The 20 Best Empyema Doctors Near Me in Newark, NJ

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The 20 Best Empyema Doctors near Newark, NJ

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 1800 doctor with experience in Empyema near Newark, NJ. Of these, 1511 are Experienced, 262 are Advanced and 27 are Distinguished.

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    Advanced in Empyema
    Advanced in Empyema

    Summit Health

    36 Newark Avenue, Suite 200, 
    Belleville, NJ 
     (4.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish

    Michael Benson is a Urologist in Belleville, New Jersey. Dr. Benson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Paraphimosis, Hydronephrosis, Bilateral Hydronephrosis, Ureteroscopy, and Vasectomy.

    Distinguished in Empyema
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Distinguished in Empyema
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Univ. Medical Professionals LLC

    240 Williamson St Ste 300, 
    Elizabeth, NJ 
     (5.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Vipin Garg is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Dr. Garg is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Metastases, Tracheobronchopathia Osteoplastica, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

    Lada Galilova
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    Century Medical & Dental Center

    827 11th Ave, 
    New York, NY 
     (9.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    As a board-certified family practitioner, Lada Galilova, DO, specializes in caring for people of all ages. Instead of focusing on a single treatment, she focuses on everyday illnesses like colds, flu and other respiratory diseases. If necessary, she refers her patients to another specialist at the Century Medical and Dental Center. She speaks English, Russian.Dr. Galilova works with a team of professionals to provide quality care to her patients. Some of the services she provides include:Weight loss advice and servicesFamily planningImmunizationsContraceptionThorough health check-upsSince 1987, Dr. Galilova has worked at several renowned national and international hospitals, including as a Medical Assistant at the Staten Island Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. She’s also been a volunteer at Victory Memorial Hospital. Since 2013, she’s been affiliated with the Century Medical and Dental Center in Brooklyn.She has a lot of experience helping heart patients, so she performs electrocardiography whenever needed. The test records the electrical activity of the heart, which allows her to diagnose specific heart ailments. As a result, many heart patients come to her for this procedure. Dr. Galilova is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Vitamin D Deficiency, Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS), High Cholesterol, and Anemia.

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    Experienced in Empyema
    Experienced in Empyema

    Rutgers Health Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Diseases

    90 Bergen St # 4500, 
    Newark, NJ 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Anne Sutherland is a Cardiologist in Newark, New Jersey. Dr. Sutherland is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Empyema, Cerebral Hypoxia, Pneumonia, and Lung Metastases.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Experienced in Empyema

    Rutgers Health Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Diseases

    90 Bergen St # 4500, 
    Newark,, NJ 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Keith Guevarra is a Cardiologist in Newark,, New Jersey. Dr. Guevarra is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Collapsed Lung, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Liver Failure, Lung Transplant, and Stent Placement.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Experienced in Empyema

    Rutgers Health Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Diseases

    90 Bergen St # 4500, 
    Newark, NJ 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Amee Patrawalla is a Cardiologist in Newark, New Jersey. Dr. Patrawalla 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, Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis, Pulmonary Tuberculosis, and Lung Transplant.

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

    Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

    201 Lyons Ave # 16, 
    Newark, NJ 
     (2.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Thiruvengadam Anandarangam is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Newark, New Jersey. Dr. Anandarangam is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Pneumonia, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

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

    Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

    201 Lyons Ave # 16, 
    Newark, NJ 
     (2.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Pratik Patel is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Newark, New Jersey. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma, Lung Adenocarcinoma, Gastrostomy, and Advanced Bronchoscopy.

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

    Office

    201 Lyons Ave # 16, 
    Newark, NJ 
     (2.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Marc Lindner is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Newark, New Jersey. Dr. Lindner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Pneumonia, Pulmonary Fibrosis, and Lung Metastases.

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

    Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

    201 Lyons Ave, 
    Newark, NJ 
     (2.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Lina Miyakawa is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Newark, New Jersey. Dr. Miyakawa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, Empyema, COVID-19, Gastrostomy, and Tissue Biopsy.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine

    NBIMC Beth Prime Care Internal Medicine

    166 Lyons Ave, 
    Newark, NJ 
     (2.5 miles away)
    Experience:
    44+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Sushama Srivastava is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Newark, New Jersey. Dr. Srivastava has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Pediatric Myocarditis, Vitamin D Deficiency, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Dr. Srivastava is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Experienced in Empyema

    NBIMC Beth Prime Care

    166 Lyons Ave, 
    Newark, NJ 
     (2.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Reetuparna Bhattacharjee is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Newark, New Jersey. Dr. Bhattacharjee is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and Obesity. Dr. Bhattacharjee is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine

    NBIMC Beth Prime Care

    166 Lyons Ave, 
    Newark, NJ 
     (2.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Rafia Hussaini is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Newark, New Jersey. Dr. Hussaini is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia. Dr. Hussaini is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine

    West Hudson Pulmonary Association

    816 Kearny Avenue, 
    Kearny, NJ 
     (3.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jehad Saliba is an Internal Medicine provider in Kearny, New Jersey. Dr. Saliba is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are COVID-19, Vitamin B12 Deficiency, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Gastrostomy, and Tissue Biopsy.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine

    Internal Medicine North Arlington

    38 Ridge Rd, 
    North Arlington, NJ 
     (4.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Thomas Francis is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in North Arlington, New Jersey. Dr. Francis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Malignant Otitis Externa, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), and Childhood Disintegrative Disorder. Dr. Francis is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Experienced in Empyema

    NJ Urology/Urology Consultants

    36 Newark Avenue, 
    Belleville, NJ 
     (4.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Michael Ciccone is a Urologist in Belleville, New Jersey. Dr. Ciccone is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Urethral Stricture, Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Urinary Incontinence, Ureteroscopy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.

    Jay B. Basillote
    Advanced in Empyema
    Advanced in Empyema
    1086 Forest Avenue, 
    Staten Island, NY 
     (7.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jay Basillote is a Urologist in Staten Island, New York. Dr. Basillote is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Carbuncle, Perirenal Abscess, Boils, Ureteroscopy, and Prostatectomy.

    Daniel Sagalovich
    Advanced in Empyema
    Oncology | Urology
    Advanced in Empyema
    Oncology | Urology

    Northwell Health Physician Partners Smith Institute For Urology At Staten Island

    1441 South Avenue, Suite 701, 
    Staten Island, NY 
     (9.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Russian

    Daniel Sagalovich is an Oncologist and a Urologist in Staten Island, New York. Dr. Sagalovich is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Obstructive Uropathy, Ureterocele, Nephrectomy, and Ureteroscopy.

    Michel N. Chalhoub
    Distinguished in Empyema
    Sleep Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine | Pulmonary Medicine
    Distinguished in Empyema
    Sleep Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine | Pulmonary Medicine

    Northwell Health Physician Partners Pulmonary Medicine At Seaview Avenue

    501 Seaview Avenue, Suite 102, 
    Staten Island, NY 
     (11.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, French, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Michel Chalhoub is a Sleep Medicine specialist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Staten Island, New York. Dr. Chalhoub is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Pleural Effusion, Lung Nodules, Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Liver Embolization.

    Dany Elsayegh
    Distinguished in Empyema
    Intensive Care Medicine | Sleep Medicine | Pulmonary Medicine
    Distinguished in Empyema
    Intensive Care Medicine | Sleep Medicine | Pulmonary Medicine

    Northwell Health Physician Partners Pulmonary Medicine At Seaview Avenue

    501 Seaview Avenue, Suite 102, 
    Staten Island, NY 
     (11.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dany Elsayegh is an Intensive Care Medicine specialist and a Sleep Medicine provider in Staten Island, New York. Dr. Elsayegh is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Asthma, Asthma in Children, Lung Metastases, Gastrostomy, and Tissue Biopsy.

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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 Newark, 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 Newark, 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 Newark, 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 Newark, 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 Newark, 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 Newark, 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 Newark, 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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