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    MediFind found 48 doctor with experience in Empyema near Cedar Rapids, IA. Of these, 45 are Experienced and 3 are Advanced.

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    48 providers found
      Advanced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine
      Advanced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine

      Mercy Medical Center

      788 8th Ave Se, 
      Cedar Rapids, IA 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Arabic, French, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Brian Witt is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dr. Witt is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Lung Nodules, Asthma in Children, Asthma, and Lung Metastases. Dr. Witt is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      Physicians' Clinic Of Iowa, PC

      202 10th St Se, 
      Cedar Rapids, IA 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Michael Telisak is an Otolaryngologist in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dr. Telisak is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Sinusitis, Infant Hearing Loss, Jones Syndrome, and Laryngectomy. Dr. Telisak is currently accepting new patients.

      What does Elite, Distinguished, Advanced, Experienced mean?
      Advanced in Empyema
      Advanced in Empyema

      Physicians' Clinic Of Iowa, PC

      202 10th St Se, 
      Cedar Rapids, IA 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Melanie Giesler-Spellman is an Otolaryngologist in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dr. Giesler-Spellman 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), Otitis, Empyema, and Infant Hearing Loss. Dr. Giesler-Spellman is currently accepting new patients.

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      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      411 10th St Se, Suite 2300, 
      Cedar Rapids, IA 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Wayne Alberts is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dr. Alberts is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema

      Physicians' Clinic Of Iowa, PC

      275 10th St Se, 
      Cedar Rapids, IA 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Luke Brunkhorst is an Urologist in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dr. Brunkhorst is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Ureteroscopy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery. Dr. Brunkhorst is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema

      Physicians' Clinic Of Iowa, PC

      275 10th St Se, 
      Cedar Rapids, IA 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Jonathan Rippentrop is an Urologist in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dr. Rippentrop is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Nephrectomy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery. Dr. Rippentrop is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema

      Physicians' Clinic Of Iowa, PC

      275 10th St Se, 
      Cedar Rapids, IA 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Margaret Ekroth is an Urologist in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dr. Ekroth is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Ureteroscopy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery. Dr. Ekroth is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema

      Physicians' Clinic Of Iowa, PC

      275 10th St Se, 
      Cedar Rapids, IA 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Steven Mindrup is an Urologist in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dr. Mindrup 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 Incontinence, Kidney Stones, Ureteroscopy, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Mindrup is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      855 A Ave Ne, Suite 100, 
      Cedar Rapids, IA 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      James Justice is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dr. Justice is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Chronic Cough, Vertigo, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

      Experienced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      Mercy Medical Center

      701 10th St Se, 
      Cedar Rapids, IA 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Japanese
      Accepting New Patients

      Shane Gailushas is an Otolaryngologist in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dr. Gailushas 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), Low Nasal Bridge, Nasal Septal Hematoma, and Sinusitis. Dr. Gailushas is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema

      Mercy Medical Center

      701 10th St Se, 
      Cedar Rapids, IA 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Jeremiah Murphy is an Urologist in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dr. Murphy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are UPJ Obstruction, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Ureteroscopy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery. Dr. Murphy is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema

      Mercy Medical Center

      701 10th St Se, 
      Cedar Rapids, IA 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Experience:
      16+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Joseph Gillespie is an Urologist in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dr. Gillespie has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are UPJ Obstruction, Kidney Stones, Boils, Folliculitis, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Gillespie is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine

      Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation

      1002 4th Ave Se, Suite B, 
      Cedar Rapids, IA 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Todd Butler is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dr. Butler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension. Dr. Butler is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema

      Physicians' Clinic Of Iowa, PC

      202 10th St Se, 
      Cedar Rapids, IA 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Thomas Richardson is an Urologist in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dr. Richardson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are UPJ Obstruction, Obstructive Uropathy, Bilateral Hydronephrosis, Ureteroscopy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery. Dr. Richardson is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema

      Physicians' Clinic Of Iowa, PC

      202 10th St Se, 
      Cedar Rapids, IA 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Logan Hoxie is an Urologist in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dr. Hoxie is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, UPJ Obstruction, Ureteroscopy, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Hoxie is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      Physicians' Clinic Of Iowa, PC

      202 10th St Se, 
      Cedar Rapids, IA 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Ryan Dempewolf is an Otolaryngologist in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dr. Dempewolf is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Salivary Glands, Salivary Gland Tumors, Renal Oncocytoma, and Infant Hearing Loss. Dr. Dempewolf is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema

      Physicians' Clinic Of Iowa, PC

      202 10th St Se, 
      Cedar Rapids, IA 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Gregory Janda is an Urologist in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dr. Janda is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Familial Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancer, UPJ Obstruction, Ureteroscopy, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Janda is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      Physicians' Clinic Of Iowa, PC

      202 10th St Se, 
      Cedar Rapids, IA 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Thomas Heineman is an Otolaryngologist in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dr. Heineman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Infant Hearing Loss, DFNB1, and Empyema. Dr. Heineman is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema

      Physicians' Clinic Of Iowa, PC

      202 10th St Se, 
      Cedar Rapids, IA 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Michael Moriarty is an Urologist in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dr. Moriarty is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Kidney Stones, UPJ Obstruction, Vasectomy, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Moriarty is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      202 10th Street Se, 
      Cedar Rapids, IA 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jeffrey Krivit is an Otolaryngologist in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dr. Krivit is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Nasal Polyps, Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Salivary Glands, Salivary Gland Tumors, Perichondritis, and Myringotomy.

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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 Cedar Rapids, IA?

      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 Cedar Rapids, IA?

      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 Cedar Rapids, IA?

      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 Cedar Rapids, IA?

      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 Cedar Rapids, IA?

      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 Cedar Rapids, IA?

      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 Cedar Rapids, IA?

      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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