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    Last Updated: 10/30/2025

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    MediFind found 278 doctor with experience in Empyema near San Mateo, CA. Of these, 259 are Experienced, 16 are Advanced and 3 are Distinguished.

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    278 providers found
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine

      Dignity Health Medical Foundation

      1301 Shoreway Rd, Suite 100, 
      Belmont, CA 
       (4.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Offers Telehealth

      Dennis Hughes is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Belmont, California. Dr. Hughes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Cough, High Cholesterol, Insomnia, and Sinusitis.

      John A. Connolly
      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema

      Burlingame Center

      1501 Trousdale Drive, Floor 2, 
      Burlingame, CA 
       (3.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

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

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      Ori Melamud
      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema

      Burlingame Center

      1501 Trousdale Drive, 2nd Floor, 
      Burlingame, CA 
       (3.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Ori Melamud is an Urologist in Burlingame, California. Dr. Melamud is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Familial Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Reconstructive Urology Surgery, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Melamud is currently accepting new patients.

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      Dieter Bruno
      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema

      Burlingame Center

      1501 Trousdale Drive, Building B, 
      Burlingame, CA 
       (3.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Dieter Bruno is an Urologist in Burlingame, California. Dr. Bruno is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Kidney Stones, Boils, Familial Prostate Cancer, Ureteroscopy, and Prostatectomy. Dr. Bruno is currently accepting new patients.

      Josh Hsu
      Experienced in Empyema
      Urology
      Experienced in Empyema
      Urology

      Burlingame Center

      1501 Trousdale Drive, Building B, 
      Burlingame, CA 
       (3.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

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

      Todd S. Yecies
      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema

      Burlingame Center

      1501 Trousdale Drive, Floor 2, 
      Burlingame, CA 
       (3.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Todd Yecies is an Urologist in Burlingame, California. Dr. Yecies is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Kidney Stones, UPJ Obstruction, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Ureteroscopy, and Orchiectomy. Dr. Yecies is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Empyema
      Urology | General Surgery
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Urology | General Surgery

      Stanford Health Care

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (12.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Benjamin Chung is an Urologist and a General Surgeon in Stanford, California. Dr. Chung is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Ureterocele, WT1-Related Wilms Tumor Syndromes, Clear Cell Sarcoma, Reconstructive Urology Surgery, and Nephrectomy.

      Adam E. Paley
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      1 Baywood Ave., Suite 7, 
      San Mateo, CA 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Adam Paley is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in San Mateo, California. Dr. Paley is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), COVID-19, Familial Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Dr. Paley is currently accepting new patients.

      John C. Chow
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      101 S. San Mateo Dr., Suite 100, 
      San Mateo, CA 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      John Chow is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in San Mateo, California. Dr. Chow is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Diabetic Nephropathy, Cirrhosis, Xanthoma, and Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia. Dr. Chow is currently accepting new patients.

      Hema Shah
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine

      San Mateo Care Center

      50 South San Mateo Drive, Suite 120, 
      San Mateo, CA 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Hema Shah is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in San Mateo, California. Dr. Shah is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Colorectal Cancer, Chronic Cough, Hypertension, and Familial Hypertension.

      Dina M. Sverdlov
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      100 South Ellsworth Ave., Suite 208, 
      San Mateo, CA 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Dina Sverdlov is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in San Mateo, California. Dr. Sverdlov is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, Diabetic Neuropathy, Vertigo, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). Dr. Sverdlov is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      100 S Ellsworth Ave Ste 308, 
      San Mateo, CA 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Terri Chipman is an Otolaryngologist in San Mateo, California. Dr. Chipman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Otitis, Familial Deafness, Infant Hearing Loss, and Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.

      Nani Kanen
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Burlingame, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Nani Kanen is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Burlingame, California. Dr. Kanen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Alcoholic Neuropathy, Vitamin D Deficiency, Opioid Use Disorder, and Folate Deficiency. Dr. Kanen is currently accepting new patients.

      Charles K. Everett
      Experienced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine
      Burlingame, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Charles Everett is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Burlingame, California. Dr. Everett is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Pneumonia, and Interstitial Lung Disease. Dr. Everett is currently accepting new patients.

      Alexander Lakowsky
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Burlingame, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Alexander Lakowsky is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Burlingame, California. Dr. Lakowsky is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Lakowsky is currently accepting new patients.

      Yong Liu
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Burlingame, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Yong Liu is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Burlingame, California. Dr. Liu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Hypertension, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Small Bowel Resection. Dr. Liu is currently accepting new patients.

      Siyuan A. Ni
      Experienced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine
      Burlingame, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Siyuan Ni is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Burlingame, California. Dr. Ni is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Pneumonia, and Acute Interstitial Pneumonia. Dr. Ni is currently accepting new patients.

      Daniel J. Glatt
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Burlingame, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Daniel Glatt is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Burlingame, California. Dr. Glatt is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), Opioid Use Disorder, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). Dr. Glatt is currently accepting new patients.

      Wenguang K. Zhao
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Burlingame, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Wenguang Zhao is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Burlingame, California. Dr. Zhao is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Amblyopia, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Zhao is currently accepting new patients.

      Rajan Dave
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      1241 E Hillsdale Blvd., Suite 270, 
      Foster City, CA 
       (3.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Rajan Dave is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Foster City, California. Dr. Dave is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Grass Allergy, Allergic Rhinitis, Empyema, and Sinusitis. Dr. Dave 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 San Mateo, 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 San Mateo, 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 San Mateo, 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 San Mateo, 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 San Mateo, 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 San Mateo, 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 San Mateo, 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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