Filters

Specialty
Additional Specialty
Distance
    Gender
    Insurance
    Availability
    Language
    Years of Experience
    Level of Expertise

    Last Updated: 10/30/2025

    Save doctors for later
    Sign Up
    Not sure about your diagnosis?
    Check Your Symptoms
    Already have a doctor?
    Find A Second Opinion

    MediFind found 132 doctor with experience in Ascites near Laguna Beach, CA. Of these, 92 are Experienced, 30 are Advanced and 10 are Distinguished.

    Location
    LocationClose
    132 providers found
      Distinguished in Ascites
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Ascites
      Gastroenterology
      27700 Medical Center Road, 
      Mission Viejo, CA 
       (7.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Tarek Hassanein is a Gastroenterologist in Mission Viejo, California. Dr. Hassanein is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis C, Hepatitis, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Endoscopy, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Hassanein is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Ascites
      Distinguished in Ascites

      Memorialcare Medical Foundation

      Laguna Hills, CA 
       (6.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Michael Wang is a Radiologist in Laguna Hills, California. Dr. Wang is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Gastrostomy.

      What does Elite, Distinguished, Advanced, Experienced mean?
      Distinguished in Ascites
      Distinguished in Ascites

      Newport Diagnostic Radiology Inc

      1605 Avocado Ave, 
      Newport Beach, CA 
       (6.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      John Belville is a Radiologist in Newport Beach, California. Dr. Belville is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Baker Cyst, Ascites, Pleurisy, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Thyroidectomy.

      Learn about our expert tiers
      Distinguished in Ascites
      Interventional Radiology | Radiology
      Distinguished in Ascites
      Interventional Radiology | Radiology

      Newport Center Radiology Associates Medical Group Inc

      16250 Sand Canyon Ave, 
      Irvine, CA 
       (8.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Christopher Baker is an Interventional Radiologist and a Radiologist in Irvine, California. Dr. Baker is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Brain Aneurysm, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Gastrostomy.

      Distinguished in Ascites
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Ascites
      Gastroenterology
      16305 Sand Canyon Ave, Ste 220, 
      Irvine, CA 
       (8.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      John Hoefs is a Gastroenterologist in Irvine, California. Dr. Hoefs is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Hepatitis C, Visceromegaly, and Hepatitis.

      Distinguished in Ascites
      Radiology | Interventional Radiology
      Distinguished in Ascites
      Radiology | Interventional Radiology

      Focus Medical Imaging

      Irvine, CA 
       (9.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Gerald Grossman is a Radiologist and an Interventional Radiologist in Irvine, California. Dr. Grossman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Lung Cancer, Pleurisy, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Gastrostomy.

      Experienced in Ascites
      Experienced in Ascites
      31872 South Coast Highway, Radiology Department, 
      Laguna Beach, CA 
       (3.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Elliott Fankuchen is a Radiologist in Laguna Beach, California. Dr. Fankuchen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Headache, Chronic Cough, Gallbladder Disease, Vertigo, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

      Experienced in Ascites
      Experienced in Ascites

      Moran Rowen And Dorsey Inc

      31872 Coast Hwy, 
      Laguna Beach, CA 
       (3.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Hyung Kang is a Radiologist in Laguna Beach, California. Dr. Kang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS), Pleural Effusion, and Gallbladder Disease.

      Experienced in Ascites
      Experienced in Ascites

      Moran Rowen And Dorsey Inc

      31872 Coast Hwy, 
      Laguna Beach, CA 
       (3.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Brian Tzung is a Radiologist in Laguna Beach, California. Dr. Tzung is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are CAPOS Syndrome, Herniated Disk, Pleurisy, and Pleural Effusion.

      Experienced in Ascites
      Experienced in Ascites

      Moran Rowen And Dorsey Inc

      31872 Coast Hwy, 
      Laguna Beach, CA 
       (3.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      David Gedeon is a Radiologist in Laguna Beach, California. Dr. Gedeon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Tenosynovitis, and Gallbladder Disease.

      Experienced in Ascites
      Experienced in Ascites

      Moran Rowen And Dorsey Inc

      31872 Coast Hwy, 
      Laguna Beach, CA 
       (3.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Ravi Gupta is a Radiologist in Laguna Beach, California. Dr. Gupta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Gallbladder Disease, Diverticular Disease, Bronchogenic Cyst, and Pleurisy.

      Experienced in Ascites
      Radiology
      Experienced in Ascites
      Radiology

      Moran Rowen And Dorsey Inc

      24036 Jacana Cir, 
      Laguna Niguel, CA 
       (4.9 miles away)
      Experience:
      9+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Van Rye is a Radiologist in Laguna Niguel, California. Dr. Rye has been practicing medicine for over 9 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. Her top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS), and Pneumomediastinum.

      Advanced in Ascites
      Advanced in Ascites

      Memorialcare Medical Foundation

      Laguna Hills, CA 
       (6.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Lokesh Arora is a Radiologist in Laguna Hills, California. Dr. Arora is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Osteopenia, Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis, Melorheostosis, Pleurisy, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

      Advanced in Ascites
      Advanced in Ascites

      Memorialcare Medical Foundation

      Laguna Hills, CA 
       (6.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Tze-kong Meng is a Radiologist in Laguna Hills, California. Dr. Meng is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Pleurisy, Gallbladder Disease, and Pleural Effusion.

      Advanced in Ascites
      Advanced in Ascites

      Memorialcare Medical Foundation

      Laguna Hills, CA 
       (6.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Amir Ronaghi is a Radiologist in Laguna Hills, California. Dr. Ronaghi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Ascites, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Liver Embolization.

      Advanced in Ascites
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Ascites
      Gastroenterology

      Saddleback Medical Group Inc

      Laguna Hills, CA 
       (6.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Homayon Iraninezhad is a Gastroenterologist in Laguna Hills, California. Dr. Iraninezhad is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Gastric Dysmotility, Gas Bloat Syndrome, Morning Sickness, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

      Advanced in Ascites
      Interventional Radiology
      Advanced in Ascites
      Interventional Radiology
      27700 Medical Center Road, 
      Mission Viejo, CA 
       (7.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Kevin Burns is an Interventional Radiologist in Mission Viejo, California. Dr. Burns is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Lung Nodules, Pleural Effusion, Vertebroplasty, and Bone Graft. Dr. Burns is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Ascites
      Interventional Radiology
      Advanced in Ascites
      Interventional Radiology
      27700 Medical Center Road, 
      Mission Viejo, CA 
       (7.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Ivan Babin is an Interventional Radiologist in Mission Viejo, California. Dr. Babin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Ascites, Vertebroplasty, and Bone Graft. Dr. Babin is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Ascites
      Interventional Radiology | Radiology
      Advanced in Ascites
      Interventional Radiology | Radiology

      Orange County - Irvine Medical Center

      6640 Alton Pkwy, 
      Irvine, CA 
       (8.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Simon Long is a Radiologist and an Interventional Radiologist in Irvine, California. Dr. Long is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Visceromegaly, Folliculitis, Gastrostomy, and Liver Embolization. Dr. Long is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Ascites
      Advanced in Ascites

      Kaiser Permanente Orange County - Irvine Medical Center - Radiology Department

      6640 Alton Pkwy, 
      Irvine, CA 
       (8.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Christina Lee is a Radiologist in Irvine, California. Dr. Lee is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. Her top area of expertise is Ascites.

      Showing 1-20 of 132

      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of Ascites?

      Ascites is the build-up of fluid in the space between the lining of the abdomen and abdominal organs.

      When should I see an Ascites doctor near Laguna Beach, CA?

      There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

      • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
      • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
      • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
      • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
      • You want a second opinion.  

      What should I consider when choosing an Ascites doctor near Laguna Beach, CA?

      It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

      How does MediFind rank Ascites doctors near Laguna Beach, CA?

      MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

      What types of insurance are accepted by Ascites doctors near Laguna Beach, CA?

      Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

      How can I book an appointment online with an Ascites doctor near Laguna Beach, CA?

      MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Ascites doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Ascites doctor?

      Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

      How can I prepare for my appointment with an Ascites doctor near Laguna Beach, CA?

      Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

      • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
      • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
      • Family history of disease 
      • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
      • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
      • List of questions and concerns 
      • Your insurance card 

      You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

      What questions should I ask my Ascites doctor?

      Here are some sample questions: 

      • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
      • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
      • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
      • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
      • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

      How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Ascites doctor may know about?

      MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

      MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

      Can I filter my search to show male or female Ascites doctors near Laguna Beach, CA?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Ascites doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

      Can I filter my search to find an Ascites doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Ascites doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

      Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

      By: MediFind Medical Staff 

      Read more about our Content Policy

      More Ascites Doctors by city