The 20 Best West Syndrome Doctors Near Me in Detroit, MI

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The 20 Best West Syndrome Doctors near Detroit, MI

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 76 doctor with experience in West Syndrome near Detroit, MI. Of these, 65 are Experienced, 7 are Advanced and 4 are Distinguished.

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76 providers found
    Distinguished in West Syndrome
    Pediatric Neurology
    Distinguished in West Syndrome
    Pediatric Neurology

    DMC Children's Hospital Of Michigan

    3901 Beaubien St, 
    Detroit, MI 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Harry Chugani is a Pediatric Neurologist in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Chugani is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Sturge-Weber Syndrome, Parkes Weber Syndrome, and West Syndrome.

    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Experienced in West Syndrome

    Detroit Receiving Hospital

    4201 Saint Antoine St, 
    Detroit, MI 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mona Elsayed is a Neurologist in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Elsayed is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE).

    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Neurology
    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Neurology

    Henry Ford Hospital

    2799 W Grand Blvd, 
    Detroit, MI 
     (3.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Iram Zaman is a Neurologist in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Zaman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Cytoplasmic Body Myopathy, Myofibrillar Myopathy, Inclusion Body Myopathy 2, and Wieacker Wolff Syndrome.

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    Danielle A. Nolan
    Distinguished in West Syndrome
    Pediatrics | Pediatric Neurology
    Distinguished in West Syndrome
    Pediatrics | Pediatric Neurology

    Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital Adult Neurosurgery Florence & Richard McBrien Pediatric Neuroscience Center - 3555 W 13 Mile Rd

    3555 West 13 Mile Road, Suite N300, 
    Royal Oak, MI 
     (14.8 miles away)
    Experience:
    15+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Danielle Nolan is a Pediatrics specialist and a Pediatric Neurologist in Royal Oak, Michigan. Dr. Nolan has been practicing medicine for over 15 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Tuberous Sclerosis, West Syndrome, and Seizures. Dr. Nolan is currently accepting new patients.

    Nancy A. Mcnamara
    Distinguished in West Syndrome
    Pediatrics | Pediatric Neurology
    Distinguished in West Syndrome
    Pediatrics | Pediatric Neurology

    Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital Adult Neurosurgery Florence & Richard McBrien Pediatric Neuroscience Center - 3555 W 13 Mile Rd

    3555 West 13 Mile Road, Suite N300, 
    Royal Oak, MI 
     (14.8 miles away)
    Experience:
    16+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Nancy Mcnamara is a Pediatrics specialist and a Pediatric Neurologist in Royal Oak, Michigan. Dr. Mcnamara has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy in Children, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Mcnamara is currently accepting new patients.

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

    DMC Children's Hospital Of Michigan

    3901 Beaubien St, 
    Detroit, MI 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Eishi Asano is a Pediatric Neurologist in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Asano is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Cortical Dysplasia, West Syndrome, and Gastric Bypass.

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

    University Pediatricians

    3901 Beaubien St, 
    Detroit, MI 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ahm Huq is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Huq is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Microcephaly, Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome, West Syndrome, and Myoclonic Epilepsy.

    Christina D. Rose
    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Experienced in West Syndrome

    Rose Neurology PC

    5141 Oakman Boulevard, Suite A, 
    Dearborn, MI 
     (7.2 miles away)
    Experience:
    20+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Christina Rose is a Neurologist in Dearborn, Michigan. Dr. Rose has been practicing medicine for over 20 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Seizures, Memory Loss, and Status Epilepticus. Dr. Rose is currently accepting new patients.

    Jose U. Desousa
    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Sleep Medicine | Neurology
    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Sleep Medicine | Neurology

    Oakleaf Neurology & Sleep, P.C.

    5141 Oakman Boulevard, 
    Dearborn, MI 
     (7.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Portuguese, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Jose Desousa is a Neurologist and a Sleep Medicine provider in Dearborn, Michigan. Dr. Desousa 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 Epilepsy. Dr. Desousa is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Experienced in West Syndrome

    Office

    4201 Saint Antoine St Ste 8A, 
    Detroit, MI 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Maher Fakhouri is a Neurologist in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Fakhouri is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Central Pain Syndrome, Cluster Headache, Peripheral Neuropathy, and Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 27.

    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Experienced in West Syndrome

    Office

    4201 Saint Antoine St Ste 8A, 
    Detroit, MI 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Edwin George is a Neurologist in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. George is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Stiff Person Syndrome, Huntington Disease, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Movement Disorders.

    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Neurology
    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Neurology

    Friendship Manor Nursing Home

    3950 Beaubien St, 
    Detroit, MI 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Aimee Luat is a Neurologist in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Luat is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Sturge-Weber Syndrome, Epilepsy, Seizures, and Parkes Weber Syndrome.

    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Family Medicine

    Pro Care Helath Plan Inc.

    3956 Mount Elliott St, 
    Detroit, MI 
     (2.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Henri Godbold is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Godbold is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Obesity.

    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Experienced in West Syndrome

    Henry Ford Hospital

    2799 W Grand Blvd, 
    Detroit, MI 
     (3.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jules Constantinou is a Neurologist in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Constantinou is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), and Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE).

    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Experienced in West Syndrome

    Henry Ford Hospital

    2799 W Grand Blvd, 
    Detroit, MI 
     (3.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Gregory Barkley is a Neurologist in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Barkley is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Partial Seizure, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Thrombectomy.

    Alexandra Shaw
    Advanced in West Syndrome
    Neurology | Pediatric Neurology
    Advanced in West Syndrome
    Neurology | Pediatric Neurology

    Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital Adult Neurosurgery Florence & Richard McBrien Pediatric Neuroscience Center - 3555 W 13 Mile Rd

    3555 West 13 Mile Road, Suite N300, 
    Royal Oak, MI 
     (14.8 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, French
    Accepting New Patients

    Alexandra Shaw is a Neurologist and a Pediatric Neurologist in Royal Oak, Michigan. Dr. Shaw has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy Juvenile Absence, Memory Loss, and Absence Seizure. Dr. Shaw is currently accepting new patients.

    Christopher M. Parres
    Advanced in West Syndrome
    Advanced in West Syndrome

    Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital Neuroscience Center

    3555 West 13 Mile Road, Suite N120, 
    Royal Oak, MI 
     (14.8 miles away)
    Experience:
    15+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Christopher Parres is a Neurologist in Royal Oak, Michigan. Dr. Parres has been practicing medicine for over 15 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Memory Loss, and Susac Syndrome.

    Erin M. Romanowski
    Advanced in West Syndrome
    General Surgery | Pediatrics | Pediatric Neurology
    Advanced in West Syndrome
    General Surgery | Pediatrics | Pediatric Neurology

    Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital Adult Neurosurgery Florence & Richard McBrien Pediatric Neuroscience Center - 3555 W 13 Mile Rd

    3555 West 13 Mile Road, Suite N300, 
    Royal Oak, MI 
     (14.8 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Erin Romanowski is a General Surgeon and a Pediatrics provider in Royal Oak, Michigan. Dr. Romanowski has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), and Absence Seizure. Dr. Romanowski is currently accepting new patients.

    Manaf Madoun
    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Internal Medicine

    Corewell Health Hospitalist -Grosse Pointe

    468 Cadieux Road, 
    Grosse Pointe, MI 
     (7.6 miles away)
    Experience:
    39+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Arabic, French
    Accepting New Patients

    Manaf Madoun is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. Dr. Madoun has been practicing medicine for over 39 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Volkmann Contracture, Ogilvie Syndrome, Necrosis, Ureteroscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Madoun is currently accepting new patients.

    Nitin Gandhi
    Experienced in West Syndrome
    Experienced in West Syndrome

    Gandhi Neurology & Sleep Clinic

    2025 Ford Avenue, Suite 100, 
    Wyandotte, MI 
     (10.6 miles away)
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Nitin Gandhi is a Neurologist in Wyandotte, Michigan. Dr. Gandhi has been practicing medicine for over 10 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, Stroke, and Epilepsy. Dr. Gandhi is currently accepting new patients.

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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 Detroit, MI?

    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 Detroit, MI?

    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 Detroit, MI?

    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 Detroit, MI?

    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 Detroit, MI?

    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 Detroit, MI?

    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 Detroit, MI?

    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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