The 20 Best West Syndrome Doctors Near Me in Atlanta, GA

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The 20 Best West Syndrome Doctors near Atlanta, GA

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 43 doctor with experience in West Syndrome near Atlanta, GA. Of these, 39 are Experienced, 3 are Distinguished and 1 are Advanced.

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    Douglas S. Stuart
    Distinguished in West Syndrome
    Distinguished in West Syndrome

    The Multiple Sclerosis Center Of Georgia

    3200 Downwood Circle Northwest, Suite 550, 
    Atlanta, GA 
     (6.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Douglas Stuart is a Neurologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Stuart is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), West Syndrome, and Myoclonic Epilepsy. Dr. Stuart is currently accepting new patients.

    Ellis V. Hedaya
    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Experienced in West Syndrome

    Piedmont Physicians Group Peachtree Neurology

    95 Collier Road, Suite 4045, 
    Atlanta, GA 
     (4.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Ellis Hedaya is a Neurologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Hedaya is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Continuous Spike-Wave During Slow Sleep Syndrome, Photosensitive Epilepsy, Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), and Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Dr. Hedaya is currently accepting new patients.

    Andrei I. Serbanescu
    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Experienced in West Syndrome

    Piedmont Physicians Group Peachtree Neurology

    95 Collier Road, Suite 4045, 
    Atlanta, GA 
     (4.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, French, Romanian
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Andrei Serbanescu is a Neurologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Serbanescu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Cerebellar Degeneration, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS). Dr. Serbanescu is currently accepting new patients.

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    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Neurology | Ophthalmology
    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Neurology | Ophthalmology

    Emory Eye Center

    1365 Clifton Road Northeast, BldgB, 
    Atlanta, GA 
     (4.7 miles away)
    Experience:
    28+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sachin Kedar is a Neurologist and an Ophthalmologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Kedar has been practicing medicine for over 28 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Papilledema, Increased Intracranial Pressure, Optic Neuritis, and Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome.

    Nicholas Church
    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Family Medicine

    Somerset Medical

    659 Auburn Avenue Northeast, Ste505, 
    Atlanta, GA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Experience:
    26+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Nicholas Church is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Church has been practicing medicine for over 26 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Familial Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

    Christopher S. Russell
    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Experienced in West Syndrome

    Piedmont Physicians Group Peachtree Neurology

    95 Collier Road, Suite 4045, 
    Atlanta, GA 
     (4.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Christopher Russell is a Neurologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Russell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Memory Loss, and Stroke.

    Jason H. Smith
    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Internal Medicine

    Piedmont Physicians At Collier Road

    105 Collier Road NW, Suite 2000, 
    Atlanta, GA 
     (4.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Smith earned his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and completed his internship and residency at Emory University School of Medicine. A native of New York City, Dr. Smith is board certified in internal medicine and is a member of the American College of Physicians. Dr. Smith strives to create a comfortable environment for his patients. He works one on one with his patients to serve as their advisor on health care. In his free time, he enjoys photography and playing tennis. Dr. Smith is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hyperglycemia, High Cholesterol, Familial Hypertension, and Hypertension.

    Distinguished in West Syndrome
    Distinguished in West Syndrome

    Office

    2174 N Druid Hills Rd NE Fl 4, 
    Atlanta, GA 
     (6.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Sonam Bhalla is a Neurologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Bhalla is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are West Syndrome, Spasmus Nutans, Epilepsy in Children, and Epilepsy.

    Brian T. Cabaniss
    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Experienced in West Syndrome

    Emory Brain Health Center

    12 Executive Park Drive Northeast, 
    Atlanta, GA 
     (6.5 miles away)
    Experience:
    16+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Brian Cabaniss is a Neurologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Cabaniss has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Raymond E. Faught
    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Experienced in West Syndrome

    Emory Brain Health Center

    12 Executive Park Drive Northeast, 
    Atlanta, GA 
     (6.5 miles away)
    Experience:
    54+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Raymond Faught is a Neurologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Faught has been practicing medicine for over 54 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Partial Familial Epilepsy.

    Daniel Winkel
    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Experienced in West Syndrome

    Emory Brain Health Center

    12 Executive Park Drive Northeast, 
    Atlanta, GA 
     (6.5 miles away)
    Experience:
    16+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Daniel Winkel is a Neurologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Winkel has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Partial Familial Epilepsy, and Partial Seizure.

    Joseph D. Weissman
    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Experienced in West Syndrome

    Emory At Decatur - Neurology & Sleep Medicine

    2665 North Decatur Road, Ste450, 
    Decatur, GA 
     (6.7 miles away)
    Experience:
    44+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Russian
    Offers Telehealth

    Joseph Weissman is a Neurologist in Decatur, Georgia. Dr. Weissman has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Memory Loss, Seizures, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

    Lawrence G. Seiden
    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Experienced in West Syndrome

    The Multiple Sclerosis Center Of Georgia

    3200 Downwood Circle Northwest, Suite 550, 
    Atlanta, GA 
     (6.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Lawrence Seiden is a Neurologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Seiden is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Photosensitive Epilepsy, Memory Loss, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, and Seizures. Dr. Seiden is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in West Syndrome
    Neurology
    Distinguished in West Syndrome
    Neurology

    Georgia Cancer Treatment Center

    483 Upper Riverdale Road Southwest, 
    Riverdale, GA 
     (13.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Mandarin
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Dong Wang is a Neurologist in Riverdale, Georgia. Dr. Wang is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy Juvenile Absence, Absence Seizure, Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures, and Epilepsy in Children. Dr. Wang is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Experienced in West Syndrome

    Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation

    80 Jesse Hill Jr Dr SE, 
    Atlanta, GA 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Michael Frankel is a Neurologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Frankel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Fibromuscular Dysplasia (FMD), Epilepsy, Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement.

    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Internal Medicine

    Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation

    80 Jesse Hill Jr Dr SE, 
    Atlanta, GA 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Roger Simon is an Internal Medicine provider in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Simon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Headache, Epilepsy, and Memory Loss.

    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Experienced in West Syndrome

    Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation

    80 Jesse Hill Jr Dr SE, 
    Atlanta, GA 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Taylor Harrison is a Neurologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Harrison is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Pyridoxine Deficiency, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, and Epilepsy.

    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Neurology
    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Neurology

    Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation

    80 Jesse Hill Jr Dr SE, 
    Atlanta, GA 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kyung Kim is a Neurologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Kim is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Memory Loss, and Epilepsy.

    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Experienced in West Syndrome

    Piedmont Atlanta Hospital

    1968 Peachtree Rd NW, 
    Atlanta, GA 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Matthew Broderick is a Neurologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Broderick is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Stroke, Susac Syndrome, and Thrombectomy.

    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Experienced in West Syndrome

    Emory University Hospital

    1364 Clifton Road Northeast, 
    Atlanta, GA 
     (4.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Leslie Mcdougall is a Neurologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Mcdougall is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Spinal Stenosis, Memory Loss, and Epilepsy.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of West Syndrome?

    West syndrome is characterized by a specific type of seizure (infantile spasms) seen in infancy and childhood. This syndrome leads to developmental regression and causes a specific pattern, known as hypsarrhythmia (chaotic brain waves), on electroencephalography (EEG) testing. The infantile spasms usually begin in the first year of life, typically between 4-8 months. The seizures primarily consist of a sudden bending forward of the body with stiffening of the arms and legs; some children arch their backs as they extend their arms and legs. Spasms tend to occur upon awakening or after feeding, and often occur in clusters of up to 100 spasms at a time. Infants may have dozens of clusters and several hundred spasms per day. Many disorders leading to brain injury, such as birth problems, cerebral anomalies, metabolic disorders, and genetic disorders can lead to these spasms, making it important to identify the underlying cause. In some children, no cause can be found. Some children have spasms as the result of brain lesions, and surgical removal of these lesions may result in improvement.

    When should I see a West Syndrome doctor near Atlanta, GA?

    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 West Syndrome doctor near Atlanta, GA?

    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 West Syndrome doctors near Atlanta, GA?

    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 West Syndrome doctors near Atlanta, GA?

    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 West Syndrome doctor near Atlanta, GA?

    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 West Syndrome doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different West Syndrome 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 West Syndrome doctor near Atlanta, GA?

    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 West Syndrome 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 West Syndrome 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 West Syndrome doctors near Atlanta, GA?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the West Syndrome 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 West Syndrome doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the West Syndrome 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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