The 20 Best Empyema Doctors Near Me in Hendersonville, NC

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Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 73 doctor with experience in Empyema near Hendersonville, NC. Of these, 62 are Experienced, 10 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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73 providers found
    Experienced in Empyema
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Carolina Lung And Sleep At Pardee

    705 6th Ave W, 
    Hendersonville, NC 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Thomas Hooker is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Hooker 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), Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and Lung Nodules.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine

    Carolina Lung And Sleep At Pardee

    705 6th Ave W, 
    Hendersonville, NC 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mark Goldblatt is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Goldblatt 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, Advanced Bronchoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

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

    Four Seasons The Care You Trust

    571 S Allen Rd, 
    Flat Rock, NC 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Robert Ward is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Flat Rock, North Carolina. Dr. Ward is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Emphysema, Chronic Cough, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and Tenotomy.

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    Advanced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Advanced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    A Hospital Department Of AdventHealth Hendersonville

    207 Linda Vista Dr, 
    Hendersonville, NC 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Thomas Lugus is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Lugus is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Cough, Restless Legs Syndrome, Ringworm, and Acute Pancreatitis.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Advanced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    UNC Health Pardee Urgent Care Hendersonville

    212 Thompson St, 
    Hendersonville, NC 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Regan Sheeley is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Sheeley is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Tracheitis, Common Cold, Parainfluenza Virus Type 3, and Parainfluenza.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Advanced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    A Hospital Department Of AdventHealth Hendersonville

    1881 Pisgah Dr Bldg A, 
    Hendersonville, NC 
     (3.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Robert Bailey is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Bailey is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Labyrinthitis, Empyema, Tietz Syndrome, and Costochondritis.

    Distinguished in Empyema
    General Surgery
    Distinguished in Empyema
    General Surgery

    A Hospital Department Of AdventHealth Hendersonville

    80 Doctors Dr Ste 2, 
    Hendersonville, NC 
     (6.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Patrick Maddox is a General Surgeon in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Maddox is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Sinusitis, Empyema, Mesenchymoma, and Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine

    Pardee Bluemd-712 Fleming Street

    712 Fleming St, 
    Hendersonville, NC 
     (0.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    George Murphy is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Murphy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Cellulitis, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Familial Hypertension, and Hypertension.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    Pardee Bluemd-712 Fleming Street

    712 Fleming St, 
    Hendersonville, NC 
     (0.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Paul Walker is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Walker is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Chronic Cough.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine

    Pardee Bluemd-712 Fleming Street

    712 Fleming St, 
    Hendersonville, NC 
     (0.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Andrew Crocker is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Crocker is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).

    Experienced in Empyema
    Experienced in Empyema

    Pardee Hospital

    800 N Justice St, 
    Hendersonville, NC 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    David Deholl is a Urologist in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Deholl is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Ureteroscopy, and Prostatectomy.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine

    Pardee BlueMD - 643 5th Ave. West

    643 5th Ave W, 
    Hendersonville, NC 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Cathy Tong is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Tong is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Transient Familial Hyperbilirubinemia, Thyroid Dysgenesis, Congenital Hypothyroidism, and Newborn Jaundice.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine

    Pardee Family Medicine Associates

    643 5th Ave W, 
    Hendersonville, NC 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Charles Maker is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Maker is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Alzheimer's Disease, and Dementia.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine

    James J. Caserio M.D. PA

    547 N Justice St, 
    Hendersonville, NC 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    James Caserio is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Caserio is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Vertigo, COVID-19, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Integrative Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Integrative Medicine

    Carolina Lung And Sleep At Pardee

    705 6th Ave W, 
    Hendersonville, NC 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Erika Cappelluti is an Integrative Medicine provider in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Cappelluti is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Asthma in Children, Asthma, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    WNC Family Medical Center PLLC

    510 Balsam Rd, 
    Hendersonville, NC 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Larry Russell is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Russell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Dementia, Hemiplegia, Parkinson's Disease, and Lung Metastases.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    WNC Family Medical Center PLLC

    510 Balsam Rd, 
    Hendersonville, NC 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Morris Simhachalam is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Simhachalam is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Tracheitis, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Hypertension.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    WNC Family Medical Center PLLC

    510 Balsam Rd, 
    Hendersonville, NC 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jennifer Mathews is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Mathews is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and High Cholesterol.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Emergency Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Emergency Medicine

    UNC Health Pardee Urgent Care Hendersonville

    212 Thompson St, 
    Hendersonville, NC 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Russell Shoemaker is a primary care provider, practicing in Emergency Medicine in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Shoemaker is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Sinusitis, Empyema, Acute Cystitis, and Cellulitis.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    Hendersonville Hematology And Oncology@pardee

    1824 Pisgah Dr, 
    Hendersonville, NC 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Samuel Tilden is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Tilden is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Bronchitis.

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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 Hendersonville, NC?

    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 Hendersonville, NC?

    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 Hendersonville, NC?

    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 Hendersonville, NC?

    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 Hendersonville, NC?

    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 Hendersonville, NC?

    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 Hendersonville, NC?

    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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