Sharief K. Taraman
Experienced in Rasmussen Encephalitis

Dr. Sharief K. Taraman

Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Providence
1201 West La Veta Avenue, 
Orange, CA 
Accepting New Patients

Experienced in Rasmussen Encephalitis
Providence
1201 West La Veta Avenue, 
Orange, CA 
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Overview

Sharief Taraman is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Orange, California. Dr. Taraman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rasmussen Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Autism Spectrum Disorder, Concussion, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), and Rasmussen Encephalitis. Dr. Taraman is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 23 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Wayne State University
Residency
Children's Hospital of Michigan
Specialties
Pediatric Neurology
Pediatrics
Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Licenses
Pediatric Neurology in CA
Board Certifications
Neurology With Special Qualifications In Child Neurology
Clinical Informatics
Hospital Affiliations
Rady Children's Health Orange County
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

1201 West La Veta Avenue, Orange, CA 92868
Call: 888-770-2462

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Taraman has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Autism Spectrum Disorder
Concussion
Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


23 Total Publications

Integration of an artificial intelligence-based autism diagnostic into the ECHO Autism Primary Care Early Diagnostic workflow: results of a prospective observational study.
Integration of an artificial intelligence-based autism diagnostic into the ECHO Autism Primary Care Early Diagnostic workflow: results of a prospective observational study.
Journal: JMIR formative research
Published: September 30, 2025
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      • Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
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