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    MediFind found 76 doctor with experience in Subcortical Band Heterotopia near Philadelphia, PA. Of these, 67 are Experienced and 9 are Advanced.

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    76 providers found
      Experienced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology | Sleep Medicine
      Experienced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology | Sleep Medicine
      160 E Erie Ave, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
       (4.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Sameh Morkous is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Morkous is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Cramp-Fasciculation Syndrome, and GAPO Syndrome.

      Joseph H. Piatt
      Advanced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia
      General Surgery | Pediatrics
      Advanced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia
      General Surgery | Pediatrics

      Pediatrics - 33 South 9th Street

      33 South 9th Street, Suites 300, 301, & 1210, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Joseph Piatt is a General Surgeon and a Pediatrics provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Piatt is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Increased Head Circumference, Hydrocephalus, Moyamoya Disease, and Chiari Malformation. Dr. Piatt is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia
      Experienced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia

      Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurology

      3400 Civic Center Boulevard, South Pavilion, 2nd Floor, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Kathryn Davis is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Davis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Davis is currently accepting new patients.

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      Experienced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia
      Experienced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia

      Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurology

      3400 Civic Center Boulevard, South Pavilion, 2nd Floor, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Saurabh Sinha is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Sinha is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Memory Loss, Benign Rolandic Epilepsy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. Dr. Sinha is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia
      Experienced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia

      Penn Pituitary Center

      3400 Civic Center Boulevard, South Pavilion, 2nd Floor, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Grant Liu is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Liu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Increased Intracranial Pressure, Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome, Papilledema, Thymectomy, and Cataract Removal. Dr. Liu is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia
      Experienced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia

      Office

      3500 Civic Center Blvd, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
       (1.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Sabrina Wai Yum is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Wai Yum is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. Her top areas of expertise are Amyotonia Congenita, Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome, Spinal Muscular Atrophy with Arthrogryposis, and Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2.

      Christopher J. Farrell
      Experienced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia
      Experienced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia

      Jefferson Neurological Surgery Associates

      1101 Chestnut Street, Floor 10, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Christopher Farrell is a Neurosurgery provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Farrell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Meningioma, Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly, Awake Craniotomy, and Septoplasty. Dr. Farrell is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia
      Pediatric Radiology | Radiology
      Advanced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia
      Pediatric Radiology | Radiology

      Radiology Associates Of Children's Hospital

      34 Th St And Civic Ctr Blvd, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Avrum Pollock is a Pediatric Radiologist and a Radiologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Pollock is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Lhermitte-Duclos Disease, Subependymal Nodular Heterotopia, Cortical Dysplasia, and Corpus Callosum Dysgenesis Hypopituitarism.

      Advanced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia
      Pediatric Neurology
      Advanced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia
      Pediatric Neurology

      Childrens Health Care Associates Inc

      3401 Civic Ctr Blvd, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Sonika Agarwal is a Pediatric Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Agarwal is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. Her top areas of expertise are Corpus Callosum Agenesis, Cortical Dysplasia, Focal or Multifocal Malformations in Neuronal Migration, Aicardi Syndrome, and Thrombectomy.

      Advanced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia
      Advanced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia

      Radiology Associates Of Children's Hospital

      3401 Civic Ctr Blvd, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Karuna Shekdar is a Radiologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Shekdar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. Her top areas of expertise are Cortical Dysplasia, Neurofibromatosis, Craniopharyngioma, and Focal or Multifocal Malformations in Neuronal Migration.

      Advanced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia
      Advanced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia

      Radiology Associates Of Children's Hospital

      3401 Civic Ctr Blvd, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Tamara Feygin is a Radiologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Feygin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. Her top areas of expertise are Neurofibromatosis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), Cortical Dysplasia, and Increased Head Circumference.

      Advanced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia
      Pediatric Neurology
      Advanced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia
      Pediatric Neurology
      3401 Civic Center Blvd, 9nw63, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
       (1.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Ana Cristancho is a Pediatric Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Cristancho is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Hypoxia, PHACE Syndrome, Focal or Multifocal Malformations in Neuronal Migration, and Corpus Callosum Agenesis.

      Advanced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia
      Neurosurgery | Pediatrics
      Advanced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia
      Neurosurgery | Pediatrics
      4170 City Ave, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
       (4.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Jillian Ploof is a Neurosurgery specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Ploof is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. Her top areas of expertise are Increased Head Circumference, Choroid Plexus Cyst, Familial Porencephaly, and Arachnoid Cysts. Dr. Ploof is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia
      Neurology
      Advanced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia
      Neurology

      Office

      1280 Almonesson Rd, 
      Woodbury, NJ 
       (8.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Lily Tran is a Neurologist in Woodbury, New Jersey. Dr. Tran is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), and Absence Seizure.

      Experienced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia
      Neurosurgery
      Experienced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia
      Neurosurgery
      219 N Broad Street, 7th Floor, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
       (0.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Tina Loven is a Neurosurgery provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Loven is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly, Increased Head Circumference, Sunken Fontanelles, and Plagiocephaly.

      Experienced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia
      Experienced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia
      800 Spruce St, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Liya Gendler is a Radiologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Gendler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. Her top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Osteochondritis Dissecans, Marshall-Smith Syndrome, and Perlman Syndrome.

      Experienced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia
      Radiology | Neuroradiology | Interventional Radiology
      Experienced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia
      Radiology | Neuroradiology | Interventional Radiology

      University Of Penn - Medical Group

      3400 Spruce St, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Linda Bagley is a Radiologist and a Neuroradiologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Bagley is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Arteriovenous Malformation, Wyburn-Mason Syndrome, Vein of Galen Aneurysm, and Thrombectomy.

      Experienced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia
      Experienced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia

      University Of Penn - Medical Group

      3400 Spruce St, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Sherry Shang is a Radiologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Shang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. Her top areas of expertise are Ascites, Gallbladder Disease, Biliary Dyskinesia, and Lump in the Abdomen.

      Experienced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia
      Interventional Radiology | Pediatric Radiology | Radiology
      Experienced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia
      Interventional Radiology | Pediatric Radiology | Radiology

      Radiology Associates Of Children's Hospital

      34 Th St And Civic Ctr Blvd, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Seth Vatsky is an Interventional Radiologist and a Pediatric Radiologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Vatsky is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Omphalocele, Congenital Unilateral Pulmonary Hypoplasia, Congenital Athymia, Lithotripsy, and Ureteroscopy.

      Experienced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia
      Experienced in Subcortical Band Heterotopia

      Radiology Associates Of Children's Hospital

      3401 Civic Ctr Blvd, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Deborah Zarnow is a Radiologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Zarnow is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. Her top areas of expertise are Neurofibromatosis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), Chiari Malformation, and Cortical Dysplasia.

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      Last Updated: 01/09/2026

      What is the definition of Subcortical Band Heterotopia?

      Subcortical band heterotopia is a condition in which nerve cells (neurons) do not move (migrate) to their proper locations in the fetal brain during early development. (Heterotopia means "out of place.") Normally, the neurons that make up the outer surface of the brain (cerebral cortex) are distributed in a well-organized and multi-layered way. In people with subcortical band heterotopia, some neurons that should be part of the cerebral cortex do not reach it. These neurons stop their migration process in areas of the brain where they are not supposed to be and form band-like clusters of tissue. Since these bands are located beneath the cerebral cortex, they are said to be subcortical. In most cases, the bands are symmetric, which means they occur in the same places on the right and left sides of the brain.

      When should I see a Subcortical Band Heterotopia doctor near Philadelphia, PA?

      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 Subcortical Band Heterotopia doctor near Philadelphia, PA?

      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 Subcortical Band Heterotopia doctors near Philadelphia, PA?

      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 Subcortical Band Heterotopia doctors near Philadelphia, PA?

      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 Subcortical Band Heterotopia doctor near Philadelphia, PA?

      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 Subcortical Band Heterotopia doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Subcortical Band Heterotopia 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 Subcortical Band Heterotopia doctor near Philadelphia, PA?

      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 Subcortical Band Heterotopia 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 Subcortical Band Heterotopia 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 Subcortical Band Heterotopia doctors near Philadelphia, PA?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Subcortical Band Heterotopia 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 Subcortical Band Heterotopia doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Subcortical Band Heterotopia 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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