The 20 Best Empyema Doctors Near Me in Olathe, KS

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The 20 Best Empyema Doctors near Olathe, KS

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 254 doctor with experience in Empyema near Olathe, KS. Of these, 213 are Experienced, 37 are Advanced and 4 are Distinguished.

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    Najla N. Maalouf
    Experienced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine

    Olathe Medical Pavilion A - Pulmonology

    20375 West 151st Street, Suite 251, 
    Olathe, KS 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Experience:
    20+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Arabic, French
    Accepting New Patients

    Najla Maalouf is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Olathe, Kansas. Dr. Maalouf has been practicing medicine for over 20 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Nodules, and Chronic Cough. Dr. Maalouf is currently accepting new patients.

    Dennis P. Lawlor
    Experienced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine

    Olathe Medical Pavilion A - Pulmonology

    20375 West 151st Street, Suite 251, 
    Olathe, KS 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Experience:
    40+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Dennis Lawlor is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Olathe, Kansas. Dr. Lawlor has been practicing medicine for over 40 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Pleural Effusion, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Lung Metastases, and Lung Nodules. Dr. Lawlor is currently accepting new patients.

    David K. Hill
    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    20375 West 151st Street, Suite 106, 
    Olathe, KS 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Experience:
    36+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    David Hill is an Otolaryngologist in Olathe, Kansas. Dr. Hill has been practicing medicine for over 36 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, DFNB1, and Jones Syndrome. Dr. Hill is currently accepting new patients.

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    Brian A. Metz
    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    20375 West 151st Street, Suite 106, 
    Olathe, KS 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Experience:
    37+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Brian Metz is an Otolaryngologist in Olathe, Kansas. Dr. Metz has been practicing medicine for over 37 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, DFNB1, Jones Syndrome, and Thyroid Nodule. Dr. Metz is currently accepting new patients.

    Guerin M. Smith
    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    20375 West 151st Street, Suite 106, 
    Olathe, KS 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Experience:
    11+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Guerin Smith is an Otolaryngologist in Olathe, Kansas. Dr. Smith has been practicing medicine for over 11 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, DFNB1, Tinnitus, and Jones Syndrome. Dr. Smith is currently accepting new patients.

    Tarang P. Patel
    Advanced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine
    Advanced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine

    Olathe Medical Pavilion A - Pulmonology

    20375 West 151st Street, Suite 251, 
    Olathe, KS 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Gujarati 
    Accepting New Patients

    Tarang Patel is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Olathe, Kansas. Dr. Patel has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, Empyema, Pneumomediastinum, Cerebral Hypoxia, and Endoscopy. Dr. Patel is currently accepting new patients.

    Steven Ellis
    Distinguished in Empyema
    Plastic Surgery | Otolaryngology
    Distinguished in Empyema
    Plastic Surgery | Otolaryngology

    Head And Neck Surgery Of Kansas City

    5370 College Blvd, Ste 100, 
    Overland Park, KS 
     (10.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Steven Ellis is a Plastic Surgeon and an Otolaryngologist in Overland Park, Kansas. Dr. Ellis 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), Ethmoiditis, Empyema, and Sinusitis. Dr. Ellis is currently accepting new patients.

    Robert Thompson
    Distinguished in Empyema
    Plastic Surgery | Otolaryngology
    Distinguished in Empyema
    Plastic Surgery | Otolaryngology

    Head And Neck Surgery Of Kansas City

    5370 College Blvd, Ste 100, 
    Overland Park, KS 
     (10.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Robert Thompson is a Plastic Surgeon and an Otolaryngologist in Overland Park, Kansas. Dr. Thompson 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), Osteitis Fibrosa, Familial Isolated Hyperparathyroidism, Neonatal Severe Hyperparathyroidism, and Myringotomy. Dr. Thompson is currently accepting new patients.

    Keith T. Ratzlaff
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    Olathe Medical Pavilion A - Family Medicine

    20375 West 151st Street, Suite 151, 
    Olathe, KS 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Experience:
    26+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Keith Ratzlaff is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Olathe, Kansas. Dr. Ratzlaff has been practicing medicine for over 26 years and 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, Cardiac Ablation, and Endoscopy. Dr. Ratzlaff is currently accepting new patients.

    Eric L. Dyck
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    Blackfoot Medical Pavilion - Family Medicine & Urgent Care

    15435 West 134th Place, Suite 103, 
    Olathe, KS 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Experience:
    49+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Eric Dyck is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Olathe, Kansas. Dr. Dyck has been practicing medicine for over 49 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Tracheitis, Lymphangitis, Sinusitis, and Empyema.

    James M. Sebghati
    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine

    The University Of Kansas Health System Internal Medicine

    20805 West 151st Street, Suite 224, 
    Olathe, KS 
     (3.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    James Sebghati is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Olathe, Kansas. Dr. Sebghati is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Renovascular Hypertension, Boils, Atherosclerosis, Colonoscopy, and Ureteroscopy.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Advanced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    College Park Family Care - Murlen

    801 N Murlen Rd Ste 211, 
    Olathe, KS 
     (3.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Michael Ferguson is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Olathe, Kansas. Dr. Ferguson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Atypical Pneumonia, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Ethmoiditis, and Testicular Failure.

    James R. Phillips
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    Mahaffie Medical Pavilion - Family Medicine

    18695 West 151st Street, 
    Olathe, KS 
     (3.8 miles away)
    Experience:
    39+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    James Phillips is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Olathe, Kansas. Dr. Phillips has been practicing medicine for over 39 years and 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, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Endoscopy. Dr. Phillips is currently accepting new patients.

    Jessica N. Gillespie
    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine

    Mahaffie Medical Pavilion - Family Medicine

    18695 West 151st Street, 
    Olathe, KS 
     (3.8 miles away)
    Experience:
    18+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Jessica Gillespie is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Olathe, Kansas. Dr. Gillespie has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Diabetic Nephropathy, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Dry Mouth, Tracheitis, and Pacemaker Implantation. Dr. Gillespie is currently accepting new patients.

    Matthew R. Sharpe
    Experienced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine

    College Square Medical Pavilion

    12000 West 110th Street, 
    Overland Park, KS 
     (6.0 miles away)
    Experience:
    26+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Matthew Sharpe is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Overland Park, Kansas. Dr. Sharpe has been practicing medicine for over 26 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Interstitial Lung Disease, Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID), Lung Metastases, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Sharpe is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Empyema
    Distinguished in Empyema

    Kansas City Urology Care PA

    10701 Nall Ave, Suite 100, 
    Overland Park, KS 
     (9.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Christian Hettinger is a Urologist in Overland Park, Kansas. Dr. Hettinger is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Ureteroscopy, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Hettinger is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    Docs Who Care

    800 W Frontier Ln, 
    Olathe, KS 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Rolf Kirby is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Olathe, Kansas. Dr. Kirby is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Dehydration, Atypical Pneumonia, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Dr. Kirby is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    Olathe Medical Center

    20333 W 151st St, 
    Olathe, KS 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Curtis Moore is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Olathe, Kansas. Dr. Moore is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Sciatica, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Empyema.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine

    Kansas Post Acute Medical Services

    20911 W 153rd St, 
    Olathe, KS 
     (2.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jacqueline Smith is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Olathe, Kansas. Dr. Smith is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Pleural Effusion, Pneumonia, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    College Park Family Care - Olathe

    1803 S Ridgeview Rd, 
    Olathe, KS 
     (2.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Bruce Young is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Olathe, Kansas. Dr. Young is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Food Allergy, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), and Congenital Sucrase-Isomaltase Deficiency.

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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 Olathe, KS?

    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 Olathe, KS?

    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 Olathe, KS?

    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 Olathe, KS?

    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 Olathe, KS?

    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 Olathe, KS?

    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 Olathe, KS?

    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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