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    MediFind found 49 doctor with experience in Ascites near Lees Summit, MO. Of these, 38 are Experienced, 6 are Distinguished and 5 are Advanced.

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    49 providers found
      Distinguished in Ascites
      Distinguished in Ascites

      Diagnostic Imaging Centers PA

      301 Ne Mulberry St, Suite 100, 
      Lees Summit, MO 
       (2.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Michael Farber is a Radiologist in Lees Summit, Missouri. Dr. Farber is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Osteopenia, Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis, and Melorheostosis. Dr. Farber is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Saint Lukes Physician Group Inc

      110 Ne Saint Lukes Blvd, 
      Lees Summit, MO 
       (2.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Kevin Litwin is a Radiologist and an Interventional Radiologist in Lees Summit, Missouri. Dr. Litwin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Ascites, Familial Colorectal Cancer, and Endoscopy. Dr. Litwin is currently accepting new patients.

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      Experienced in Ascites
      Family Medicine | Geriatrics | Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Ascites
      Family Medicine | Geriatrics | Internal Medicine
      400 Sw Longview Blvd Ste 200, 
      Lees Summit, MO 
       (1.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Joy Cuezze is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine in Lees Summit, Missouri. Dr. Cuezze is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. Her top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, Heart Failure, Parkinson's Disease, and Lung Metastases. Dr. Cuezze is currently accepting new patients.

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      Experienced in Ascites
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Ascites
      Gastroenterology

      Digestive Health Specialists LLC

      120 Ne Saint Lukes Blvd, Saint Luke's East Surgery, 
      Lees Summit, MO 
       (2.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Benjamin Alsop is a Gastroenterologist in Lees Summit, Missouri. Dr. Alsop is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Barrett Esophagus, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Experienced in Ascites
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Ascites
      Gastroenterology

      Digestive Health Specialists LLC

      110 Ne Saint Lukes Blvd, Suite 530, 
      Lees Summit, MO 
       (2.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Todd Kilgore is a Gastroenterologist in Lees Summit, Missouri. Dr. Kilgore is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Gastric Dysmotility, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Experienced in Ascites
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Ascites
      Gastroenterology

      Digestive Health Specialists LLC

      110 Ne Saint Lukes Blvd, Suite 530, 
      Lees Summit, MO 
       (2.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Frank Totta is a Gastroenterologist in Lees Summit, Missouri. Dr. Totta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Ulcerative Colitis, Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Experienced in Ascites
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Ascites
      Gastroenterology

      Kansas City Gastroenterology And Hepatology Physicians Group LLC

      2100 Se Blue Pkwy, Lees Summit Medical Center, 
      Lee's Summit, MO 
       (2.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Rishi Grewal is a Gastroenterologist in Lee's Summit, Missouri. Dr. Grewal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Benign Esophageal Stricture, Anemia, Hiatal Hernia, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Experienced in Ascites
      Experienced in Ascites

      United Imaging Consultants LLC

      2100 Se Blue Pkwy, 
      Lee's Summit, MO 
       (2.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Amy Oberhelman is a Radiologist in Lee's Summit, Missouri. Dr. Oberhelman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. Her top areas of expertise are Emphysema, Vertigo, Tenosynovitis, and Pleurisy. Dr. Oberhelman is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Ascites
      Experienced in Ascites

      United Imaging Consultants LLC

      2100 Se Blue Pkwy, 
      Lee's Summit, MO 
       (2.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Craig Bruner is a Radiologist in Lee's Summit, Missouri. Dr. Bruner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Herniated Disk, Headache, Gallbladder Disease, and Vertigo. Dr. Bruner is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Ascites
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Ascites
      Gastroenterology

      Kansas City Gastroenterology And Hepatology LLC

      6675 Holmes Rd, 
      Kansas City, MO 
       (12.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Bradley Freilich is a Gastroenterologist in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Freilich is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Cirrhosis, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

      Advanced in Ascites
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Ascites
      Gastroenterology

      Digestive Health Specialists LLC

      3800 S Whitney Ave, Suite 200, 
      Independence, MO 
       (9.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Ryan Utarnachitt is a Gastroenterologist in Independence, Missouri. Dr. Utarnachitt is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Benign Esophageal Stricture, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

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

      Advanced Radiology Consultants Of Kansas City PA

      600 Ne Adams Dairy Pkwy, 
      Blue Springs, MO 
       (10.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Matthew Towsley is a Radiologist and an Interventional Radiologist in Blue Springs, Missouri. Dr. Towsley is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation (PAVM), Thyroid Nodule, Ascites, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Bone Graft. Dr. Towsley is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Saint Lukes Physician Group Inc

      4401 Wornall Rd, Peet Center 5th Floor, 
      Kansas City, MO 
       (14.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      John Borsa is an Interventional Radiologist and a Radiologist in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Borsa is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 2, Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 3, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Thrombectomy. Dr. Borsa is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Saint Lukes Physician Group Inc

      4401 Wornall Rd, Peet Center 5th Floor, 
      Kansas City, MO 
       (14.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Nathan Saucier is an Interventional Radiologist and a Radiologist in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Saucier is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS), End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Vertebroplasty. Dr. Saucier is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Ascites
      Hepatology
      Distinguished in Ascites
      Hepatology

      Saint Lukes Physician Group Inc

      4320 Wornall Rd, Suite 240, 
      Kansas City, MO 
       (14.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Laura Alba is a Hepatologist in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Alba is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. Her top areas of expertise are Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Liver Failure, Hepatitis, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

      Experienced in Ascites
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Ascites
      Family Medicine

      Saint Lukes Physician Group Inc

      4801 S Cliff Ave, Suite 300, 
      Independence, MO 
       (8.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Francisco Aleman is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Independence, Missouri. Dr. Aleman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Dr. Aleman is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Ascites
      Interventional Radiology
      Experienced in Ascites
      Interventional Radiology

      Minimally Invasive Vascular Associates, LLC

      4200 Little Blue Pkwy, Suite 350, 
      Independence, MO 
       (9.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Silas Williams is an Interventional Radiologist in Independence, Missouri. Dr. Williams is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Saddle Pulmonary Embolism, Pleural Effusion, Pleurisy, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Liver Embolization. Dr. Williams is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Ascites
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Ascites
      Family Medicine

      Blue Springs Family Care PC

      104 N 7 Hwy B, 
      Blue Springs, MO 
       (9.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish, Vietnamese
      Accepting New Patients

      John Peterson is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Blue Springs, Missouri. Dr. Peterson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Cirrhosis, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), High Cholesterol, and Alcoholic Cirrhosis. Dr. Peterson is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Ascites
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Ascites
      Gastroenterology

      Digestive Health Specialists LLC

      3800 S Whitney Ave, 100 The Endoscopy Center, 
      Independence, MO 
       (9.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Syed Khalid is a Gastroenterologist in Independence, Missouri. Dr. Khalid is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Intestinal Cancer, Painful Swallowing, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Experienced in Ascites
      Experienced in Ascites

      United Imaging Consultants LLC

      19600 E 39th St S, 
      Independence, MO 
       (9.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Ricki Shah is a Radiologist in Independence, Missouri. Dr. Shah is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Tenosynovitis, Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, and Gas Bloat Syndrome. Dr. Shah is currently accepting new patients.

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      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 Lees Summit, MO?

      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 Lees Summit, MO?

      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 Lees Summit, MO?

      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 Lees Summit, MO?

      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 Lees Summit, MO?

      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 Lees Summit, MO?

      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 Lees Summit, MO?

      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 

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