25 of the Best Child Neurologists Near Me

Richard Jacobson is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist practicing medicine in Charlotte, North Carolina. His clinical expertise encompasses Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET), Brain Stem Cancer, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), and Posterior Fossa Tumor. Dr. Jacobson is board certified in Clinical Neurophysiology, American Board Of Psychiatry & Neurology. Dr. Jacobson is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Adam Wallace is a pediatric neurologist on the inpatient service at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health who specializes in caring for children with acute neurologic conditions and epilepsy. He is board certified in neurology with special qualification in child neurology and fellowship trained and board certified in pediatric epilepsy.He does not see patients in the Pediatric Neurology Clinic. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Leigh Syndrome, Maternally Inherited Leigh Syndrome, and Spasmus Nutans. Dr. Wallace is board certified in Epilepsy, Neurology With Special Qualification In Child Neurology, and American Board Of Psychiatry & Neurology, Epilepsy. Dr. Wallace is currently accepting new patients.

Philosophy of care | My goal is to provide comprehensive and compassionate care for children with neurological conditions. My approach is centered on understanding my patients and their families, ensuring their medical and emotional needs are met throughout their treatment journey. | Why I entered medicine | Inspired by my grandmother, I was always drawn to children and caring for them. Throughout my schooling, my fascination for the human body and its complexities grew. In college, I was drawn to research and found my true calling in patient care, where I could directly impact the lives of my patients and their families. | Personal interests | I enjoy traveling, hiking, fishing and time with my family. Her clinical expertise encompasses Leukodystrophy, Glioma, Gliomatosis Cerebri, Metachromatic Leukodystrophy, and Osteotomy. Dr. Garcia is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry & Neurology - Neurology With Special Qualification In Child Neurology. Dr. Garcia is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Cummings completed the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funded MD/PhD program in neuroscience with a focus on fundamental mechanisms of epilepsy at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. As child neurology resident at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, he performed clinical research in Tourette Syndrome and developmental cognitive neurology.As a faculty member in pediatrics and Director, Pediatric Stroke Program, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Dr. Cummings has set care standards and provided education to medical students, residents, fellows and faculty in evaluation and management of pediatric stroke.  Dr. Cummings has served as site investigator for multiple NIH studies of pediatric stroke including Thrombolysis in Pediatric Stroke Study, Vascular Effects of Infection in Stroke II, and StrokeNet.  He serves on the editorial boards of Pediatric Neurology and the Annals of the Child Neurology Society.  He received Top Doctors Award, Pittsburgh Magazine for 2021 and 2022.His clinical interests include pediatric brain attack and stroke, spells and epilepsy, developmental delay and cognitive disorders. His clinical expertise encompasses Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood and Thrombectomy. Dr. Cummings is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Cummings is currently accepting new patients.

Mary Gregory is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Columbia, South Carolina. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), Aphantasia, and Jacobsen Syndrome. Dr. Gregory is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Gregory is currently accepting new patients.

Lauren Beslow is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her clinical expertise encompasses Arteriovenous Malformation, Seizures, Microcephaly, and Koolen De Vries Syndrome. Dr. Beslow is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry & Neurology - Pediatric Neurology. Dr. Beslow is currently accepting new patients.

Emily Foster is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), Epilepsy Juvenile Absence, and Absence Seizure. Dr. Foster is currently accepting new patients.

Karen Ballaban-Gil, MD, is Director, Pediatric Epilepsy Center and Deputy Director, Division of Child Neurology at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein, and Professor, Pediatrics and Neurology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Ballaban-Gil has a large clinical practice in child neurology, including the evaluation and treatment of children with epilepsy, headaches, sleep disorders, autism and other developmental disabilities. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, West Syndrome, Epilepsy, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Ballaban-Gil is currently accepting new patients.

Shelley Williams, MD, returned in 2007 to the Division of Child Neurology at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh after two years at SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, N.Y. Dr. Williams completed fellowships in child neurology and pediatric epilepsy, as well as her pediatrics residency, at UPMC Children's Hospital. Her medical degree is from Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C. In addition, she has specialty certifications in clinical neurophysiology and child neurology and epilepsy.  She directs the pediatric clinical neurophysiology fellow ship program and serves as director of the ketogenic diet and tuberous sclerosis specialty clinics. Her clinical expertise encompasses Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy, Autosomal Recessive Congenital Methemoglobinemia, PEPCK 1 Deficiency, and Pyruvate Carboxylase Deficiency. Dr. Williams is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology , American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology , and American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Williams is currently accepting new patients.

Sonia Varghese is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Wilmington, North Carolina. Her clinical expertise encompasses Primary Lateral Sclerosis. Dr. Varghese is board certified in Child Neurology. Dr. Varghese is currently accepting new patients.

Leon Grant is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Sacramento, California. His clinical expertise encompasses Autism Spectrum Disorder, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, and Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+). Dr. Grant is board certified in Not ABMS Specialty Neurology With Special Qualification In Child Neurology. Dr. Grant is currently accepting new patients.

I enjoy spending time with my family, travelling, reading and cooking. Her clinical expertise encompasses Shaken Baby Syndrome, Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), Seizures, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Eksambe is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics. Dr. Eksambe is currently accepting new patients.

My mission, along with the St. Joseph 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. His clinical expertise encompasses Autism Spectrum Disorder, Epilepsy, Corpus Callosum Agenesis, and Aicardi Syndrome. Dr. Johnsen is board certified in Pediatrics and Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology). Dr. Johnsen is currently accepting new patients.

Danielle Decampo is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She has been practicing medicine for over 10 years. Her clinical expertise encompasses Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), Seizures, Partial Seizure, and Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy. Dr. Decampo is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry & Neurology - Pediatric Neurology, American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, Neurology With Special Qualifications In Child Neurology, 2021, American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, Epilepsy, 2022, and Psych & Neurology/Epilepsy (AMA)Neurology - Child Neurology, 2021. Dr. Decampo is currently accepting new patients.

Christina Patterson, MD, is a board-certified pediatric neurologist who serves as director of Epilepsy Services and the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit and medical director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Program at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. She is also an associateprofessor of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.Dr. Patterson received her medical degree from American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine. She completed residencies at NEOUCOM and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She also completed a fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Her primary research interests include collaborative work with University of Pittsburgh neuroscientists in brain plasticity following epilepsy surgery and with Carnegie Mellon University engineers in the development and study of new EEG electrode technologies.View Dr. Patterson’s full list of publications from PubMed. Her clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy and Seizures. Dr. Patterson is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology , American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology , and American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Patterson is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Geller specializes in pediatric neurology for the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Institute for Brain Protection Sciences. He sees patients at the main campus in St. Petersburg and at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Outpatient Care, North Port. He joined the hospital staff in 2018. Dr. Geller previously was a pediatric neurologist and child neurology residency program director at Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri. He retired as a captain from the U.S. Navy Medical Corps. His clinical and research interests include neurofibromatosis, neuro-oncology and pain management. Dr. Geller earned his medical degree from St. Louis University Medical School. He trained in pediatrics and served as chief resident at Naval Hospital in Oakland, California. He then completed a pediatric neurology residency and served as chief neurology resident at the University of Illinois in Chicago. He also completed a six-week externship at Queen Square Neurologic Institute in London, England. His clinical expertise encompasses Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), Neurofibromatosis, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and Epilepsy in Children. Dr. Geller is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology and American Board Of Pediatrics. Dr. Geller is currently accepting new patients.

Margot Nagan is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist practicing medicine in Wausau, Wisconsin. Her clinical expertise encompasses Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure and Seizures. Dr. Nagan is board certified in Epilepsy, American Board Of Psychiatry & Neurology. Dr. Nagan is currently accepting new patients.

Gustavo Charria-Ortiz is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist practicing medicine in San Antonio, Texas. His clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Seizures, Memory Loss, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Charria-Ortiz is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Charria-Ortiz is currently accepting new patients.

Laura Caligiuri is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She has been practicing medicine for over 10 years. Her clinical expertise encompasses Microcephaly, Transient Tic Disorder, Spasmus Nutans, and Seizures. Dr. Caligiuri is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry & Neurology - Pediatric Neurology. Dr. Caligiuri is currently accepting new patients.

Haiwen Chen is a pediatric neurologist who specializes in caring for children with pediatric onset neuroinflammatory and neuroinfectious diseases, including myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, multiple sclerosis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, optic neuritis, encephalitis and myelitis. After earning medical and postdoctoral degrees from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Dr. Chen completed an internship and residency in pediatrics at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, where she remained and completed a pediatric neurology residency. She is fellowship trained in neuroimmunology and neurological infectious disease. Dr. Chen’s postdoctoral research studied synaptic structure and function using molecular biology and microscopy techniques. Her current research focuses on understanding the synaptic and immune mechanisms underlying the development of neuroimmune diseases, with the goal of identifying novel biomarkers for disease and potential targets for therapeutics. Her clinical expertise encompasses Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease, Optic Neuritis, and Subdural Hematoma. Dr. Chen is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Chen is currently accepting new patients.

Jose Aceves is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in San Antonio, Texas. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood. Dr. Aceves is currently accepting new patients.

Alexandra Bonner is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. Her clinical expertise encompasses Foot Drop, Microcephaly, Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome, and Cortical Dysplasia. Dr. Bonner is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2024. Dr. Bonner is currently accepting new patients.

Nehali Mehta is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Her clinical expertise encompasses Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Absence Seizure, Seizures, and MELAS Syndrome. Dr. Mehta is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry & Neurology - Pediatric Neurology. Dr. Mehta is currently accepting new patients.

Tresa Mcsween is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Voorhees, New Jersey. Her clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Status Epilepticus, and Seizures. Dr. Mcsween is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology,Epilepsy , 2016, American Board Of Pediatrics,Pediatrics , 2001, American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology,Clinical Neurophysiology , 2009, American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology,Sleep Medicine , 2009, American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology,Child And Adolescent Psychiatry , 2006, and American Osteopathic Board Of Neurology & Psychiatry,Neurophysiology , 2009. Dr. Mcsween is currently accepting new patients.

Lekshmi Peringassery Sateesh, MD, specializes in pediatric neurology. She is affiliated with UPMC Lititz, UPMC Carlisle, UPMC Hanover, UPMC West Shore, UPMC Community Osteopathic, UPMC Memorial and UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg. Dr. Sateesh completed her fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine, residencies at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and medical degree at Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hypotonia and Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). Dr. Sateesh is currently accepting new patients.