The 20 Best Ascites Doctors Near Me in Waco, TX

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The 20 Best Ascites Doctors near Waco, TX

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 27 doctor with experience in Ascites near Waco, TX. Of these, 22 are Experienced and 5 are Advanced.

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    Advanced in Ascites
    Advanced in Ascites

    Radiology Consultants Of Texas

    100 Hillcrest Medical Blvd, 
    Waco, TX 
     (5.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Thomas White is a Radiologist in Waco, Texas. Dr. White is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Lung Cancer, Pleurisy, Bone Graft, and Vertebroplasty.

    Advanced in Ascites
    Advanced in Ascites

    Ascension Providence

    6901 Medical Pkwy, 
    Waco, TX 
     (5.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Adam Borowski is a Radiologist in Waco, Texas. Dr. Borowski is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Hepatocerebral Degeneration, Cerebellar Multiple System Atrophy, Interstitial Lung Disease, Bone Graft, and Vertebroplasty.

    Advanced in Ascites
    Advanced in Ascites

    Ascension Providence

    6901 Medical Pkwy, 
    Waco, TX 
     (5.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Nathan Forrest is a Radiologist in Waco, Texas. Dr. Forrest is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Gallbladder Disease, Visceromegaly, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, and CAPOS Syndrome.

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    Experienced in Ascites
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Ascites
    Family Medicine

    McLennan County Medical Education And Research Foundation

    1600 Providence Dr, 
    Waco, TX 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Horacio Sosa is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Waco, Texas. Dr. Sosa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Malnutrition, Sepsis, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in Ascites
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Ascites
    Family Medicine

    McLennan County Medical Education And Research Foundation

    1600 Providence Dr, 
    Waco, TX 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jesse Cover is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Waco, Texas. Dr. Cover is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

    Experienced in Ascites
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Ascites
    Gastroenterology

    Office

    6600 Fish Pond Rd Ste 103, 
    Waco, TX 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Nadege Gunn is a Gastroenterologist in Waco, Texas. Dr. Gunn is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Benign Esophageal Stricture, Lower Esophageal Ring, Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Colonoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

    Experienced in Ascites
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Ascites
    Gastroenterology

    Office

    6600 Fish Pond Rd Ste 103, 
    Waco, TX 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Nadege Gunn is a Gastroenterologist in Waco, Texas. Dr. Gunn is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. Her top areas of expertise are Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Cirrhosis, Banti's Syndrome, and Liver Transplant.

    Experienced in Ascites
    Experienced in Ascites

    Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Hillcrest

    100 Hillcrest Medical Blvd, 
    Waco, TX 
     (5.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    David Risinger is a Radiologist in Waco, Texas. Dr. Risinger is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Gallbladder Disease, Visceromegaly, Neonatal Ovarian Cyst, and Vertigo.

    Experienced in Ascites
    Experienced in Ascites

    Radiology Consultants Of Texas

    100 Hillcrest Medical Blvd, 
    Waco, TX 
     (5.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Russell Mcclellan is a Radiologist in Waco, Texas. Dr. Mcclellan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Tenosynovitis, Visceromegaly, Vertigo, and CAPOS Syndrome.

    Experienced in Ascites
    Experienced in Ascites

    Radiology Consultants Of Texas

    100 Hillcrest Medical Blvd, 
    Waco, TX 
     (5.0 miles away)
    Experience:
    37+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jeffrey Gerik is a Radiologist in Waco, Texas. Dr. Gerik has been practicing medicine for over 37 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Athymia, CAPOS Syndrome, Gallbladder Disease, Bone Graft, and Vertebroplasty.

    Experienced in Ascites
    Experienced in Ascites

    Ascension Providence

    6901 Medical Pkwy, 
    Waco, TX 
     (5.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kathleen Patton is a Radiologist in Waco, Texas. Dr. Patton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. Her top areas of expertise are Herniated Disk, Caffey Disease, Cerebellar Multiple System Atrophy, and Hepatocerebral Degeneration.

    Advanced in Ascites
    Interventional Radiology
    Advanced in Ascites
    Interventional Radiology

    Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Hillcrest

    100 Hillcrest Medical Blvd, 
    Waco, TX 
     (5.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Matthew Kendrick is an Interventional Radiologist in Waco, Texas. Dr. Kendrick is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, CAPOS Syndrome, Visceromegaly, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Bone Graft.

    Advanced in Ascites
    Interventional Radiology
    Advanced in Ascites
    Interventional Radiology

    Ascension Providence

    6901 Medical Pkwy, 
    Waco, TX 
     (5.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jeffery White is an Interventional Radiologist in Waco, Texas. Dr. White is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Lung Nodules, Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Vertebroplasty.

    Shamyal H. Khan
    Experienced in Ascites
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Ascites
    Gastroenterology

    Waco Gastroenterology Associates, PA

    364 Richland West Circle, 
    Waco, TX 
     (5.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Shamyal Khan is a Gastroenterologist in Waco, Texas. Dr. Khan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Portal Hypertension, Childhood Volvulus, Indigestion, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, and Endoscopy.

    Elizabeth B. Turnage
    Experienced in Ascites
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Ascites
    Family Medicine

    Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Bosque Clinic

    7300 Bosque Blvd, 
    Waco, TX 
     (5.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Elizabeth Turnage is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Waco, Texas. Dr. Turnage is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. Her top areas of expertise are Ascites, Cirrhosis, Idiopathic Edema, and Sideroblastic Anemia.

    Experienced in Ascites
    Interventional Radiology
    Experienced in Ascites
    Interventional Radiology

    Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Hillcrest

    100 Hillcrest Medical Blvd, 
    Waco, TX 
     (5.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Robert Burgess is an Interventional Radiologist in Waco, Texas. Dr. Burgess is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in Ascites
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Ascites
    Internal Medicine

    Ascension Providence

    6901 Medical Pkwy, 
    Waco, TX 
     (5.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Steven Elwell is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Waco, Texas. Dr. Elwell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Peptic Ulcer, Necrosis, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in Ascites
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Ascites
    Family Medicine

    Ascension Providence

    6901 Medical Pkwy, 
    Waco, TX 
     (5.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kevin Blanton is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Waco, Texas. Dr. Blanton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Peptic Ulcer, Necrosis, Endoscopy, and Pacemaker Implantation.

    Experienced in Ascites
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Ascites
    Internal Medicine

    Ascension Providence

    6901 Medical Pkwy, 
    Waco, TX 
     (5.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Soni Jose is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Waco, Texas. Dr. Jose is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. Her top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Peptic Ulcer, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Endoscopy, and Pacemaker Implantation.

    Experienced in Ascites
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Ascites
    Gastroenterology

    Baylor Scott & White Liver Consultants Of Texas-Waco

    364 Richland West Cir, 
    Waco, TX 
     (5.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Edward Carpenter is a Gastroenterologist in Waco, Texas. Dr. Carpenter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Esophageal Varices, Painful Swallowing, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    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 Waco, TX?

    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 Waco, TX?

    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 Waco, TX?

    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 Waco, TX?

    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 Waco, TX?

    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 Waco, TX?

    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 Waco, TX?

    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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