Vijay G. Hegde, MD

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Affiliations
- Morton Plant Hospital
- BayCare Physician Partners ACO
- BayCare Physician Partners
- BayCare Medical Group
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Board Certifications
- AB Psychiatry & Neurology - Neurology
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Gender
- Male
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Insurances AcceptedWe Accept the Following Insurances
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Patient Reviews
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Provider Explained Things ClearlyProvider Listened CarefullyProvider Was Easy To UnderstandProvider Knew Medical HistoryProvider Showed RespectProvider Spent Enough TimeRate Your Provider 0-10252 Reviews, 84 Comments5/29/2026 | BayCare Verified PatientGood.5/22/2026 | BayCare Verified PatientVery nice. Helped me and listened5/15/2026 | BayCare Verified PatientEverything was fine.4/25/2026 | BayCare Verified PatientI had to wait quite a long time to get an appointment. Dr Hegdes office called with a cancellation and I took it immediately4/24/2026 | BayCare Verified PatientGot excellent service
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Doctor Bio
Dr. Vijay Hegde is a board-certified neurologist serving the Clearwater, Florida area as part of BayCare Medical Group, where he sees patients age 18 and older. Dr. Hegde earned his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida. He followed that up with an internal medicine internship at the Naval Medical Center-Portsmouth in Portsmouth, Virginia. Dr. Hegde continued his medical education by completing a neurology residency at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
As a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom with 20 years of experience as a commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Dr. Hegde treats traumatic brain injury and is proficient in common areas of general neurology such as migraine, epilepsy, nerve entrapments and multiple sclerosis. He is experienced in with dealing with common inpatient neurologic conditions such as stroke, epilepsy, and encephalopathy in an inpatient setting. Dr. Hegde is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is affiliated with Morton Plant Hospital.
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Languages
- English
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Residency
- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
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Specialties
- Neurology
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Education
- Naval Medical Center
University of Miami Miller School Medicine
BayCare Health System
CME Stroke Prevention
- Naval Medical Center