The 20 Best Empyema Doctors Near Me in Hackensack, NJ

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Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 1790 doctor with experience in Empyema near Hackensack, NJ. Of these, 1534 are Experienced, 236 are Advanced and 20 are Distinguished.

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    Distinguished in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    Distinguished in Empyema
    Otolaryngology

    ENT And Allergy Associates

    690 Kinderkamack Road, Suite 101, 
    Oradell, NJ 
     (5.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Irvin Bough is an Otolaryngologist in Oradell, New Jersey. Dr. Bough is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, Jones Syndrome, DFNB1, and Palatal Myoclonus.

    Distinguished in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    Distinguished in Empyema
    Otolaryngology

    ENT And Allergy Associates

    690 Kinderkamack Road, Suite 101, 
    Oradell, NJ 
     (5.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    John Huang is an Otolaryngologist in Oradell, New Jersey. Dr. Huang is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, Jones Syndrome, DFNB1, and Hearing Loss.

    Larry J. Shemen
    Distinguished in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    Distinguished in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    233 East 69th Street, Suite 1D, 
    New York, NY 
     (9.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    I strive to provide the best and most current techniques in head and neck surgery. Following my training at the University of Toronto, Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles and Sloan Kettering here in NY, I was appointed as Residency Director at Manhattan Eye Ear Throat Hospital. Since 1987, I have been in private practice in Manhattan and Queens, where I am the Chief of the Head and Neck Service. I have had over 30 years of experience dealing with tumors in this region.My interests include thyroid and parathyroid surgery, salivary gland surgery, cancers of the oral cavity and larynx and the treatment of sinusitis. Nerve monitoring during complex surgery is frequently utilized.This is a solo practice so all patients are seen and treated by myself, both in the office and in the operating room. Dr. Shemen is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss, Deafness Hypogonadism Syndrome, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Painful Swallowing, and Thyroidectomy.

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    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology

    ENT And Allergy Associates

    433 Hackensack Avenue, Suite 204, 
    Hackensack, NJ 
     (0.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Robin Brody is an Otolaryngologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Brody is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Jones Syndrome, Palatal Myoclonus, Ozena, and Nonallergic Rhinopathy.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Advanced in Empyema

    ENT And Allergy Associates

    433 Hackensack Avenue, Suite 204, 
    Hackensack, NJ 
     (0.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jonathan Lesserson is an Otolaryngologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Lesserson 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 Nasal Polyps.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology

    ENT And Allergy Associates

    433 Hackensack Avenue, Suite 204, 
    Hackensack, NJ 
     (0.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish

    Jay Agarwal is an Otolaryngologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Agarwal is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Swimmer's Ear, Infant Hearing Loss, Jones Syndrome, DFNB1, and Thyroidectomy.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Advanced in Empyema

    HMH - Urology - Hackensack

    360 Essex Street, Suite 403, 
    Hackensack, NJ 
     (0.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Michael Stifelman is a Urologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Stifelman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), UPJ Obstruction, Retroperitoneal Fibrosis, Nephrectomy, and Ureteral Reconstruction.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Advanced in Empyema

    Christopher M Shaari MDoffice

    20 Prospect Avenue, Suite 712, 
    Hackensack, NJ 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Christopher Shaari is an Otolaryngologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Shaari is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Ethmoiditis, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Sinusitis, and Empyema.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology

    Bergen Ear, Nose And Throat Associates

    20 Prospect Avenue, Suite 613, 
    Hackensack, NJ 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Brian Benson is an Otolaryngologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Benson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Laryngeal Nerve Damage, Laryngeal Cancer, Throat Cancer, Laryngectomy, and Myringotomy.

    Keith R. Brenner
    Experienced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine

    HMH - Pulmonary Academic Practice

    20 Prospect Avenue, Suite 707, 
    Hackensack, NJ 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Keith Brenner is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Brenner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Lung Nodules, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, and Interstitial Lung Disease.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Advanced in Empyema

    Summit Health

    255 West Spring Valley Avenue, Suite 101, 
    Maywood, NJ 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Mutahar Ahmed is a Urologist in Maywood, New Jersey. Dr. Ahmed is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Bladder Cancer, Ureterocele, Nephrectomy, and Ureteral Reconstruction.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Advanced in Empyema

    Summit Health

    255 West Spring Valley Avenue, Suite 101, 
    Maywood, NJ 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Gregory Lovallo is an Oncologist in Maywood, New Jersey. Dr. Lovallo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Uropathy, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Nephrectomy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Advanced in Empyema

    Summit Health

    255 West Spring Valley Avenue, Suite 101, 
    Maywood, NJ 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Thomas Christiano is a Urologist in Maywood, New Jersey. Dr. Christiano is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Horseshoe Kidney, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Ureteroscopy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Advanced in Empyema

    Summit Health

    255 West Spring Valley Avenue, Suite 101, 
    Maywood, NJ 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Christopher Wright is a Urologist in Maywood, New Jersey. Dr. Wright is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Uropathy, Hydronephrosis, Boils, Ureteroscopy, and Prostatectomy.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Advanced in Empyema

    Summit Health

    255 West Spring Valley Avenue, Suite 101, 
    Maywood, NJ 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Bengali

    Mubashir Billah is a Urologist in Maywood, New Jersey. Dr. Billah is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Boils, Carbuncle, Folliculitis, Nephrectomy, and Ureteroscopy.

    Sharyar D. Samadi
    Experienced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology

    Daniel Samadi MD PC

    10 Forest Ave, Suite 100, 
    Paramus, NJ 
     (2.1 miles away)
    Experience:
    28+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Dr. Sharyar Samadi, MD is a pediatric otolaryngology (ear, nose & throat) specialist in Paramus, NJ and has over 27 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 1996. He is affiliated with medical facilities such as Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center and Hackensack University Medical Center. He is accepting new patients. Dr. Samadi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Ozena, Palatal Myoclonus, Nonallergic Rhinopathy, and Dry Mouth.

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

    Pulmonary Associates Of Northern New Jersey P A

    200 Grand Ave Ste 102, 
    Englewood, NJ 
     (3.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Victor Gorloff is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Englewood, New Jersey. Dr. Gorloff is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Chronic Cough, Lung Metastases, and Pneumonia.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine
    Advanced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine

    Pulmonary Specialists Of North Jersey

    200 Grand Avenue, Suite 102, 
    Englewood, NJ 
     (3.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Paul Han is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Englewood, New Jersey. Dr. Han is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Chronic Cough, Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Pacemaker Implantation.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology

    ENT And Allergy Associates

    650 From Road, Suite 170, 
    Paramus, NJ 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jason Abramowitz is an Otolaryngologist in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Abramowitz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Palatal Myoclonus, Nonallergic Rhinopathy, Ozena, Infant Hearing Loss, and Osteotomy.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology

    ENT And Allergy Associates

    650 From Road, Suite 170, 
    Paramus, NJ 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Cristen Cusumano is an Otolaryngologist in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Cusumano has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are DFNB1, Infant Hearing Loss, Jones Syndrome, and Palatal Myoclonus.

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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 Hackensack, NJ?

    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 Hackensack, NJ?

    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 Hackensack, NJ?

    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 Hackensack, NJ?

    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 Hackensack, NJ?

    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 Hackensack, NJ?

    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 Hackensack, NJ?

    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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