Greg Olavarria is a Neurosurgery provider in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Olavarria is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Chiari Malformation Type 1, Chiari Malformation, Syringomyelia, Chiari Malformation Type 2, and Posterior Fossa Decompression. Dr. Olavarria is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Smyth is chief of the pediatric neurosurgery division at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital and director of the pediatric neurosurgery fellowship program. His specialties include pediatric neurosurgery, with sub-specialization in pediatric epilepsy surgery and craniofacial surgery with an emphasis on minimally invasive techniques. In addition, Dr. Smyth is a professor of neurosurgery in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Before joining the Johns Hopkins All Children’s medical staff, Dr. Smyth was the Appoline Blair Professor of Neurological Surgery and Pediatrics at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Dr. Smyth earned his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. He completed a general surgery internship in the Department of Surgery at the University of California, Irvine. He then completed a residency in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of California in San Francisco, where he was chief resident. Dr. Smyth completed a pediatric neurosurgery fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Alabama, Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Smyth is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Craniosynostosis, Syringomyelia, Chiari Malformation Type 1, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Craniectomy.

Michelle Dompenciel is a Neurologist in Palm Bch Gdns, Florida. Dr. Dompenciel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Primary Orthostatic Tremor, Memory Loss, and Foot Drop.

Luis Bello-Espinosa is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Bello-Espinosa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, West Syndrome, and Epilepsy in Children. Dr. Bello-Espinosa is currently accepting new patients.

Melvin Field is a Neurosurgery provider in Celebration, Florida. Dr. Field is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Meningoencephalocele, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Encephalocele, Septoplasty, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Field is currently accepting new patients.

Raymond Perez is a Radiologist and an Interventional Radiologist in Orange Park, Florida. Dr. Perez is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Cortical Dysplasia, Lhermitte-Duclos Disease, Subependymal Nodular Heterotopia, and Corpus Callosum Dysgenesis Hypopituitarism. Dr. Perez is currently accepting new patients.

Harry Abram is a Pediatric Neurologist in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Abram is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Absence Seizure, Epilepsy Juvenile Absence, Seizures, and Memory Loss.

Fernando Galan is a Neurologist in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Galan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Myoclonic Epilepsy, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Absence Seizure.

Camilo Garcia is a Neurologist in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Dr. Garcia is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Photosensitive Epilepsy, Continuous Spike-Wave During Slow Sleep Syndrome, Seizures, and Landau-Kleffner Syndrome.

Dr. Jallo is the vice dean and physician-in-chief at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital. He also is the David M. Goldenberg Family Endowed Chair in the Institute for Brain Protection Sciences and a professor of neurosurgery, pediatrics and oncology with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Jallo joined Johns Hopkins in 2003 as a pediatric neurosurgeon. In 2013, he became the pediatric neurosurgery division director at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Dr. Jallo moved to Johns Hopkins All Children's in 2015 to launch the Institute for Brain Protection Sciences, a multidisciplinary institute that unites clinicians, researchers and educators focused on promoting optimal neurodevelopment and caring for children with injuries and illnesses that can affect the brain. His areas of expertise include tumors of the brain and spinal cord, intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring for eloquent tumors, use of minimally invasive technologies such as endoscopy and keyhole surgery and surgical treatment of epilepsy. Dr. Jallo has published more than 245 peer-reviewed scientific articles, 89 book chapters and is co-editor of five textbooks on pediatric neurosurgery, pediatric epilepsy surgery and neuroendoscopy. In addition, Dr. Jallo has been principal investigator for NIH and private foundation grants focused on treatment of pediatric central nervous system tumors and other neurosurgical challenges. Dr. Jallo earned his medical degree at the University of Virginia Medical School and completed his residency in neurosurgery at New York University Medical Center and fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery at Beth Israel Medical Center, Institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery, in New York. Dr. Jallo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Ependymoma, Spinal Tumor, Subependymoma, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Laminectomy.

Dr. Hernandez is a pediatric neurologist and epileptologist, and chief of pediatric neurology at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. He joined the hospital staff in 2024. He was previously division chief of neurosciences and epilepsy, as well as medical director of the Jack H. Miller Magnetoencephalography Center, at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was also a professor in the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Department of Pediatrics in Grand Rapids. Dr. Hernandez has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and given many talks nationally and internationally. Dr. Hernandez earned his medical degree at Ponce Health Sciences University in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He completed a pediatric residency at Western Michigan University School of Medicine in Kalamazoo, a child neurology residency at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, and a pediatric epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology fellowship at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Videos Meet Angel Hernandez, M.D. Dr. Hernandez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE), Seizures, Memory Loss, and Partial Seizure.

Shira Mcmahan is a Neurologist in Stuart, Florida. Dr. Mcmahan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Memory Loss, and Essential Tremor.

Surabhi Ranjan is a Neurologist in Weston, Florida. Dr. Ranjan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Gliosarcoma, Brain Tumor, Glioma, and Metastatic Brain Tumor.

Dr. Alexander is a diagnostic radiologist at Johns Hopkins All Children’s. She sees patients on the hospital’s St. Petersburg, Florida, campus. She joined the medical staff in 2025. She was previously a radiologist at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Alexander earned her medical degree from the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Wichita. She completed a diagnostic radiology residency at the University of Missouri in Kansas City. She then completed a diagnostic pediatric radiology fellowship followed by a pediatric musculoskeletal radiology fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Alexander is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Osteochondritis Dissecans, Knock Knees, and Caffey Disease.

Mansour Afshani is a Neurologist in Parkland, Florida. Dr. Afshani is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Peripheral Neuropathy, Transient Global Amnesia, and Gastrostomy.

Jomarie Cortes is a Radiologist in Weston, Florida. Dr. Cortes has been practicing medicine for over 23 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Lump, Osteopenia, Melorheostosis, and Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis.

Atilio Palma is a Neurosurgery provider in Naples, Florida. Dr. Palma is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Fractured Spine, Spinal Stenosis, Subdural Hematoma, Bone Graft, and Vertebroplasty. Dr. Palma is currently accepting new patients.

Diana Marin is a Radiologist in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Marin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Short Stature (FSS), Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS), Short Stature (Growth Disorders), and Scoliosis.

Saba Ahmad is a Pediatric Neurologist in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Ahmad is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Cortical Dysplasia, Tuberous Sclerosis, Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, and Seizures.

Brittney Jones is a Neurologist in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Dr. Jones is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. Her top areas of expertise are GAPO Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Aphantasia, and Stereotypic Movement Disorder.