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    Last Updated: 10/30/2025

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    MediFind found 63 doctor with experience in Empyema near Forest, VA. Of these, 47 are Experienced, 13 are Advanced and 3 are Distinguished.

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    63 providers found
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology | Allergy and Immunology | Plastic Surgery
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology | Allergy and Immunology | Plastic Surgery

      Blue Ridge Ear Nose Throat & Plastic Surgery Inc

      2321 Atherholt Road, 
      Lynchburg, VA 
       (7.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Joseph Hutchison is an Otolaryngologist and an Allergy and Immunologist in Lynchburg, Virginia. Dr. Hutchison is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Jones Syndrome, Infant Hearing Loss, DFNB1, and Sinusitis. Dr. Hutchison is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      Blue Ridge Ear Nose Throat & Plastic Surgery Inc

      2321 Atherholt Road, 
      Lynchburg, VA 
       (7.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Jay Cline is an Otolaryngologist in Lynchburg, Virginia. Dr. Cline is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Jones Syndrome, DFNB1, Infant Hearing Loss, Laryngectomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Cline is currently accepting new patients.

      What does Elite, Distinguished, Advanced, Experienced mean?
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Distinguished in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      2321 Atherholt Rd, 
      Lynchburg, VA 
       (7.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Timothy Courville is an Otolaryngologist in Lynchburg, Virginia. Dr. Courville is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, Jones Syndrome, Empyema, and DFNB1. Dr. Courville is currently accepting new patients.

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      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      Blue Ridge Ear Nose Throat & Plastic Surgery Inc

      2321 Atherholt Road, 
      Lynchburg, VA 
       (7.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hausa, Lithuanian, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Samkon Gado is an Otolaryngologist in Lynchburg, Virginia. Dr. Gado is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Allergic Rhinitis, Empyema, Infant Hearing Loss, and Sinusitis. Dr. Gado is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      Privia Medical Group, LLC

      1175 Corporate Park Dr, 
      Forest, VA 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Filipino, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Verna Guanzon is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Forest, Virginia. Dr. Guanzon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Gout, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Guanzon is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      Privia Medical Group, LLC

      1175 Corporate Park Dr, 
      Forest, VA 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Robert Elliott is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Forest, Virginia. Dr. Elliott is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Dementia, Hypertension, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Elliott is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      102 Archway Ct, 
      Lynchburg, VA 
       (2.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Craig Petry is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Lynchburg, Virginia. Dr. Petry 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, and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young. Dr. Petry is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      21054a Timberlake Rd, 
      Lynchburg, VA 
       (3.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Timothy Mynes is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Lynchburg, Virginia. Dr. Mynes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Tonsillitis, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), and Lymphangitis.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      21556 Timberlake Rd, Suite D, 
      Lynchburg, VA 
       (3.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Nathan Christian is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Lynchburg, Virginia. Dr. Christian 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, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      Privia Medical Group, LLC

      1088 London Links Dr, 
      Forest, VA 
       (4.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Filipino
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Manuel Peralta is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Forest, Virginia. Dr. Peralta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension. Dr. Peralta is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      1088 London Links Dr, 
      Forest, VA 
       (4.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      David Paulus is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Forest, Virginia. Dr. Paulus is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Tracheitis. Dr. Paulus is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      Centra Medical Group LLC

      125 Nationwide Dr, 
      Lynchburg, VA 
       (4.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

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

      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine

      Centra Medical Group LLC

      125 Nationwide Dr, 
      Lynchburg, VA 
       (4.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      James Meadows is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Lynchburg, Virginia. Dr. Meadows is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Glucose Phosphate Isomerase Deficiency, Glucose-Galactose Malabsorption Deficiency, Congenital Sucrase-Isomaltase Deficiency, and High Cholesterol. Dr. Meadows is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine

      Centra Medical Group LLC

      125 Nationwide Dr, 
      Lynchburg, VA 
       (4.4 miles away)
      Experience:
      43+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      James Cure is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Lynchburg, Virginia. Dr. Cure has been practicing medicine for over 43 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Thyroid Storm, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Cure is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine | General Practice
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine | General Practice

      Wiggington Road Family Practice Inc

      113 Wiggington Rd, Suite A, 
      Lynchburg, VA 
       (4.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Harb Rank is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and General Practice in Lynchburg, Virginia. Dr. Rank is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Physician Assistant | Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Empyema
      Physician Assistant | Otolaryngology

      Blue Ridge Ear Nose Throat & Plastic Surgery Inc

      2321 Atherholt Road, 
      Lynchburg, VA 
       (7.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Indre Lithyouvong is a Physician Assistant and an Otolaryngologist in Lynchburg, Virginia. Ms. Lithyouvong is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Jones Syndrome, Infant Hearing Loss, DFNB1, and Tinnitus.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Advanced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      Centra Medical Group LLC

      1901 Tate Springs Rd, 
      Lynchburg, VA 
       (7.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Brandon Cox is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Lynchburg, Virginia. Dr. Cox is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, and Vitamin D Deficiency. Dr. Cox is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Centra Medical Group LLC

      2542 Langhorne Rd, 
      Lynchburg, VA 
       (7.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Joseph Khoury is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and a Sleep Medicine provider in Lynchburg, Virginia. Dr. Khoury is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Asthma in Children, Asthma, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Khoury is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Advanced in Empyema

      Centra Medical Group LLC

      2542 Langhorne Rd, 
      Lynchburg, VA 
       (7.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Steven Koziol is an Urologist in Lynchburg, Virginia. Dr. Koziol is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are UPJ Obstruction, Perirenal Abscess, Boils, Ureteroscopy, and Nephrectomy.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine
      Advanced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine

      Centra Medical Group LLC

      2542 Langhorne Rd, 
      Lynchburg, VA 
       (7.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Albert Baker is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Lynchburg, Virginia. Dr. Baker is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Bronchiectasis, Gastrostomy, and Advanced Bronchoscopy. Dr. Baker is currently accepting new patients.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      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 Forest, VA?

      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 Forest, VA?

      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 Forest, VA?

      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 Forest, VA?

      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 Forest, VA?

      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 Forest, VA?

      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 Forest, VA?

      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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