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    Last Updated: 01/09/2026

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    MediFind found 614 doctor with experience in Empyema near Torrance, CA. Of these, 563 are Experienced, 47 are Advanced and 4 are Distinguished.

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    614 providers found
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Distinguished in Empyema
      20911 Earl Street, Suite 140, 
      Torrance, CA 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Timothy Lesser is an Urologist in Torrance, California. Dr. Lesser is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Bilateral Hydronephrosis, Prostate Cancer, Reconstructive Urology Surgery, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Lesser is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Advanced in Empyema
      4101 Torrance Boulevard, 
      Torrance, CA 
       (1.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

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

      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      20911 Earl Street, Suite 470, 
      Torrance, CA 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Steven Davis is an Otolaryngologist in Torrance, California. Dr. Davis is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Nasal Septal Hematoma, Low Nasal Bridge, Perichondritis, and Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP). Dr. Davis is currently accepting new patients.

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      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      20911 Earl Street, Suite 340, 
      Torrance, CA 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Brett Levine is an Otolaryngologist in Torrance, California. Dr. Levine is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Tinnitus, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Infant Hearing Loss, and DFNB1. Dr. Levine is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Advanced in Empyema
      20911 Earl Street, Suite 140, 
      Torrance, CA 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Shelby Morrisroe is an Urologist in Torrance, California. Dr. Morrisroe is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Urinary Incontinence, Stress Urinary Incontinence, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Morrisroe is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Pediatric Otolaryngology | Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Empyema
      Pediatric Otolaryngology | Otolaryngology
      1200 South Pacific Coast Highway, Suite C, 
      Redondo Beach, CA 
       (2.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Nina Lee is an Otolaryngologist and a Pediatric Otolaryngologist in Redondo Beach, California. Dr. Lee is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Deafness, Infant Hearing Loss, Empyema, and Sinusitis. Dr. Lee is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Advanced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      824 East Carson Street, Suite 206, 
      Carson, CA 
       (4.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Daniel Harvey is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Carson, California. Dr. Harvey is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Lymphoid Hyperplasia, Glossitis, Pernicious Anemia, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Harvey is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      21311 Madrona Avenue, Suite 100A, 
      Torrance, CA 
       (0.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Stacey Matsuura is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Torrance, California. Dr. Matsuura is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Osteomyelitis in Children, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Matsuura is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      21311 Madrona Avenue, Suite 100A, 
      Torrance, CA 
       (0.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Anh Chung is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Torrance, California. Dr. Chung is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertriglyceridemia, High Cholesterol, Familial Hypertension, and Hypertension.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      21311 Madrona Avenue, Suite 100A, 
      Torrance, CA 
       (0.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Paul Murata is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Torrance, California. Dr. Murata is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, High Cholesterol, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Infant Hyperglycemia. Dr. Murata is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      3661 Torrance Boulevard, Suite 103, 
      Torrance, CA 
       (0.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Modupe Aiyegbusi is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Torrance, California. Dr. Aiyegbusi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Food Allergy, Papular Urticaria, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Dr. Aiyegbusi is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine
      4101 Torrance Boulevard, 
      Torrance, CA 
       (1.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Deren Sinkowitz is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Torrance, California. Dr. Sinkowitz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Emphysema, Bullae, Pleurisy, and Pleural Effusion. Dr. Sinkowitz is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      20911 Earl Street, Suite 340, 
      Torrance, CA 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Maher Sesi is an Otolaryngologist in Torrance, California. Dr. Sesi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Tinnitus, Infant Hearing Loss, Jones Syndrome, and DFNB1. Dr. Sesi is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema
      20911 Earl Street, Suite 140, 
      Torrance, CA 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Garrett Matsunaga is an Urologist in Torrance, California. Dr. Matsunaga 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, Reconstructive Urology Surgery, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Matsunaga is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      2382 Crenshaw Boulevard, Suite 5, 
      Torrance, CA 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Issa Botros is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Torrance, California. Dr. Botros is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Parainfluenza, Parainfluenza Virus Type 3, Otitis, and Pustules.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      3655 Lomita Boulevard, Suite 108, 
      Torrance, CA 
       (1.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Tatyana Sarkisova is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Torrance, California. Dr. Sarkisova is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Osteomyelitis in Children, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, and Cirrhosis. Dr. Sarkisova is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema
      3655 Lomita Boulevard, Suite 418, 
      Torrance, CA 
       (1.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Ludmila Afonicheva is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Torrance, California. Dr. Afonicheva is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Osteomyelitis in Children, Tracheitis, Insomnia, and Endoscopy. Dr. Afonicheva is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema
      23600 Telo Avenue, Suite 220, 
      Torrance, CA 
       (1.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Lawrence Flechner is an Urologist in Torrance, California. Dr. Flechner is rated as an Experienced 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 Reconstructive Urology Surgery. Dr. Flechner is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema
      23600 Telo Avenue, Suite 220, 
      Torrance, CA 
       (1.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Kambiz Dardashti is an Urologist in Torrance, California. Dr. Dardashti 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), Nephrectomy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery. Dr. Dardashti is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Geriatrics | Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Geriatrics | Family Medicine
      23451 Madison Street, Suite 140, 
      Torrance, CA 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Thomas Lagrelius is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics and Family Medicine in Torrance, California. Dr. Lagrelius is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase Deficiency, Multiple Symmetric Lipomatosis, Fumarase Deficiency, and Gracile Syndrome. Dr. Lagrelius is currently accepting new patients.

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      Last Updated: 01/09/2026

      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 Torrance, 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 Torrance, 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 Torrance, 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 Torrance, 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 Torrance, 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 Torrance, 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 Torrance, 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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