The 20 Best Status Epilepticus Doctors Near Me in Washington, DC

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The 20 Best Status Epilepticus Doctors near Washington, DC

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 46 doctor with experience in Status Epilepticus near Washington, DC. Of these, 39 are Experienced, 5 are Advanced, 1 are Distinguished and 1 are Elite.

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    Elite in Status Epilepticus
    Elite in Status Epilepticus

    Children's National Hospital

    111 Michigan Ave NW, 
    Washington, DC 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    William Gaillard is a Pediatrics provider in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Gaillard is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Epilepsy in Children, Liver Embolization, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Distinguished in Status Epilepticus
    Distinguished in Status Epilepticus

    Gw Neurology-Foggy Bottom South Pavilion

    Washington, DC 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Mohamad Koubeissi is a Neurologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Koubeissi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Status Epilepticus, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Advanced in Status Epilepticus
    Neurology
    Advanced in Status Epilepticus
    Neurology

    Children's National Hospital

    111 Michigan Ave NW, 
    Washington, DC 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dana Harrar is a Neurologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Harrar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Status Epilepticus, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Absence Seizure, and Thrombectomy.

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    Isaac C. Naggar
    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Experienced in Status Epilepticus

    Sibley Memorial Hospital

    5255 Loughboro Road Northwest, Floor: 1st Floor Building C, Floor: 1st Floor Building C, 
    Washington, DC 
     (3.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Arabic, Hebrew
    Offers Telehealth

    Isaac Naggar is a Neurologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Naggar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Stroke, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Concussion.

    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Experienced in Status Epilepticus

    Children's National Hospital

    111 Michigan Ave NW, 
    Washington, DC 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Tammy Tsuchida is a Neurologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Tsuchida is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. Her top areas of expertise are Epilepsy in Children, Seizures, Hemimegalencephaly, Epilepsy, and Liver Embolization.

    Advanced in Status Epilepticus
    Advanced in Status Epilepticus

    Children's National Hospital

    1400 Forest Glen Rd Ste 335, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
     (6.6 miles away)
    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 Status Epilepticus. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Cortical Dysplasia, and Absence Seizure.

    Advanced in Status Epilepticus
    Neurology
    Advanced in Status Epilepticus
    Neurology

    Pavel Klein

    6410 Rockledge Dr Ste 610, 
    Bethesda, MD 
     (8.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Pavel Klein is a Neurologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Klein is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Post-Traumatic Epilepsy.

    Jonathan Ross
    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Experienced in Status Epilepticus

    MidAtlantic Epilepsy & Sleep Center

    Bethesda, MD 
     (8.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Prior to joining the Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center, Dr. Jonathan Ross was Director of The New England Epilepsy Institute, a division of New England Neurological Associates (NENA) in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He also served as head of the Neurology division at NENA. After graduating medical school in 1991, Dr. Ross completed postgraduate training at Harvard Medical School and Boston University School of Medicine, and also served as Teaching Fellow at Harvard and Boston University. Dr. Ross is an active member of the American Epilepsy Society, American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, Massachusetts Medical Society, and the American Academy of Neurology. Dr. Ross is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, and Benign Rolandic Epilepsy.

    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Neurology
    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Neurology

    Hu Faculty Practice Plan-Neurology

    2041 Georgia Ave NW Ste 5B1, 
    Washington, DC 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Roger Weir is a Neurologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Weir is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Memory Loss, Epilepsy, Seizures, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Experienced in Status Epilepticus

    Gw Neurology-Foggy Bottom South Pavilion

    Washington, DC 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Yamane Makke is a Neurologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Makke is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Myoclonic Epilepsy, and Epilepsy.

    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Experienced in Status Epilepticus

    Children's National Hospital

    111 Michigan Ave NW, 
    Washington, DC 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Emily Freilich is a Pediatrics provider in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Freilich is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. Her top areas of expertise are Status Epilepticus, Seizures, and Epilepsy.

    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Experienced in Status Epilepticus

    Children's National Hospital

    111 Michigan Ave NW, 
    Washington, DC 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    John Schreiber is a Neurologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Schreiber is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Myoclonic Epilepsy, Seizures, and Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures.

    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Experienced in Status Epilepticus

    Children's National Hospital

    111 Michigan Ave NW, 
    Washington, DC 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ersida Buraniqi is a Neurologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Buraniqi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Myoclonic Epilepsy, and Inborn Amino Acid Metabolism Disorder.

    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Experienced in Status Epilepticus

    Children's National Hospital

    111 Michigan Ave NW, 
    Washington, DC 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Steven Weinstein is a Neurologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Weinstein is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. His top areas of expertise are Status Epilepticus, Seizures, Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis, and Epilepsy.

    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Neurology
    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Neurology

    MedStar GUH Teleneurology Group

    110 Irving St NW # 6126, 
    Washington, DC 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Sana Somani is a Neurologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Somani is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Camptocormism, Seizures, Conversion Disorder, and Thrombectomy. Dr. Somani is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Experienced in Status Epilepticus

    MedStar Health Neurology At MedStar Washington Hospital Center Neuroscience Center

    110 Irving St NW Ste 2B-10, 
    Washington, DC 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Experience:
    18+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Prerna Malla is a Neurologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Malla has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. Her top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Movement Disorders.

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

    Office

    110 Irving St NW Ste 4B1, 
    Washington, DC 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Gillian Southwell is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Southwell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. Her top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Atypical Pneumonia, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Ophthalmology
    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Ophthalmology

    MedStar Health: Neuroscience At MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

    3800 Reservoir Rd NW Fl 6, 
    Washington, DC 
     (2.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Robert Shin is an Ophthalmologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Shin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Transverse Myelitis, and Optic Neuritis.

    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Experienced in Status Epilepticus

    MedStar Health: Neuroscience At MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

    3800 Reservoir Rd NW Fl 6, 
    Washington, DC 
     (2.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Gholam Motamedi is a Neurologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Motamedi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Restless Legs Syndrome, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Epilepsy.

    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Neurology
    Experienced in Status Epilepticus
    Neurology

    MedStar Health: Neuroscience At MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

    3800 Reservoir Rd NW Fl 6, 
    Washington, DC 
     (2.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Tian Wang is a Neurologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Wang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Status Epilepticus. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Athetosis, Alcoholic Neuropathy, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    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 Washington, DC?

    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 Washington, DC?

    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 Washington, DC?

    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 Washington, DC?

    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 Washington, DC?

    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 Washington, DC?

    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 Washington, DC?

    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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