The 20 Best Empyema Doctors Near Me in Ojai, CA

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The 20 Best Empyema Doctors near Ojai, CA

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 66 doctor with experience in Empyema near Ojai, CA. Of these, 62 are Experienced and 4 are Advanced.

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    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    117 Pirie Rd, Suite D, 
    Ojai, CA 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Carl Gross is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Ojai, California. Dr. Gross is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Sengers Syndrome, Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Myotonic Dystrophy, and Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Advanced in Empyema

    San Buenaventura Urology

    2705 Loma Vista Rd, Ste 206, 
    Ventura, CA 
     (12.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Offers high-quality, individualized care with compassion. Believes communication and collaboration with patients is the foundation for effective relationships. Through effective education, patients are empowered to partner in their care and achieve their health goals. Dr. Khoddami is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Hydronephrosis, Obstructive Uropathy, Bilateral Hydronephrosis, Nephrectomy, and Ureteroscopy.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    Robert L. Buckingham M D Inc.

    117 Pirie Rd Ste D, 
    Ojai, CA 
     (6.8 miles away)
    Experience:
    44+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    James Halverson is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Ojai, California. Dr. Halverson has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Vertigo, Familial Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

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    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    Valley Oak Family Practice Medical Group Inc.

    1202 Maricopa Hwy Ste C, 
    Ojai, CA 
     (6.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Helen Petroff is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Ojai, California. Dr. Petroff is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Hypothyroidism, Chronic Cough, and Hypertension.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    Robert L. Buckingham M D Inc.

    117 Pirie Rd Ste D, 
    Ojai, CA 
     (6.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mary Dial is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Ojai, California. Dr. Dial is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2, Myotonic Dystrophy, Paramyotonia Congenita, and High Cholesterol.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    Valley Oak Family Practice Medical Group Inc.

    1202 Maricopa Hwy Ste C, 
    Ojai, CA 
     (6.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Rochelle Wilson is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Ojai, California. Dr. Wilson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Asthma in Children, Asthma, Hypertension, and Familial Hypertension.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    Valley Oak Family Practice Medical Group Inc.

    1202 Maricopa Hwy Ste C, 
    Ojai, CA 
     (6.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Natalie Horn is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Ojai, California. Dr. Horn is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Cough, Vertigo, Long QT Syndrome 3, and Timothy Syndrome.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    Preston Arndt MD Inc

    411 W Ojai Ave Ste B, 
    Ojai, CA 
     (6.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Preston Arndt is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Ojai, California. Dr. Arndt is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). Dr. Arndt is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    Community Memorial Health Center

    242 E Harvard Blvd Ste C, 
    Santa Paula, CA 
     (9.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Victor Dominguez is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Santa Paula, California. Dr. Dominguez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Metastases, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Sitosterolemia.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    Community Memorial Health Center

    242 E Harvard Blvd Ste C, 
    Santa Paula, CA 
     (9.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Scott Merchant is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Santa Paula, California. Dr. Merchant is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Asthma in Children, Asthma, Muscle Spasms, and Opisthotonos.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    Alan W Lyne MD

    245 N Tenth St, 
    Santa Paula, CA 
     (9.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Alan Lyne is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Santa Paula, California. Dr. Lyne is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Hypertensive Heart Disease, High Cholesterol, Sciatica, and Enlarged Liver. Dr. Lyne is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    Community Memorial Health Center

    242 E Harvard Blvd Ste C, 
    Santa Paula, CA 
     (9.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Noelle Windsor is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Santa Paula, California. Dr. Windsor is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are St. Anthony's Fire, Erysipelas, Stasis Dermatitis and Ulcers, and Varicose Veins.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Experienced in Empyema
    2705 Loma Vista Road, Suite 206, 
    Ventura, CA 
     (11.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Marc Beaghler is a Urologist in Ventura, California. Dr. Beaghler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Urinary Incontinence, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Ureteroscopy, and Bladder Reconstruction. Dr. Beaghler is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Experienced in Empyema

    Vcmc Urology Clinic

    300 Hillmont Ave Bldg 340 #402, 
    Ventura, CA 
     (11.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Paul Silverman is a Urologist in Ventura, California. Dr. Silverman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Perirenal Abscess, Boils, Clear Cell Sarcoma, Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Silverman is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Intensive Care Medicine

    AfMc-Urgent Care

    300 Hillmont Ave Bldg 340, 
    Ventura, CA 
     (11.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Ravinder Bajwa is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Ventura, California. Dr. Bajwa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Lung Metastases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and Interstitial Lung Disease.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Experienced in Empyema

    San Buenaventura Urology Center

    2705 Loma Vista Rd Ste 206, 
    Ventura, CA 
     (11.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Michael Poon is a Urologist in Ventura, California. Dr. Poon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Frequent or Urgent Urination, Familial Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Enlarged Prostate (BPH), and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Poon is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology

    Anacapa Surgical Associates

    300 Hillmont Ave Bldg 340 #401, 
    Ventura, CA 
     (11.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Chau Nguyen is an Otolaryngologist in Ventura, California. Dr. Nguyen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Throat Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, Male Pattern Baldness, and Cavernous Lymphangioma. Dr. Nguyen is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    Office

    2953 Telegraph Rd, 
    Ventura, CA 
     (12.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Traci Williams is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Ventura, California. Dr. Williams is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Sinusitis, Candida Infection of the Skin, Empyema, and Insomnia.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology | Plastic Surgery | Pediatric Otolaryngology
    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology | Plastic Surgery | Pediatric Otolaryngology

    Office

    2660 E Main St Ste 201, 
    Ventura, CA 
     (11.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Edgar Lueg is an Otolaryngologist and a Plastic Surgeon in Ventura, California. Dr. Lueg is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Palatal Myoclonus, Ozena, Nonallergic Rhinopathy, and Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP).

    Advanced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Advanced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    Office

    2929 Loma Vista Rd Ste E, 
    Ventura, CA 
     (11.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Thomas Mcbreen is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Ventura, California. Dr. Mcbreen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Invertebral Disc Disease, Sciatica, Otitis, Asthma in Children, and Endoscopy.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    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 Ojai, 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 Ojai, 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 Ojai, 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 Ojai, 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 Ojai, 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 Ojai, 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 Ojai, 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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