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    MediFind found 66 doctor with experience in West Syndrome near Bethesda, MD. Of these, 54 are Experienced, 11 are Advanced and 1 are Elite.

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      Elite in West Syndrome
      Psychiatry | Pediatrics | Neurology
      Elite in West Syndrome
      Psychiatry | Pediatrics | Neurology

      Children's Hospital

      111 Michigan Ave Nw, 
      Washington, DC 
       (5.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

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

      Jonathan Ross
      Advanced in West Syndrome
      Advanced in West Syndrome

      MidAtlantic Epilepsy & Sleep Center

      Bethesda, MD 
       (3.2 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 Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, and Benign Rolandic Epilepsy.

      Experienced in West Syndrome
      Neonatology | Pediatric Neurology
      Experienced in West Syndrome
      Neonatology | Pediatric Neurology

      Yuval Shafrir MD

      Kensington, MD 
       (3.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hebrew
      Offers Telehealth

      Yuval Shafrir is a Neonatologist and a Pediatric Neurologist in Kensington, Maryland. Dr. Shafrir is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Rasmussen Encephalitis, West Syndrome, and Encephalitis.

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      Experienced in West Syndrome
      Neurology
      Experienced in West Syndrome
      Neurology

      Pavel Klein

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

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

      Experienced in West Syndrome
      Experienced in West Syndrome

      MidAtlantic Epilepsy & Sleep Center

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

      Alexander Ramos is a Neurologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Ramos is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Seizures, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, and Epilepsy.

      Experienced in West Syndrome
      Experienced in West Syndrome

      Children's National Hospital

      1400 Forest Glen Rd Ste 335, 
      Silver Spring, MD 
       (3.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Tesfaye Zelleke is a Neurologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Zelleke is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Cortical Dysplasia, and Absence Seizure.

      Experienced in West Syndrome
      Experienced in West Syndrome

      Lurie Surgical Services PC

      1400 Forest Glen Rd Ste 225, 
      Silver Spring, MD 
       (3.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Gregory Mathews is a Neurologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Mathews is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Memory Loss, Seizures, and Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features.

      Advanced in West Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      Advanced in West Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology

      Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy And Sleep Center LLC

      6410 Rockledge Dr, Suite 610, 
      Bethesda, MD 
       (3.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Amanda Pong is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Pong is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), Benign Rolandic Epilepsy, Myoclonic Epilepsy, and Seizures. Dr. Pong is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in West Syndrome
      Advanced in West Syndrome

      Children's National Hospital

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

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

      Experienced in West Syndrome
      Neurology
      Experienced in West Syndrome
      Neurology
      8901 Wisconsin Ave, 
      Bethesda, MD 
       (0.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Yitao Ma is a Neurologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Ma is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Spasmus Nutans, West Syndrome, and Autism Spectrum Disorder.

      Experienced in West Syndrome
      Experienced in West Syndrome

      Suburban/nrh Medical Rehabilitation Inc

      6410 Rockledge Dr, Suite 600, 
      Bethesda, MD 
       (3.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Eric Czander is a Neurologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Czander is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Transient Global Amnesia, Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, and Lafora Disease. Dr. Czander is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in West Syndrome
      Neurology
      Experienced in West Syndrome
      Neurology
      11119 Rockville Pike, 
      Rockville, MD 
       (3.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      James Yan is a Neurologist in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Yan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Transient Global Amnesia, Seizures, and Striatonigral Degeneration Infantile.

      Ruwani D. Gunawardane
      Advanced in West Syndrome
      Advanced in West Syndrome

      Center For Brain & Neuro Care

      7625 Maple Lawn Boulevard, Suite 260, Suite 260, 
      Fulton, MD 
       (14.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Ruwani Gunawardane is a Neurologist in Fulton, Maryland. Dr. Gunawardane is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Cerebellar Degeneration, and Delirium.

      Advanced in West Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      Advanced in West Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      111 Michigan Ave Nw, 
      Washington, DC 
       (5.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Michel Fayad is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Fayad is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis, Epilepsy in Children, Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures, and West Syndrome.

      Advanced in West Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology | Pediatrics
      Advanced in West Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology | Pediatrics

      Children's Hospital

      111 Michigan Ave Nw, 
      Washington, DC 
       (5.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      John Schreiber is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Schreiber is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Myoclonic Epilepsy, Seizures, and Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures. Dr. Schreiber is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in West Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      Advanced in West Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      111 Michigan Ave Nw, 
      Washington, DC 
       (5.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Sarah Mulkey is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Mulkey is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Zika Virus Disease, Microcephaly, Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome, and Encephalitis Lethargica.

      Advanced in West Syndrome
      Neurology | Pediatrics
      Advanced in West Syndrome
      Neurology | Pediatrics
      111 Michigan Ave Nw, 
      Washington, DC 
       (5.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Joan Conry is a Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Conry is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), Seizures, Epilepsy, and West Syndrome.

      Advanced in West Syndrome
      Advanced in West Syndrome

      The Neurology Center

      1160 Varnum St Ne, Suite 204, 
      Washington, DC 
       (6.2 miles away)
      Experience:
      44+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Neal Kurzrok is a Neurologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Kurzrok has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Primary Orthostatic Tremor, Peripheral Neuropathy, and Seizures.

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

      Maryland Medical First PA

      4011 Randolph Rd, 
      Silver Spring, MD 
       (5.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Narender Bharaj is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Bharaj is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Dementia, Anemia, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

      Experienced in West Syndrome
      Experienced in West Syndrome

      Mgmc LLC

      3800 Reservoir Rd Nw, 
      Washington, DC 
       (5.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Francis Tirol is a Neurologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Tirol is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Partial Familial Epilepsy, Partial Seizure, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

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      Last Updated: 01/09/2026

      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 Bethesda, MD?

      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 Bethesda, MD?

      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 Bethesda, MD?

      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 Bethesda, MD?

      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 Bethesda, MD?

      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 Bethesda, MD?

      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 Bethesda, MD?

      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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