Top Neurologists in District of Columbia
Specialists, such a neurologists can be difficult to find. Even if you find a District of Columbia area neurologist, are they a good fit for you? What questions do you ask? A lot of times when in need of a specialist, you do not have the luxury of time on your side. You need to know what your options are in District of Columbia and fast. Let us do the start of the work for you. Our list of neurologists in District of Columbia will give you a solid place on finding a doctor that is the right fit for you or your loved one.
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Dr. Nassim Zecavati, MD, MPH
Washington, DC
Dr. Zecavati, is board certified in Epilepsy and Neurology with special qualification in child neurology. She sees young patients for all types of neurological conditions, with a special interest in movement disorders, epilepsy and neurogenetics. Along with the team of MedStar Health pediatric neurologists, she is dedicated to being accessible and meeting the needs of her patients, including 24/7 call coverage.
Nabil Altememi, M.D.
Washington, DC
Dr. Altememi received his M.D. degree from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine in Richmond, VA in 2009. He completed his internship in internal medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine at Englewood Hospital Medical Center in Englewood, New Jersey in 2010 and completed his residency in neurology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York in 2013. In June 2014 he completed a fellowship in clinical neurophysiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD. In addition, Dr. Altememi completed a fellowship in sleep medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD. He is board certified in neurology, clinical neurophysiology and sleep medicine, and is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
Dr. Kalpana Hari Hall
Washington, DC
Dr. Hari Hall received her Doctor of Medicine from Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, VA and completed her internship and residency in neurology at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. She additionally completed a Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship at New York University in New York City. Dr. Hari Hall treats patients with botulinum toxin therapy for migraines, cervical dystonias, hemifacial spasm and blepharospasm. In addition, Dr. Hari Hall has a focus on treating patients with sleep distorders, including insomnia, sleep disordered breathing and sleep related movement disorders. She is board certified in neurology, clinical neurophysiology, and sleep medicine, and is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
Dr. Rhanni Herzfeld
Washington, DC
Dr. Herzfeld joined The Neurology Center in 2004. She received her M.D. degree from Downstate Medical School in New York City in 2000. She completed her internship and residency at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center campus of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She is board certified in neurology, and is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and the DC Medical Society. Dr. Herzfeld has been recognized as one of the region’s top neurologists by Washingtonian Magazine. She is fluent in Hebrew.
Dr. Samuel J. Potolicchio
Washington, DC
Dr. Potolicchio is a neurologist affiliated with Johns Hopkins Medicine at Sibley Memorial Hospital, director of the Neurophysiology Center and associate medical director of the Center for Sleep Disorders. Dr. Potolicchio is certified in neurology, sleep medicine and clinical neurophysiology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Potolicchio earned his medical degree from Geneva University Faculty of Medicine. He completed a residency in neurology at Yale-New Haven Hospital and a fellowship at the Montreal Neurological Institute. Dr. Potolicchio has been named a Top Doctor by the Washingtonian Magazine, Super Doctor by the Washington Post and a Top MD by Consumers’ Checkbook Magazine. Dr. Potolicchio has contributed to numerous publications on neurology topics.
Dr. Ezra D. Cohen
Washington, DC
Dr. Cohen received his M.D. degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York where he also completed his residency in neurology. He completed a fellowship in clinical neurophysiology from New York University School of Medicine in New York. Dr. Cohen is board certified in neurology and clinical neurophysiology, and he has been recognized as one of the region’s top neurologists by Washingtonian Magazine since 2008.
Jason Warren Freeman, M.D.
Washington, DC
Philip D. Pulaski, M.D.
Washington, DC
Dr. Pulaski joined The Neurology Center in 1982. Dr. Pulaski is Clinical Professor of Neurology at George Washington University School of Medicine. He has been repeatedly recognized as one of the region’s top neurologists by Washingtonian Magazine, and has been selected by his peers at the national level for inclusion in the Best Doctors in America database. Dr. Pulaski is board certified and is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the DC Medical Society, and the American Headache Society. He has a special interest in migraine.
Dr. Mark Mu-Quan Lin, MD
Washington, DC
Board-certified in neurology, Dr. Lin serves as Director of Movement Disorders at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. His background in immunology is influential to his research and making advances in patient care. Dr. Lin is highly regarded in the treatment and research of management for movement disorders with special expertise in the programming of deep brain stimulators for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, other types of tremor, and dystonia. He is also considered highly skilled in the use of botulinum therapy for the treatment of movement disorders including the selection of the proper muscle for injection of the diluted toxin for maximal therapeutic benefit.
M. Elizabeth Latimer, MD
Washington, DC
Dr. Latimer, received her medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston Massachusetts. She completed her residencies in Pediatrics and Neurology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC, with special certification in Child Neurology. She served as chief of the Child Neurology Division at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC for five years, prior to practicing at Fairfax Hospital in Virginia. In 2000, Dr. Latimer opened her practice of Child and Adolescent Neurology in Bethesda, MD, where she provided treatment for autism, ADHD, migraines, and other neurological conditions. She’s currently practicing out of her office in Washington DC. In addition to her general neurology and headache practice, Dr. Latimer specializes in caring for PANDAS patients, and cerebral palsy patients who require spasticity management.