The 20 Best Empyema Doctors Near Me in Altoona, PA

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The 20 Best Empyema Doctors near Altoona, PA

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 47 doctor with experience in Empyema near Altoona, PA. Of these, 40 are Experienced, 6 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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47 providers found
    Distinguished in Empyema
    General Surgery
    Distinguished in Empyema
    General Surgery

    Ear Nose And Throat Associates Of Central PA PC

    3341 Beale Ave, 
    Altoona, PA 
     (2.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Richard Howells is a General Surgeon in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Dr. Howells 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 Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder.

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

    Lung Disease Foundation Of Central PA Inc.

    800 Chestnut Ave, 
    Altoona, PA 
     (0.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Michael Zlupko is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Dr. Zlupko is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Asbestosis, Lung Metastases, Asthma in Children, and Asthma.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine | Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine | Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine

    Altoona Lung Specialists

    800 Chestnut Avenue, 
    Altoona, PA 
     (0.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    George Zlupko is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and an Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine provider in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Dr. Zlupko is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Asbestosis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and Emphysema.

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    Experienced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine

    Altoona, Department Of Pulmonary

    620 Howard Avenue, 
    Altoona, PA 
     (0.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Timothy Lucas is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Dr. Lucas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Lung Metastases, Asthma in Children, and Asthma.

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

    Blair Medical Associates

    1414 9th Ave, 
    Altoona, PA 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Gerald Belopolsky is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Dr. Belopolsky is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Advanced Bronchoscopy.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Pulmonary Medicine

    UPMC Sleep Medicine

    1516 9th Avenue, 
    Altoona, PA 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Farsi
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Mehrdad Ghaffari is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Dr. Ghaffari is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Lung Metastases, Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), Lung Cancer, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Ghaffari is currently accepting new patients.

    Andy J. Mulhollen
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    UPMC Primary Care

    1414 9th Avenue, 
    Altoona, PA 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Andy Mulhollen, DO, specializes in family medicine and is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. He practices at Blair Medical Associates Family Practice and is affiliated with UPMC Altoona. He completed his residency at UPMC Altoona and medical degree at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Mulhollen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, Idiopathic Edema, High Cholesterol, and Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF).

    Jennifer L. Garner
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    UPMC Primary Care

    1414 9th Avenue, 
    Altoona, PA 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jennifer Murnyack Garner, DO, specializes in family medicine and is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. She practices at Blair Medical Associates, Family Practice and is affiliated with UPMC Altoona. She completed her residency at UPMC Altoona and medical degree at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Garner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Pediatric Myocarditis, and Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).

    Michael J. Schlechter
    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine

    Blair Medical Associates

    1414 9th Avenue, 
    Altoona, PA 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Michael Schlechter, MD, is certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He practices at Blair Medical Associates, Station Medical Center and is affiliated with UPMC Altoona. He completed his residency at Lehigh Valley Hospital and his medical degree at Hahnemann University Hospital. Dr. Schlechter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Necrosis, Pediatric Myocarditis, Heart Attack, Gastrostomy, and Hip Replacement.

    Hassan Y. Zammam
    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Internal Medicine

    UPMC Primary Care

    1414 9th Avenue, 
    Altoona, PA 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Arabic
    Offers Telehealth

    Hassan Zammam, MD, is certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He practices at Blair Medical Associates, Station Medical Center and is affiliated with UPMC Altoona. He completed a fellowship at Allegheny University Hospitals, residency at Bon Secours Hospital, residency at Damascus University, and his medical degree at Damascus University Medical College. Dr. Zammam is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Melorheostosis, Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis, Osteopenia, Colonoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

    Michael A. Pedone
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    UPMC Primary Care

    1400 9th Avenue, 
    Altoona, PA 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Mandarin
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Michael Pedone, DO, is certified in family medicine/omt by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians. He practices at Mainline Medical Associates and is affiliated with UPMC Altoona. He completed his residency at Altoona Hospital and medical degree at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Pedone is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Silicosis, Moebius Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, and Sciatica.

    Tanya L. Holsopple
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    UPMC Primary Care

    1400 9th Avenue, 
    Altoona, PA 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Tanya Holsopple, DO, specializes in family medicine. She practices at Mainline Medical Associates and is affiliated with UPMC Altoona. She completed her residency at Altoona Hospital and medical degree at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Holsopple is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Hypertension, and Familial Hypertension.

    Christine V. Pascual
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    UPMC Primary Care

    1400 9th Avenue, 
    Altoona, PA 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Christine Pascual, DO, specializes in family medicine. She practices at Mainline Medical Associates and is affiliated with UPMC Altoona. She completed her residency at Altoona Hospital and medical degree at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Pascual is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Obesity in Children, Melorheostosis, and Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis.

    Penne H. Edgell
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    UPMC Primary Care

    1400 9th Avenue, 
    Altoona, PA 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Penne Edgell, MD, specializes in family medicine. She practices at Mainline Medical Associates and is affiliated with UPMC Altoona. She completed her residency at Altoona Hospital and medical degree at Penn State University College of Medicine. Dr. Edgell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Necrotizing Myopathy (NM), Lung Cancer, Hyperlipidemia Type 3, and High Cholesterol.

    Advanced in Empyema
    General Surgery
    Advanced in Empyema
    General Surgery

    Ear Nose And Throat Associates Of Central PA PC

    3341 Beale Ave, 
    Altoona, PA 
     (2.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Robert Caughey is a General Surgeon in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Dr. Caughey is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Otitis, and Empyema.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Advanced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    Reinhardt Family Practice, PC

    1701 12th Avenue, Suite G1, 
    Altoona, PA 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Russian
    Offers Telehealth

    John Reinhardt is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Dr. Reinhardt is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Dementia, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Ureteroscopy, and Gastrostomy.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Family Medicine
    Advanced in Empyema
    Family Medicine

    Rhino Care Inc

    1701 12th Ave Ste G1, 
    Altoona, PA 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Anthony Froncillo is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Dr. Froncillo 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 Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology

    UPMC Ear, Nose, And Throat

    800 South Logan Boulevard, Suite 3100, 
    Hollidaysburg, PA 
     (6.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Mandarin

    Yi Kao, MD, specializes in otolaryngology and is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. He practices at Blair Medical Associates Ear Nose and Throat. Dr. Kao received his medical degree from Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College and completed his residency at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth. Dr. Kao is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Aural Polyps, Infant Hearing Loss, and Empyema.

    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    Advanced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology

    Blair Medical Associates Ear Nose And Throat

    800 South Logan Boulevard, Suite 3100, 
    Hollidaysburg, PA 
     (6.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Stephen Wall, MD, specializes in otolaryngology and is board-certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. He practices at Blair Medical Associates Ear Nose and Throat. Dr. Wall completed his medical degree and residency at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and fellowship at the University of Toronto. Dr. Wall is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Empyema, Sinusitis, and Common Cold.

    Experienced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Empyema
    Otolaryngology

    Audiological & Hearing Aid Service Inc.

    501 Howard Ave Ste A107, 
    Altoona, PA 
     (0.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    David Higgins is an Otolaryngologist in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Dr. Higgins is rated as an Experienced 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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    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 Altoona, PA?

    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 Altoona, PA?

    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 Altoona, PA?

    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 Altoona, PA?

    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 Altoona, PA?

    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 Altoona, PA?

    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 Altoona, PA?

    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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