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    MediFind found 298 doctor with experience in West Syndrome near Pennsylvania, US. Of these, 241 are Experienced, 51 are Advanced, 4 are Elite and 2 are Distinguished.

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      Elite in West Syndrome
      Pediatrics | Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      Elite in West Syndrome
      Pediatrics | Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      3401 Civic Center Blvd, 9nw, Room 55, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Ingo Helbig is a Pediatrics specialist and a Pediatric Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Helbig is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, West Syndrome, Myoclonic Epilepsy, and Spasmus Nutans.

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

      Childrens Health Care Associates Inc

      3401 Civic Ctr Blvd, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Eric Marsh is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Marsh is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Rett Syndrome, Epilepsy, West Syndrome, and CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder.

      What does Elite, Distinguished, Advanced, Experienced mean?
      Elite in West Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology
      Elite in West Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology
      3401 Civic Center Blvd, Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia - Neurology, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Dennis Dlugos is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Dlugos is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, West Syndrome, and Spasmus Nutans.

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      Elite in West Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology | Pediatrics
      Elite in West Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology | Pediatrics
      Erie Ave At Front St, SCPA Neurology, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Ignacio Valencia is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Valencia is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are West Syndrome, Epilepsy in Children, Spasmus Nutans, and Epilepsy.

      Advanced in West Syndrome
      Advanced in West Syndrome

      Abington Neurological Associates Ltd

      2325 Maryland Rd, Suite 120, 
      Willow Grove, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Kandan Kulandaivel is a Neurologist in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. Dr. Kulandaivel 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 West Syndrome.

      Yoshimi Sogawa
      Distinguished in West Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology
      Distinguished in West Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology

      Child Neurology In Lawrenceville

      4401 Penn Avenue, 
      Pittsburgh, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Japanese
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Yoshimi Sogawa, MD, MS, is a board-certified pediatric neurologist who serves as director for Clinical Research in the Division of Child Neurology and director of the Early Onset Epileptic Encephalopathy Clinic atUPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. She is also an associate professor in the Division of Child Neurology in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Sogawa received her medical degree from Niigata University School of Medicine in Japan. She then completed her residency training in pediatrics and neurology at Schneider Children’s Hospital in Long Island, New York, and fellowship training in clinical neurophysiology (EEG) at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. She was awarded an NIH sponsored Neurological Sciences Academic Development Award (K12, NS048856) in 2009. During this period, she earned a master’s degree from the Clinical Research Training Program at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Since joining UPMC Children’s Hospital in 2012, Dr. Sogawa has assumed clinical responsibility for the majority of patients with infantile spasms, a rare and intractable epilepsy in infancy. She is conducting a longitudinal study of their developmental outcomes. Dr. Sogawa designed the Early Onset Epileptic Encephalopathies Clinic to be patient and family-centered, flexible, and comprehensive. Common neurological tests such as EEG are typically scheduled on the day of a patient’s clinic visit to minimize trips to the hospital. Dr. Sogawa has been committed to research and scholarly activity in the field of pediatric epilepsy and child neurology and has published more than twenty peer-reviewed studies, invited reviews, and book chapters. On an international level, Dr. Sogawa has served on the Task Force on Epilepsy Syndromes under the commission on Classification and Terminology of the International League against Epilepsy (ILAE), the leading international organization for epilepsy care. Dr. Sogawa has been a collaborator for several NIH funded studies and site-primary investigator for medication trials on children with epilepsy. View Dr. Sogawa's full list of publications from PubMed. Dr. Sogawa is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, West Syndrome, Spasmus Nutans, and Epilepsy in Children.

      Experienced in West Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology | Sleep Medicine
      Experienced in West Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology | Sleep Medicine
      160 E Erie Ave, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Sameh Morkous is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Morkous 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, Cramp-Fasciculation Syndrome, and GAPO Syndrome.

      Experienced in West Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology
      Experienced in West Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology

      Wellspan Medical Group

      212 Rosedale Dr, 
      Manchester, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Todd Barron is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Manchester, Pennsylvania. Dr. Barron is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), Seizures, Memory Loss, and Landau-Kleffner Syndrome.

      Distinguished in West Syndrome
      Pediatrics | Pediatric Neurology
      Distinguished in West Syndrome
      Pediatrics | Pediatric Neurology
      35 Hope Dr, 
      Hershey, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Gozde Erdemir is a Pediatrics specialist and a Pediatric Neurologist in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Dr. Erdemir is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are West Syndrome, Spasmus Nutans, Seizures, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Erdemir is currently accepting new patients.

      Vijayalakshmi Rajasekaran
      Advanced in West Syndrome
      Advanced in West Syndrome

      University Of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department Of Neurology

      3471 5th Avenue, Suite 810, 
      Pittsburgh, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Tamil
      Accepting New Patients

      Vijayalakshmi Rajasekaran, MD, is a neurologist and is certified in neurology, epilepsy, and clinical neurophysiology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She is associate director of the Epilepsy Fellowship and the associate director of the Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship in the Department of Neurology. She is also an assistant professor in the Epilepsy Division in the Department of Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from West Virginia University and completed her residency at West Virginia University, followed by her fellowships at Mayo Clinic and Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Rajasekaran is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Memory Loss.

      Lisa F. English
      Advanced in West Syndrome
      Internal Medicine
      Advanced in West Syndrome
      Internal Medicine

      UPMC Primary Care

      300 State Street, Suite 103A, 
      Erie, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Lisa English, MD, is certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She practices at Greenfield Internal Medicine-West and is affiliated with UPMC Hamot. She completed her residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and medical degree at Penn State College of Medicine. Dr. English is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are West Syndrome, Myoclonic Epilepsy, Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures, and Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis.

      Advanced in West Syndrome
      Advanced in West Syndrome

      Susquehanna Physician Services

      700 High St, 
      Williamsport, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Stuart Olinsky is a Neurologist in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Dr. Olinsky is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Parkinson's Disease, Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures, and Myoclonic Epilepsy.

      Advanced in West Syndrome
      Neurology
      Advanced in West Syndrome
      Neurology

      Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurology

      3400 Civic Center Boulevard, South Pavilion, 2nd Floor, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Colin Ellis is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Ellis is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Partial Familial Epilepsy, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Ellis is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in West Syndrome
      Advanced in West Syndrome

      Excela Health Physician Practices, Inc

      100 Excela Health Dr, 
      Latrobe, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Louis Catalano is a Neurologist in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Dr. Catalano is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Seizures, Migraine, and Epilepsy.

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

      CHOP Specialty Care, Lancaster

      2104 Harrisburg Pike, Suite 300, 
      Lancaster, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Nicholas Abend is a Pediatric Neurologist in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Dr. Abend is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Status Epilepticus, Seizures, Epilepsy in Children, and Epilepsy. Dr. Abend is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in West Syndrome
      Advanced in West Syndrome

      Allegheny Clinic

      420 E N Ave, Suite 206, 
      Pittsburgh, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      James Valeriano is a Neurologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Valeriano is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Memory Loss.

      Advanced in West Syndrome
      Advanced in West Syndrome

      Lehigh Valley Physician Group

      3701 Corriere Rd, 
      Easton, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Mihaela Hangan is a Neurologist in Easton, Pennsylvania. Dr. Hangan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures, Myoclonic Epilepsy, West Syndrome, and Epilepsy in Children.

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

      CHOP Specialty Care, Lancaster

      2104 Harrisburg Pike, Suite 300, 
      Lancaster, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Shavonne Massey is a Pediatric Neurologist in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Dr. Massey is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Epilepsy in Children, Seizures, Absence Seizure, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Massey is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in West Syndrome
      Neurology | Pediatrics
      Advanced in West Syndrome
      Neurology | Pediatrics
      3401 Civic Center Blvd, Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia - Neurology, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Ethan Goldberg is a Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Goldberg is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Myoclonic Epilepsy, Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures, Dravet Syndrome, and Epilepsy.

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

      Childrens Health Care Associates Inc

      3401 Civic Ctr Blvd, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Christina Bergqvist is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Bergqvist is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), Pyruvate Carboxylase Deficiency, PEPCK 1 Deficiency, and Dihydrolipoamide Dehydrogenase Deficiency.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      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 in Pennsylvania, US?

      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 in Pennsylvania, US?

      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 in Pennsylvania, US?

      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 in Pennsylvania, US?

      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 in Pennsylvania, US?

      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 in Pennsylvania, US?

      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 in Pennsylvania, US?

      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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