The 20 Best Empyema Doctors Near Me in Walnut Creek, CA

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The 20 Best Empyema Doctors near Walnut Creek, CA

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 359 doctor with experience in Empyema near Walnut Creek, CA. Of these, 328 are Experienced and 31 are Advanced.

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359 providers found
    Experienced in Empyema
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Advanced Sleep Diagnostics Inc.

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

    Karin Cheung is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Cheung is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease, Cholesterol Pneumonia, and Hyperventilation.

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

    Phoenix Advanced Medical Associates

    1399 Ygnacio Valley Rd Ste 14, 
    Walnut Creek, CA 
     (3.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Ramin Khashayar is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Khashayar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Lung Metastases, Emphysema, and Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF).

    Experienced in Empyema
    Experienced in Empyema

    Office

    355 Lennon Ln Ste 205, 
    Walnut Creek, CA 
     (3.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Kenneth Hsiao is a Urologist in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Hsiao 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), Urinary Incontinence, Eunuchoidism Familial Hypogonadotropic, and Ureteroscopy.

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

    Office

    365 Lennon Ln Ste 270, 
    Walnut Creek, CA 
     (3.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Kristina Kramer is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Kramer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Bronchiectasis, Chronic Cough, and Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.

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

    Office

    130 La Casa Via Ste 208, 
    Walnut Creek, CA 
     (3.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jamal Zaka is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Zaka is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Asthma in Children, Bronchiolitis Obliterans, and Industrial Bronchitis.

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

    Phoenix Advanced Medical Associates

    1399 Ygnacio Valley Rd Ste 14, 
    Walnut Creek, CA 
     (3.7 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    George Juan is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Juan has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Pneumonia, Lung Metastases, and Gastrostomy.

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

    Muir Pulmonary Critical Care

    2700 Ygnacio Valley Rd Ste 100, 
    Walnut Creek, CA 
     (3.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Elvio Ardilles is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Ardilles is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Pneumonia, and Acute Interstitial Pneumonia.

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

    Aamir A Faruqui MD Inc.

    2121 Ygnacio Valley Rd Ste E104, 
    Walnut Creek, CA 
     (3.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Aamir Faruqui is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Faruqui is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Narcolepsy, Pneumonia, and Emphysema.

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

    Muir Pulmonary Critical Care

    2700 Ygnacio Valley Rd Ste 100, 
    Walnut Creek, CA 
     (3.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Ming-tyh Maa is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Maa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Pneumonia, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Gastrostomy.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine

    Liver Transplant At Walnut Creek

    1450 Treat Blvd Ste 250B, 
    Walnut Creek, CA 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    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

    Derek Jue MD

    1812 San Miguel Dr, 
    Walnut Creek, CA 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    David 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.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Advanced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    Kidney Transplant At Walnut Creek

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

    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

    Kidney Transplant At Walnut Creek

    1450 Treat Blvd, 
    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, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Familial Hypertension.

    Advanced in Empyema
    General Surgery
    Advanced in Empyema
    General Surgery

    Office

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

    Benjamin Loos is a General Surgeon 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 a 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 | Sleep Medicine
    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology | Sleep Medicine

    Stanford Medicine Partners Ear Nose And Throat Walnut Creek

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

    Michael P Murphy is an Otolaryngologist and a Sleep Medicine provider in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. P Murphy is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, Nasal Septal Hematoma, Low Nasal Bridge, and Jones Syndrome.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology

    Stanford Medicine Partners Ear Nose And Throat Walnut Creek

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

    Timothy A Scott is an Otolaryngologist in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. A 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

    Advanced Sleep Diagnostics Inc.

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

    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 a 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
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    John Muir Physician Network

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

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

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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 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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