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    Last Updated: 10/30/2025

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    MediFind found 303 doctor with experience in Empyema near Encinitas, CA. Of these, 281 are Experienced, 21 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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    303 providers found
      Advanced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine
      Advanced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine

      Scott A Eisman MD Inc

      326 Santa Fe Dr, Suite 100, 
      Encinitas, CA 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Kenneth Trestman is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Encinitas, California. Dr. Trestman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Bronchiectasis, Lung Metastases, Bronchiolitis Obliterans, and Industrial Bronchitis.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      Stephen Dent MD Inc

      Encinitas, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Stephen Dent is an Otolaryngologist in Encinitas, California. Dr. Dent is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Familial Deafness, Sinusitis, and Infant Hearing Loss.

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      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      530 Lomas Santa Fe Dr, Ste 1, 
      Solana Beach, CA 
       (3.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Cynthia Davis is an Otolaryngologist in Solana Beach, California. Dr. Davis is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Empyema, Sinusitis, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), and Infant Hearing Loss.

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      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      Scripps Health

      310 Santa Fe Dr, Suite 204, 
      Encinitas, CA 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Michael Bannach is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Encinitas, California. Dr. Bannach is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Myoclonus-Dystonia, Oppenheim Dystonia, X-Linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism, and Bronchitis.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      Scripps Health

      310 Santa Fe Dr, Suite 204, 
      Encinitas, CA 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Luigi Simone is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Encinitas, California. Dr. Simone is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Giant Papillary Conjunctivitis, Parinaud Oculoglandular Syndrome, Tenosynovitis, and Male Pseudohermaphroditism with Gynecomastia.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      Scripps Health

      310 Santa Fe Dr, Suite 204, 
      Encinitas, CA 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Timothy Lovell is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Encinitas, California. Dr. Lovell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Nasal Polyps, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Familial Hypertension.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema

      Scripps Health

      310 Santa Fe Dr, Suite 204, 
      Encinitas, CA 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Michael Vanbuskirk is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Encinitas, California. Dr. Vanbuskirk is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), High Cholesterol, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, and Vertigo.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      Scripps Health

      326 Santa Fe Dr, 
      Encinitas, CA 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Steven Salinger is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Encinitas, California. Dr. Salinger is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Isthmian Coarctation, Coarctation of the Aorta, Sitosterolemia, and Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH).

      Experienced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine

      Scott A Eisman MD Inc

      326 Santa Fe Dr, Suite 100, 
      Encinitas, CA 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Robert Sarnoff is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Encinitas, California. Dr. Sarnoff is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Chronic Cough, Pleural Effusion, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

      Experienced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine

      Scott A Eisman MD Inc

      326 Santa Fe Dr, Suite 100, 
      Encinitas, CA 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Sheri Tran is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Encinitas, California. Dr. Tran is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, Lung Metastases, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, and Atypical Pneumonia.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      Scripps Health

      326 Santa Fe Dr, Fl 3, 
      Encinitas, CA 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Mark Wuchner is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Encinitas, California. Dr. Wuchner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Factor V Leiden Thrombophilia, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, and Familial Hypertension.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine | Hospital Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine | Hospital Medicine

      Acute Care Associates Inc

      354 Santa Fe Dr, 
      Encinitas, CA 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Experience:
      43+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Scott Eisman is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and a Hospital Medicine provider in Encinitas, California. Dr. Eisman has been practicing medicine for over 43 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Atypical Pneumonia, Pleural Effusion, Endoscopy, and Pacemaker Implantation.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Pediatrics | Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Pediatrics | Internal Medicine

      North County Inpatient Medical Alliance, A Medical Group, Inc

      354 Santa Fe Dr, 
      Encinitas, CA 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Ilinca Vladescu is a primary care provider, practicing in Pediatrics and Internal Medicine in Encinitas, California. Dr. Vladescu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Sepsis, Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion (SIADH), Colonoscopy, and Hip Replacement.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema

      Genesis Healthcare Partners PC

      320 Santa Fe Dr, Suite 108, 
      Encinitas, CA 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Saad Juma is an Urologist in Encinitas, California. Dr. Juma is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Urinary Incontinence, Stress Urinary Incontinence, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), and Ureteroscopy.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      320 Santa Fe Dr, Suite 303, 
      Encinitas, CA 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Robert Stephenson is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Encinitas, California. Dr. Stephenson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Chronic Cough, Vertigo, and Tenosynovitis.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      345 Saxony Rd, Suite 204, 
      Encinitas, CA 
       (1.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Glenn Soppe is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Encinitas, California. Dr. Soppe is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Eosinophilic Cystitis, Male Pseudohermaphroditism with Gynecomastia, Eunuchoidism Familial Hypogonadotropic, and Testicular Failure.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      North Coast Family Medical Group

      Encinitas, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Craig Duck is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Encinitas, California. Dr. Duck is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Cirrhosis, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, and Xanthoma.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine | Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine | Internal Medicine
      Encinitas, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Ramin Farsad is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine in Encinitas, California. Dr. Farsad is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Shingles, Pharyngomaxillary Space Abscess, Lymphangitis, and Cellulitis.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Encinitas, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Diane Hutchison is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Encinitas, California. Dr. Hutchison is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Common Cold, Bronchitis, Herpetic Stomatitis, and Gingivostomatitis.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      Scripps Health

      Encinitas, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Michael Hadley is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Encinitas, California. Dr. Hadley is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are COVID-19, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy, and Cirrhosis.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of Empyema?

      Empyema is a collection of pus in the space between the lung and the inner surface of the chest wall (pleural space).

      When should I see an Empyema doctor near Encinitas, 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 Empyema doctor near Encinitas, 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 Empyema doctors near Encinitas, 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 Empyema doctors near Encinitas, 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 Empyema doctor near Encinitas, 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 Empyema doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Empyema 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 Empyema doctor near Encinitas, 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 Empyema 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 Empyema 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 Empyema doctors near Encinitas, CA?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Empyema 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 Empyema doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Empyema 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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