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    MediFind found 181 doctor with experience in Empyema near Lexington, KY. Of these, 154 are Experienced and 27 are Advanced.

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      Thomas K. Slabaugh
      Advanced in Empyema
      Urology | General Surgery
      Advanced in Empyema
      Urology | General Surgery

      New Lexington Clinic

      1401 Harrodsburg Rd Suite C-215, 
      Lexington, KY 
       (1.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Thomas Slabaugh is a General Surgeon and a Urologist in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Slabaugh is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma, WT1-Related Wilms Tumor Syndromes, Clear Cell Sarcoma, Reconstructive Urology Surgery, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Slabaugh is currently accepting new patients.

      Hazim Bukamur
      Experienced in Empyema
      Intensive Care Medicine | Pulmonary Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Intensive Care Medicine | Pulmonary Medicine

      CHI Saint Joseph Medical Group - Pulmonology And Critical Care Medicine

      1401 Harrodsburg Road, Suite C-405, 
      Lexington, KY 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Arabic
      Accepting New Patients

      Hazim Bukamur, MD treats adult patients at Saint Joseph Medical Group – Pulmonology and Critical Care. His interests focus on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma and pulmonary fibrosis.He describes his approach to patient care as “comprehensive.” He was inspired to become a doctor as a way to care for others, and chose his specialty to save lives.Dr. Bukamur received his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (BMMS) degrees from the University of Tripoli Faculty of Medicine in Tripoli, Libya.His hobbies include swimming and soccer. Dr. Bukamur is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis, Pneumonia, Lung Metastases, Sarcoidosis, and Gastrostomy.

      Iram Nawaz
      Experienced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine

      CHI Saint Joseph Medical Group - Pulmonology And Critical Care Medicine

      1401 Harrodsburg Road, Suite C-405, 
      Lexington, KY 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
      Accepting New Patients

      Iram Nawaz, MD, FCCP, focuses on respiratory illnesses encompass chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, lung infections, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary fibrosis and tobacco abuse. A Fellow of the College of Chest Physicians and a board-certified pulmonologist, she began practicing medicine in 2006 and currently sees patients ages 18 and over at Saint Joseph Medical Group – Pulmonology & Critical Care Medicine.Dr. Nawaz practices evidence-based medicine, and her approach to care involves patients in decision-making, “actively listening and answering questions to their satisfaction,” she said. She expresses humankindness by taking a holistic approach, listening to patients’ concerns and showing compassion.She was inspired to become a physician—and to choose pulmonology as a specialty—by her desire to help patients “and try to minimize their miseries, impacting their lives in a positive way,” she said.In her time away from work, Dr. Nawaz enjoys traveling and listening to music. Dr. Nawaz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Metastases, Atypical Pneumonia, and Lung Nodules.

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      Ibrahim Shahoub
      Experienced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine

      CHI Saint Joseph Medical Group - Pulmonology And Critical Care Medicine

      1401 Harrodsburg Road, Suite C-405, 
      Lexington, KY 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Arabic
      Accepting New Patients

      A physician since 2006, Ibrahim Shahoub, MD, treats patients ages 18 and up at Saint Joseph Medical Group – Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. His areas of interest include lung disease and lung cancer, as well as managing critically ill patients. Dr. Shahoub also has research interests in sepsis, lung cancer and acute respiratory distress syndrome. He is board-certified in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine and critical care medicine. He also holds certifications in basic life support, advanced cardiovascular life support and advanced trauma life support.Dr. Shahoub was inspired to become a doctor by a desire to help people in need and to see them improve. He chose his specialty because of his interest in treating critically ill patients and to be at their bedside to help them. He says his approach to patient care is comprehensive, and that he expresses humankindness in his practice by listening to patients’ concerns and showing empathy for what they are going through.Dr. Shahoub completed a medical degree at the University of Tripoli School of Medicine in Tripoli, Libya. After being certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, he served an internal medicine residency and a fellowship in pulmonary medicine at Marshall University in West Virginia. He also did a fellowship in critical care medicine at the University of Kentucky.His interests outside of medicine include sports. Dr. Shahoub is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis, Pneumonia, Lung Metastases, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

      Timothy Adkins
      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema

      New Lexington Clinic

      1401 Harrodsburg Rd Suite C-215, 
      Lexington, KY 
       (1.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Timothy Adkins is a Urologist in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Adkins 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), Boils, Ureteroscopy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery. Dr. Adkins is currently accepting new patients.

      Justin Johnson
      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema

      New Lexington Clinic

      1401 Harrodsburg Rd Suite C-215, 
      Lexington, KY 
       (1.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Justin Johnson is a Urologist in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Johnson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are UPJ Obstruction, Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, Ureteroscopy, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Johnson is currently accepting new patients.

      Fred Hadley
      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema

      New Lexington Clinic

      1401 Harrodsburg Rd Suite C-215, 
      Lexington, KY 
       (1.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Fred Hadley is a Urologist in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Hadley is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Ureteroscopy, and Prostatectomy. Dr. Hadley is currently accepting new patients.

      Amy Coleman
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      Office

      1604 Harrodsburg Rd, 
      Lexington, KY 
       (1.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Amy Coleman is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Coleman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Tracheitis, Empyema, Sinusitis, and Bronchitis.

      Terrence Grimm
      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema

      New Lexington Clinic

      2444 Harrodsburg Rd, 
      Lexington, KY 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Terrence Grimm is a Urologist in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Grimm is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Enlarged Prostate (BPH), UPJ Obstruction, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Ureteroscopy, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Grimm is currently accepting new patients.

      Charles Ray
      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema

      New Lexington Clinic

      2444 Harrodsburg Rd, 
      Lexington, KY 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Charles Ray is a Urologist in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Ray is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma (UTUC), Familial Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Ureteroscopy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery. Dr. Ray is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Intensive Care Medicine
      Advanced in Empyema
      Intensive Care Medicine

      Baptist Physicians Lexington Inc

      166 Pasadena Dr Ste 100, 
      Lexington,, KY 
       (2.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      John Thompson is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Lexington,, Kentucky. Dr. Thompson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, Lung Metastases, Lung Nodules, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Advanced in Empyema

      Kentucky Medical Services Foundation Inc.

      2333 Alumni Park Plz Ste 200, 
      Lexington, KY 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      James Mccormick is a Geriatrics provider in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Mccormick is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and Grass Allergy.

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

      New Lexington Clinic

      1225 S Broadway, Suite 201, 
      Lexington, KY 
       (0.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Ayorinde Medaiyese is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Medaiyese is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

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

      Office

      1225 S Broadway Ste 201, 
      Lexington, KY 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Matthew Craig is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Craig 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, and Acute Interstitial Pneumonia.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema

      Kentucky Children's Hospital

      800 Rose St, 
      Lexington, KY 
       (0.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Katie Ballert is a Urologist in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Ballert is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Urinary Incontinence, Stress Urinary Incontinence, Neurogenic Bladder, Retroperitoneal Fibrosis, and Ureteroscopy.

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

      University Of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center

      740 Rose St, 
      Lexington, KY 
       (0.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Michael Anstead is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Anstead is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Cystic Fibrosis, Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID), Newborn Jaundice, Lung Transplant, and Tissue Biopsy.

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

      Office

      740 Rose St, 
      Lexington, KY 
       (0.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Rolando Berger is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Berger is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Lung Metastases, Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis, and Asthma in Children.

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

      Office

      740 Rose St Ste L543, 
      Lexington, KY 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Mehdi Khosravi is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Khosravi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Hyperventilation, Pneumonia, Lung Metastases, Lung Transplant, and Endoscopy.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      Healthfirst Bluegrass Pharmacy #497

      496 Southland Dr, 
      Lexington, KY 
       (1.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      William Dake is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Dake is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      Healthfirst Bluegrass Pharmacy #497

      496 Southland Dr, 
      Lexington, KY 
       (1.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Neelakshi Upreti is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Upreti is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Hypertension.

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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 Lexington, KY?

      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 Lexington, KY?

      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 Lexington, KY?

      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 Lexington, KY?

      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 Lexington, KY?

      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 Lexington, KY?

      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 Lexington, KY?

      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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