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    Last Updated: 10/30/2025

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    MediFind found 402 doctor with experience in Empyema near La Mesa, CA. Of these, 368 are Experienced, 30 are Advanced and 4 are Distinguished.

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    402 providers found
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine | Sleep Medicine
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine | Sleep Medicine
      5507 El Cajon Blvd, Suite C, 
      San Diego, CA 
       (3.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Huan Le is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in San Diego, California. Dr. Le is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Asthma in Children, Asthma, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, and Interstitial Lung Disease.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Advanced in Empyema

      Regents Of The University Of California

      200 W Arbor Dr, 
      San Diego, CA 
       (8.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Ithaar Derweesh is an Urologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Derweesh is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma (UTUC), Urothelial Cancer, Nephrectomy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.

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      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema

      Regents Of The University Of California

      200 W Arbor Dr, 
      San Diego, CA 
       (8.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Roger Sur is an Urologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Sur is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Kidney Stones, Boils, Perirenal Abscess, Ureteroscopy, and Lithotripsy.

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      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema

      Regents Of The University Of California

      200 W Arbor Dr, 
      San Diego, CA 
       (8.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Manoj Monga is an Urologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Monga is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Kidney Stones, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Perirenal Abscess, Lithotripsy, and Ureteroscopy.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema

      Regents Of The University Of California

      200 W Arbor Dr, 
      San Diego, CA 
       (8.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Jason Woo is an Urologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Woo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Perirenal Abscess, Boils, Neurogenic Bladder, Prostate Cancer, and Ureteroscopy.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema

      Regents Of The University Of California

      200 W Arbor Dr, 
      San Diego, CA 
       (8.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Amirali Salmasi is an Urologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Salmasi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Urothelial Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Nephrectomy, and Cystectomy.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Plastic Surgery | Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Empyema
      Plastic Surgery | Otolaryngology

      Regents Of The University Of California

      200 W Arbor Dr, 
      San Diego, CA 
       (8.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      David Hom is a Plastic Surgeon and an Otolaryngologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Hom is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Low Nasal Bridge, Perichondritis, Nasal Flaring, and Nasal Septal Hematoma.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      Ear Nose And Throat Associates Of San Diego A Medical Corp

      5565 Grossmont Ctr Dr, Suite 101, 
      La Mesa, CA 
       (1.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Alexis Patsias is an Otolaryngologist in La Mesa, California. Dr. Patsias is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Nonallergic Rhinopathy, Palatal Myoclonus, Ozena, and Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP).

      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      Ear Nose And Throat Associates Of San Diego A Medical Corp

      5565 Grossmont Ctr Dr, Suite 101, 
      La Mesa, CA 
       (1.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jeremiah Moles is an Otolaryngologist in La Mesa, California. Dr. Moles is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Nasal Polyps, Infant Hearing Loss, Laryngeal Nerve Damage, Empyema, and Myringotomy.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      Ear Nose And Throat Associates Of San Diego A Medical Corp

      5565 Grossmont Ctr Dr, Suite 101, 
      La Mesa, CA 
       (1.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Geoffrey Pitzer is an Otolaryngologist in La Mesa, California. Dr. Pitzer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Jones Syndrome, Infant Hearing Loss, DFNB1, and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).

      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      Ear Nose And Throat Associates Of San Diego A Medical Corp

      5565 Grossmont Ctr Dr, Suite 101, 
      La Mesa, CA 
       (1.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Sean Skelton is an Otolaryngologist in La Mesa, California. Dr. Skelton is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Ruptured Eardrum, Infant Hearing Loss, Jones Syndrome, and DFNB1.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Advanced in Empyema

      Ear Nose And Throat Associates Of San Diego A Medical Corp

      5565 Grossmont Ctr Dr, Suite 101, 
      La Mesa, CA 
       (1.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Patrick Mccallion is an Otolaryngologist in La Mesa, California. Dr. Mccallion is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder, Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS), Palatal Myoclonus, and Nonallergic Rhinopathy.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      Ear Nose And Throat Associates Of San Diego A Medical Corp

      5565 Grossmont Ctr Dr, Suite 101, 
      La Mesa, CA 
       (1.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Omid Moshtaghi is an Otolaryngologist in La Mesa, California. Dr. Moshtaghi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Schwannoma, Acoustic Neuroma, Tinnitus, and Hearing Loss.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      Ear Nose And Throat Associates Of San Diego A Medical Corp

      5565 Grossmont Ctr Dr, Suite 101, 
      La Mesa, CA 
       (1.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Mena Said is an Otolaryngologist in La Mesa, California. Dr. Said is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Anosmia, Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder, Osteochondroma, and Myringotomy.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Geriatrics | Internal Medicine
      Advanced in Empyema
      Geriatrics | Internal Medicine
      8851 Ctr Dr, Suite 408, 
      La Mesa, CA 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Majid Shahbaz is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics and Internal Medicine in La Mesa, California. Dr. Shahbaz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Anemia, Osteomyelitis in Children, and Chronic Cough.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine
      Advanced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine
      8860 Ctr Dr, Suite 240, 
      La Mesa, CA 
       (1.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Kaveh Bagheri is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in La Mesa, California. Dr. Bagheri is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Cough, Lung Metastases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and Lung Nodules.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Advanced in Empyema

      Scott Logan Brown MD A Professional Corp

      8881 Fletcher Pkwy, Suite 250, 
      La Mesa, CA 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Scott Brown is an Urologist in La Mesa, California. Dr. Brown is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Ureteroscopy, and Prostatectomy.

      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      Brian H Weeks MD Inc

      San Diego, CA 
       (6.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Brian Weeks is an Otolaryngologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Weeks is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Perichondritis, Low Nasal Bridge, Nasal Septal Hematoma, and Thyroidectomy.

      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      Regents Of The University Of California

      200 W Arbor Dr, 
      San Diego, CA 
       (8.4 miles away)
      Experience:
      17+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Adam Deconde is an Otolaryngologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Deconde has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Sinusitis, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Nasal Polyps, Septoplasty, and Endoscopy.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      La Mesa Medical Offices

      8080 Parkway Dr, 
      La Mesa, CA 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Christine Cao is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in La Mesa, California. Dr. Cao is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Asthma in Children, Asthma, Tietz Syndrome, and Costochondritis. Dr. Cao is currently accepting new patients.

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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 La Mesa, 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 La Mesa, 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 La Mesa, 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 La Mesa, 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 La Mesa, 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 La Mesa, 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 La Mesa, 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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