The 20 Best Empyema Doctors Near Me in Honolulu, HI

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The 20 Best Empyema Doctors near Honolulu, HI

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 141 doctor with experience in Empyema near Honolulu, HI. Of these, 133 are Experienced, 7 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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141 providers found
    Distinguished in Empyema
    Internal Medicine
    Distinguished in Empyema
    Internal Medicine

    Chelsea Ching-Endow MD LLC

    1029 Kapahulu Ave Ste 300, 
    Honolulu, HI 
     (4.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sharon Lawler is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr. Lawler is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Glucose-Galactose Malabsorption Deficiency, Congenital Sucrase-Isomaltase Deficiency, Glucose Phosphate Isomerase Deficiency, and Osteomyelitis in Children.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine

    Chelsea Ching-Endow MD LLC

    1029 Kapahulu Ave Ste 300, 
    Honolulu, HI 
     (4.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Chelsea Ching is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr. Ching is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Diabetic Neuropathy, Long Haul COVID, Osteomyelitis in Children, and High Cholesterol. Dr. Ching is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine

    Straub Medical Center

    888 S King St, 
    Honolulu, HI 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kathleen Kozak is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr. Kozak is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Allergic Rhinitis, Sinusitis, Chronic Cough, and Empyema.

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    Advanced in Empyema
    Advanced in Empyema

    Straub Clinic And Hospital

    888 S King St, 
    Honolulu, HI 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Manas Jain is a Urologist in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr. Jain is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Uropathy, Hydronephrosis, Perirenal Abscess, Ureteroscopy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery. Dr. Jain is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology

    Straub Medical Center

    Waterfront Plaza, 500 Ala Moana Blvd., Tower 1, Suite 1D, 
    Honolulu, HI 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    John Cho is an Otolaryngologist in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr. Cho is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss, Deafness Hypogonadism Syndrome, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Infant Hearing Loss, and Septoplasty. Dr. Cho is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Empyema
    General Surgery
    Advanced in Empyema
    General Surgery

    Hawaii Ear Nose And Throat Consultants Corp.

    1441 Kapiolani Blvd Ste 1300, 
    Honolulu, HI 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Seung Lee is a General Surgeon in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr. Lee 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).

    Advanced in Empyema
    General Surgery
    Advanced in Empyema
    General Surgery

    Office

    405 N Kuakini St Ste 1101, 
    Honolulu, HI 
     (3.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Timothy Mclaughlin is a General Surgeon in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr. Mclaughlin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss, Deafness Hypogonadism Syndrome, Mastoiditis, and Familial Deafness.

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

    Queens University Medical Group

    1301 Punchbowl St, 
    Honolulu, HI 
     (0.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Roger Yim is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and a Sleep Medicine provider in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr. Yim is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Lung Nodules, Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis, and Pulmonary Aspergilloma. Dr. Yim is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Experienced in Empyema
    1329 Lusitana St, Suite 706, 
    Honolulu, HI 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Russian
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Sergei Tikhonenkov is a Urologist in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr. Tikhonenkov is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Perirenal Abscess, Carbuncle, Folliculitis, Ureteroscopy, and Prostatectomy. Dr. Tikhonenkov is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Experienced in Empyema
    1329 Lusitana St, Suite 108, 
    Honolulu, HI 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Herbert Chinn is a Urologist in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr. Chinn is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Familial Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Obstructive Uropathy, Ureteroscopy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery. Dr. Chinn is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Experienced in Empyema

    Aloha Urology Inc

    1329 Lusitana St, Suite 406, 
    Honolulu, HI 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Garry Peers is a Urologist in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr. Peers is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma, Reconstructive Urology Surgery, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Peers is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Experienced in Empyema
    1329 Lusitana St, Suite 708, 
    Honolulu, HI 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Douglas Lattimer is a Urologist in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr. Lattimer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Uropathy, Urethral Stricture, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Ureteroscopy, and Prostatectomy. Dr. Lattimer is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Experienced in Empyema
    1329 Lusitana St, Suite 302, 
    Honolulu, HI 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Richard Tsou is a Urologist in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr. Tsou 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, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Tsou is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Experienced in Empyema

    Straub Medical Center - Waterfront Plaza Clinic

    500 Ala Moana Boulevard, Tower 1, Suite 1D, 
    Honolulu, HI 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Timothy Stoddard is an Otolaryngologist in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr. Stoddard is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss, Deafness Hypogonadism Syndrome, Palatopharyngeal Incompetence, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Stoddard is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine

    Straub Medical Center

    888 S King St, 
    Honolulu, HI 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Sean Omori is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr. Omori is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, Bronchitis, Familial Hypertension, and Hypertension.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Experienced in Empyema

    Straub Clinic And Hospital

    888 S King St, 
    Honolulu, HI 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Stephen Chinn is a Urologist in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr. Chinn 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, Boils, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Chinn is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Experienced in Empyema

    Straub Medical Center Department Of Urology

    888 S King St, 
    Honolulu, HI 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Steve Rivera is a Urologist in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr. Rivera is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Urinary Tract Infection in Children, UPJ Obstruction, Clear Cell Sarcoma, Reconstructive Urology Surgery, and Nephrectomy.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine | Sleep Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine | Sleep Medicine

    Straub Medical Center Pulmonary Medicine Department

    888 S King St, 
    Honolulu, HI 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Katsufumi Nishida is an Intensive Care Medicine specialist and a Sleep Medicine provider in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr. Nishida is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Nodules, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine

    Straub Medical Center

    888 S King St, 
    Honolulu, HI 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Stephen Arnold is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr. Arnold is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Bullae, Emphysema, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Chronic Cough. Dr. Arnold is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Experienced in Empyema

    Straub Medical Center Department Of Urology

    888 S King St, 
    Honolulu, HI 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Edith Canby is a Urologist in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr. Canby is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Ureteroscopy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.

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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 Honolulu, HI?

    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 Honolulu, HI?

    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 Honolulu, HI?

    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 Honolulu, HI?

    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 Honolulu, HI?

    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 Honolulu, HI?

    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 Honolulu, HI?

    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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