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    Last Updated: 10/30/2025

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    MediFind found 1010 doctor with experience in Empyema near Marina Del Rey, CA. Of these, 897 are Experienced, 101 are Advanced and 12 are Distinguished.

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    1,010 providers found
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      The Regents Of The University Of California

      2020 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 210, 
      Santa Monica, CA 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Ronen Kalay is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Kalay is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Muscle Spasms, Opisthotonos, Hiccups, and COVID-19.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Advanced in Empyema
      8540 South Sepulveda Boulevard, Suite 911, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (2.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Sameer Malhotra is an Urologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Malhotra is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are UPJ Obstruction, Bilateral Hydronephrosis, Hydronephrosis, Ureteroscopy, and Prostatectomy. Dr. Malhotra is currently accepting new patients.

      What does Elite, Distinguished, Advanced, Experienced mean?
      Advanced in Empyema
      Advanced in Empyema
      2021 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 510E, 
      Santa Monica, CA 
       (3.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Leslie Kaplan is an Urologist in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Kaplan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Ureteroscopy, and Prostatectomy. Dr. Kaplan is currently accepting new patients.

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      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      1301 20th Street, Suite 510, 
      Santa Monica, CA 
       (4.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Michelle Putnam is an Otolaryngologist in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Putnam is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Deafness, Sinusitis, Empyema, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Putnam is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      1301 20th Street, Suite 510, 
      Santa Monica, CA 
       (4.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Behrad Aynehchi is an Otolaryngologist in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Aynehchi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Sinusitis, Familial Deafness, Ethmoiditis, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), and Thyroidectomy. Dr. Aynehchi is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      1301 20th Street, Suite 510, 
      Santa Monica, CA 
       (4.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Dorothy Wang is an Otolaryngologist in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Wang is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Deafness, Infant Hearing Loss, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), and Empyema. Dr. Wang is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      1301 20th Street, Suite 510, 
      Santa Monica, CA 
       (4.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Julianna Pesce is an Otolaryngologist in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Pesce is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Deafness, Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS), Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), and Empyema. Dr. Pesce is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      1301 20th Street, Suite 300, 
      Santa Monica, CA 
       (4.2 miles away)
      Experience:
      46+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      David Butler is an Otolaryngologist in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Butler has been practicing medicine for over 46 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Mal De Debarquement Syndrome, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Palatal Myoclonus, Gastrostomy, and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Butler is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology | Plastic Surgery
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology | Plastic Surgery
      11645 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 600, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (5.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Chester Griffiths is an Otolaryngologist and a Plastic Surgeon in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Griffiths is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Pituitary Tumor, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Endoscopy. Dr. Griffiths is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema
      8540 South Sepulveda Boulevard, Suite 911, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (2.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Aaron Ovadia is an Urologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Ovadia is rated as an Experienced 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 Reconstructive Urology Surgery. Dr. Ovadia is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema
      8540 South Sepulveda Boulevard, Suite 911, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (2.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Faisal Ahmed is an Urologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Ahmed is rated as an Experienced 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. Dr. Ahmed is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema
      8540 South Sepulveda Boulevard, Suite 911, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (2.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Nickolas Tomasic is an Urologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Tomasic is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Epididymitis, Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Tomasic is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema
      2021 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 510E, 
      Santa Monica, CA 
       (3.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Dino Concini is an Urologist in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Concini is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Epididymitis, Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Bladder Outlet Obstruction, Ureteroscopy, and Bladder Reconstruction. Dr. Concini is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema
      2001 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 460W, 
      Santa Monica, CA 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Mehran Movassaghi is an Urologist in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Movassaghi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Familial Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Ureteroscopy, and Prostatectomy. Dr. Movassaghi is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      1304 15th Street, Suite 407, 
      Santa Monica, CA 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Payam Daneshrad is an Otolaryngologist in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Daneshrad is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Sinusitis, Empyema, and DFNB1. Dr. Daneshrad is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      1301 20th Street, Suite 510, 
      Santa Monica, CA 
       (4.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Amanda Salvado is an Otolaryngologist in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Salvado is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Deafness, Autonomic Neuropathy, Hyperventilation, and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). Dr. Salvado is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      11645 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 600, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (5.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Abbas Anwar is an Otolaryngologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Anwar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, DFNB1, Jones Syndrome, and Mal De Debarquement Syndrome. Dr. Anwar is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      11645 Wilshire Boulevard, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (5.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Michael Yong is an Otolaryngologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Yong is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Low Nasal Bridge, Nasal Septal Hematoma, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Septoplasty, and Adenoidectomy. Dr. Yong is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      11645 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 600, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (5.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Omid Mehdizadeh is an Otolaryngologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Mehdizadeh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Spasmodic Dysphonia, Swallowing Difficulty, Vocal Cord Dysfunction, and Painful Swallowing. Dr. Mehdizadeh is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Urology | Obstetrics and Gynecology
      Experienced in Empyema
      Urology | Obstetrics and Gynecology

      The Regents Of The University Of California

      300 Stein Plz, Fl 3, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (5.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Zachery Baxter is an Urologist and an Obstetrics and Gynecologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Baxter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Bladder Outlet Obstruction, Neurogenic Bladder, Urinary Incontinence, Ureteroscopy, and Prostatectomy.

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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 Marina Del Rey, 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 Marina Del Rey, 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 Marina Del Rey, 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 Marina Del Rey, 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 Marina Del Rey, 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 Marina Del Rey, 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 Marina Del Rey, 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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