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    Last Updated: 01/09/2026

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    MediFind found 240 doctor with experience in Empyema near East Setauket, NY. Of these, 203 are Experienced, 30 are Advanced and 7 are Distinguished.

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    240 providers found
      Anthony M. Szema
      Advanced in Empyema
      Allergy and Immunology | Pulmonary Medicine
      Advanced in Empyema
      Allergy and Immunology | Pulmonary Medicine
      3771 Nesconset Highway, Suite 105, 
      South Setauket, NY 
       (2.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Anthony Szema is an Allergy and Immunologist and a Pulmonary Medicine provider in South Setauket, New York. Dr. Szema is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Hives, Asthma, Occupational Asthma, and Angioedema.

      Kristen A. O'brien
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      Mather Primary Care At East Setauket

      3 Technology Drive, Suite 100, 
      East Setauket, NY 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Kristen O'brien is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in East Setauket, New York. Dr. O'brien is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Vitamin D Deficiency, Infant Hyperglycemia, and Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      ENT & Allergy Associates

      251 East Oakland Avenue, 
      Port Jefferson, NY 
       (2.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Lauren Zaretsky is an Otolaryngologist in Port Jefferson, New York. Dr. Zaretsky 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 Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP).

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      Rhonda S. Burmeister
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      Northwell Health Physician Partners Family Medicine At Port Jefferson

      70 North Country Road, Suite 105, 
      Port Jefferson, NY 
       (2.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Rhonda Burmeister is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Port Jefferson, New York. Dr. Burmeister is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Insomnia, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

      Halyna Chykyda
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine

      Mather Medical Group

      125 Oakland Avenue, Suite 204, 
      Port Jefferson, NY 
       (2.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Russian
      Offers Telehealth

      Halyna Chykyda is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Port Jefferson, New York. Dr. Chykyda is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are COVID-19, Sepsis, Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

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

      ENT & Allergy Associates - Port Jefferson

      1500 Route 112, Bldg 4, 2nd Floor, 
      Port Jefferson, NY 
       (3.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      John Sugrue is a Pediatrics provider in Port Jefferson, New York. Dr. Sugrue is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Sinusitis, Nonallergic Rhinopathy, and Palatal Myoclonus.

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

      ENT & Allergy Associates - Port Jefferson

      1500 Route 112, Bldg 4, 2nd Floor, 
      Port Jefferson, NY 
       (3.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Benjamin Acker is a Pediatrics provider in Port Jefferson, New York. Dr. Acker 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.

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

      New York Pulmonary Consultants

      1500 Route 112 Ste B, 
      Port Jefferson Station, NY 
       (3.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Keith Harris is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Port Jefferson Station, New York. Dr. Harris is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Asthma in Children, Asthma, and Lung Nodules.

      Richard S. Litman
      Experienced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      ENT & Allergy Associates

      1500 Route 112, Bldg. B, 2nd Floor, 
      Port Jefferson, NY 
       (3.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Richard Litman is an Otolaryngologist in Port Jefferson, New York. Dr. Litman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are DFNB1, Jones Syndrome, Infant Hearing Loss, and Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP).

      Christine M. Giacobbe
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine

      Northwell Health Mather Medical Group Primary Care And Sleep Medicine At Washington Park

      1500 Route 112, Suite A, 
      Port Jeff Station, NY 
       (3.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Christine Giacobbe is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Port Jeff Station, New York. Dr. Giacobbe is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Infant Hyperglycemia, and Hypothyroidism.

      Jessica L. Blydenburgh
      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema

      Mather Primary Care At Stony Brook

      2500 Nesconset Highway, Bldg 2, 
      Stony Brook, NY 
       (3.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Jessica Blydenburgh is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Stony Brook, New York. Dr. Blydenburgh 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.

      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      2929 Express Drive, Ste 225, 
      Islandia, NY 
       (9.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

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

      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      2929 Express Drive, 
      Islandia, NY 
       (9.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Ron Gottlieb is an Otolaryngologist in Islandia, New York. Dr. Gottlieb is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, DFNB1, Jones Syndrome, and Nasal Polyps.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema

      Port Jefferson Emergency Medical Care

      7 S Jersey Ave Ste 1, 
      East Setauket, NY 
       (0.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Jennifer Gonzalez is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics in East Setauket, New York. Dr. Gonzalez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Blood Clots, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension.

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

      Stony Brook University Hospital

      101 Nicolls Rd, 
      Stony Brook, NY 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Hassan Patail is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Stony Brook, New York. Dr. Patail is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Pleural Effusion, Empyema, Pneumonia, Mycobacterium Avium Complex Infections, and Gastrostomy.

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

      Stonybrook Dialysis Clinic

      26 Research Way, 
      East Setauket, NY 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Sahar Ahmad is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in East Setauket, New York. Dr. Ahmad is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, Pleural Effusion, Cystic Fibrosis, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

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

      Stonybrook Dialysis Clinic

      26 Research Way, 
      East Setauket, NY 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Alpa Desai is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in East Setauket, New York. Dr. Desai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Sarcoidosis, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, COVID-19, Interstitial Lung Disease, and Endoscopy.

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

      Stonybrook Dialysis Clinic

      26 Research Way, 
      East Setauket, NY 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Gerald Smaldone is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in East Setauket, New York. Dr. Smaldone is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Tracheobronchomalacia, and Interstitial Lung Disease.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      Office

      2500 Nesconset Hwy Bldg 18B, 
      Stony Brook,, NY 
       (2.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Frank Zhang is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Stony Brook,, New York. Dr. Zhang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Atypical Pneumonia, Pneumonia, Flu, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine

      Mather Primary Care At Port Jefferson

      125 Oakland Ave, Suite 204, 
      Port Jefferson, NY 
       (2.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Robert Giacobbe is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Port Jefferson, New York. Dr. Giacobbe is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension.

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      Last Updated: 01/09/2026

      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 East Setauket, 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 Setauket, 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 Setauket, 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 Setauket, 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 Setauket, 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 Setauket, 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 Setauket, 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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