25 of the Best Neurologists Near Me in lanham, MD

Lawrence Whicker is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Greenbelt, Maryland. Dr. Whicker is highly rated in 35 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, Memory Loss, Seizures, and Peripheral Neuropathy. Dr. Whicker is currently accepting new patients.

Shimellis Alemayehu is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Lanham,, Maryland. Dr. Alemayehu is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, Memory Loss, Seizures, and Stroke. Dr. Alemayehu is currently accepting new patients.

As the director of the Johns Hopkins Movement Disorders Division, Dr. Kelly Mills cares for patients who have movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, atypical parkinsonism, dystonia, ataxia, tremor and Huntington’s disease. He also evaluates and manages patients needing deep brain stimulation to manage their movement symptoms and provides botulinum toxin treatment for various disorders. In his research, Dr. Mills explores the cognitive dysfunction that can occur in movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease. He is particularly interested in describing the role of the basal ganglia in cognition, especially in the context of various diseases that can affect this structure. His work focuses on clarifying how certain treatments might impact cognitive and psychiatric problems. For instance, Dr. Mills studies how deep brain stimulation, when used to treat movement symptoms, can impact cognitive function such as attention, memory or impulsivity. Dr. Mills is a Maryland native and a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, where he developed an interest in neurology and movement disorders. He trained at the University of California, San Francisco, where he completed his neurology residency as well as a clinical and research fellowship in movement disorders, with a particular emphasis on deep brain stimulation to treat Parkinson’s disease, tremor and dystonia. Dr. Mills is highly rated in 21 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Knee Replacement. Dr. Mills is currently accepting new patients.

Kanwaljit Ahuja is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Bowie, Maryland. Dr. Ahuja is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Hemiplegia, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA). Dr. Ahuja is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology and American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology - Neurology, 2002. Dr. Ahuja is currently accepting new patients.

Bardia Nourbakhsh, M.D., M.A.S., is an associate professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He practices out of The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Nourbakhsh has expertise in multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuroimmunology. Dr. Nourbakhsh earned his medical degree from the Tehran University School of Medical Sciences and completed a residency in neurology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He studied epidemiology, study design, and biostatistics, obtaining a Master of Advanced Studies degree in clinical research from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, where he also completed a fellowship in MS and neuroimmunology. In 2014, Dr. Nourbakhsh earned the American Brain Foundation Clinical Research Training Fellowship in MS, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Sylvia Lawry Clinical Research Fellowship, the Fred Baskin Young Investigator Award, and the Teva Neuroscience Award for Academic Excellence. In 2022, he was named a Harry Weaver Neuroscience Scholar by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Dr. Nourbakhsh's research training focused on the design and execution of clinical trials and the use of biomarkers in MS. His current research interests include the comparative effectiveness studies of symptomatic and disease-modifying therapies in MS, as well as identifying new pathophysiologic mechanisms and therapeutic targets for MS-related fatigue. Dr. Nourbakhsh is the principal investigator of a randomized, double-blind clinical trial funded by the Department of Defense, which tests whether ketamine could be a treatment for MS fatigue. He has contributed to numerous publications, journal articles, abstracts and posters, and lectures. He is an ad hoc reviewer for Lancet Neurology, Annals of Neurology, Neurology, Neurology: Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation, Multiple Sclerosis Journal, and other journals. Dr. Nourbakhsh is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease, and Optic Neuritis. Dr. Nourbakhsh is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Nourbakhsh is currently accepting new patients.

Syed Asad is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Greenbelt, Maryland. Dr. Asad is highly rated in 37 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cerebellar Degeneration, Partial Familial Epilepsy, Partial Seizure, and Memory Loss. Dr. Asad is currently accepting new patients.

Nabeen Hussain is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Greenbelt, Maryland. Dr. Hussain is highly rated in 35 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Partial Familial Epilepsy, Partial Seizure, Memory Loss, and Seizures. Dr. Hussain is currently accepting new patients.

Maciej Poltorak is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Greenbelt, Maryland. Dr. Poltorak is highly rated in 28 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis, Infantile Axonal Neuropathy, Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy Type 2, and Partial Familial Epilepsy. Dr. Poltorak is currently accepting new patients.

Kenneth Kudelko is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Greenbelt, Maryland. Dr. Kudelko is highly rated in 20 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Memory Loss, Susac Syndrome, Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease, and Epilepsy. Dr. Kudelko is currently accepting new patients.

Tanya Lehky is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Lehky is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Giant Axonal Neuropathy, Sandhoff Disease, Chediak-Higashi Syndrome, and Peripheral Neuropathy. Dr. Lehky is currently accepting new patients.

Sashidhar Movva is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Greenbelt, Maryland. Dr. Movva is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Peripheral Neuropathy, and Sciatica. Dr. Movva is currently accepting new patients.

Sara Inati is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Inati is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Seizures, Absence Seizure, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Inati is currently accepting new patients.

Kimbra Kenney is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Kenney is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Ear Barotrauma, and Headache.

William D. Gaillard, MD, professor of neurology and neurophysiology, is chief of the Divisions of Child Neurology and of Epilepsy and Neurophysiology. He is director of the Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Program — one of the leading multidisciplinary pediatric epilepsy programs in the country. As associate director of the Children’s National Research Institute’s Center for Neuroscience Research, he is responsible for overseeing and organizing clinical neuroscience research. Dr. Gaillard is professor of pediatrics and neurology at the George Washington University School of Medicine; Professor of Neurology, Georgetown University; and Adjunct Professor of Hearing and Speech Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park. Additionally, Dr. Gaillard holds longstanding collaborations with the Clinical Epilepsy Section (CES), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and NIH. His innovative research utilizes advanced structural and functional imaging to examine the effects of epilepsy on brain structure and function. His pioneering work with functional imaging has changed clinical practice for patients with epilepsy, made important technical contributions to structural and functional imaging methods, and provided fundamental scientific insights on the biology of brain plasticity. Ultimately, the goal of his research is to improve the outcomes and lives of children with epilepsy. Dr. Gaillard is a past president of the American Epilepsy Society. He is past treasurer of the American Epilepsy Society, past chair of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Commission on Diagnostics, past chair of the ILAE Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Task Force and past member of the Pediatric Commission. He is a past editor of Epilepsy Research and a past editor of Epilepsia. He is the author of more than 240 peer-reviewed scientific papers and more than 50 chapters and holds longstanding federal and foundation grant funding. Dr. Gaillard is highly rated in 21 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Seizures, Epilepsy in Children, Liver Embolization, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Gaillard is board certified in Pediatrics: American Board Of Pediatrics, 2005, American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, and American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 1992. Dr. Gaillard is currently accepting new patients.

Ruwani Gunawardane is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Fulton, Maryland. Dr. Gunawardane is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Migraine, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Cerebellar Degeneration, and Delirium. Dr. Gunawardane is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Gunawardane is currently accepting new patients.

Tesfaye Zelleke is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Zelleke is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Seizures, Cortical Dysplasia, and Absence Seizure. Dr. Zelleke is board certified in Clinical Neurophysiology - Certified@ (Archived), 2011, Child Neurology - Certified@ (Archived), 2009, Pediatrics - Recertified, 2012, Pediatrics: American Board Of Pediatrics, 2004, American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology - Neurology, 2009, American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology - Epilepsy, 2013, American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology - Clinical Neurophysiology, 2011, American Board Of Pediatrics - Pediatrics, 2004, Clinical Neurophysiology: American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2011, and American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2009. Dr. Zelleke is currently accepting new patients.

Youssef A. Kousa, MS, DO, PhD, is a physician-scientist specializing in neonatal neurology at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C. During his pediatric internship, he founded an international, trans-disciplinary research team, the Prenatal Infection and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Consortium, to study the 2015 Zika virus pandemic and model human genetic modifiers in neuroinfectious diseases and neurodevelopmental disorders. The goal of this group is disease prevention by integrating and leveraging team science, systems biology and genomics. Dr. Kousa is the principal investigator of the Consortium, which now includes 19 co-investigators representing 13 different institutions. Partnering with the National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Consortium is bringing together mother-infant dyad cohorts with 12,000 participants throughout the Western Hemisphere. Dr. Kousa completed a combined pediatrics and child neurology residency at Children’s National and the DO-PhD Physician Scientist Training Program at Michigan State University. Through graduate and post-graduate research training, he has focused on human genetics, genetic engineering, developmental biology, immunology and virology. His accomplishments include creation of an adenovirus-based malaria vaccine, discovery of a conserved gene regulatory network in craniofacial and neural tube development, 30 peer-reviewed publications, and multiple national and international invited research presentations. His awards and honors span academic, research, service and leadership roles, including the highest honors possible at Michigan State University for a graduate and medical student. Dr. Kousa directs the Perinatal Neuroinfections Clinic at Children’s National and is an instructor in Neurology, Pediatrics, and Genomics and Precision Medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C. Prenatal Infection and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Consortium Publications Google Scholar|ORCiD. Dr. Kousa is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Popliteal Pterygium Syndrome, Van Der Woude Syndrome, Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita, Anencephaly, and Liver Embolization. Dr. Kousa is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2020.

Irina Skopets is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Greenbelt, Maryland. Her clinical expertise encompasses Peripheral Neuropathy, Common Peroneal Nerve Dysfunction, and Memory Loss.

Fernando Pagan is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Pagan is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Benign Essential Blepharospasm, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Kenneth Fischbeck is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Fischbeck is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Primary Lateral Sclerosis, and Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy.

Eric Jeffries is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Jeffries is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome, Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation (PAVM), Memory Loss, and Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Dr. Jeffries is currently accepting new patients.

Bryan Traynor is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Traynor is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Frontotemporal Dementia, Dementia, and Thymectomy.

Mohamad Koubeissi is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Koubeissi is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Status Epilepticus, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Dietrich Haubenberger is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Haubenberger is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Essential Tremor, Chorea, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Thalamotomy.

Ezra Cohen is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Cohen is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Vertigo, Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome, Memory Loss, and Migraine. Dr. Cohen is currently accepting new patients.