The 20 Best Sunken Fontanelles Doctors Near Me in San Francisco, CA

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The 20 Best Sunken Fontanelles Doctors near San Francisco, CA

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 16 doctor with experience in Sunken Fontanelles near San Francisco, CA. Of these, 12 are Experienced and 4 are Advanced.

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    William Y. Hoffman
    Experienced in Sunken Fontanelles
    Plastic Surgery
    Experienced in Sunken Fontanelles
    Plastic Surgery

    Birthmarks & Vascular Anomalies Center

    1825 Fourth St., Fourth Floor, 4B, 
    San Francisco, CA 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. William Hoffman is a plastic surgeon who specializes in treating children with a wide variety of craniofacial (skull or face) abnormalities, including cleft lip and cleft palate, craniosynostosis, facial palsy, and hemangiomas and other birthmarks or vascular anomalies. An innovator in the field of craniofacial and pediatric plastic surgery, he routinely performs complex and intricate surgeries, and works with orthodontists and other specialists to correct abnormalities in children's facial appearances while improving their breathing and ability to eat. He also treats adults, performing complex facial reconstructions as well as aesthetic facial surgeries, including facelifts, rhinoplasty (nose reshaping) and blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery). Hoffman is widely published, and his research interests include the biology of hemangiomas, fetal surgery for facial deformities and improving cleft lip surgery. Working with the California Society of Plastic Surgeons, Hoffman led a successful effort to pass legislation in California that greatly expands insurance coverage for children with cleft lip and palate. Hoffman has been named to U.S. News & World Report's list of America's best doctors for the past 15 years, a distinction reserved for the top 1 percent of physicians in the nation for a given specialty. Hoffman earned his medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry. At UCSF, he completed a residency in general surgery and a residency in plastic surgery, serving as chief resident. He then completed a fellowship in craniofacial and cleft lip surgery at NYU Langone Health. Hoffman is treasurer of the California Society of Plastic Surgeons. He serves as a senior examiner for the American Board of Plastic Surgery and on its craniofacial surgery advisory council. He is past president of the American Association of Pediatric Plastic Surgeons and American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons. Dr. Hoffman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sunken Fontanelles. His top areas of expertise are Bifid Nose, Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy, Familial Partial Lipodystrophy, Craniectomy, and Osteotomy.

    Alexander Y. Lin
    Advanced in Sunken Fontanelles
    General Surgery | Plastic Surgery
    Advanced in Sunken Fontanelles
    General Surgery | Plastic Surgery

    Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery Clinic

    1600 Divisadero St., Room H2907, 
    San Francisco, CA 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Alexander Lin is a General Surgeon and a Plastic Surgeon in San Francisco, California. Dr. Lin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sunken Fontanelles. His top areas of expertise are Plagiocephaly, Sunken Fontanelles, Metopic Ridge, Osteotomy, and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Lin is currently accepting new patients.

    Nalin Gupta
    Experienced in Sunken Fontanelles
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Sunken Fontanelles
    Neurosurgery

    Fetal Treatment Center

    1855 Fourth St., Second Floor, Room A-2432, 
    San Francisco, CA 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Dr. Nalin Gupta, chief of pediatric neurological surgery at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, is an expert in the evaluation and surgical management of neurological disorders in children, including epilepsy, brain tumors, hydrocephalus, and cranial and spinal birth defects. Gupta's primary research focuses on the role of inflammation in brain tumor progression. He is a principal investigator of the Brain Tumor Research Center at UCSF. He also is involved in national clinical studies of brain tumors and the effectiveness of fetal surgery for spina bifida. Gupta earned his medical degree and completed residency training in neurological surgery at the University of Toronto. He completed fellowship training in pediatric neurosurgery at the Hospital for Sick Children. He also has a doctorate in biophysics from UCSF. He served as an attending neurosurgeon at the University of Chicago before coming to UCSF. Dr. Gupta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sunken Fontanelles. His top areas of expertise are Gliomatosis Cerebri, Glioma, Brain Tumor, Osteotomy, and Craniectomy.

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    Advanced in Sunken Fontanelles
    Plastic Surgery
    Advanced in Sunken Fontanelles
    Plastic Surgery

    Jason Pomerantz, MD Private Practice

    505 Parnassus Ave M-593, UCSF Div Plastic Surgery, 
    San Francisco, CA 
     (2.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jason Pomerantz is a Plastic Surgeon in San Francisco, California. Dr. Pomerantz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sunken Fontanelles. His top areas of expertise are Sunken Fontanelles, Metopic Ridge, Craniosynostosis, Osteotomy, and Craniectomy.

    Experienced in Sunken Fontanelles
    Experienced in Sunken Fontanelles

    Office

    3700 24th St, 
    San Francisco, CA 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jessica Kaplan is a Pediatrics provider in San Francisco, California. Dr. Kaplan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sunken Fontanelles. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Sunken Fontanelles, Vascular Birthmark, and Acne.

    Experienced in Sunken Fontanelles
    Pediatrics | Medical Genetics
    Experienced in Sunken Fontanelles
    Pediatrics | Medical Genetics
    Ucsf, 550 16th Street, 
    San Francisco, CA 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Balram Gangaram is a Pediatrics specialist and a Medical Genetics provider in San Francisco, California. Dr. Gangaram is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sunken Fontanelles. His top areas of expertise are Oral-Facial-Digital Syndrome, Delayed Growth, Increased Head Circumference, and Oculocutaneous Albinism.

    Experienced in Sunken Fontanelles
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Sunken Fontanelles
    Neurosurgery

    Brain Tumor Clinic

    1825 4th St # 6, 
    San Francisco, CA 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kurtis Auguste is a Neurosurgery provider in San Francisco, California. Dr. Auguste is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sunken Fontanelles. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Multiple Synostoses Syndrome 1, Spinal Tumor, and Craniectomy.

    Experienced in Sunken Fontanelles
    Experienced in Sunken Fontanelles

    UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

    747 52nd St, 
    Oakland, CA 
     (9.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Wendy Patton is a Radiologist in Oakland, California. Dr. Patton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sunken Fontanelles. Her top areas of expertise are Scrotal Swelling, Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS), Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 3, and Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 1.

    Experienced in Sunken Fontanelles
    Pediatric Radiology
    Experienced in Sunken Fontanelles
    Pediatric Radiology

    UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

    747 52nd St, 
    Oakland, CA 
     (9.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Taylor Chung is a Pediatric Radiologist in Oakland, California. Dr. Chung is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sunken Fontanelles. His top areas of expertise are Shaken Baby Syndrome, Sunken Fontanelles, Scoliosis, and Short Stature (Growth Disorders).

    Experienced in Sunken Fontanelles
    Pediatric Radiology
    Experienced in Sunken Fontanelles
    Pediatric Radiology

    UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

    747 52nd St, 
    Oakland, CA 
     (9.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Alexander Wai is a Pediatric Radiologist in Oakland, California. Dr. Wai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sunken Fontanelles. His top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Increased Head Circumference, Fecal Impaction, and Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS).

    Joshua Sckolnick
    Advanced in Sunken Fontanelles
    General Surgery
    Advanced in Sunken Fontanelles
    General Surgery

    Burlingame Center

    1501 Trousdale Drive, Building B, Floor 3, 
    Burlingame, CA 
     (12.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Joshua Sckolnick is a General Surgeon in Burlingame, California. Dr. Sckolnick is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sunken Fontanelles. His top areas of expertise are Palatopharyngeal Incompetence, Nasal Septal Hematoma, Low Nasal Bridge, and Perichondritis. Dr. Sckolnick is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Sunken Fontanelles
    Neurosurgery
    Advanced in Sunken Fontanelles
    Neurosurgery

    UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

    747 52nd St, 
    Oakland, CA 
     (9.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Peter Sun is a Neurosurgery provider in Oakland, California. Dr. Sun is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sunken Fontanelles. His top areas of expertise are Tuberous Sclerosis, Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Cortical Dysplasia, Craniectomy, and Rhizotomy.

    Carina Baird
    Experienced in Sunken Fontanelles
    Pediatrics
    Experienced in Sunken Fontanelles
    Pediatrics

    1720 El Camino Real Care Center

    Burlingame, CA 
     (14.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Carina Baird is a Pediatrics provider in Burlingame, California. Dr. Baird is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sunken Fontanelles. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Sunken Fontanelles, Croup, and Viral Gastroenteritis. Dr. Baird is currently accepting new patients.

    Deepti Sinha
    Experienced in Sunken Fontanelles
    Sleep Medicine
    Experienced in Sunken Fontanelles
    Sleep Medicine

    1720 El Camino Real Care Center

    Burlingame, CA 
     (14.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Deepti Sinha is a Sleep Medicine provider in Burlingame, California. Dr. Sinha is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sunken Fontanelles. Her top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Insomnia, Multiple Epiphyseal Dysplasia, and Cri-Du-Chat Syndrome. Dr. Sinha is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Sunken Fontanelles
    Pediatrics
    Experienced in Sunken Fontanelles
    Pediatrics

    Peninsula Pediatric Medical Group

    1720 El Camino Real Ste 205, 
    Burlingame, CA 
     (12.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jeffrey Tan is a Pediatrics provider in Burlingame, California. Dr. Tan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sunken Fontanelles. His top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Croup, Diarrhea, and Delayed Growth.

    Experienced in Sunken Fontanelles
    Experienced in Sunken Fontanelles

    John Muir Physician Network Orinda Pediatrics

    3 Altarinda Rd Ste 300, 
    Orinda, CA 
     (14.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sarah Ashland is a Pediatrics provider in Orinda, California. Dr. Ashland is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sunken Fontanelles. Her top areas of expertise are Rotor Syndrome, Obesity in Children, Viral Gastroenteritis, and Delayed Growth.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Sunken Fontanelles?

    Sunken fontanelles are an obvious curving inward of the "soft spot" in an infant's head.

    When should I see a Sunken Fontanelles doctor near San Francisco, 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 Sunken Fontanelles doctor near San Francisco, 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 Sunken Fontanelles doctors near San Francisco, 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 Sunken Fontanelles doctors near San Francisco, 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 Sunken Fontanelles doctor near San Francisco, 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 Sunken Fontanelles doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Sunken Fontanelles 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 Sunken Fontanelles doctor near San Francisco, 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 Sunken Fontanelles 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 Sunken Fontanelles 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 Sunken Fontanelles doctors near San Francisco, CA?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Sunken Fontanelles 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 Sunken Fontanelles doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Sunken Fontanelles 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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