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    MediFind found 230 doctor with experience in West Syndrome near Flushing, NY. Of these, 189 are Experienced, 33 are Advanced, 5 are Elite and 3 are Distinguished.

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      Elite in West Syndrome
      Neurology | General Surgery
      Elite in West Syndrome
      Neurology | General Surgery

      New York University

      223 E 34th St, 
      New York, NY 
       (7.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Orrin Devinsky is a Neurologist and a General Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Devinsky is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Myoclonic Epilepsy, Dravet Syndrome, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

      Aristea S. Galanopoulou
      Elite in West Syndrome
      Elite in West Syndrome

      Montefiore Medical Center

      111 East 210th Street, 
      Bronx, NY 
       (5.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Greek

      The maturation of GABAA receptor-mediated signaling from depolarizing to inhibitory is an age-related process controlled by cation chloride cotransporters, such as KCC2. As a result, GABA exerts dual functions, being an important neurotrophic factor during early development and the principal inhibitory neurotransmitter of the mature central nervous system. In our laboratory we have been investigating the age and mechanisms through which early life stressors and seizures may disrupt the normal patterns of brain development, by disrupting the neurotrophic effects of GABA. We are also studying methods to reverse these adverse processes. Furthermore, we are very interested in understanding how epileptogenesis proceeds in the developing brain and what is the specific role of GABAA receptors in this process. Dr. Galanopoulou is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are West Syndrome, Spasmus Nutans, Post-Traumatic Epilepsy, and Epilepsy.

      Elite in West Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology
      Elite in West Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology

      Montefiore Medical Center

      111 E 210th St, 
      Bronx, NY 
       (8.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Elissa Yozawitz is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Bronx, New York. Dr. Yozawitz is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are West Syndrome, Epilepsy in Children, Spasmus Nutans, and Epilepsy.

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      Elite in West Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics
      Elite in West Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics
      1275 York Ave, 
      New York, NY 
       (6.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Zachary Grinspan is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Grinspan is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy in Children, West Syndrome, Epilepsy, and Spasmus Nutans.

      Elite in West Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology
      Elite in West Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology

      The Children's Hospital At Montefiore

      3415 Bainbridge Ave, 
      Bronx, NY 
       (8.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Solomon Moshe is a Pediatric Neurologist in Bronx, New York. Dr. Moshe is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are West Syndrome, Spasmus Nutans, Post-Traumatic Epilepsy, and Epilepsy.

      Stephen W. Briggs
      Distinguished in West Syndrome
      Distinguished in West Syndrome

      Montefiore Medical Center

      111 East 210th Street, 
      Bronx, NY 
       (5.7 miles away)
      Experience:
      10+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Stephen Briggs is a Neurologist in Bronx, New York. Dr. Briggs has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are West Syndrome, Spasmus Nutans, Epilepsy, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

      Li Kan
      Experienced in West Syndrome
      Pediatrics | Pediatric Neurology
      Experienced in West Syndrome
      Pediatrics | Pediatric Neurology
      13215 41st Avenue, 
      Flushing, NY 
       (1.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Cantonese, Mandarin

      Li Kan is a Pediatrics specialist and a Pediatric Neurologist in Flushing, New York. Dr. Kan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Transient Tic Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Absence Seizure, and Epilepsy Juvenile Absence.

      Advanced in West Syndrome
      Neurology | Pain Medicine | Neurosurgery
      Advanced in West Syndrome
      Neurology | Pain Medicine | Neurosurgery
      16408 65th Avenue, 
      Fresh Meadows, NY 
       (2.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Vikas Varma is a Neurologist and a Pain Medicine provider in Fresh Meadows, New York. Dr. Varma is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Satoyoshi Syndrome, Vasoconstriction, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), and Chronic Demyelinizing Neuropathy with IgM Monoclonal.

      Anna M. Bank
      Experienced in West Syndrome
      Experienced in West Syndrome

      Northwell Health Physician Partners At Fresh Meadows

      176-60 Union Turnpike, Suite 350, 
      Fresh Meadows, NY 
       (3.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Anna Bank is a Neurologist in Fresh Meadows, New York. Dr. Bank 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, Epilepsy, and Memory Loss.

      Advanced in West Syndrome
      Advanced in West Syndrome

      Office

      2309 31st St Ste 5, 
      Astoria, NY 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Demetrios Karides is a Neurologist in Astoria, New York. Dr. Karides is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Tension Headache, Alzheimer's Disease, Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis, and Epilepsy in Children.

      Distinguished in West Syndrome
      Distinguished in West Syndrome
      15 Canterbury Road, Suite A8, 
      Great Neck, NY 
       (5.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Mehri Songhorian is a Neurologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Songhorian is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Epilepsy in Children, Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis, West Syndrome, and Myoclonic Epilepsy.

      Experienced in West Syndrome
      Experienced in West Syndrome
      9405 60th Avenue, 
      Elmhurst, NY 
       (3.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu

      Anil Kapoor is a Neurologist in Elmhurst, New York. Dr. Kapoor is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope, Seizures, Memory Loss, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

      Experienced in West Syndrome
      Neurology
      Experienced in West Syndrome
      Neurology

      Office

      9131 Queens Blvd Ste 322, 
      Elmhurst, NY 
       (3.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Maria Duran is a Neurologist in Elmhurst, New York. Dr. Duran is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Increased Head Circumference, Microcephaly with Spastic Quadriplegia, Microcephaly, and Zika Virus Disease.

      Experienced in West Syndrome
      Experienced in West Syndrome

      Greater NY Neurology PC

      110-45 Queens Blvd, Suite 105, 
      Forest Hills, NY 
       (3.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Ellen Edgar is a Neurologist in Forest Hills, New York. Dr. Edgar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Tension Headache, Vasoconstriction, and Migraine.

      Experienced in West Syndrome
      Experienced in West Syndrome

      Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

      13420 Jamaica Ave, 
      Jamaica, NY 
       (4.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Thambirajah Nandakumar is a Neurologist in Jamaica, New York. Dr. Nandakumar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Stroke, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Thrombectomy.

      Sheryl Haut
      Advanced in West Syndrome
      Neurology
      Advanced in West Syndrome
      Neurology

      Montefiore Medical Center

      111 East 210th Street, 
      Bronx, NY 
       (5.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Dr. Sheryl Haut is Director of the Adult Epilepsy Program at Montefiore. She has extensive experience treating all forms of epilepsy in young and older adults, and in tailoring treatments to the individual. She focuses on special needs such as pregnancy, stress, driving, work related issues, and issues in the elderly. Dr. Haut has an extensive research background, including a Masters of Clinical Research with Distinction from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her research interests focus on seizure clustering; seizure prediction and pre-emption; and alternative therapies for epilepsy. She is one of the first investigators to run a clinical trial of stress management for epilepsy, using smartphone diaries. Dr. Haut is the current Chair of the North American Commission of the International League Against Epilepsy, and is active nationally in the American Epilepsy Society, and the American Academy of Neurology, serving on committees of both organizations. She has authored more than 50 papers/book chapters on epilepsy, and has been featured in Top Doctors of NY annually since 2009. She maintains an active adult epilepsy practice at the Moses Campus. Dr. Haut is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Absence Seizure, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

      Jonathan M. Gursky
      Advanced in West Syndrome
      Advanced in West Syndrome

      Montefiore Medical Center

      111 East 210th Street, 
      Bronx, NY 
       (5.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Jonathan M. Gursky, MD, is an Attending Physician at Montefiore and Assistant Professor of Neurology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. His clinical focus is on the diagnosis and treatment of adults and adolescents with epilepsy and seizure disorders. Dr. Gursky 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, West Syndrome, and Epilepsy.

      Simona V. Proteasa
      Advanced in West Syndrome
      Advanced in West Syndrome

      Northwell Health Physician Partners Neuroscience Institute At Great Neck

      611 Northern Boulevard, Suite 150, 
      Great Neck, NY 
       (6.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Simona Proteasa is a Neurologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Proteasa is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Encephalitis, Memory Loss, and Gastrostomy.

      Ruben I. Kuzniecky
      Advanced in West Syndrome
      Advanced in West Syndrome

      Northwell Health Physician Partners Neuroscience Institute At Great Neck

      611 Northern Boulevard, Suite 150, 
      Great Neck, NY 
       (6.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hebrew, Spanish
      Offers Telehealth

      Ruben Kuzniecky is a Neurologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Kuzniecky is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Partial Seizure.

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

      Weill Medical College Of Cornell

      525 E 68th St, 
      New York, NY 
       (6.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Judy Tung is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Tung is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

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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 Flushing, NY?

      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 Flushing, NY?

      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 Flushing, NY?

      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 Flushing, NY?

      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 Flushing, NY?

      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 Flushing, NY?

      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 Flushing, NY?

      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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