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Who is Dr. Meador, Epilepsy Specialist in Stanford, CA?
Dr. Kimford Meador, MD is an Epilepsy Specialist, who primarily practices in Stanford, CA with 2 additional practice locations. He is board certified. Dr. Meador is fluent in English, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Meador’s practice accepts Kaiser Permanente, Medicaid, Medicare, UnitedHealthcare and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Meador’s office.
What languages does Dr. Meador speak?
Dr. Meador and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:
English
What conditions does Dr. Meador treat?
As a Epilepsy Specialist, Dr. Meador diagnoses, treats, and manages a wide range of conditions. This condition information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical conditions most commonly treated by Dr. Meador. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.
Also known as:
- Simple Partial Seizures
- Intractable Focal Epilepsy with Complex Partial Seizures
- Epilepsy
- Intractable Focal Epilepsy
- Generalized Epilepsy
- Complex Partial Seizures
- Intractable Generalized Epilepsy
- Intractable Focal Epilepsy with Simple Partial Seizures
- Focal Epilepsy
- Focal Aware Seizures
- Aura Seizures
- Symptomatic Partial Seizures
- Drug-resistant complex partial epilepsy
- Refractory focal impaired awareness seizures
- Hard-to-treat complex partial seizures
- Seizure disorder
- Convulsive disorder
- Falling sickness
- Drug-Resistant Focal Epilepsy
- Difficult-to-Treat Partial Seizures
- Refractory Focal Epilepsy
- Idiopathic generalized epilepsy
- Primary generalized epilepsy
- Generalized seizure disorder
- Focal Impaired Awareness Seizures
- Temporal Lobe Seizures
- Psychomotor Seizures
- Drug-resistant generalized epilepsy
- Refractory generalized seizures
- Hard-to-treat generalized epilepsy
- Drug-resistant simple partial epilepsy
- Refractory focal seizures
- Hard-to-treat partial epilepsy
- Generalized seizures
- Grand mal seizures
- Tonic-clonic seizures
- Partial Seizure Disorder
- Localized Onset Epilepsy
- Idiopathic Focal Epilepsy
ICD-10 Codes:
- G40109: Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with simple partial seizures, not intractable, without status epilepticus
- G40219: Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with complex partial seizures, intractable, without status epilepticus
- G40909: Epilepsy, unspecified, not intractable, without status epilepticus
- G40019: Localization-related (focal) (partial) idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with seizures of localized onset, intractable, without status epilepticus
- G40309: Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, not intractable, without status epilepticus
- G40209: Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with complex partial seizures, not intractable, without status epilepticus
- G40919: Epilepsy, unspecified, intractable, without status epilepticus
- G40319: Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, intractable, without status epilepticus
- G40119: Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with simple partial seizures, intractable, without status epilepticus
- G40409: Other generalized epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, not intractable, without status epilepticus
- G40009: Localization-related (focal) (partial) idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with seizures of localized onset, not intractable, without status epilepticus
Also known as:
- Seizures
- Epilepsy
- Convulsions
- Fits
ICD-10 Codes:
- R569: Unspecified convulsions
Also known as:
- Changes in Mental State
- Mental Disorder
- Confusion
- Disorientation
- Changes in awareness
ICD-10 Codes:
- R4182: Altered mental status, unspecified
Also known as:
- Other Nervous System Symptoms
- Neurologic Disease
- Unusual Neurological Symptoms
- Nerve Problems
- Brain and Nerve Issues
ICD-10 Codes:
- R29818: Other symptoms and signs involving the nervous system
Also known as:
- Abnormal EEG
- Irregular Electroencephalogram
- Unusual Brain Wave Test
- EEG Abnormalities
ICD-10 Codes:
- R9401: Abnormal electroencephalogram [EEG]
Also known as:
- Fainting
- Syncope
- Passing out
- Collapse
ICD-10 Codes:
- R55: Syncope and collapse
Also known as:
- Memory Loss
- Memory
- Amnesia
- Forgetfulness
- Loss of Recall
ICD-10 Codes:
- R413: Other amnesia
Also known as:
- Vitamin D Deficiency
- Low Vitamin D Levels
- Lack of Vitamin D
- Hypovitaminosis D
ICD-10 Codes:
- E559: Vitamin D deficiency, unspecified
Also known as:
- Brain disease (encephalopathy)
- Brain Disease
- Brain disorder
- Brain dysfunction
- Encephalopathy
ICD-10 Codes:
- G9340: Encephalopathy, unspecified
Also known as:
- Temporary Confusion
- Delirium
- Mental Disorder
- Acute Confusion
- Sudden Mental Changes
- Brief Disorientation
ICD-10 Codes:
- R404: Transient alteration of awareness
Which procedures does Dr. Meador perform as a Epilepsy Specialist?
As a Epilepsy Specialist, procedures performed by an Dr. Kimford Meador may include:
- Aging Brain (Neuropsychological Testing)
- Cortical Basal Ganglionic Degeneration (CBGD)
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Disturbance of Skin Sensation
- Electroencephalogram (EEG)
- Evoked Potential Testing
- Gait Simulation
- Greater Occipital Nerve (GON) Block
For detailed information, please contact Dr. Meador's office.
Does Dr. Meador accept my insurance?
Dr. Meador accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.
What insurance plans does Dr. Meador accept in Stanford, CA?
Dr. Meador in Stanford, CA accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.
Top Insurances
All Other Third Party
Blue Shield of California
Central California Alliance for Health
CVS Health (formerly Aetna)
Express Scripts
Medicaid
Medicare
Santa Clara Family Health Plan
UnitedHealthcare
Valley Health Plan
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Where is Dr. Meador's office located?
Recognitions
Publications
Breastfeeding and Antiepileptic Drugs
JAMA-JOURL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 2014
Cortical cartography reveals political and physical maps.
Epilepsia, 2014
Patient and caregiver quality of life in psychogenic non
SEIZURE-EUROPEAN JOURL OF EPILEPSY, 2014
Caregiver burden in epilepsy: determints and impact.
Epilepsy research and treatment, 2014
Do antiepileptic drugs cause suicidal behavior?
NEUROLOGY, 2013
Fetal antiepileptic drug exposure: Adaptive and emotiol/behavioral functioning at age 6 years
EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR, 2013
The effect of epilepsy surgery on caregiver quality of life
EPILEPSY RESEARCH, 2013
Antiepileptic drug clearance and seizure frequency during pregncy in women with epilepsy
EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR, 2013
Comment: valproate dose effects differ across congenital malformations.
Neurology, 2013
Pretal valproate exposure is associated with autism spectrum disorder and childhood autism
JOURL OF PEDIATRICS, 2013
Maging common complex symptomatic epilepsies: tumors and trauma
Epilepsy currents, 2013
Epilepsy and neuropsychological comorbidities.
Continuum (Minneapolis, Minn.), 2013
Famous face identification in temporal lobe epilepsy
CORTEX, 2013
Risks of In Utero Exposure to Valproate
JAMA-JOURL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 2013
Fetal antiepileptic drug exposure and cognitive outcomes at age 6 years (NEAD study)
LANCET NEUROLOGY, 2013
Acute lorazepam effects on neurocognitive performance
EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR, 2012
Differential effects of antiepileptic drugs on neotal outcomes
EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR, 2012
EPILEPSY Maximizing cognitive outcomes in epilepsy
TURE REVIEWS NEUROLOGY, 2012
Depressive and anxiety disorders in epilepsy
EPILEPSIA, 2012
Effects of fetal antiepileptic drug exposure Outcomes at age 4.5 years
NEUROLOGY, 2012
Different structural correlates for verbal memory impairment in temporal lobe epilepsy with
HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING, 2012
Neurological and psychiatric sequelae of developmental exposure to antiepileptic drugs.
Frontiers in neurology, 2012
Mapping and mining interictal pathological gamma
Expert systems with applications, 2012
Fetal antiepileptic drug exposure: Motor, adaptive, and emotiol
EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR, 2011
Variation of seizure frequency with ovulatory status of menstrual cycles
EPILEPSIA, 2011
Cognitive effects of carisbamate in randomized, placebo-controlled
EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR, 2011
Networks, cognition, and epilepsy
NEUROLOGY, 2011
Cognitive and neurodevelopmental effects of antiepileptic drugs
EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR, 2011
Disparities in NIH funding for epilepsy research
NEUROLOGY, 2011
Antiepileptic Drugs and Neurodevelopment: An Update
CURRENT NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE REPORTS, 2011
Relationship of child IQ to parental IQ
EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR, 2011
ABNORMAL INTERICTAL GAMMA ACTIVITY MAY MANIFEST A SEIZURE ONSET ZONE IN TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY
INTERTIOL JOURL OF NEURAL SYSTEMS, 2011
Epilepsy Five New Things
NEUROLOGY, 2011
Neurocognitive effects of brivaracetam, levetiracetam, and lorazepam
EPILEPSIA, 2011
Foetal antiepileptic drug exposure and verbal versus non-verbal abilities at three years of age
BRAIN, 2011
Topiramate dose effects on cognition A randomized double-blind study
NEUROLOGY, 2011
A Method to Combine Cognitive and Neurophysiological Assessments of the Elderly
DEMENTIA AND GERIATRIC COGNITIVE DISORDERS, 2011
Lorazepam Effects on Word Memory Test Performance: A Randomized, Double-Blind
CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST, 2011
Effects of breastfeeding in children of women taking antiepileptic drugs
NEUROLOGY, 2010
Is antiepileptic drug use related to depression and suicidal ideation among patients with epilepsy?
EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR, 2010
How localized is localization-related epilepsy?
NEUROLOGY, 2010
Anxiety disorders, subsyndromic depressive episodes
EPILEPSIA, 2010
Theta Oscillations Mediate Interaction between Prefrontal Cortex
CEREBRAL CORTEX, 2010
Emotiol Indifference in Alzheimer's Disease
JOURL OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES, 2010
Cognition across the lifespan: Antiepileptic drugs, epilepsy, or both?
EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR, 2010
Auditory Responsive ming versus Visual Confrontation ming in Dementia
CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST, 2010
BRAIN FUNCTION AND ATOMY IN JUVENILE MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY
EPILEPSY CURRENTS, 2010
A prospective study of cognitive fluency
EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR, 2009
Diagnostic Utility of Wada Memory Asymmetries: Sensitivity, Specificity
NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, 2009
Loss of Somatosensory-evoked Potentials and the Timing of Perception
COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL NEUROLOGY, 2009
No kidding High risk of cognitive difficulty in new-onset pediatric epilepsy
NEUROLOGY, 2009
Antiepileptic drug use in women of childbearing age.
Epilepsy & behavior, 2009
Magement issues for women with epilepsy-Focus on pregncy (an evidence-based review)
EPILEPSIA, 2009
Magement issues for women with epilepsy-Focus on pregncy (an evidence-based review)
EPILEPSIA, 2009
Magement issues for women with epilepsy-Focus on pregncy (an evidence-based review)
EPILEPSIA, 2009
Cognitive Function at 3 Years of Age after Fetal Exposure to Antiepileptic Drugs
NEW ENGLAND JOURL OF MEDICINE, 2009
Cognitive abilities and behaviour of children exposed to antiepileptic drugs in utero
CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROLOGY, 2009
Subjective perception of cognition is related to mood and not performance
EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR, 2009
A brief computerized self-screen for dementia
JOURL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, 2009
Effects of in utero antiepileptic drug exposure.
Epilepsy currents, 2008
Pregncy registries in epilepsy - A consensus statement on health outcomes
NEUROLOGY, 2008
Pregncy outcomes in women with epilepsy
EPILEPSY RESEARCH, 2008
In utero antiepileptic drug exposure - Fetal death and malformations
NEUROLOGY, 2006
Rapid detection of major depression in epilepsy: a multicentre study
LANCET NEUROLOGY, 2006
Screening for major depression in epilepsy with common self-report depression inventories
EPILEPSIA, 2005
Clinical assessment of axis I psychiatric morbidity in chronic epilepsy
JOURL OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES, 2005
Rates and risk factors for suicide, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts in chronic epilepsy
EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR, 2003
Gamma coherence and conscious perception
NEUROLOGY, 2002
Pathophysiology of altered consciousness during seizures - Subtraction SPECT study
NEUROLOGY, 2002
Topography of somatosensory processing: Cerebral lateralization and focused attention
JOURL OF THE INTERTIOL NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 2002
Relationship of extinction to perceptual thresholds for single stimuli
NEUROLOGY, 2001
Train duration effects on perception: Sensory deficit, neglect, and cerebral lateralization
JOURL OF CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, 2000
Functiol MRI cerebral activation and deactivation during finger movement
NEUROLOGY, 2000
What is Dr. Meador's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.
Dr. Meador's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1528095296.
What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Meador?
Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Meador
What is Dr. Kimford Meador's specialty?
Dr. Meador is a Epilepsy Specialist near Stanford, CA. Epilepsy is a subspecialty of neurology dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of patients with various forms of epilepsy, including new-onset epilepsy, medically refractory epilepsy, psychogenic nonepileptic seizures, and epilepsy in special populations such as the elderly, women, and individuals with co-morbidities. This multidisciplinary field offers comprehensive care tailored to the specific needs of each patient. Contact Dr. Meador to book an appointment today.
Is this Dr. Kimford Meador affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?
Yes, Dr. Meador is affiliated with Stanford Health Care - Stanford Hospital which is a Castle Connolly Top Hospital. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals are healthcare institutions recognized for their excellence in specific medical procedures and overall patient care. They are identified through a rigorous peer nomination process, evaluating factors like patient outcomes, quality of care, and expertise. The list recognizes hospitals that excel in 20 or more specific medical procedures, representing the top 25% nationwide. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals
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Is Kimford Meador accepting new patients in Stanford, CA?
Yes, Dr. Kimford Meador is accepting new patients at this time.
Does Dr. Kimford Meador offer online booking?
Please contact Dr. Meador's office for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.
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