25 of the Best Neurologists Near Me

Rani Sarkis MD, MSc. graduated from a combined MD/MSc. program from the American University of Beirut. He then completed neurology residency at the Cleveland Clinic, a 2-year fellowship in clinical neurophysiology/epilepsy at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and a fellowship in behavioral neurology/neuropsychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. He evaluates patients at Brigham and Women’s and South Shore Hospital and is also director of neurophysiology education for neurology residents at BWH. His areas of expertise and research interests include epilepsy in the elderly, seizures in dementia, memory and concentration difficulties in patients with epilepsy, cognitive complications after epilepsy surgery, and autoimmune epilepsy.He has received funding from the NIH and the American Epilepsy Society Junior Investigator Award to study late onset unexplained epilepsy. Dr. Sarkis is highly rated in 18 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Memory Loss, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Sarkis is board certified in Epilepsy, Behavioral & Cognitive, and Neurology. Dr. Sarkis is currently accepting new patients.

David Simon is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Simon is highly rated in 18 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Serotonin Syndrome, Hereditary Ataxia, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Simon is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Simon is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Michael Polydefkis focuses on neuromuscular diseases, particularly peripheral nerve diseases. He has a special interest in diabetic and HIV-associated peripheral neuropathy. His expertise includes nerve conduction studies, electromyography and nerve, skin and muscle biopsy reading. Dr. Michael Polydefkis received his medical degree from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He then became a Howard Hughes Medical Institute research fellow before returning to Johns Hopkins to complete an internship and residency in internal medicine, residency in neurology and a fellowship in neuromuscular diseases. Dr. Polydefkis is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Transthyretin Amyloidosis, Familial Transthyretin Amyloidosis, Primary Amyloidosis, and Peripheral Neuropathy. Dr. Polydefkis is currently accepting new patients.

Iyad Alnahhas is a Neurologist and an Oncologist practicing medicine in Sewell, New Jersey. Dr. Alnahhas is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, and Brain Tumor. Dr. Alnahhas is board certified in Neurology. Dr. Alnahhas is currently accepting new patients.

Adilia Hormigo, MD, PhD, is Leader, Neuro-Oncology Program, Co-Leader, Neuro-Oncology Multidisciplinary Disease Team and Professor, Hematology-Oncology, Neurosurgery, and Microbiology & Immunology at Montefiore Einstein. She is also a member of the Cancer Therapeutics Program. Her clinical expertise is the treatment of malignancies of the central nervous system and neurologic complications of cancer. Dr. Hormigo is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, Brain Tumor, and Myringotomy. Dr. Hormigo is currently accepting new patients.

Christopher Skidmore is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Skidmore is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Memory Loss, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Skidmore is board certified in Epilepsy, Neurology, and Clinical Neurophysiology. Dr. Skidmore is currently accepting new patients.

Andrew Zillgitt is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Royal Oak, Michigan. Dr. Zillgitt is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Zillgitt is board certified in American Osteopathic Board Of Neurology & Psychiatry. Dr. Zillgitt is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Marinos Dalakas, MD is a Neurology Specialist in Philadelphia, PA and has over 50 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from University Of Athens, School Of Health Sciences in 1972. He is affiliated with medical facilities Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Jefferson Methodist Hospital. Dr. Dalakas is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Stiff Person Syndrome, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Hereditary Hyperekplexia, Chronic Polyradiculoneuritis, and Laminectomy. Dr. Dalakas is board certified in Neurology.

Nutan Sharma received an AB from Stanford University, and her MD and PHD from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She competed a Neurology residency at Yale University, and a fellowship in movement disorders with Brad Hyman at MGH. She became an instructor in Neurology at Harvard medical School in 2001, attaining the rank of Associate Professor in 2011.  In 2001, Dr. Sharma established the first Dystonia Clinic for comprehensive care of patients with dystonia at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.  In 2005, the International Movement Disorders Society honored Dr. Sharma for Excellence in Basic Science. She is also director of the Collaborative Center for the study of X-linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism (XDP), which funds research and medical care for those with XDP. Dr. Sharma is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Focal Dystonia, Movement Disorders, Dopa-Responsive Dystonia, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Sharma is board certified in Neurology. Dr. Sharma is currently accepting new patients.

My mission, along with the Dignity Health Medical Group, is to focus on innovative clinical care and the pursuit of excellence through scholarly activities. This allows me to provide patients with state-of-the-art patient services and exceptional patient experiences. Dr. Shill is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Parkinson's Disease, Essential Tremor, Movement Disorders, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Shill is board certified in Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology). Dr. Shill is currently accepting new patients.

Brenda Banwell is the director of the Department of Pediatrics, as well as pediatrician-in-chief and co-director of Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, where she helps manage the hospital’s many clinical and research centers. Dr. Banwell is a renowned expert in the research and treatment of pediatric multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neuroimmune disorders. She specializes in and studies the use of neuroimaging to assess the clinical and cognitive impact of the conditions, as well as the function of the immune system in children with these disorders. She also created a standardized clinical care algorithm and clinical database in order to evaluate the clinical impact of MS. Dr. Banwell has published more than 250 manuscripts in high-impact journals, along with over 25 book chapters. In addition, she has over 200 national and international invited lectureships and visiting professorships. An advocate for pediatric multiple sclerosis needs and research, Dr. Banwell serves as chair of the International Medical and Scientific Board of the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation, and the Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody–Associated Disease (MOGAD) International Research Consortium. She is also chair of the pediatric committee of the National Institutes of Health NeuroNEXT program, which conducts studies on treatments for neurological diseases through academic, private, and industry collaborations. Dr. Banwell currently serves as past-chair of the International Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Study Group, Dr. Banwell earned her medical degree from the University of Western Ontario. She later completed a residency in pediatrics at the University of Western Ontario-Children's Hospital of Western Ontario and a second residency in pediatric neurology at University of Toronto – The Hospital for Sick Children. Her residencies were followed by a fellowship in neuromuscular research at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Banwell is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Multiple Sclerosis (MS), CACH Syndrome, Optic Neuritis, and Transverse Myelitis. Dr. Banwell is board certified in Royal College Of Physicians And Surgeons Of Canada. Dr. Banwell is currently accepting new patients.

Karen Fink, MD, PhD, is the Medical Director of Clinical Neuro-Oncology Research at Baylor University Medical Center.  Dr. Fink leads our neuro-oncology team, heading the multi-disciplinary Baylor Scott and White Sammons Cancer Center brain tumor board and multiple clinical trials for patients with brain tumors. She has a long history of involvement in advanced clinical trials in collaboration with industry groups and with prominent neuro-oncology programs nationwide. Dr. Fink received her undergraduate degree in biochemistry from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. She then completed her MD and PhD at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where she investigated early cellular activation of cancer-causing genes in response to growth signals. Her Neurology residency and Neuro-oncology fellowship were accomplished at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. She stayed there after completing her training, becoming the Director of Clinical Neuro-Oncology. She moved to Baylor University Medical Center to found Neuro-Oncology Associates in 2006. At Baylor Scott & White, she continued to offer clinical trials as an investigator in the North American Brain Tumor Consortium, and later, the Brain Tumor trials Collaborative spearheaded at the National Institute of Health. She still works with pharmaceutical and device companies to offer advanced treatments for patients with brain tumors. Dr. Fink has participated in over 50 neuro-oncology clinical trials, been an author on over 50 peer reviewed publications, and over 80 abstracts covering various aspects of Neuro-Oncology research. She mentors Neurology Residents, Oncology fellows and medical students, instilling knowledge regarding the management of primary brain tumor patients and providing an example of compassionate and up-to-date clinical care. Dr. Fink has formally served as a member of the Corporate Compliance Committee and the Multidisciplinary Cancer Committee at Baylor Scott and White. She is a member of the Society for Neuro-Oncology and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Dr. Fink specializes in the treatment of tumors in the brain, central nervous system, and peripheral nervous system. She collaborates with Neuro-Oncology clinicians and their medical teams in north and central Texas, and with Neurosurgeons, Radiation Oncologists, Medical Oncologists, Neuro-Radiologists and Palliative Care clinicians across the region to coordinate complete care for patients and their loved ones who are dealing with a brain tumor. Dr. Fink has been named one of Texas Monthly's Texas Super Doctors for over 10 years earning her a place on Texas Monthly's Hall of Fame list. Read more about Dr. Fink’s research publications on PubMed.gov. Dr. Fink is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Glioma, and Brain Tumor. Dr. Fink is board certified in Neurology- American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology/Neurology and Neurology- American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Fink is currently accepting new patients.

Jacob Mandel, MD, is dedicated to delivering high-quality, compassionate care to Houston and nearby communities. Jacob Mandel specializes in Neurology (Brain and Spine) and works at BCM Neurology. To make an appointment, please call (713) 798-2273. To review all accepted insurance carriers, please visit: https://www.stlukeshealth.org/patients-visitors/patients/billing-insurance/insurances-accepted. Dr. Mandel is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Glioma, and Brain Tumor. Dr. Mandel is board certified in Neurology From The American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, Neuro-Oncology From The American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, American Academy Of Neurology, Society Of Neuro-Oncology, American Society Of Clinical Oncology. Dr. Mandel is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Manoj Raghavan is an associate professor of neurology and neurosurgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin. After completing training in Neurology followed by a fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology and Epileptology at the New York University School of Medicine, Dr. Raghavan has primarily focused on the evaluation and management of patients with epilepsy. He has a special interest in the surgical treatment of medically refractory epilepsy. Dr. Raghavan's clinical expertise also covers general Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology.Dr. Raghavan’s research interests include quantitative analysis of EEG and MEG signals, mechanisms underlying the generation of brain-rhythms and their reactions to mental activity, imaging methods for mapping brain functions and their reorganization with disease or injury, mechanisms underlying seizure-onset and termination, and models of visual sensitivity. Dr. Raghavan is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Seizures, Memory Loss, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Raghavan is board certified in Epilepsy, Neurology, and Clinical Neurophysiology. Dr. Raghavan is currently accepting new patients.

David Randall is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Park Ridge, Illinois. Dr. Randall is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lambert-Eaton Syndrome, Peripheral Neuropathy, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, and Myasthenia Gravis. Dr. Randall is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology and American Board Of Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology. Dr. Randall is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Lisa Viola provides expert care for conditions related to the brain, spine and nervous system at Avera Medical Group Neurology in Sioux Falls, SD. Dr. Viola is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Migraine, Seizures, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, and Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy. Dr. Viola is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology - Neurology American Board Of Medical Specialties - Clinical Neurophysiology American Board Of Electrodiagnostic Medicine. Dr. Viola is currently accepting new patients.

Neurologist Scott Newsome specializes in the care of patients with neuroimmunological and neuroinflammatory disorders of the central nervous system. He works within the Division of Neuroimmunology and Neurological Infections at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, and has special interest in evaluating and treating patients with multiple sclerosis, transverse myelitis, neuromyelitis optica and stiff person syndrome. After completing fellowship training, Dr. Newsome joined the Johns Hopkins Multiple Sclerosis and Transverse Myelitis Centers, and he is the director of the Johns Hopkins Neurosciences Consultation and Infusion Center and the Stiff Person Syndrome Center. He is also director of the Johns Hopkins Neuroimmunology and Neurological Infectious Disease Fellowship Program and co-director of the Multiple Sclerosis Experimental Therapeutics Program. Dr. Newsome received his medical degree from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, with honors. During his neurology residency, he was awarded the Golden Apple Outstanding Resident Teaching Award, and later was chosen to be chief resident. He subsequently completed a fellowship in neuroimmunology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital with the support of a Sylvia Lawry Physician Fellowship Award from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Identifying and testing novel therapies and therapeutic strategies for multiple sclerosis and other neuroimmunological disorders is Dr. Newsome’s main research focus. Other research endeavors include validating the use of new quantitative clinical outcome measures and imaging techniques in multiple sclerosis and identifying risk factors of disease onset and severity, response to treatment and long-term outcomes in neuroimmunological disorders. An adviser for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and a member of the Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence, Dr. Newsome has also served as president of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers. Dr. Newsome is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Stiff Person Syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Transverse Myelitis, and Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS). Dr. Newsome is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Newsome is currently accepting new patients.

Raul Nogueira, MD, specializes in stroke and is board-certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He practices at UPMC Stroke Institute at Mercy. Dr. Nogueira completed his medical degree and residency at Universidade Federal do Ceará followed by a residency and fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital - Harvard Medical School. Dr. Nogueira is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Stroke, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Fibromuscular Dysplasia (FMD), Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement. Dr. Nogueira is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Nogueira is currently accepting new patients.

Hyder Jinnah is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Jinnah is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Benign Essential Blepharospasm, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Focal Dystonia, Torticollis, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Jinnah is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 1999. Dr. Jinnah is currently accepting new patients.

Jong Woo Lee, MD, PhD, directs the Brigham Critical Care Monitoring Program and is the Clinical Director of the Epilepsy Division. He graduated from Harvard College and obtained his medical and doctorate degrees at McGill University and the Montreal Neurological Institute before completing the Partners Neurology Residency and Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship at BWH. Dr. Lee’s areas of clinical expertise and research interests include critical care EEG, status epilepticus, cardiac arrest prognostication, brain tumor associated seizures, sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, and the medical management of epilepsy. Dr. Lee is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Epilepsy, Gastrostomy, and Carotid Artery Surgery. Dr. Lee is board certified in Epilepsy, Neurology, and Clinical Neurophysiology. Dr. Lee is currently accepting new patients.

Maromi Nei is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Nei is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Epilepsy, and Memory Loss. Dr. Nei is board certified in Epilepsy, Neurology, and Clinical Neurophysiology. Dr. Nei is currently accepting new patients.

David Eidelberg is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Manhasset, New York. Dr. Eidelberg is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Cerebellar Multiple System Atrophy, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Eidelberg is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry/Neurology-Neurology. Dr. Eidelberg is currently accepting new patients.

James Lah is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Lah is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Cerebellar Degeneration, and Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease (NIID). Dr. Lah is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 1998. Dr. Lah is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Pullman is the Founder and Director of the Clinical Motor Control Physiology Laboratory and Co-director of the Center for Movement Disorders Surgery at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. His research interests include disorders of central motor control in Parkinson's disease and related disorders. Dr. Pullman is a regular reviewer for Neurology, EEG Clinical Neurophysiology, Movement Disorders, Archives of Neurology, Journal of the Neurological Sciences, Muscle and Nerve, Neurobiology of Aging, and Epilepsia.Dr. Pullman's aims have been to investigate normal and abnormal motor function using clinically-oriented physiological testing and experimentation. Areas of research include movement analysis, brainstem and spinal reflexes, botulinum toxin injections into limbs, intraoperative single-unit recordings during functional neurosurgery, mathematical modeling, and artificial intelligence approaches to clinical and physiological data. Current projects include sophisticated diagnosis-oriented tremor analysis, back averaging EEG to EMG and polymyography, handwriting and spiral analysis, transcranial magnetic motor evoked responses, reaction time and movement speed analysis in patients undergoing surgery for Parkinson's disease, intraoperative monitoring during pallidotomy, and diagnostic neural network paradigm development. Dr. Pullman is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Dopa-Responsive Dystonia, Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase (AADC) Deficiency, Familial Paroxysmal Nonkinesigenic Dyskinesia, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Pullman is board certified in Neurology. Dr. Pullman is currently accepting new patients.

Sanjeev Kothare is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Lake Success, New York. Dr. Kothare is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS). Dr. Kothare is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry & Neurology-Sleep Medicine, American Board Of Psychiatry/Neurology-Epilepsy, American Board Of Psychiatry & Neurology-Neurology With Special Qualifications In Child Neurology, and American Board Of Psychiatry & Neurology. Dr. Kothare is currently accepting new patients.