The 20 Best Deep Brain Stimulation Doctors in Kentucky, US

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The 20 Best Deep Brain Stimulation Doctors in Kentucky, US

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 23 doctor with experience in Deep Brain Stimulation near Kentucky, US. Of these, 14 are Experienced, 5 are Advanced, 3 are Distinguished and 1 are Elite.

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23 providers found
    Elite in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Neurosurgery
    Elite in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Neurosurgery

    Uofl Physicians-Neurosurgery

    225 Abraham Flexner Way Ste 505, 
    Louisville, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Joseph Neimat is a Neurosurgery provider in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Neimat is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. His top areas of expertise are Essential Tremor, Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Microvascular Decompression.

    Distinguished in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Neurosurgery
    Distinguished in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Neurosurgery

    Neurosurgical Group Of Greater Louisville And So In PSC

    225 Abraham Flexner Way Ste 505, 
    Louisville, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Parag Patil is a Neurosurgery provider in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Patil is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Cordotomy.

    Distinguished in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Distinguished in Deep Brain Stimulation

    Uofl Physicians-Parkinson’s Disease & Movement Disorders Clinic

    220 Abraham Flexner Way Ste 606, 
    Louisville, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Peter Hedera is a Neurologist in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Hedera is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. His top areas of expertise are Essential Tremor, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Movement Disorders, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Thalamotomy.

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    Distinguished in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Neurology
    Distinguished in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Neurology

    Office

    740 Rose St, 
    Lexington, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    John Slevin is a Neurologist in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Slevin is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Essential Tremor, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Gastric Bypass.

    Jayne Zhang
    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Neurology
    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Neurology

    Baptist Health Medical Group

    913 N Dixie Ave, 
    Elizabethtown, KY 
    Experience:
    18+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Jayne Zhang specializes in inpatient neurology with subspecialty training in cerebrovascular disease. She completed her neurology residency and vascular neurology fellow at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, and neuro-hospitalist fellowship at New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Zhang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Encephalitis, Gastrostomy, and Transmyocardial Revascularization.

    Abigail J. Rao
    Advanced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Neurosurgery
    Advanced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Neurosurgery

    Norton Neuroscience Institute Neurosurgery

    4915 Norton Healthcare Boulevard, Suite 301, 
    Louisville, KY 
    Experience:
    16+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Abigail Rao is a Neurosurgery provider in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Rao has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. Her top areas of expertise are Essential Tremor, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Parkinson's Disease, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Microvascular Decompression. Dr. Rao is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation

    Office

    800 Rose St # 302, 
    Lexington, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Riham El Khouli is a Radiologist in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. El Khouli is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. Her top areas of expertise are Neuroendocrine Tumor, Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor (GEP-NET), Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis, Melorheostosis, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Advanced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Neurosurgery
    Advanced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Neurosurgery

    Kentucky Children's Hospital

    800 Rose St, 
    Lexington, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Craig Van Horne is a Neurosurgery provider in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Van Horne is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. His top areas of expertise are Essential Tremor, Parkinson's Disease, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Movement Disorders, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Advanced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Internal Medicine

    Baptist Healthcare System Inc

    2501 Kentucky Ave, 
    Paducah, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    John Fleming is an Internal Medicine provider in Paducah, Kentucky. Dr. Fleming is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. His top areas of expertise are Vitamin D Deficiency, Vitamin B12 Deficiency, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Deep Brain Stimulation, and Gastrostomy.

    Advanced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Neurosurgery
    Advanced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Neurosurgery

    Neurosurgical Group Of Greater Louisville And So In PSC

    225 Abraham Flexner Way Ste 505, 
    Louisville, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ajmal Zemmar is a Neurosurgery provider in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Zemmar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. His top areas of expertise are Autonomic Dysreflexia, Essential Tremor, Movement Disorders, Thalamotomy, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Advanced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Advanced in Deep Brain Stimulation

    Kentucky Children's Hospital

    800 Rose St, 
    Lexington, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Andrew Welleford is a Neurologist in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Welleford is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Wallerian Degeneration, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    David A. Sun
    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Neurosurgery

    Norton Neuroscience Institute Neurosurgery

    4915 Norton Healthcare Boulevard, Suite 301, 
    Louisville, KY 
    Experience:
    23+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    David Sun is a Neurosurgery provider in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Sun has been practicing medicine for over 23 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. His top areas of expertise are Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Posterior Fossa Tumor, Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET), Awake Craniotomy, and Balloon Sinuplasty. Dr. Sun is currently accepting new patients.

    Jason L. Crowell
    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation

    Norton Neuroscience Institute - Neurology

    4915 Norton Healthcare Boulevard, Suite 402, 
    Louisville, KY 
    Experience:
    13+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Jason Crowell is a Neurologist in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Crowell has been practicing medicine for over 13 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Essential Tremor, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Crowell is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Neurology
    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Neurology

    Office

    800 Rose St Ste J401, 
    Lexington, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Zain Guduru is a Neurologist in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Guduru is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. His top areas of expertise are Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Meige Syndrome, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation

    Norton Children's Sleep Medicine-Novak Center

    411 E Chestnut St, 
    Louisville, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Cemal Karakas is a Neurologist in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Karakas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Absence Seizure, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation

    Baptist Health Medical Group

    2603 Kentucky Ave, Suite 404, 
    Paducah, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Thomas Gruber is a Neurosurgery provider in Paducah, Kentucky. Dr. Gruber is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. His top areas of expertise are Radiation Induced Meningioma, Meningioma, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Bone Graft, and Vertebroplasty. Dr. Gruber is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation

    Rockcastle Ventures D.B.A. Rockcastle Family Health

    140 Newcomb Ave, 
    Mount Vernon, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Hannah Bullock is a Pediatrics provider in Mount Vernon, Kentucky. Dr. Bullock is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. Her top areas of expertise are Croup and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Neurosurgery

    Lake Cumberland Neurosurgical Associates

    75 Hail Knob Rd, 
    Somerset, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Amr El is a Neurosurgery provider in Somerset, Kentucky. Dr. El is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. His top areas of expertise are Invertebral Disc Disease, Spinal Stenosis, Subdural Hematoma, Vertebroplasty, and Bone Graft.

    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    General Surgery

    Office

    210 E Gray St Ste 1102, 
    Louisville, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ian Mutchnick is a General Surgeon in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Mutchnick is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. His top areas of expertise are Tethered Cord Syndrome, Craniosynostosis, Hydrocephalus, Rhizotomy, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation
    Neurosurgery

    Office

    800 Rose St # 101, 
    Lexington, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Farhan Mirza is a Neurosurgery provider in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Mirza is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Brain Tumor, Awake Craniotomy, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Deep Brain Stimulation?

    Deep brain stimulation (DBS) uses a device called a neurostimulator to deliver electrical signals to the areas of the brain that control movement, pain, mood, weight, obsessive-compulsive thoughts, and awakening from a coma.

    When should I see a Deep Brain Stimulation doctor in Kentucky, 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 Deep Brain Stimulation doctor in Kentucky, 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 Deep Brain Stimulation doctors in Kentucky, 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 Deep Brain Stimulation doctors in Kentucky, 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 Deep Brain Stimulation doctor in Kentucky, 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 Deep Brain Stimulation doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Deep Brain Stimulation 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 Deep Brain Stimulation doctor in Kentucky, 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 Deep Brain Stimulation 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 Deep Brain Stimulation 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 Deep Brain Stimulation doctors in Kentucky, US?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Deep Brain Stimulation 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 Deep Brain Stimulation doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Deep Brain Stimulation 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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