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    MediFind found 20 doctor with experience in Subcortical Band Heterotopia near Philadelphia, PA. Of these, 17 are Experienced and 3 are Advanced.

    Location:
    Philadelphia, PA, US
    20 providers found

    Jefferson University Physicians

    111 S 11th St, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.4 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Christopher Farrell is a Neurosurgery provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Farrell and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Pituitary Tumor, Astrocytoma, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Awake Craniotomy.

    University Of Penn - Medical Group

    3400 Spruce St, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (1.5 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kathryn Davis is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Davis and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. Her top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Partial Familial Epilepsy, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

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    University Of Penn - Medical Group

    3400 Spruce St, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (1.5 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Saurabh Sinha is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Sinha and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Apoplexy, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Endoscopy. Dr. Sinha is currently accepting new patients.

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    University Of Penn - Medical Group

    3400 Civic Ctr Blvd, Fl 2, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (1.5 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Daniel Zhou is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Zhou and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Subcortical Band Heterotopia, Lissencephaly 1, Encephalitis, and Primary Lateral Sclerosis.

    Radiology | Neuroradiology | Nuclear Medicine
    Radiology | Neuroradiology | Nuclear Medicine

    University Of Penn - Medical Group

    250 King Of Prussia Rd, 
    Radnor, PA 
     (12.0 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ilya Nasrallah is a Radiologist and a Neuroradiologist in Radnor, Pennsylvania. Dr. Nasrallah and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Subcortical Band Heterotopia, Lissencephaly 1, and Neuroendocrine Tumor.

    Grand View Hospital

    700 Lawn Ave, 
    Sellersville, PA 
     (29.5 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Richard Buckler is a Neurologist in Sellersville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Buckler and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Seizures, Stroke, and Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA).

    1417 Eighth Avenue, 
    Bethlehem, PA 
     (48.5 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Lizbeth De Padua is a Neurologist in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Dr. De Padua and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. Her top areas of expertise are Partial Seizure, Seizures, Memory Loss, and Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE).

    Lehigh Valley Physician Group

    1770 Bathgate Rd, 
    Bethlehem, PA 
     (49.5 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Vitaliy Koss is a Neurologist in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Dr. Koss and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Neuralgia, Cluster Headache, and Migraine with Brainstem Aura.

    Neurosurgery
    Neurosurgery

    The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians Group

    500 University Dr, 
    Hershey, PA 
     (82.7 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Elias Rizk is a Neurosurgery provider in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Dr. Rizk and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Chiari Malformation, Femoral Nerve Dysfunction, Gastrostomy, and Nerve Decompression.

    Lancaster Radiology Associates, Ltd.

    555 N Duke St, 
    Lancaster, PA 
     (60.7 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Justin Wilson is a Radiologist in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Dr. Wilson and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Lung Nodules, Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Wilson is currently accepting new patients.

    Neurosurgery | Neurology
    Neurosurgery | Neurology

    The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians Group

    30 Hope Dr, Suite 1200, 
    Hershey, PA 
     (82.0 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kevin Cockroft is a Neurosurgery specialist and a Neurologist in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Dr. Cockroft and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Brain Aneurysm, Arteriovenous Malformation, Stent Placement, and Thrombectomy.

    The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians Group

    500 University Dr, 
    Hershey, PA 
     (82.7 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Michael Sather is a Neurosurgery provider in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Dr. Sather and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Partial Seizure, Epilepsy, Awake Craniotomy, and Microdiscectomy.

    Pediatric Neurology | Neurology | Pediatrics
    Pediatric Neurology | Neurology | Pediatrics
    500 University Dr, 
    Hershey, PA 
     (82.7 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients

    Dustin Paul is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Dr. Paul and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Primary Lateral Sclerosis, West Syndrome, Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy, and Subcortical Band Heterotopia. Dr. Paul is currently accepting new patients.

    Neurosurgery | Infectious Disease | Pediatrics
    Neurosurgery | Infectious Disease | Pediatrics

    University Of Pittsburgh Physicians

    200 Lothrop St, 
    Pittsburgh, PA 
     (255.3 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hebrew, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Robert Friedlander is a Neurosurgery specialist and an Infectious Disease provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Friedlander and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Chiari Malformation, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Chiari Malformation Type 1, Carotid Artery Surgery, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Friedlander is currently accepting new patients.

    110 N Main St, 
    Greenville, PA 
     (290.8 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Constantine Petrochko is a Radiologist in Greenville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Petrochko and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Subcortical Band Heterotopia, Subependymal Nodular Heterotopia, Lhermitte-Duclos Disease, and Cortical Dysplasia.

    Family Medicine
    Family Medicine

    Geisinger Clinic

    224 N Logan Blvd, Suite 220, 
    Burnham, PA 
     (135.1 mi)
    Experience:
    14+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Trevor Smith is a Family Medicine provider in Burnham, Pennsylvania. Dr. Smith has been practicing medicine for over 14 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Cortical Dysplasia, Lhermitte-Duclos Disease, Focal or Multifocal Malformations in Neuronal Migration, and Corpus Callosum Dysgenesis Hypopituitarism.

    Allegheny Clinic

    320 E N Ave, 
    Pittsburgh, PA 
     (248.9 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Stephen Samples is a Neurologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Samples and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Tension Headache, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and New Daily Persistent Headache (NDPH). Dr. Samples is currently accepting new patients.

    University Of Pittsburgh Physicians

    275 Clairton Blvd, Suite 300b, 
    West Mifflin, PA 
     (254.0 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Matthew Bee is a Radiologist in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. Dr. Bee and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Cerebellar Multiple System Atrophy, Hepatocerebral Degeneration, Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia, and Emphysema.

    University Of Pittsburgh Physicians

    200 Lothrop St, 
    Pittsburgh, PA 
     (255.3 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Bradley Gross is a Neurosurgery provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Gross and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Arteriovenous Malformation, Stroke, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement.

    University Of Pittsburgh Physicians

    200 Lothrop St, Muh 4 East, 
    Pittsburgh, PA 
     (255.3 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Lawrence Lunsford is a Neurosurgery provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Lunsford and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subcortical Band Heterotopia. His top areas of expertise are Arteriovenous Malformation, Acoustic Neuroma, Schwannoma, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Rhizotomy.

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    Last Updated: 03/06/2025

    What is the definition of Subcortical Band Heterotopia?

    Subcortical band heterotopia is a condition in which nerve cells (neurons) do not move (migrate) to their proper locations in the fetal brain during early development. (Heterotopia means "out of place.") Normally, the neurons that make up the outer surface of the brain (cerebral cortex) are distributed in a well-organized and multi-layered way. In people with subcortical band heterotopia, some neurons that should be part of the cerebral cortex do not reach it. These neurons stop their migration process in areas of the brain where they are not supposed to be and form band-like clusters of tissue. Since these bands are located beneath the cerebral cortex, they are said to be subcortical. In most cases, the bands are symmetric, which means they occur in the same places on the right and left sides of the brain.

    When should I see a Subcortical Band Heterotopia doctor near Philadelphia, PA?

    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 Subcortical Band Heterotopia doctor near Philadelphia, PA?

    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 Subcortical Band Heterotopia doctors near Philadelphia, PA?

    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 Subcortical Band Heterotopia doctors near Philadelphia, PA?

    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 Subcortical Band Heterotopia doctor near Philadelphia, PA?

    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 Subcortical Band Heterotopia doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Subcortical Band Heterotopia 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 Subcortical Band Heterotopia doctor near Philadelphia, PA?

    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 Subcortical Band Heterotopia 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 Subcortical Band Heterotopia 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 Subcortical Band Heterotopia doctors near Philadelphia, PA?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Subcortical Band Heterotopia 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 Subcortical Band Heterotopia doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Subcortical Band Heterotopia 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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