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    Last Updated: 01/09/2026

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    MediFind found 156 doctor with experience in Empyema near Tyler, TX. Of these, 127 are Experienced, 27 are Advanced, 1 are Distinguished and 1 are Elite.

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    156 providers found
      Elite in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine
      Elite in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine
      11937 Us Highway 271, 
      Tyler, TX 
       (7.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Steven Idell is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Tyler, Texas. Dr. Idell is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Empyema, Pleural Effusion, Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion, and Pulmonary Fibrosis.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      Christus Trinity Clinic

      800 E Dawson St, Christus Trinity Clinic, 
      Tyler, TX 
       (0.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Sarah Low is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Tyler, Texas. Dr. Low is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Bronchiectasis, Hypothyroidism, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension. Dr. Low is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      Christus Trinity Clinic

      630 S Fleishel Ave, 
      Tyler, TX 
       (1.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Jason Nelson is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Tyler, Texas. Dr. Nelson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, Cirrhosis, and High Cholesterol. Dr. Nelson is currently accepting new patients.

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      Julia Hwang
      Advanced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Advanced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      Trinity Clinic

      520 E. Douglas Blvd., 
      Tyler, TX 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Korean
      Offers Telehealth

      Julia Hwang is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Tyler, Texas. Dr. Hwang is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Vitamin D Deficiency, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

      Andrew Kirkpatrick
      Advanced in Empyema
      Advanced in Empyema

      Trinity Clinic

      Tyler, TX 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Andrew Kirkpatrick is an Urologist in Tyler, Texas. Dr. Kirkpatrick is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Ureteroscopy, and Nephrectomy.

      Burkitt Jensen
      Advanced in Empyema
      Advanced in Empyema

      Trinity Clinic

      Tyler, TX 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Burkitt Jensen is an Urologist in Tyler, Texas. Dr. Jensen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Uropathy, UPJ Obstruction, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Ureteroscopy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.

      Jamal Mubarak
      Advanced in Empyema
      Sleep Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine
      Advanced in Empyema
      Sleep Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine

      Trinity Clinic

      619 S. Fleishel Ave., Suite 100, Suite 100, 
      Tyler, TX 
       (0.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jamal Mubarak is a Sleep Medicine specialist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Tyler, Texas. Dr. Mubarak is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Atypical Pneumonia, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Metastases, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Advanced Bronchoscopy.

      James Lively
      Advanced in Empyema
      Advanced in Empyema

      Trinity Mother Frances Rehabilitation Hospital

      3131 Troup Hwy., 
      Tyler, TX 
       (3.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      James Lively is a primary care provider, practicing in Physiatrist in Tyler, Texas. Dr. Lively 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 Diabetic Retinopathy.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Pediatric Pulmonology | Pulmonary Medicine | Pediatrics
      Experienced in Empyema
      Pediatric Pulmonology | Pulmonary Medicine | Pediatrics
      11937 Us Hwy 271, 
      Tyler, TX 
       (7.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Christina Barreda is a Pediatric Pulmonologist and a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Tyler, Texas. Dr. Barreda is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Empyema, Cystic Fibrosis, Stridor, and Laryngomalacia. Dr. Barreda is currently accepting new patients.

      Oscar Wilson
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      Trinity Clinic

      520 E. Douglas Blvd., 
      Tyler, TX 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Oscar Wilson is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Tyler, Texas. Dr. Wilson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, and Cirrhosis.

      James Stanford
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine

      Trinity Clinic

      520 E. Douglas Blvd., 
      Tyler, TX 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      James Stanford is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Tyler, Texas. Dr. Stanford is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and Volkmann Contracture.

      Alfred Lua
      Experienced in Empyema
      Geriatrics | Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Geriatrics | Internal Medicine

      Trinity Clinic

      520 E. Douglas Blvd., 
      Tyler, TX 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Alfred Lua is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics in Tyler, Texas. Dr. Lua is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Insomnia, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

      Douglas Coltman
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine

      Trinity Clinic

      520 E. Douglas Blvd., 
      Tyler, TX 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Douglas Coltman is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Tyler, Texas. Dr. Coltman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypothyroidism, and Endoscopy.

      Lee Ridenour
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine

      Trinity Clinic

      520 E. Douglas Blvd., 
      Tyler, TX 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Offers Telehealth

      Lee Ridenour is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Tyler, Texas. Dr. Ridenour is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Enlarged Liver, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Pediatric Myocarditis, Endoscopy, and Hip Replacement.

      Glen Sorrentino
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine

      Trinity Clinic

      520 E. Douglas Blvd., 
      Tyler, TX 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish

      Glen Sorrentino is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Tyler, Texas. Dr. Sorrentino is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT).

      Fawad Khaliq
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine

      Trinity Clinic

      520 E. Douglas Blvd., 
      Tyler, TX 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Fawad Khaliq is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Tyler, Texas. Dr. Khaliq is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Cirrhosis, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Endoscopy.

      Mark Vig
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine

      Trinity Clinic

      520 E. Douglas Blvd., 
      Tyler, TX 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Mark Vig is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Tyler, Texas. Dr. Vig is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Eunuchoidism Familial Hypogonadotropic, Male Pseudohermaphroditism with Gynecomastia, and Testicular Failure.

      Neda Esfandiari
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      Trinity Clinic

      520 E. Douglas Blvd., 
      Tyler, TX 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Farsi
      Offers Telehealth

      Neda Esfandiari is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Tyler, Texas. Dr. Esfandiari is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Peptic Ulcer, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

      Allen Wegener
      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema

      Trinity Clinic

      Tyler, TX 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Allen Wegener is an Urologist in Tyler, Texas. Dr. Wegener is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Urinary Incontinence, Stress Urinary Incontinence, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Ureteroscopy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Advanced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      Mother Frances Hospital Regional Health Care Center

      800 E Dawson St, 
      Tyler, TX 
       (0.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Joseph Fischer is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Tyler, Texas. Dr. Fischer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Cellulitis, Peptic Ulcer, Necrosis, and Sinusitis. Dr. Fischer is currently accepting new patients.

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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 Tyler, TX?

      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 Tyler, TX?

      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 Tyler, TX?

      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 Tyler, TX?

      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 Tyler, TX?

      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 Tyler, TX?

      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 Tyler, TX?

      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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