The 20 Best Empyema Doctors Near Me in Columbia, MD

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The 20 Best Empyema Doctors near Columbia, MD

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 491 doctor with experience in Empyema near Columbia, MD. Of these, 415 are Experienced, 71 are Advanced and 5 are Distinguished.

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    Alejandro Rodriguez
    Advanced in Empyema
    Advanced in Empyema

    Chesapeake Urology Associates LLC

    Columbia, MD 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish

    Alejandro Rodriguez is a Urologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Rodriguez is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Enlarged Prostate (BPH), UPJ Obstruction, Kidney Stones, Familial Prostate Cancer, and Ureteroscopy.

    Frank M. Nezu
    Advanced in Empyema
    Advanced in Empyema

    Chesapeake Urology Associates LLC

    10710 Charter Drive, Suite 130, Suite 130, 
    Columbia, MD 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Frank Nezu is a Urologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Nezu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Perirenal Abscess, Carbuncle, Boils, and Ureteroscopy.

    Thomas D. Lee
    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology

    Medical Arts Building - Columbia

    11085 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 101, Suite 101, 
    Columbia, MD 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Korean
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Lee is a graduate of the accelerated. Dr. Lee is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Laryngitis, Otitis, Sinusitis, and Ruptured Eardrum.

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    Advanced in Empyema
    Advanced in Empyema

    Chesapeake Urology Associates LLC

    10710 Charter Drive, Suite 130, Suite 130, 
    Columbia, MD 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, French
    Offers Telehealth

    Nathaly Francois is a Urologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Francois is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Urinary Incontinence, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Lithotripsy, and Ureteroscopy.

    David M. Fenig
    Experienced in Empyema
    Experienced in Empyema

    Chesapeake Urology Associates LLC

    10710 Charter Drive, Suite 130, Suite 130, 
    Columbia, MD 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    David Fenig is a Urologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Fenig is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Eunuchoidism Familial Hypogonadotropic, Male Pseudohermaphroditism with Gynecomastia, Testicular Failure, Hypogonadism Primary Partial Alopecia, and Ureteroscopy.

    Alec Beningfield
    Experienced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology

    Medical Arts Building - Columbia

    11085 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 101, Suite 101, 
    Columbia, MD 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Beningfield graduated from the University Of Florida College Of Engineering in Gainesville, Florida. After practicing engineering for eight years, he attended the University Of Kansas School Of Medicine before completing his General Surgery internship and Otolaryngology residency at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Beningfield spent four years in active duty as an otolaryngologist for the United States Air Force and was previously on the faculty of the University of South Florida. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Beningfield is involved in all aspects of general adult and pediatric otolaryngology with a special interest in thyroid and parathyroid disease as well as management of obstructive sleep apnea. When not caring for patients, he spends his free time playing guitar and flying his antique aircraft. Dr. Beningfield is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Swimmer's Ear, Otitis, Infant Hearing Loss, and Tonsil Stones.

    Marc D. Hamburger
    Experienced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology

    Medical Arts Building - Columbia

    11085 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 101, Suite 101, 
    Columbia, MD 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Hamburger received his medical degree cum laude from the University Of Maryland School Of Medicine. He trained in internal medicine at the University of Rochester before his general surgery internship at the University of Maryland, where he also completed his Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery residency and was an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Otolaryngology from 1999–2007. Dr. Hamburger is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. He is currently the Chairman of the Division of Otolaryngology at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center. Dr. Hamburger specializes in medical and surgical care of pediatric and adult ear, nose, and throat disorders including sinusitis, voice disorders and sleep apnea. He also has a special interest in the treatment of head and neck neoplasms including cancer and thyroid nodules. When not caring for patients, Dr. Hamburger enjoys skiing, working out, photography, playing video games, and spending time with his family. Dr. Hamburger is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Trachoma, Jones Syndrome, DFNB1, and Infant Hearing Loss.

    Warren L. Buchalter
    Experienced in Empyema
    Experienced in Empyema

    Medical Arts Building - Columbia

    11085 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 101, Suite 101, 
    Columbia, MD 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dr. Buchalter is a graduate of Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. He completed three years of a General Surgery residency and four years as an ear, nose, and throat resident at SUNY/Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery and the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy. Dr. Buchalter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Palatal Myoclonus, Ozena, Nonallergic Rhinopathy, and Infant Hearing Loss.

    Robert A. Goldfarb
    Experienced in Empyema
    Experienced in Empyema

    Chesapeake Urology Associates LLC

    10710 Charter Drive, Suite 130, Suite 130, 
    Columbia, MD 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Robert Goldfarb is a Urologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Goldfarb is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Urethral Stricture, Peyronie Disease, Obstructive Uropathy, Reconstructive Urology Surgery, and Ureteroscopy.

    Yemeng Lu
    Experienced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology

    Medical Arts Building - Columbia

    11085 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 101, Suite 101, 
    Columbia, MD 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Yemeng Lu is an Otolaryngologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Lu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Arteriovenous Malformation, Ozena, Nonallergic Rhinopathy, and Palatal Myoclonus.

    Katherine E. Smentkowski
    Experienced in Empyema
    Urology | Plastic Surgery
    Experienced in Empyema
    Urology | Plastic Surgery

    Chesapeake Urology Associates LLC

    Columbia, MD 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Katherine Smentkowski is a Plastic Surgeon and a Urologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Smentkowski is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Ureterocele, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Reconstructive Urology Surgery, and Ureteroscopy.

    Joseph C. Park
    Experienced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology

    Medical Arts Building - Columbia

    Columbia, MD 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dr. Joseph Park completed his medical training at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences as a Seven-Year BA/MD Scholar. He then completed his otolaryngology– head and neck surgery training at the George Washington University and a fellowship in laryngology at the Johns Hopkins University Hospital. Dr. Park specializes in the management of hoarseness including professional voice users, airway disorders, swallowing disorders, laryngopharyngeal reflux, laryngeal dystonia and other benign and cancerous vocal cord lesions. He is also interested in the treatment of head and neck cancer, thyroid/parathyroid disease, salivary gland stones and disorders and allergy/sinus disease. In his spare time, Dr. Park enjoys skiing, scuba diving, cycling and listening to music. Dr. Park is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Laryngitis, Laryngeal Nerve Damage, Perichondritis, and Spasmodic Dysphonia.

    Abeda Ali
    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine

    Abeda Ali Khan MD PA

    10820 Hickory Ridge Road, 
    Columbia, MD 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hindi
    Offers Telehealth

    Abeda Ali is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Ali is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Type B Insulin Resistance Syndrome, Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome, Cytochrome C Oxidase Deficiency, and Mitochondrial Complex V Deficiency.

    David A. Holden
    Experienced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine

    Medical Arts Building - Columbia

    11085 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 201, Suite 201, 
    Columbia, MD 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, French
    Offers Telehealth

    David Holden, M.D., practices pulmonary medicine at Johns Hopkins Community Physicians Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, and also completed his residency in internal medicine at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Holden is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Lung Metastases, Pneumonia, and Interstitial Lung Disease.

    Elliott N. Exar
    Experienced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine | Neurology
    Experienced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine | Neurology

    Medical Arts Building - Columbia

    11085 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 210, Suite 210, 
    Columbia, MD 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Elliott Exar, M.D., is a pulmonologist specializing in sleep medicine. Dr. Exar treats patients with a variety of sleep disorders, including sleep apnea. He practices sleep medicine at the Johns Hopkins Center for Sleep at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center in Columbia. Dr. Exar earned his medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and then completed an internship and residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. After his residency, Dr. Exar completed fellowships in pulmonary and critical care and sleep medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Exar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Drowsiness, Excessive Daytime Sleepiness, and Central Sleep Apnea.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine
    Advanced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine

    Howard County Center For Lung And Sleep Medicine

    8865 Stanford Boulevard, Suite 201, Suite 201, 
    Columbia, MD 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Swahili

    David Nyanjom is an Intensive Care Medicine specialist and a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Nyanjom is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

    Edward W. Schaefer
    Experienced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine | Sleep Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine | Sleep Medicine

    Howard County Center For Lung And Sleep Medicine

    Columbia, MD 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Edward Schaefer is a Sleep Medicine specialist and a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Schaefer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Cerebral Hypoxia, Lung Metastases, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

    Saba S. Sheikh
    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine

    Columbia Medical Practice Internal Medicine

    Columbia, MD 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
    Offers Telehealth

    Saba Sheikh is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Sheikh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Familial Hypertension.

    William Saway
    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine

    Columbia Medical Practice Internal Medicine

    Columbia, MD 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    William Saway is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Saway is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Cirrhosis, Xanthoma, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, and Hypertensive Heart Disease.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Experienced in Empyema

    Chesapeake Urology Associates

    Columbia, MD 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Victoria Staiman is a Urologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Staiman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Urinary Incontinence, Stress Urinary Incontinence, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), and Ureteroscopy.

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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 Columbia, MD?

    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 Columbia, MD?

    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 Columbia, MD?

    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 Columbia, MD?

    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 Columbia, MD?

    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 Columbia, MD?

    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 Columbia, MD?

    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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