The 20 Best Status Epilepticus Doctors Near Me in Oakland, CA

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Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 45 doctor with experience in Status Epilepticus near Oakland, CA. Of these, 40 are Experienced, 2 are Advanced, 2 are Distinguished and 1 are Elite.

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    Elite in Status Epilepticus
    Elite in Status Epilepticus

    University Of California San Francisco

    505 Parnassus Ave, 
    San Francisco, CA 
     (10.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dr. Elan Guterman is a neurologist who cares for patients with a variety of neurological conditions. She sees those needing evaluation in the emergency department and those admitted to the hospital. The goal of Guterman's research is to improve treatment and delivery of both emergency and hospital care for patients with neurological disorders. She is particularly interested in improving treatment for status epilepticus, a condition in which a seizure lasts longer than five minutes or in which seizures occur so close together that patients can't recover in between. Guterman earned her medical degree at Weill Cornell Medicine. At UCSF, she completed a residency in neurology, followed by a fellowship in the neurohospitalist program, which focuses on care of critically ill patients with neurological conditions. She is committed to providing quality patient care, pursuing research to improve patient outcomes and mentoring neurology trainees. Dr. Guterman is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. She is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Status Epilepticus, Seizures, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Thrombectomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Guterman is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology., Neurology.

    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Experienced in Status Epilepticus

    Telegraph Care Center

    2850 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 110, 
    Berkeley, CA 
     (3.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Brian Richardson is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Berkeley, California. Dr. Richardson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Gumma, Seizures, Neurosyphilis, and Epilepsy. Dr. Richardson is board certified in Neurology - Board Certified. Dr. Richardson is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Experienced in Status Epilepticus

    Cep America LLC

    2100 Powell St Ste 400, 
    Emeryville, CA 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Santoshi Billakota is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Emeryville, California. Dr. Billakota is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. She is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Epilepsy, and Partial Seizure.

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    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Experienced in Status Epilepticus

    William J. Estrin, MD Private Practice

    450 Sutter St, Ste 1324, 
    San Francisco, CA 
     (7.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    caring, good listener, dedicated, intelligent, compassionate, committed, healing and reassuring. Dr. Estrin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Stroke, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Estrin is board certified in Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology). Dr. Estrin is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Experienced in Status Epilepticus

    Van Ness Campus MOB

    1100 Van Ness Avenue, Floor 6, 
    San Francisco, CA 
     (8.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Katherine Werbaneth is a Neurologist practicing medicine in San Francisco, California. Dr. Werbaneth is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. She is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Memory Loss, and Partial Familial Epilepsy. Dr. Werbaneth is board certified in Neurology. Dr. Werbaneth is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Experienced in Status Epilepticus

    Van Ness Campus MOB

    1100 Van Ness Avenue, Floor 6, 
    San Francisco, CA 
     (8.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Kenneth Laxer is a Neurologist practicing medicine in San Francisco, California. Dr. Laxer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Laxer is board certified in Neurology. Dr. Laxer is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Neurology
    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Neurology

    Richard A Kahn MD Inc

    3120 Webster St, 
    Oakland, CA 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Allen Bott is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Oakland, California. Dr. Bott is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. His clinical expertise encompasses Status Epilepticus, Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures, Epilepsy in Children, and Cervical Myelopathy.

    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Internal Medicine

    Oakland Medical Center

    3600 Broadway, 3rd Floor, 
    Oakland, CA 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Carl Swanson is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Oakland, California. He has been practicing medicine for over 10 years. Dr. Swanson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. His clinical expertise encompasses Sepsis, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Peptic Ulcer, Necrosis, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Swanson is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Experienced in Status Epilepticus

    Highland Hospital

    1411 E 31st St, 
    Oakland, CA 
     (2.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Barbara Swartz is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Oakland, California. Dr. Swartz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. She is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Benign Rolandic Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Memory Loss.

    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Internal Medicine

    Highland Hospital

    1411 E 31st St, 
    Oakland, CA 
     (2.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Brandon Boesch is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Oakland, California. Dr. Boesch is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. His clinical expertise encompasses Sepsis, Apoplexy, Rasmussen Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, and Colonoscopy.

    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Internal Medicine

    Highland Hospital

    1411 E 31st St, 
    Oakland, CA 
     (2.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Tanny Tantiyavarong is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Oakland, California. Dr. Tantiyavarong is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. His clinical expertise encompasses Sepsis, Apoplexy, Heart Attack, and Ventricular Fibrillation.

    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Internal Medicine

    Highland Hospital

    1411 E 31st St, 
    Oakland, CA 
     (2.2 miles away)
    Experience:
    18+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Nicholas Nelson is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Oakland, California. He has been practicing medicine for over 18 years. Dr. Nelson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Philadelphia-Negative Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML), End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia, and Colonoscopy.

    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Experienced in Status Epilepticus

    Childrens Hospital Medical Center Ambulatory Care Pharmacy

    744 52nd St, 
    Oakland, CA 
     (2.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Roxanne Simmons is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Oakland, California. Dr. Simmons is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. She is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), Absence Seizure, Epilepsy Juvenile Absence, and Seizures.

    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Experienced in Status Epilepticus

    CEP America/Vituity

    2100 Powell St, Ste 400, 
    Emeryville, CA 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dela Amoussou is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Emeryville, California. Dr. Amoussou is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Stroke, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Seizures, Transmyocardial Revascularization, and Stent Placement. Dr. Amoussou is board certified in Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology) and Psychiatry & Neurology (Sub: Clinical Neurophysiolog.

    Advanced in Status Epilepticus
    Pediatric Neurology
    Advanced in Status Epilepticus
    Pediatric Neurology

    UCSF Benioff Childrens Hospital

    1975 4th St, 
    San Francisco, CA 
     (7.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kendall Nash is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in San Francisco, California. Dr. Nash is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. She is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), Seizures, Status Epilepticus, and West Syndrome.

    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Experienced in Status Epilepticus

    University Of California Sfgh Medical Group

    1001 Potrero Ave, 
    San Francisco, CA 
     (8.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Nicole Rosendale is a Neurologist practicing medicine in San Francisco, California. Dr. Rosendale is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Stroke, Seizures, Dysarthria, Stent Placement, and Transmyocardial Revascularization. Dr. Rosendale is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology., Neurology. Dr. Rosendale is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Experienced in Status Epilepticus

    Van Ness Campus MOB

    1100 Van Ness Avenue, Floor 6, 
    San Francisco, CA 
     (8.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Rana Moosavi is a Neurologist practicing medicine in San Francisco, California. Dr. Moosavi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. Her clinical expertise encompasses Stroke, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, and Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA). Dr. Moosavi is board certified in Neurocritical Care Epilepsy.

    Advanced in Status Epilepticus
    Neurology
    Advanced in Status Epilepticus
    Neurology

    Office

    505 Parnassus Ave # M798, 
    San Francisco, CA 
     (10.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Maria Cilio is a Neurologist practicing medicine in San Francisco, California. Dr. Cilio is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. She is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy in Children, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Benign Familial Neonatal Seizures.

    Distinguished in Status Epilepticus
    Distinguished in Status Epilepticus

    University Of California San Francisco

    505 Parnassus Ave, 
    San Francisco, CA 
     (10.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Daniel Lowenstein is a Neurologist practicing medicine in San Francisco, California. Dr. Lowenstein is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Status Epilepticus, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy.

    Distinguished in Status Epilepticus
    Distinguished in Status Epilepticus

    San Francisco Medical Center

    450 6th Avenue, 3rd Floor, 
    San Francisco, CA 
     (10.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    John Betjemann is a Neurologist practicing medicine in San Francisco, California. Dr. Betjemann is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Status Epilepticus, Seizures, Stroke, Epilepsy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Betjemann is currently accepting new patients.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    What is the definition of Status Epilepticus?

    Status epilepticus (SE) is defined as an extremely rare condition of experiencing prolonged epileptic seizures (convulsions caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain) lasting longer than five minutes or a single seizure lasting longer than five minutes without a return to consciousness. Status epilepticus is considered to be a medical emergency. Status epilepticus is categorized into three subtypes: 1) Generalized Convulsive Status Epilepticus (GCSE), characterized by convulsions with abnormal, rapid eye movements, drooling, jerking limb movements, and grunting; and 2) Subtle Convulsive Status Epilepticus, characterized by abnormal, rapid eye movements, facial twitching, and subtle jerking of the limbs; and 3) Non-Convulsive status epilepticus (NCSE), also known as Complex Partial Status Epilepticus, characterized by confusion, abnormal, rapid eye movement, an appearance of daydreaming, possible loss of speech, personality changes, and irrational behavior or psychosis).

    When should I see a Status Epilepticus doctor near Oakland, 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 Status Epilepticus doctor near Oakland, 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 Status Epilepticus doctors near Oakland, 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 Status Epilepticus doctors near Oakland, 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 Status Epilepticus doctor near Oakland, 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 Status Epilepticus doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Status Epilepticus 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 Status Epilepticus doctor near Oakland, 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 Status Epilepticus 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 Status Epilepticus 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 Status Epilepticus doctors near Oakland, CA?

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

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Status Epilepticus 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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