The 20 Best Empyema Doctors Near Me in Cleveland, OH

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The 20 Best Empyema Doctors near Cleveland, OH

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 547 doctor with experience in Empyema near Cleveland, OH. Of these, 485 are Experienced, 56 are Advanced and 6 are Distinguished.

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    Mohamad Chaaban
    Distinguished in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    Distinguished in Empyema
    Otolaryngology

    Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

    2049 East 100th Street, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (4.0 miles away)
    Experience:
    24+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Arabic

    Mohamad Chaaban is an Otolaryngologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Chaaban has been practicing medicine for over 24 years and 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), Nasal Polyps, Balloon Sinuplasty, and Endoscopy.

    Robert Abouassaly
    Advanced in Empyema
    Advanced in Empyema

    Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

    9500 Euclid Avenue, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (3.7 miles away)
    Experience:
    28+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Arabic, French

    Robert Abouassaly is a Urologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Abouassaly has been practicing medicine for over 28 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Prostate Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Nephrectomy, and Penectomy.

    Mamie Higgins
    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology

    Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

    2049 East 100th Street, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (4.0 miles away)
    Experience:
    22+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Mamie Higgins is an Otolaryngologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Higgins has been practicing medicine for over 22 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Nasal Septal Hematoma, Low Nasal Bridge, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Perichondritis, and Balloon Sinuplasty.

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    Joseph Khabbaza
    Advanced in Empyema
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Advanced in Empyema
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

    2049 East 100th Street, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (4.0 miles away)
    Experience:
    22+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Joseph Khabbaza is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Khabbaza has been practicing medicine for over 22 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Interstitial Lung Disease, Sarcoidosis, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

    Christopher Roxbury
    Advanced in Empyema
    Advanced in Empyema

    Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

    2049 East 100th Street, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (4.0 miles away)
    Experience:
    18+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Christopher Roxbury is an Otolaryngologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Roxbury has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Sinusitis, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Low Nasal Bridge, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Endoscopy.

    Marie Budev
    Advanced in Empyema
    Transplant Surgery
    Advanced in Empyema
    Transplant Surgery

    Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

    2049 East 100th Street, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (4.0 miles away)
    Experience:
    36+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Gujarati 

    Marie Budev is a Transplant Surgeon in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Budev has been practicing medicine for over 36 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Bronchiolitis Obliterans, Lung Transplant, and Thrombectomy.

    Mark Aronica
    Advanced in Empyema
    Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
    Advanced in Empyema
    Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

    Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

    2049 East 100th Street, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (4.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Mark Aronica is a Pediatric Allergy and Immunologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Aronica is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Eosinophilic Pneumonia, Simple Pulmonary Eosinophilia, Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia, and Asthma.

    Kyra Osborne
    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology

    Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

    2049 East 100th Street, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (4.0 miles away)
    Experience:
    21+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kyra Osborne is an Otolaryngologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Osborne has been practicing medicine for over 21 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, Sialadenitis, DFNB1, Salivary Duct Stones, and Cordotomy.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Experienced in Empyema

    University Hospitals Medical Group Inc

    11100 Euclid Ave, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Adam Calaway is a Urologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Calaway is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Bladder Cancer, Testicular Cancer, Teratoma of the Mediastinum, Nephrectomy, and Cystectomy. Dr. Calaway is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Experienced in Empyema

    University Hospitals Medical Group Inc

    11100 Euclid Ave, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Kyle Scarberry is a Urologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Scarberry is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Urethral Stricture, Neurogenic Bladder, Obstructive Uropathy, Reconstructive Urology Surgery, and Cystectomy. Dr. Scarberry is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Experienced in Empyema

    University Hospitals Medical Group Inc

    11100 Euclid Ave, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Tamil
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Nannan Thirumavalavan is a Urologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Thirumavalavan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Varicocele, Infertility, Erectile Dysfunction (ED), Vasectomy, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). Dr. Thirumavalavan is currently accepting new patients.

    Jorge Gutierrez
    Advanced in Empyema
    Advanced in Empyema

    Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

    2050 East 96th Street, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Jorge Gutierrez is a Urologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Gutierrez is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Kidney Stones, Perirenal Abscess, Carbuncle, Lithotripsy, and Ureteroscopy.

    Venkatesh Krishnamurthi
    Advanced in Empyema
    Transplant Surgery
    Advanced in Empyema
    Transplant Surgery

    Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

    2050 East 96th Street, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Experience:
    37+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Venkatesh Krishnamurthi is a Transplant Surgeon in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Krishnamurthi has been practicing medicine for over 37 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), WT1-Related Wilms Tumor Syndromes, Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma, Nephrectomy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.

    Jihad Kaouk
    Advanced in Empyema
    Advanced in Empyema

    Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

    2050 East 96th Street, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Experience:
    37+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jihad Kaouk is a Urologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Kaouk has been practicing medicine for over 37 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Prostate Cancer, Horseshoe Kidney, Nephrectomy, and Prostatectomy.

    Matthew Mcdonnell
    Distinguished in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    Distinguished in Empyema
    Otolaryngology

    Independence Family Health Center

    5001 Rockside Road, 
    Independence, OH 
     (7.3 miles away)
    Experience:
    44+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Matthew Mcdonnell is an Otolaryngologist in Independence, Ohio. Dr. Mcdonnell 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 Familial Deafness, Infant Hearing Loss, Laryngitis, and Palatal Myoclonus.

    Rachel Georgopoulos
    Experienced in Empyema
    Pediatric Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Empyema
    Pediatric Otolaryngology

    Cleveland Clinic Children's Outpatient Center

    8950 Euclid Avenue, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (3.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Rachel Georgopoulos is a Pediatric Otolaryngologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Georgopoulos is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Enlarged Adenoids, Laryngomalacia, Laryngeal Cleft, and Larynx Atresia.

    Brandon Hopkins
    Experienced in Empyema
    Pediatric Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Empyema
    Pediatric Otolaryngology

    Cleveland Clinic Children's Outpatient Center

    8950 Euclid Avenue, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (3.7 miles away)
    Experience:
    23+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Brandon Hopkins is a Pediatric Otolaryngologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Hopkins has been practicing medicine for over 23 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Otitis, Micrognathia, Enlarged Adenoids, Myringotomy, and Adenoidectomy.

    Distinguished in Empyema
    Distinguished in Empyema

    Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

    9500 Euclid Avenue, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (3.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Robert Stein is a Urologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Stein is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), UPJ Obstruction, Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma (UTUC), Nephrectomy, and Ureteral Reconstruction.

    Rendell Ashton
    Experienced in Empyema
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

    9500 Euclid Avenue, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (3.7 miles away)
    Experience:
    32+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Rendell Ashton is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Ashton has been practicing medicine for over 32 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Interstitial Lung Disease, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

    Mani Latifi
    Experienced in Empyema
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

    9500 Euclid Avenue, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (3.7 miles away)
    Experience:
    23+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mani Latifi is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Latifi has been practicing medicine for over 23 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Neurosarcoidosis, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Lung Metastases, and Sarcoidosis.

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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 Cleveland, OH?

    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 Cleveland, OH?

    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 Cleveland, OH?

    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 Cleveland, OH?

    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 Cleveland, OH?

    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 Cleveland, OH?

    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 Cleveland, OH?

    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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