The 20 Best Empyema Doctors Near Me in Paterson, NJ

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The 20 Best Empyema Doctors near Paterson, NJ

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 958 doctor with experience in Empyema near Paterson, NJ. Of these, 840 are Experienced, 110 are Advanced and 8 are Distinguished.

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    Daniel A. Scher
    Distinguished in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    Distinguished in Empyema
    Otolaryngology

    ENT & Allergry Associates, LLP

    1211 Hamburg Turnpike, Suite 205, 
    Wayne, NJ 
     (4.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Daniel Scher is an Otolaryngologist in Wayne, New Jersey. Dr. Scher is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Palatal Myoclonus, Ozena, Nonallergic Rhinopathy, and Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP). Dr. Scher is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Empyema
    Distinguished in Empyema

    ENT & Allergy Associates, LLP

    1211 Hamburg Turnpike, Suite 205, 
    Wayne, NJ 
     (4.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Gangadhar Sreepada is an Otolaryngologist in Wayne, New Jersey. Dr. Sreepada is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Ozena, Palatal Myoclonus, Nonallergic Rhinopathy, and Infant Hearing Loss. Dr. Sreepada is currently accepting new patients.

    Lee M. Shangold
    Advanced in Empyema
    Sleep Medicine | Otolaryngology
    Advanced in Empyema
    Sleep Medicine | Otolaryngology

    Night & Day Sleep Center

    1211 Hamburg Turnpike, Suite 207, 
    Wayne, NJ 
     (4.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Lee Shangold is an Otolaryngologist and a Sleep Medicine provider in Wayne, New Jersey. Dr. Shangold is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, DFNB1, Infant Hearing Loss, and Jones Syndrome. Dr. Shangold is currently accepting new patients.

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    Matthew Shahbandi
    Advanced in Empyema
    Advanced in Empyema

    New Jersey Urology

    1211 Hamburg Turnpike, Suite 300, 
    Wayne, NJ 
     (4.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Polish, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Matthew Shahbandi is a Urologist in Wayne, New Jersey. Dr. Shahbandi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), UPJ Obstruction, Ureteroscopy, and Prostatectomy. Dr. Shahbandi is currently accepting new patients.

    Glenn A. Gmyrek
    Experienced in Empyema
    Experienced in Empyema

    Sovereign Medical Group

    15-01 Broadway, 
    Fair Lawn, NJ 
     (3.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Glenn Gmyrek is a Urologist in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. Dr. Gmyrek is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Obstructive Uropathy, Ureteroscopy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery. Dr. Gmyrek is currently accepting new patients.

    Liviu I. Rappaport
    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine | Pulmonary Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine | Pulmonary Medicine

    Pulmonary Medicine Of Wayne

    508 Hamburg Turnpike, Suite 202, 
    Wayne, NJ 
     (3.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Liviu Rappaport is an Internal Medicine specialist and a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Wayne, New Jersey. Dr. Rappaport is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Ureteroscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Rappaport is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine
    Advanced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine

    TruDoc Medical

    1187 Main Avenue, 
    Clifton, NJ 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Bassel Noumi is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Clifton, New Jersey. Dr. Noumi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Excessive Daytime Sleepiness, Emphysema, Lung Nodules, and Asthma.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology

    ENT & Allergy Associates, LLP

    1211 Hamburg Turnpike, Suite 205, 
    Wayne, NJ 
     (4.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Vito Brunetti is an Otolaryngologist in Wayne, New Jersey. Dr. Brunetti is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Swimmer's Ear, Jones Syndrome, DFNB1, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Brunetti is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology | Plastic Surgery
    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology | Plastic Surgery

    ENT And Allergy Associates LLP

    1211 Hamburg Turnpike, Suite 205, 
    Wayne, NJ 
     (4.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    John Cece is an Otolaryngologist and a Plastic Surgeon in Wayne, New Jersey. Dr. Cece is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Palatal Myoclonus, Nonallergic Rhinopathy, Ozena, and Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. Dr. Cece is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology

    ENT And Allergy Associates LLP

    1211 Hamburg Turnpike, Suite 205, 
    Wayne, NJ 
     (4.7 miles away)
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Denny Varughese is an Otolaryngologist in Wayne, New Jersey. Dr. Varughese has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Palatal Myoclonus, Nonallergic Rhinopathy, Ozena, and Deafness Hypogonadism Syndrome. Dr. Varughese is currently accepting new patients.

    James D. Zinman
    Experienced in Empyema
    Experienced in Empyema

    New Jersey Urology

    1211 Hamburg Turnpike, Suite 300, 
    Wayne, NJ 
     (4.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Polish, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients

    James Zinman is a Urologist in Wayne, New Jersey. Dr. Zinman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Urinary Tract Infection in Children, UPJ Obstruction, Ureteroscopy, and Prostatectomy. Dr. Zinman is currently accepting new patients.

    Burton A. Schlecker
    Experienced in Empyema
    Experienced in Empyema

    New Jersey Urology

    1211 Hamburg Turnpike, Suite 300, 
    Wayne, NJ 
     (4.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Burton Schlecker is a Urologist in Wayne, New Jersey. Dr. Schlecker 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 Tract Infection in Children, Prostatectomy, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Schlecker is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    Distinguished in Empyema
    Otolaryngology

    ENT And Allergy Associates

    690 Kinderkamack Road, Suite 101, 
    Oradell, NJ 
     (7.6 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 
     (7.6 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.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Experienced in Empyema

    Internal Medicine Associates Of Bergen County

    680 Broadway, 
    Paterson, NJ 
     (0.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Laura Chavez is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics in Paterson, New Jersey. Dr. Chavez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Peptic Ulcer, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine

    St. Joseph's University Medical Center

    703 Main St, 
    Paterson, NJ 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Sushilkumar Satish is an Internal Medicine provider in Paterson, New Jersey. Dr. Satish has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, Atypical Pneumonia, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Splenectomy, and Gastrostomy.

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

    St. Joseph's University Medical Center

    703 Main St, 
    Paterson, NJ 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mourad Ismail is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Paterson, New Jersey. Dr. Ismail is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, Atypical Pneumonia, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Stent Placement.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine

    Pulmonary And Critical Care Associates

    380 Belmont Avenue, 
    Haledon, NJ 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Arabic

    Enis Alberaqdar is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Haledon, New Jersey. Dr. Alberaqdar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Empyema, Pneumonia, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Experienced in Empyema

    Summit Health

    31-00 Broadway, 
    Fair Lawn, NJ 
     (2.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Raghunandan Loganathan is an Internal Medicine provider in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. Dr. Loganathan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia, Lung Metastases, and Acute Interstitial Pneumonia.

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

    HVA Medical Group Gastroenterology

    22-02 Broadway Ste 301, 
    Fair Lawn, NJ 
     (3.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Anish Samuel is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. Dr. Samuel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, Pleural Effusion, Pleurisy, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

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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 Paterson, 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 Paterson, 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 Paterson, 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 Paterson, 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 Paterson, 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 Paterson, 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 Paterson, 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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