The 20 Best Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis Doctors Near Me in Maryland, US

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The 20 Best Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis Doctors in Maryland, US

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 22 doctor with experience in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis near Maryland, US. Of these, 13 are Experienced, 6 are Advanced and 3 are Distinguished.

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    Carlos A. Pardo
    Advanced in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
    Advanced in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis

    Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center

    Baltimore, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Pardo's interest in transverse myelitis centers on management of acute myelitis, biomarkers of the disease in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood, and the role of neuroimmune factors in the pathogenesis of myelopathies. Along with others neurologists and health care providers in the Johns Hopkins Transverse Myelitis Center, Dr. Pardo focuses on a comprehensive approach in the diagnosis and management of myelopathies, myelitis, neuroimmunological and neuroinfectious disorders. Dr. Pardo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), Neurosarcoidosis, Transverse Myelitis, Zika Virus Disease, and Gastrostomy.

    Distinguished in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
    Infectious Disease
    Distinguished in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
    Infectious Disease

    Office

    685 W Baltimore St Rm 480, 
    Baltimore, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mark Travassos is an Infectious Disease provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Travassos is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Malaria, Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis, Sepsis, and COVID-19.

    Distinguished in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
    Infectious Disease
    Distinguished in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
    Infectious Disease

    Office

    685 W Baltimore St Rm 480, 
    Baltimore, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Christopher Plowe is an Infectious Disease provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Plowe is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Malaria, Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis, Rabies, and Sepsis.

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    Distinguished in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
    Infectious Disease
    Distinguished in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
    Infectious Disease

    Office

    685 W Baltimore St Rm 480, 
    Baltimore, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Matthew Laurens is an Infectious Disease provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Laurens is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Malaria, Typhoid Fever, Salmonella Enterocolitis, and Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis.

    Advanced in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
    Advanced in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis

    Children's National Hospital

    1400 Forest Glen Rd Ste 335, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Tesfaye Zelleke is a Neurologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Zelleke is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Cortical Dysplasia, and Absence Seizure.

    Peter W. Kaplan
    Experienced in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
    Experienced in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis

    Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

    4940 Eastern Avenue, Suite 1201, Suite 1201, 
    Baltimore, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, French, German, Italian
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Peter Kaplan is Professor of Neurology and serves as the Director of Epilepsy and EEG at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. He focuses on epilepsy, clinical neurophysiology and nonconvulsive status epilepticus. He has written extensively about these subjects as well as about eclampsia and neurologic disease in women. Dr. Peter Kaplan received his medical training from St. Bartholomews Medical School, University of London. He then obtained membership to the Royal College of Physicians in England. He completed his residency in neurology at Duke University Medical Center. He completed fellowships in epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology at the same institution. Dr. Kaplan currently sees patients at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Dr. Kaplan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Status Epilepticus, Epilepsy, and Awake Craniotomy.

    Avindra Nath
    Advanced in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
    Advanced in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis

    Johns Hopkins Hospital

    600 N Wolfe St, 
    Baltimore, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Avindra Nath is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Nath is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy, Encephalitis, CACH Syndrome, and Stroke.

    Experienced in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
    Experienced in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis

    Johns Hopkins Hospital

    600 N Wolfe St, 
    Baltimore, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dima Hammoud is a Radiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Hammoud is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Arachnoiditis, Tuberculous Meningitis, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy.

    Experienced in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
    Neuroradiology
    Experienced in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
    Neuroradiology

    University Of Maryland Pediatric Associates PA

    419 W Redwood St, 
    Baltimore, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Prashant Raghavan is a Neuroradiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Raghavan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome, Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly, and Thrombectomy.

    Experienced in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
    Neuroradiology
    Experienced in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
    Neuroradiology

    Johns Hopkins Hospital

    600 N Wolfe St, 
    Baltimore, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Daniel Reich is a Neuroradiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Reich is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), CACH Syndrome, Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy, and Encephalitis.

    Advanced in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
    Infectious Disease
    Advanced in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
    Infectious Disease

    University Of Maryland Pediatric Associates PA

    22 S Greene St, 
    Baltimore, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kirsten Lyke is an Infectious Disease provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Lyke is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Malaria, Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis, Rabies, and Viral Hemorrhagic Fever.

    Advanced in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
    Advanced in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis

    Johns Hopkins Hospital

    600 N Wolfe St, 
    Baltimore, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Robert Yolken is a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Yolken is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis, Biliary Atresia, Malabsorption, and Schizoaffective Disorder.

    Advanced in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
    Infectious Disease
    Advanced in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
    Infectious Disease

    University Of Maryland Pediatric Associates PA

    22 S Greene St, 
    Baltimore, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Andrea Berry is an Infectious Disease provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Berry is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Malaria, Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis, Sepsis, and COVID-19.

    Miriam Laufer
    Experienced in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
    Pediatric Infectious Disease
    Experienced in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
    Pediatric Infectious Disease

    University Of Maryland Pediatric Associates PA

    22 S Greene St, 
    Baltimore, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Miriam Laufer is a Pediatric Infectious Disease provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Laufer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Malaria, Woods Black Norbury Syndrome, Sepsis, and HIV/AIDS.

    Experienced in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
    Family Medicine
    8808 Centre Park Dr Ste 301, 
    Columbia, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sultana Afrooz is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Afrooz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Microsporidiosis, Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis, Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome, and Endocarditis.

    Experienced in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
    Family Medicine

    Office

    503 Robert Grant Ave Rm 1W30, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Bryan Smith is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Smith is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy, HIV/AIDS, AIDS Dementia Complex, and CACH Syndrome.

    Experienced in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
    Internal Medicine

    Office

    8901 Rockville Pike, 
    Bethesda, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    David Saunders is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Saunders is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Malaria, Long Haul COVID, Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency, Sepsis, and Splenectomy.

    Experienced in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
    Infectious Disease
    Experienced in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
    Infectious Disease

    Limited To Official Federal Duties Only

    9000 Rockville Pike, 
    Bethesda, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Joseph Kovacs is an Infectious Disease provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Kovacs is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia, Pneumonia, HIV/AIDS, and Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis.

    Experienced in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
    Experienced in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis

    Johns Hopkins Hospital

    600 N Wolfe St, 
    Baltimore, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Nicoline Schiess is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Schiess is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease, Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy, and Meningitis.

    Experienced in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
    Family Medicine

    Marys Center For Maternal And Child Care Inc.

    8908 Riggs Rd, 
    Hyattsville, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Kavita Patel is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Hyattsville, Maryland. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Food Allergy, Hypertension, and Familial Hypertension.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis?

    Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) is a rare, usually fatal brain infection caused by the single-celled living organism (amoeba), Naegleria fowleri, which is commonly found in warm freshwater environments, such as rivers, lakes, hot springs, swimming pools, contaminated drinking water, water heaters, and soil. Naegleria fowleri is also popularly known as the “brain-eating amoeba.” This amoeba infects humans through the nose, and then travels to the brain wherein it causes primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (inflammation of the brain and the tissues that surround it and the spinal cord ).

    When should I see a Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis doctor in Maryland, US?

    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 Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis doctor in Maryland, US?

    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 Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis doctors in Maryland, US?

    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 Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis doctors in Maryland, US?

    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 Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis doctor in Maryland, US?

    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 Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis 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 Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis doctor in Maryland, US?

    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 Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis 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 Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis 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 Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis doctors in Maryland, US?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis 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 Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis 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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