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    MediFind found 2215 doctor with experience in Empyema near Whitestone, NY. Of these, 1885 are Experienced, 296 are Advanced and 34 are Distinguished.

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    2,215 providers found
      Michael Setzen
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      600 Northern Boulevard, Suite 113, 
      Great Neck, NY 
       (5.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Michael Setzen is an Otolaryngologist in Great Neck, New York. 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.

      Christos Iakovou
      Advanced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine
      Advanced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine

      Northwell Health Physician Partners Pulmonary Medicine At Bayside

      58-06 Francis Lewis Boulevard, 
      Bayside, NY 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Greek

      Christos Iakovou is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Bayside, New York. Dr. Iakovou 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, Endoscopy, and Pacemaker Implantation.

      David M. Jakubowicz
      Advanced in Empyema
      Advanced in Empyema

      Essen Medical Associates

      1434 Williamsbridge Road, Suite A, 
      Bronx, NY 
       (4.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      David M. Jakubowicz, MD, FACS, FAAOHNS. Dr. Jakubowicz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Familial Deafness, Allergic Rhinitis, Empyema, and Grass Allergy.

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      Jonathan C. Smith
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      ENT & Allergy Associates, LLP

      1200 Waters Place, 1st Fl. Ste. 110, 
      Bronx, NY 
       (4.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jonathan Smith is an Otolaryngologist in Bronx, New York. Dr. Smith is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Nonallergic Rhinopathy, Palatal Myoclonus, Ozena, and Jones Syndrome.

      Alan S. Berkower
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      3250 Westchester Avenue

      3250 Westchester Avenue, Suite 101, 
      Bronx, NY 
       (4.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      My area of expertiseis general otolaryngology, with special interest in sinus surgery and head and neck surgery. I trained as a molecular geneticist at AECOM, and previosuly engaged in research in viral gene expression in erythroleukemia cells. I am an Associate Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology at New York Medical College, where I teach medical students and surgical residents at the Montefiore North Division campus. Dr. Berkower is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Allergic Rhinitis, Empyema, Deafness Hypogonadism Syndrome, and Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss.

      Scott S. Harris
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      Northwell Health Physician Partners Otolaryngology & Facial Plastics At Great Neck

      600 Northern Boulevard, Suite 100, 
      Great Neck, NY 
       (5.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hebrew

      Scott Harris is an Otolaryngologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Harris is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Sialadenitis, Salivary Duct Stones, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Gastrostomy, and Myringotomy.

      Philip W. Perlman
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      333 East Shore Road, Suite 102, 
      Manhasset, NY 
       (5.2 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 Palatal Myoclonus, Ozena, Nonallergic Rhinopathy, and Infant Hearing Loss.

      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 
       (6.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Samir Taneja is an Urologist in Lake Success, New York. Dr. Taneja is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Familial Prostate Cancer, 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 
       (6.3 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.

      B T. Schaeffer
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      6 Ohio Drive, Suite 202, 
      New Hyde Park, NY 
       (6.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      B Schaeffer is an Otolaryngologist in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Schaeffer 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), Infant Hearing Loss, DFNB1, Jones Syndrome, and Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery.

      Larry J. Shemen
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      233 East 69th Street, Suite 1D, 
      New York, NY 
       (8.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Larry Shemen is an Otolaryngologist in New York, New York. Dr. Shemen is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss, Deafness Hypogonadism Syndrome, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Painful Swallowing, and Thyroidectomy.

      Sotirios Kassapidis
      Experienced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine

      Northwell Health Physician Partners At Whitestone

      150-55 14th Avenue, 2nd Floor, 
      Whitestone, NY 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Greek
      Offers Telehealth

      Sotirios Kassapidis is an Intensive Care Medicine specialist and a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Whitestone, New York. Dr. Kassapidis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Long Haul COVID, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Metastases, and Gastrostomy.

      Alla Sabzanova
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine

      Northwell Health Physician Partners At Whitestone

      150-55 14th Avenue, 2nd Floor, 
      Whitestone, NY 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Russian
      Offers Telehealth

      Alla Sabzanova is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Whitestone, New York. Dr. Sabzanova is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Sitosterolemia, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension.

      Gustavo R. Depetris
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine

      Northwell Health Physician Partners At Whitestone

      150-55 14th Avenue, 2nd Floor, 
      Whitestone, NY 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish

      Gustavo Depetris is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Whitestone, New York. Dr. Depetris is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis, Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis, High Cholesterol, and Hypertension.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Advanced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      13668 Roosevelt Avenue, Unit 4b, 
      Flushing, NY 
       (1.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Cantonese, Mandarin

      Dong-hong Shong is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Flushing, New York. Dr. Shong is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, High Cholesterol, Jaundice, and Sciatica.

      Barry A. Baker
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine

      Barry Baker, M.D.

      3665 East Tremont Avenue, 
      Bronx, NY 
       (2.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Barry Baker is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Baker is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Hypertensive Heart Disease, Enlarged Liver, Pediatric Myocarditis, Gastrostomy, and Colonoscopy.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      3526 Francis Lewis Boulevard, 
      Flushing, NY 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Andrew Blank is an Otolaryngologist in Flushing, New York. Dr. Blank is rated as an Advanced 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
      Family Medicine
      Advanced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      Office

      19402 Northern Blvd Ste 208, 
      Flushing, NY 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Ning Cao is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Flushing, New York. Dr. Cao is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, Vertigo, Peripheral Artery Disease, and Cirrhosis.

      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      Edwin K Chan MD PC

      13640 39th Ave, Suite 6gb, 
      Flushing, NY 
       (2.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Edwin Chan is an Otolaryngologist in Flushing, New York. Dr. Chan 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), Empyema, Sinusitis, and Deafness Hypogonadism Syndrome.

      Douglas L. Prisco
      Experienced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine
      4223 Francis Lewis Boulevard, Suite 105, 
      Bayside, NY 
       (2.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Italian

      Douglas Prisco is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Bayside, New York. Dr. Prisco is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Neurosarcoidosis, Sarcoidosis, Asthma in Children, and Asthma.

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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 Whitestone, 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 Whitestone, 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 Whitestone, 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 Whitestone, 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 Whitestone, 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 Whitestone, 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 Whitestone, 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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