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    Last Updated: 01/09/2026

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    MediFind found 259 doctor with experience in Empyema near Niskayuna, NY. Of these, 223 are Experienced, 26 are Advanced and 10 are Distinguished.

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    259 providers found
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine

      St. Peter's Health Partners Medical Associates, P.C.

      400 Patroon Creek Blvd, Suite 100, 
      Albany, NY 
       (9.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Priyangika Pathirana is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Albany, New York. Dr. Pathirana is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

      Gavin Setzen
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology | Plastic Surgery
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology | Plastic Surgery

      Albany Ent And Allergy Services PC

      123 Everett Rd, 
      Albany, NY 
       (9.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Gavin Setzen is an Otolaryngologist and a Plastic Surgeon in Albany, New York. Dr. Setzen is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Sinusitis, Empyema, Allergic Rhinitis, and Perichondritis.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema

      St. Peter's Health Partners Medical Associates, P.C.

      3 Atrium Dr, 
      Albany, NY 
       (9.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Brian Murray is an Urologist in Albany, New York. Dr. Murray is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Urinary Incontinence, Bowel Incontinence, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Ureteroscopy, and Bladder Reconstruction.

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      Advanced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine | Sleep Medicine
      Advanced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine | Sleep Medicine

      Community Care Physicians PLLC

      2125 River Rd, Suite 203, 
      Schenectady, NY 
       (1.7 miles away)
      Experience:
      44+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Shailesh Patel is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and a Sleep Medicine provider in Schenectady, New York. Dr. Patel has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Asthma in Children, Asthma, Lung Metastases, and Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine | Hospital Medicine | Emergency Medicine
      Advanced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine | Hospital Medicine | Emergency Medicine

      Community Care Physicians PLLC

      2125 River Rd, Suite 203, 
      Schenectady, NY 
       (1.7 miles away)
      Experience:
      44+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Abul Azad is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and a Hospital Medicine provider in Schenectady, New York. Dr. Azad has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Asthma in Children, Asthma, Lung Metastases, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

      Advanced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Advanced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      Community Care Physicians PLLC

      2125 River Rd, Suite 202, 
      Schenectady, NY 
       (1.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Joseph Fusella is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Schenectady, New York. Dr. Fusella is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, Cirrhosis, and High Cholesterol.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Advanced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      Community Care Physicians PLLC

      1667 Elizabeth St, 
      Schenectady, NY 
       (4.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Zofia Drzymalski is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Schenectady, New York. Dr. Drzymalski is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Vitamin D Deficiency, High Cholesterol, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      Albany Ent And Allergy Services PC

      123 Everett Rd, 
      Albany, NY 
       (9.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Richard Hughes is an Otolaryngologist in Albany, New York. Dr. Hughes is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Empyema, Sinusitis, Allergic Rhinitis, Familial Deafness, and Myringotomy.

      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      Albany Ent And Allergy Services PC

      123 Everett Rd, 
      Albany, NY 
       (9.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Siobhan Kuhar is an Otolaryngologist in Albany, New York. Dr. Kuhar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Sinusitis, Empyema, Allergic Rhinitis, and Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology | Plastic Surgery | Allergy and Immunology
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology | Plastic Surgery | Allergy and Immunology

      Albany Ent And Allergy Services PC

      123 Everett Rd, 
      Albany, NY 
       (9.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Lawrence Kaufman is an Otolaryngologist and a Plastic Surgeon in Albany, New York. Dr. Kaufman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Empyema, Sinusitis, Allergic Rhinitis, and Infant Hearing Loss.

      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology | Plastic Surgery
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology | Plastic Surgery

      Albany Ent And Allergy Services PC

      123 Everett Rd, 
      Albany, NY 
       (9.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Robert Adelson is an Otolaryngologist and a Plastic Surgeon in Albany, New York. Dr. Adelson 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, Nasal Polyps, and Empyema.

      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      Albany Ent And Allergy Services PC

      123 Everett Rd, 
      Albany, NY 
       (9.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Nora Perkins is an Otolaryngologist in Albany, New York. Dr. Perkins is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Sinusitis, Empyema, Allergic Rhinitis, and Laryngeal Nerve Damage.

      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology | Allergy and Immunology
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology | Allergy and Immunology

      Albany Ent And Allergy Services PC

      123 Everett Rd, 
      Albany, NY 
       (9.3 miles away)
      Experience:
      44+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Robert Hughes is an Otolaryngologist and an Allergy and Immunologist in Albany, New York. Dr. Hughes has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Empyema, Sinusitis, Infant Hearing Loss, and DFNB1.

      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      Albany Ent And Allergy Services PC

      123 Everett Rd, 
      Albany, NY 
       (9.3 miles away)
      Experience:
      10+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Robert Engle is an Otolaryngologist in Albany, New York. Dr. Engle has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Sinusitis, Empyema, Allergic Rhinitis, and Sialadenitis.

      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      Albany Ent And Allergy Services PC

      123 Everett Rd, 
      Albany, NY 
       (9.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jessica Riccio is an Otolaryngologist in Albany, New York. Dr. Riccio is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Empyema, Sinusitis, Allergic Rhinitis, and Tonsil Stones.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Advanced in Empyema

      Albany Medical College

      23 Hackett Blvd, 
      Albany, NY 
       (12.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Ronald Kaufman is an Urologist in Albany, New York. Dr. Kaufman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), WT1-Related Wilms Tumor Syndromes, Aquablation, and Nephrectomy.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      Community Care Physicians PLLC

      976 Balltown Rd, 
      Schenectady, NY 
       (1.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Jessica Berman is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Schenectady, New York. Dr. Berman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, High Cholesterol, Low Potassium Level, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      Community Care Physicians PLLC

      976 Balltown Rd, 
      Schenectady, NY 
       (1.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Carolyn Eaton is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Schenectady, New York. Dr. Eaton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Infant Hyperglycemia, Sitosterolemia, Dubin-Johnson Syndrome, and Rotor Syndrome.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema

      Community Care Physicians PLLC

      2125 River Rd, Suite 103, 
      Schenectady, NY 
       (1.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Efrossini Kolios is an Urologist in Schenectady, New York. Dr. Kolios is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Boils, and Carbuncle.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine

      Community Care Physicians PLLC

      2125 River Rd, 
      Schenectady, NY 
       (1.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Saaket Gupta is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Schenectady, New York. Dr. Gupta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Thyroid Storm, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), 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 Niskayuna, 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 Niskayuna, 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 Niskayuna, 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 Niskayuna, 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 Niskayuna, 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 Niskayuna, 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 Niskayuna, 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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