Bahareh Hassanzadeh, MD - Neurology

Bahareh Hassanzadeh, MD, is a board-certified neurologist and fellowship-trained neuro-ophthalmologist with the Orlando Health Neuroscience Institute Neurology Group. She diagnoses and treats patients with neurological conditions such as headache, pseudotumor cerebri/IIH, movement disorders, demyelinating disorders, memory problems, diplopia, pituitary/sellar tumors, brain tumors with vision loss and vision disturbances, pupillary disorders, Horner's syndrome, ocular myasthenia gravis, ptosis, and more.

When to See a Neurologist

Sometimes it is easy to dismiss a headache that won't go away or laugh about memory loss being a part of aging. Although these seem like simple, everyday concerns, they may be symptoms of something more serious. It is time to see a neurologist when one or more symptoms become disruptive and/or painful. Some to watch for include:

• Chronic migraines
• Pseudotumor cerebri
• Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH)
• Difficulty maintaining balance or moving
• Dizziness
• Memory loss
• Numbness and pain
• Persistent, severe headaches
• Double vision
• Droopiness of eyelids
• Generalized weakness
• Swallowing problems
• Vision loss

Neurological Conditions

From the common to the complex, there are many neurological conditions requiring the expert care of an experienced neurologist like Dr. Hassanzadeh. A few include:

• Chronic headaches
• Pseudotumor cerebri
• Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH)
• Head injuries
• Migraines
• Multiple sclerosis
• Neuromyelitis optica
• Seizures/Epilepsy
• Stroke
• Ocular Myasthenia gravis
• Pituitary tumors
• Brain tumors with vision loss/disturbance
• Diplopia after stroke
• Peripheral /central vision loss after stroke
• Bell’s palsy
• Cranial nerve paralysis
• Headache with giant cell arthritis

Dr. Hassanzadeh's Training

Dr. Hassanzadeh earned her medical degree from Iran University of Medical Sciences in Tehran and then attended graduate school in Newark at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, to study neuroscience research. She completed an internship in internal medicine at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in the Bronx, New York, followed by a residency in neurology at New Jersey Neuroscience Institute at JFK Medical Center in Edison, New Jersey, and a fellowship in neuro-ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami in Florida.

About Dr. Hassanzadeh

After her training, Dr. Hassanzadeh worked as a clinical assistant professor of neurology and neuro-ophthalmology at OSF Healthcare, neurology department, and director of M2, neurology segments, (for phase one) at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Peoria. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN), a fellow of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS), and certified by the American Board of Medical Specialties. Her professional affiliations include the American Academy of Neurology, North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society, European Neuro-Ophthalmology Society and Florida Medical Association.

She has participated in multiple clinical studies and shared her work at national medical conferences and in peer-reviewed medical journals.