The 20 Best Empyema Doctors Near Me in Alton, IL

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The 20 Best Empyema Doctors near Alton, IL

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 55 doctor with experience in Empyema near Alton, IL. Of these, 49 are Experienced and 6 are Advanced.

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    Experienced in Empyema
    Experienced in Empyema

    Urology Of St. Louis

    2 Memorial Dr, Ste 102, 
    Alton, IL 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Majdee Islam is a Urologist in Alton, Illinois. Dr. Islam is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Peyronie Disease, Sertoli Cell-Only Syndrome, Varicocele, Vasectomy, and Orchiectomy.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    Saint Anthony's Physician Group

    2 Saint Anthonys Way Ste 205, 
    Alton, IL 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

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

    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    Saint Anthony's Physician Group

    2 Saint Anthonys Way Ste 205, 
    Alton, IL 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Yusuf Mohyuddin is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Alton, Illinois. Dr. Mohyuddin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Cluster Headache, Vitamin D Deficiency, Obesity in Children, and Gitelman Syndrome.

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    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    2 Saint Anthonys Way, Suite 205, 
    Alton, IL 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kevin Boyd is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Alton, Illinois. Dr. Boyd is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Transient Familial Hyperbilirubinemia, Congenital Hypothyroidism, and Thyroid Dysgenesis.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    Associated Physicians Group LTD

    4414 W Center Dr, 
    Alton,, IL 
     (2.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Christopher Green is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Alton,, Illinois. Dr. Green is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Plastic Surgery | Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Empyema
    Plastic Surgery | Otolaryngology

    Office

    4 Memorial Dr Ste 230B, 
    Alton, IL 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mary Schinkel is a Plastic Surgeon and an Otolaryngologist in Alton, Illinois. Dr. Schinkel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, Familial Deafness, Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, and Otitis.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine

    BJC Medical Group Primary Care At Alton

    2 Memorial Dr Ste 220, 
    Alton, IL 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    John Hoelscher is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Alton, Illinois. Dr. Hoelscher is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Cirrhosis, Xanthoma, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    Southern Illinois Health Care Foundation Inc.

    4 Memorial Dr Ste 210, 
    Alton, IL 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Bryan Steele is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Alton, Illinois. Dr. Steele is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Shigellosis, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    Office

    4 Memorial Dr Ste 230B, 
    Alton, IL 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Angie Harris is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Alton, Illinois. Dr. Harris is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Fish-Eye Disease, Familial Hypobetalipoproteinemia, and Apo A-I Deficiency.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Experienced in Empyema

    Office

    1 Professional Dr Ste 220, 
    Alton, IL 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Kristen Stabell is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics in Alton, Illinois. Dr. Stabell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Coronary Syndrome, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Juvenile Primary Osteoporosis, and Cirrhosis.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Intensive Care Medicine | Pulmonary Medicine | Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Intensive Care Medicine | Pulmonary Medicine | Internal Medicine
    11133 Dunn Road, Suite 2335, 
    St. Louis, MO 
     (8.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Alan Brook is an Internal Medicine specialist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Brook is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Atypical Pneumonia, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Lung Metastases, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

    Experienced in Empyema
    Intensive Care Medicine | Pulmonary Medicine | Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Intensive Care Medicine | Pulmonary Medicine | Internal Medicine
    11133 Dunn Road, Suite 2335, 
    St. Louis, MO 
     (8.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Scott Zuick is an Internal Medicine specialist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Zuick is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Atypical Pneumonia, Lung Metastases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and Advanced Bronchoscopy.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine | Pulmonary Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine | Pulmonary Medicine
    11133 Dunn Road, Suite 2335, 
    St. Louis, MO 
     (8.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    William Zweig is an Internal Medicine specialist and a Pulmonary Medicine provider in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Zweig is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Metastases, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine | Sleep Medicine | Pulmonary Medicine
    Advanced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine | Sleep Medicine | Pulmonary Medicine
    11133 Dunn Road, Suite 2335, 
    St. Louis, MO 
     (8.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Gary Goldstein is an Internal Medicine specialist and a Sleep Medicine provider in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Goldstein is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Lung Metastases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and Atypical Pneumonia.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Advanced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    Total Access Urgent Care PC

    1090 N Highway 67 St, 
    Florissant, MO 
     (9.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dawn Talbert is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Florissant, Missouri. Dr. Talbert is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Tracheobronchomalacia, Acquired Tracheomalacia, Viral Pharyngitis, and Hepatitis.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Advanced in Empyema

    Urology Of St. Louis

    215 Dunn Road, 
    Florissant, MO 
     (10.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Steven Bigg is a Urologist in Florissant, Missouri. Dr. Bigg is rated as an Advanced 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.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine

    OSF Healthcare System

    6702 Godfrey Rd, 
    Godfrey, IL 
     (5.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Colin Butterfield is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Godfrey, Illinois. Dr. Butterfield is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiomyopathy, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    BJC Medical Group Primary Care At Godfrey

    5213 Godfrey Rd Ste 110, 
    Godfrey, IL 
     (5.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Christopher Wagoner is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Godfrey, Illinois. Dr. Wagoner 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.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    BJC Medical Group Convenient Care At Bethalto

    163 E Bethalto Dr, 
    Bethalto, IL 
     (8.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Craig Harms is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Bethalto, Illinois. Dr. Harms is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Peptic Ulcer, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), and Chronic Kidney Disease.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    Fairview Heights Medical Group Sc

    11155 Dunn Rd, Suite 109n, 
    Saint Louis, MO 
     (8.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, French
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Patricia Blair is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Blair is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Vascular Dementia, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), COVID-19, and Acute Cystitis. Dr. Blair is currently accepting new patients.

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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 Alton, IL?

    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 Alton, IL?

    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 Alton, IL?

    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 Alton, IL?

    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 Alton, IL?

    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 Alton, IL?

    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 Alton, IL?

    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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