The 20 Best Empyema Doctors Near Me in Hanover, MD

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Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 487 doctor with experience in Empyema near Hanover, MD. Of these, 418 are Experienced, 64 are Advanced and 5 are Distinguished.

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    Peter S. Filderman
    Advanced in Empyema
    Advanced in Empyema

    Chesapeake Urology Associates

    3407 Wilkens Avenue, Suite 210, Suite 210, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (6.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Peter Filderman is a Urologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Filderman is rated as an Advanced 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 Bladder Reconstruction.

    Alejandro Rodriguez
    Advanced in Empyema
    Advanced in Empyema

    Chesapeake Urology Associates LLC

    Columbia, MD 
     (8.4 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 
     (8.4 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.

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    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 
     (8.4 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.

    Misop Han
    Advanced in Empyema
    Oncology | Urology
    Advanced in Empyema
    Oncology | Urology

    Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center

    601 North Caroline Street, Floor 4, Floor 4, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (8.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Korean
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Misop Han is David Hall McConnell Professor of Urology and Oncology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Han is a urologist whose main clinical focus is in urological oncology with a special emphasis on prostate and kidney cancers. He specializes in robotic nerve-sparing prostatectomy and robotic nephrectomy. Dr. Han received his undergraduate and medical degrees at Johns Hopkins. After an internship in surgery and residency in urology, also at Johns Hopkins, he worked as faculty at Northwestern University and Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. In 2006, he joined the Johns Hopkins faculty. His research interests include the outcome of radical prostatectomy, medical robotics and prediction modeling (what happens to men following surgery for prostate cancer). He has published extensively in these subjects and has received international and national recognition for his research. He is actively involved in several clinical research projects with the database of more than 20,000 men who received surgery for prostate cancer at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is a member of the American Urological Association and the American Medical Association. Dr. Han is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Ureterocele, Familial Prostate Cancer, Prostatectomy, and Nephrectomy.

    Lonny Yarmus
    Advanced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine
    Advanced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine

    The Johns Hopkins Hospital

    Baltimore, MD 
     (9.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dr. Yarmus is a Professor of Medicine and Oncology and the director of Interventional Pulmonology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine as well as the Vice Chair of Medicine for Strategy and Finance. He is an expert in the minimally invasive diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer and he leads the Interventional Pulmonary research program at Johns Hopkins with research investigating innovative minimally invasive device development and early-stage bronchoscopic treatments. He also has extensive experience in the minimally invasive management of malignant airway obstruction, complex airway management, pleural diseases and symptom relief with minimally invasive procedures such as indwelling pleural catheters and pleurodesis. Dr. Yarmus is a member of the Fleischner Society and a fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians and the American Thoracic Society. Dr. Yarmus is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Pleural Effusion, Lung Nodules, Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia, Endoscopy, and Advanced Bronchoscopy.

    Advanced in Empyema
    General Surgery
    Advanced in Empyema
    General Surgery

    Omni Nurse Associates

    8178 Lark Brown Rd Ste 101, 
    Elkridge, MD 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Barry Tatar is a General Surgeon in Elkridge, Maryland. Dr. Tatar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Hearing Loss, Occupational Hearing Loss, Infant Hearing Loss, and Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Advanced in Empyema

    Summit Ambulatory Surgical Center LLC

    7580 Buckingham Blvd Ste 100, 
    Hanover, MD 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Rian Dickstein is a Urologist in Hanover, Maryland. Dr. Dickstein is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Bladder Cancer, Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Hydronephrosis, Ureteroscopy, and Nephrectomy.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Advanced in Empyema

    Chesapeake Urology Associates LLC

    7580 Buckingham Blvd Ste 110, 
    Hanover, MD 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Julio Davalos is a Urologist in Hanover, Maryland. Dr. Davalos is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Kidney Stones, Perirenal Abscess, Carbuncle, Ureteroscopy, and Lithotripsy.

    Avron Marcus
    Experienced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology

    ENTAA Care - Glen Burnie

    802 Landmark Drive, Suite 119, Suite 119, 
    Glen Burnie, MD 
     (5.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Marcus is a graduate of Emory University School of Medicine in Georgia. He completed his general surgery internship and Otolaryngology residency at Emory University School of Medicine. He completed a fellowship in otology and neurotology at the Silverstein Institute in Florida. Dr. Marcus is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, DFNB1, Cholesteatoma, and Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.

    Nancy L. Solowski
    Experienced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology

    ENTAA Care - Glen Burnie

    Glen Burnie, MD 
     (5.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dr. Solowski received her medical degree from MCP-Hahnemann University (now Drexel University College of Medicine) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and did her residency training in the Department of Otolaryngology at Washington University in St. Louis. She then completed a laryngology fellowship at Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University in Augusta, Georgia. She sees both pediatric and adult patients with diseases of the thyroid/parathyroid glands, sinonasal diseases, head and neck cancers, and other general Otolaryngologic disorders. She treats skin cancers and performs MOHs surgery reconstructions. Dr. Solowski also specializes in treatment and care of recreational and professional voice users, to include singers, teachers, sales personnel as well as those with swallowing difficulties and reflux disorders. Dr. Solowski is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Otitis, and Patulous Eustachian Tube.

    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 
     (5.7 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 
     (5.7 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 
     (5.7 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 
     (5.7 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.

    Kenneth F. Langer
    Experienced in Empyema
    Experienced in Empyema

    Chesapeake Urology Associates

    3407 Wilkens Avenue, Suite 210, Suite 210, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (6.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kenneth Langer is a Urologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Langer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Urinary Incontinence, Frequent or Urgent Urination, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, and Ureteroscopy.

    Distinguished in Empyema
    Distinguished in Empyema

    University Of Maryland Pediatric Associates PA

    22 S Greene St, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (8.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Michael Phelan is a Urologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Phelan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), WT1-Related Wilms Tumor Syndromes, Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma, Nephrectomy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Advanced in Empyema

    Chesapeake Urology Associates LLC

    10710 Charter Drive, Suite 130, Suite 130, 
    Columbia, MD 
     (8.4 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 
     (8.4 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 
     (8.4 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.

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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 Hanover, 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 Hanover, 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 Hanover, 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 Hanover, 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 Hanover, 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 Hanover, 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 Hanover, 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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