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    MediFind found 860 doctor with experience in Empyema near East Meadow, NY. Of these, 716 are Experienced, 125 are Advanced and 19 are Distinguished.

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    860 providers found
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      2870 Hempstead Turnpike, Suite 203, 
      Levittown, NY 
       (1.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Joseph Capo is an Otolaryngologist in Levittown, New York. Dr. Capo is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder, DFNB1, Infant Hearing Loss, and Jones Syndrome.

      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology | Pediatrics
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology | Pediatrics

      ENT & Allergy Associates - Garden City

      990 Stewart Avenue, Ste 610, 
      Garden City, NY 
       (2.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Russell Beckhardt is a Pediatrics provider in Garden City, New York. Dr. Beckhardt is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, DFNB1, Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder, and Jones Syndrome.

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      Rajesh S. Kakani
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      877 Stewart Avenue, Suite 2, 
      Garden City, NY 
       (2.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Care with compassion. Comprehensive care and prevention of diseases of Ears, Nose and Throat. Care hearing loss, sinusitis, sinus problems, hoarseness, thorat problems, allergic rhinitis. Surgery of Thyroid, parathyroid and other lumps in the neck. Hearing tests, Ultrasound exmaination, Fine needle biopsies, Allergy tests, hearing aids available. Dr. Kakani is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss, Deafness Hypogonadism Syndrome, DFNB1, and Infant Hearing Loss.

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      Michael J. Carvo
      Advanced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Advanced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      Northwell Health Physician Partners Cardiology And Internal Medicine At Seaford

      850 Hicksville Road, Suite 104, 
      Seaford, NY 
       (4.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Michael Carvo is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Seaford, New York. Dr. Carvo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and High Cholesterol.

      Geri E. Digiovanna
      Advanced in Empyema
      Family Medicine | Internal Medicine
      Advanced in Empyema
      Family Medicine | Internal Medicine

      Northwell Health Physician Partners Internal Medicine At Seaford

      850 Hicksville Road, Suite 110, 
      Seaford, NY 
       (4.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Geri Digiovanna is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine in Seaford, New York. Dr. Digiovanna is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Hypothyroidism, COVID-19, and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C).

      Gary Snyder
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology | Pediatrics
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology | Pediatrics

      ENT & Allergy Associates - Plainview

      146A Manetto Hill Road, Suite 200, 
      Plainview, NY 
       (6.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Gary Snyder is a Pediatrics provider in Plainview, New York. Dr. Snyder is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are DFNB1, Jones Syndrome, Infant Hearing Loss, and Tinnitus.

      Samir S. Taneja
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Distinguished in Empyema

      Northwell Health Physician Partners Smith Institute For Urology At Lake Success

      450 Lakeville Road, Suite M42, 
      Lake Success, NY 
       (8.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      As Senior Vice President of the Urology Service Line, Chair of theSmith Institute for Urology, and Chair of Urology at the Zucker Schoolof Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Samir Taneja, MD will establish hisclinical practice at Lenox Hill Hospital and Long Island Jewish MedicalCenter focused on the surgical management of prostate cancerand renal tumors. He is an expert in urologic oncology, renowned fortransforming the field of prostate cancer diagnosis and treatmentby improving methods of prostate imaging, cancer detection, anddisease localization. Having performed thousands of robotic, ablative,laparoscopic and open surgical procedures, his specific clinical focushas been in improving prostate cancer patient outcomes throughpioneering techniques for focal ablative therapy, refining surgicaltechniques for robotic prostatectomy and partial nephrectomy,devising accelerated recovery pathways for robotic prostatectomy/partial nephrectomy, and providing muti-modal surgical approachesfor patients with high risk and recurrent prostate cancer. As leader ofthe department, he will strive to ensure individualized care of urologicdisease through state-of-the-art surgical approaches and multi-disciplinary care.Prior to joining Northwell, Dr Taneja was a faculty member of NYUGrossman School of Medicine for 29-years as a tenured professorof urology, radiology, and biomedical engineering. Most recently heserved as Director of the Division of Urologic Oncology and ViceChair in the Department of Urology at NYU Langone Health, as well asGenitourinary Program Leader in the Perlmutter Cancer Center.Dr. Taneja has conducted extensive clinical research on the use ofimaging in prostate cancer and is considered a pioneer in the use ofMRI to diagnose and localize prostate cancer and the emerging field ofprostate cancer focal therapy. He has authored more than 250 articles,30 book chapters, and six textbooks and monographs on urologiccancer and surgery. He is the editor of Taneja's Complications ofUrologic Surgery: Prevention and Diagnosis, one of the most widely readtextbooks in American Urology. Dr. Taneja is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Prostatectomy, and Nephrectomy.

      Jason B. Karp
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine

      Northwell Health Physician Partners Pulmonary Medicine And Cardiology At Manhasset

      1350 Northern Boulevard, 
      Manhasset, NY 
       (8.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Jason Karp is an Intensive Care Medicine specialist and a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Manhasset, New York. Dr. Karp is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Tracheobronchomalacia, Asthma in Children, Asthma, and Lung Nodules.

      Michael Setzen
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      600 Northern Boulevard, Suite 113, 
      Great Neck, NY 
       (9.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      I specialize primarily in the Nose and Sinuses including septoplasty,rhinoplasty,endoscopic sinus surgery,snoring and sleep apnea surgery in adults and children.I also treat hearing and balance problems and hoarseness,reflux and swallowing problems.See my web page for more details about my practice and my involvement in Otolaryngology locally,nationally and worldwide at www.michaelsetzen.com. Dr. Setzen is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Sinusitis, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Empyema, Septoplasty, and Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery.

      Philip W. Perlman
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      333 East Shore Road, Suite 102, 
      Manhasset, NY 
       (9.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Philip Perlman is an Otolaryngologist in Manhasset, New York. Dr. Perlman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Ozena, Nonallergic Rhinopathy, Palatal Myoclonus, and Infant Hearing Loss.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Geriatrics | Internal Medicine
      Advanced in Empyema
      Geriatrics | Internal Medicine

      Island Urgent Care PLLC

      2310 Hempstead Tpke, 
      East Meadow, NY 
       (0.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Mohammed Mojid is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics and Internal Medicine in East Meadow, New York. Dr. Mojid is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Parainfluenza Virus Type 3, Parainfluenza, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), and COVID-19.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine
      Advanced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine

      Nassau Health Care Corporation

      2201 Hempstead Tpke, 
      East Meadow, NY 
       (0.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jagadish Akella is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in East Meadow, New York. Dr. Akella is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Pneumonia, Lung Metastases, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Advanced in Empyema

      Nassau Health Care Corporation

      2201 Hempstead Tpke, 
      East Meadow, NY 
       (0.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Orville Mclenan is an Urologist in East Meadow, New York. Dr. Mclenan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Bilateral Hydronephrosis, Hydronephrosis, Ureteroscopy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      Joseph M Capo MD PC

      2870 Hempstead Tpke, 
      Levittown, NY 
       (1.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Joseph Capo is an Otolaryngologist in Levittown, New York. Dr. Capo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Retropharyngeal Abscess, Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), and Empyema.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      Joseph M Capo MD PC

      2870 Hempstead Tpke, Suite 203, 
      Levittown, NY 
       (1.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Shira Koss is an Otolaryngologist in Levittown, New York. Dr. Koss is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Perichondritis, Nasal Septal Hematoma, Low Nasal Bridge, Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder, and Laryngectomy.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology | Pediatrics
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology | Pediatrics

      ENT & Allergy Associates - Garden City

      990 Stewart Avenue, Ste 610, 
      Garden City, NY 
       (2.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Paul Bell is a Pediatrics provider in Garden City, New York. Dr. Bell is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Trachoma, Laryngitis, Nonallergic Rhinopathy, and Ozena.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology | Pediatrics
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology | Pediatrics

      ENT & Allergy Associates - Garden City

      990 Stewart Avenue, Ste 610, 
      Garden City, NY 
       (2.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jay Rechtweg is a Pediatrics provider in Garden City, New York. Dr. Rechtweg is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Nonallergic Rhinopathy, Ozena, Palatal Myoclonus, and Infant Hearing Loss.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      ENT & Allergy Associates - Garden City

      990 Stewart Avenue, Ste 610, 
      Garden City, NY 
       (2.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jeffrey Zauderer is an Otolaryngologist in Garden City, New York. Dr. Zauderer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, Jones Syndrome, Nonallergic Rhinopathy, and Palatal Myoclonus.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology | Pediatrics
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology | Pediatrics

      ENT & Allergy Associates - Garden City

      990 Stewart Avenue, Ste 610, 
      Garden City, NY 
       (2.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Bradley Block is a Pediatrics provider in Garden City, New York. Dr. Block 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 Swimmer's Ear.

      Monisha Sen
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine

      Northwell Health Physician Partners Medicine Specialties At Garden City

      877 Stewart Avenue, Suite 25, 
      Garden City, NY 
       (2.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Monisha Sen is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Garden City, New York. Dr. Sen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, High Cholesterol, Glossitis, and Pernicious Anemia.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      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 East Meadow, NY?

      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 East Meadow, NY?

      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 East Meadow, NY?

      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 East Meadow, NY?

      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 East Meadow, NY?

      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 East Meadow, NY?

      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 East Meadow, NY?

      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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