olaya is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Batten Disease, CLN5 Disease, CLN3 Disease, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Posterior Fossa Decompression. Dr. Olaya is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Porencephaly
      Experienced in Porencephaly

      CHOC Children's Hospital

      1201 W La Veta Ave, 
      Orange, CA 
       (12.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Nassim Naderi is a Neurologist in Orange, California. Dr. Naderi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porencephaly. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), and Memory Loss.

      Experienced in Porencephaly
      Neurology | Pediatric Neurology
      Experienced in Porencephaly
      Neurology | Pediatric Neurology
      1201 West La Veta Avenue, 
      Orange, CA 
       (12.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Daniel Shrey is a Neurologist and a Pediatric Neurologist in Orange, California. Dr. Shrey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porencephaly. His top areas of expertise are West Syndrome, Spasmus Nutans, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), and Epilepsy. Dr. Shrey is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Porencephaly
      Neurology | Pediatric Neurology
      Experienced in Porencephaly
      Neurology | Pediatric Neurology
      1201 West La Veta Avenue, 
      Orange, CA 
       (12.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Minodora Totoiu is a Neurologist and a Pediatric Neurologist in Orange, California. Dr. Totoiu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porencephaly. Her top areas of expertise are Down Syndrome, Seizures, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Totoiu is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Porencephaly
      Neurology | Pediatric Neurology
      Experienced in Porencephaly
      Neurology | Pediatric Neurology
      1201 West La Veta Avenue, 
      Orange, CA 
       (12.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Amanda Fernandez is a Neurologist and a Pediatric Neurologist in Orange, California. Dr. Fernandez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porencephaly. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Dysferlinopathy, Memory Loss, and Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+). Dr. Fernandez is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Porencephaly
      Neurology | Pediatric Neurology
      Experienced in Porencephaly
      Neurology | Pediatric Neurology
      1201 West La Veta Avenue, 
      Orange, CA 
       (12.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Maija-riikka Steenari is a Neurologist and a Pediatric Neurologist in Orange, California. Dr. Steenari is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porencephaly. Her top areas of expertise are Dihydrolipoamide Dehydrogenase Deficiency, Pyruvate Carboxylase Deficiency, PEPCK 1 Deficiency, and Autosomal Recessive Congenital Methemoglobinemia. Dr. Steenari is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Porencephaly
      Neurology | Pediatric Neurology
      Experienced in Porencephaly
      Neurology | Pediatric Neurology
      1201 West La Veta Avenue, 
      Orange, CA 
       (12.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Anjalee Galion is a Neurologist and a Pediatric Neurologist in Orange, California. Dr. Galion is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porencephaly. Her top areas of expertise are Autism Spectrum Disorder, Periodic Limb Movement Disorder, Down Syndrome, and Memory Loss. Dr. Galion is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Porencephaly
      Neurosurgery
      Experienced in Porencephaly
      Neurosurgery
      26732 Crown Valley Parkway, Suite 541, 
      Mission Viejo, CA 
       (12.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Vikas Rao is a Neurosurgery provider in Mission Viejo, California. Dr. Rao is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Delirium, Subdural Hematoma, Brain Aneurysm, Thrombectomy, and Transmyocardial Revascularization. Dr. Rao is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Porencephaly
      Experienced in Porencephaly
      26732 Crown Valley Parkway, Suite 541, 
      Mission Viejo, CA 
       (12.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Asterios Tsimpas is a Neurosurgery provider in Mission Viejo, California. Dr. Tsimpas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Thrombectomy, and Embolectomy. Dr. Tsimpas is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Porencephaly
      Radiology | Pediatric Radiology
      Advanced in Porencephaly
      Radiology | Pediatric Radiology

      Health Diagnostics Of California A Professional Corporation

      24 Pacific Grv, 
      Irvine, CA 
       (10.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Siamak Dardashti is a Radiologist and a Pediatric Radiologist in Irvine, California. Dr. Dardashti is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Synovial Osteochondromatosis, Baker Cyst, Herniated Disk, and Scoliosis.

      Advanced in Porencephaly
      Advanced in Porencephaly

      Beverly Radiology Medical Group Iii

      9191 Westminster Ave, 
      Garden Grove, CA 
       (12.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Reza Pordell is a Radiologist in Garden Grove, California. Dr. Pordell is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Cerebellar Multiple System Atrophy, Hepatocerebral Degeneration, Cerebellar Degeneration, and Porencephaly.

      Advanced in Porencephaly
      Pediatric Radiology | Pediatrics | Radiology
      Advanced in Porencephaly
      Pediatric Radiology | Pediatrics | Radiology

      Childrens Hospital Of Orange County

      1201 W La Veta Ave, 
      Orange, CA 
       (12.2 miles away)
      Experience:
      17+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Tuan Dao is a Pediatric Radiologist and a Pediatrics provider in Orange, California. Dr. Dao has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Horseshoe Kidney, Urachal Cyst, Subcutaneous Emphysema, and Arachnoid Cysts.

      Advanced in Porencephaly
      Advanced in Porencephaly

      Childrens Hospital Of Orange County

      1201 W La Veta Ave, 
      Orange, CA 
       (12.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      William Holmes is a Radiologist in Orange, California. Dr. Holmes is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Urachal Cyst, Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS), Collins Pope Syndrome, and Acropectoral Syndrome.

      Advanced in Porencephaly
      Radiology | Pediatric Radiology
      Advanced in Porencephaly
      Radiology | Pediatric Radiology
      1201 W La Veta Ave, 
      Orange, CA 
       (12.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Kristen Launier is a Radiologist and a Pediatric Radiologist in Orange, California. Dr. Launier is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porencephaly. Her top areas of expertise are Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Acro-Pectoro-Renal Field Defect, Acropectoral Syndrome, and Adams-Oliver Syndrome.

      Experienced in Porencephaly
      Neurology
      Experienced in Porencephaly
      Neurology
      Laguna Hills, CA 
       (10.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Kiet Loc is a Neurologist in Laguna Hills, California. Dr. Loc is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Porencephaly. Her top areas of expertise are Peripheral Neuropathy, Opisthotonos, Muscle Spasms, and Foot Drop.

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      Last Updated: 01/09/2026

      What is the definition of Porencephaly?

      Porencephaly is a rare condition that affects the central nervous system. People with Porencephaly develop fluid-filled cysts or cavities in the brain either before or shortly after birth. The severity of the condition and the associated signs and symptoms vary significantly based on the size, location, and number of cysts. Common features include developmental delay, reduced muscle tone (hypotonia), seizures, macrocephaly (unusually large head size), spastic hemiplegia, speech problems, delayed growth, and intellectual disability. Porencephaly is usually the result of damage from infection or stroke after birth. In these cases, the condition occurs sporadically in people with no family history of the condition. There is an inherited form of the condition called familial Porencephaly, which is caused by changes in the COL4A1 or COL4A2 genes and is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner.

      When should I see a Porencephaly doctor near Newport Beach, 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 Porencephaly doctor near Newport Beach, 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 Porencephaly doctors near Newport Beach, 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 Porencephaly doctors near Newport Beach, 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 Porencephaly doctor near Newport Beach, 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 Porencephaly doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Porencephaly 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 Porencephaly doctor near Newport Beach, 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 Porencephaly 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 Porencephaly 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 Porencephaly doctors near Newport Beach, CA?

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

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