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    MediFind found 342 doctor with experience in Empyema near Walnut Creek, CA. Of these, 310 are Experienced, 30 are Advanced and 2 are Distinguished.

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    342 providers found
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      Bass Medical Group

      1505 Saint Alphonsus Way, 
      Alamo, CA 
       (4.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Winston Vaughan is an Otolaryngologist in Alamo, California. Dr. Vaughan 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), Sinusitis, Empyema, and Nasal Polyps.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Intensive Care Medicine | Pulmonary Medicine
      Advanced in Empyema
      Intensive Care Medicine | Pulmonary Medicine
      1399 Ygnacio Valley Rd, Ste 14, 
      Walnut Creek, CA 
       (1.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Nader Kamangar is an Intensive Care Medicine specialist and a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Kamangar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Tracheobronchopathia Osteoplastica, Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia, Bronchogenic Cyst, Bronchiolitis Obliterans, and Endoscopy.

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      Advanced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Advanced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      1812 San Miguel Dr, 
      Walnut Creek, CA 
       (1.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Mandarin

      Ching Chang is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Chang is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Gallstones, Gallbladder Disease, Diverticular Disease, Gallbladder Removal, and Endoscopy.

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      Advanced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Advanced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      John Muir Physician Network

      1450 Treat Blvd, Suite 160, 
      Walnut Creek, CA 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Gaber Saleh is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Saleh is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), COVID-19, Cellulitis, and Sinusitis.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Advanced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      John Muir Physician Network

      1450 Treat Blvd, Suite 160, 
      Walnut Creek, CA 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Deborah Greer is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Greer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Cellulitis, Necrosis, Peptic Ulcer, and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C).

      Advanced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Advanced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine

      John Muir Physician Network

      1450 Treat Blvd, Suite 250b, 
      Walnut Creek, CA 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Mandarin, Spanish
      Offers Telehealth

      Natalie Chang is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Chang is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, High Cholesterol, Premature Ovarian Failure, and Obesity.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Advanced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      John Muir Physician Network

      1450 Treat Blvd, Suite 160, 
      Walnut Creek, CA 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Victoria Hsiao is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Hsiao is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Cystitis, Cellulitis, Togaviridae Disease, and Ethmoiditis.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Advanced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      John Muir Physician Network

      1450 Treat Blvd, Suite 120a, 
      Walnut Creek, CA 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Lawren Hicks is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Hicks is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, and Familial Hypertension.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      Bass Medical Group

      365 Lennon Ln, 
      Walnut Creek, CA 
       (2.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, German

      Benjamin Loos is an Otolaryngologist in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Loos is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, Jones Syndrome, DFNB1, and Familial Deafness.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Advanced in Empyema

      Bass Medical Group

      365 Lennon Ln, 
      Walnut Creek, CA 
       (2.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Mandarin

      Chih-hsin Wen is an Urologist in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Wen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Reconstructive Urology Surgery, and Prostatectomy.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      Bass Medical Group

      365 Lennon Ln, 
      Walnut Creek, CA 
       (2.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish

      Lloyd Ford is an Otolaryngologist in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Ford is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, Familial Deafness, Low Nasal Bridge, and Nasal Septal Hematoma.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      University Healthcare Alliance

      2623 Shadelands Dr, Suite 1, 
      Walnut Creek, CA 
       (2.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Timothy Scott is an Otolaryngologist in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Scott is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Tinnitus, Infant Hearing Loss, Tonsil Stones, and Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      University Healthcare Alliance

      2623 Shadelands Dr, Suite 1, 
      Walnut Creek, CA 
       (2.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Abraham Hsieh is an Otolaryngologist in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Hsieh is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, Ozena, Nonallergic Rhinopathy, and Palatal Myoclonus.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      Bass Medical Group

      2637 Shadelands Dr, 
      Walnut Creek, CA 
       (2.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish

      Karen Fong is an Otolaryngologist in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Fong is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Nasal Polyps, Sinusitis, and Empyema.

      Phillip L. Ross
      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema

      Orinda Care Center

      Orinda, CA 
       (6.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Phillip Ross is an Urologist in Orinda, California. Dr. Ross is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocele, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Ross is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Pediatrics | Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Pediatrics | Family Medicine
      1450 Treat Blvd # 160, 
      Walnut Creek, CA 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Lauren Strelitz is a primary care provider, practicing in Pediatrics and Family Medicine in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Strelitz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Food Allergy, Obesity in Children, Delayed Growth, and Tietz Syndrome.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      1812 San Miguel Dr, 
      Walnut Creek, CA 
       (1.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Derek Jue is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Jue is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Parainfluenza Virus Type 3, Parainfluenza, Caudal Appendage Deafness, and Fetal Akinesia Sequence.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Sleep Medicine | Pulmonary Medicine | Palliative Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Sleep Medicine | Pulmonary Medicine | Palliative Medicine

      Bass Medical Group

      108 La Casa Via, Suite 100, 
      Walnut Creek, CA 
       (1.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jatinder Marwaha is a Sleep Medicine specialist and a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Marwaha is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Tracheitis, Chronic Cough, Vertigo, and Empyema.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Geriatrics | Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Geriatrics | Internal Medicine
      108 La Casa Via, Suite 104, 
      Walnut Creek, CA 
       (1.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Sukhjinder Brah is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics and Internal Medicine in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Brah is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, Diverticular Disease, Sepsis, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      120 La Casa Via, Suite 106, 
      Walnut Creek, CA 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Tighe Ohanrahan is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Ohanrahan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Hyperlipidemia Type 3, High Cholesterol, and Chronic Cough.

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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 Walnut Creek, 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 Walnut Creek, 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 Walnut Creek, 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 Walnut Creek, 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 Walnut Creek, 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 Walnut Creek, 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 Walnut Creek, 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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