Janetta L. Arellano, MD

Dr. Janetta L. Arellano is a board certified pediatric neurologist at CHOC in Orange County, California. As an expert in pediatric neurology, Dr. Arellano cares for babies, kids and teens with a wide variety of neurologic conditions. She has special interests in neuroimmunologic and demyelinating disorders, including pediatric onset multiple sclerosis, autoimmune encephalitis (including anti-NDMA receptor encephalitis), acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) spectrum disorders, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD), optic neuritis (ON) and transverse myelitis (TM). Dr. Arellano’s research interests include autoimmune encephalitis and pediatric onset multiple sclerosis. Dr. Arellano is bilingual in English and Spanish.