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    MediFind found 461 doctor with experience in Painful Swallowing near Burbank, CA. Of these, 376 are Experienced, 71 are Advanced and 13 are Distinguished.

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    461 providers found
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine | Internal Medicine
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine | Internal Medicine

      Advanced Health Medical Group Inc

      333 E Magnolia Blvd, Suite 103, 
      Burbank, CA 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Ayuna Panossian is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine in Burbank, California. Dr. Panossian is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), COVID-19, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      201 South Buena Vista Street, Suite 410, 
      Burbank, CA 
       (2.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Henry Fisher is a Gastroenterologist in Burbank, California. Dr. Fisher is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gardner Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Fisher is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      1505 Wilson Terrace, Suite 270, 
      Glendale, CA 
       (4.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Hrair Koutnouyan is an Otolaryngologist in Glendale, California. Dr. Koutnouyan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Tinnitus, Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Salivary Glands, Salivary Gland Tumors, Gastrostomy, and Turbinectomy. Dr. Koutnouyan is currently accepting new patients.

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      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      City Of Hope Medical Foundation

      209 Fair Oaks Ave, 
      South Pasadena, CA 
       (9.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Thomas Gernon is an Otolaryngologist in South Pasadena, California. Dr. Gernon is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Laryngeal Cancer, Salivary Gland Tumors, Throat Cancer, Tissue Biopsy, and Thyroidectomy.

      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      8815 West Pico Boulevard, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (10.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Payam Shadi is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Shadi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Necrosis, Sepsis, Enlarged Liver, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Shadi is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      303 South Glenoaks Boulevard, Suite 1, 
      Burbank, CA 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Edmond Melikterminas is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Burbank, California. Dr. Melikterminas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), COVID-19, Heart Attack, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Melikterminas is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      181 South Buena Vista Street, Suite 410, 
      Burbank, CA 
       (2.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      David Schulman is a Gastroenterologist in Burbank, California. Dr. Schulman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Heartburn, Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Schulman is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      201 South Buena Vista Street, Suite 410, 
      Burbank, CA 
       (2.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      David Alexanian is a Gastroenterologist in Burbank, California. Dr. Alexanian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Turcot Syndrome, Gardner Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      201 South Buena Vista Street, Suite 325, 
      Burbank, CA 
       (2.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Michael Marsh is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Burbank, California. Dr. Marsh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Empyema, Sinusitis, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Marsh is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      2701 West Alameda Avenue, Suite 307, 
      Burbank, CA 
       (2.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Raffi Mesrobian is an Otolaryngologist in Burbank, California. Dr. Mesrobian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Malignant Otitis Externa, Tinnitus, Jones Syndrome, Laryngectomy, and Parathyroidectomy. Dr. Mesrobian is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      501 South Buena Vista Street, 
      Burbank, CA 
       (2.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Yuro Berkovic is an Otolaryngologist in Burbank, California. Dr. Berkovic is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Familial Deafness, Nasal Septal Hematoma, Low Nasal Bridge, and Perichondritis.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      4314 West Victory Boulevard, 
      Burbank, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Yeong Sheu is a Gastroenterologist in Burbank, California. Dr. Sheu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Hemorrhoids, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Helicobacter Pylori Infection, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Sheu is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      4314 West Victory Boulevard, 
      Burbank, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Roberto Beaton is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Burbank, California. Dr. Beaton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Juvenile Primary Osteoporosis, Osteomyelitis in Children, Cirrhosis, and Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      3808 West Riverside Drive, Suite 201, 
      Burbank, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Grace Wong is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Burbank, California. Dr. Wong is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), COVID-19, Gastrostomy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Wong is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine

      Jamsheed And Sooferi A Professional Dental Corporation

      214 N Central Ave, 
      Glendale, CA 
       (3.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Narbeh Tovmassian is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Glendale, California. Dr. Tovmassian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), COVID-19, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology | General Surgery
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology | General Surgery

      City Of Hope Medical Foundation

      209 Fair Oaks Ave, 
      South Pasadena, CA 
       (9.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Ellie Maghami is an Otolaryngologist and a General Surgeon in South Pasadena, California. Dr. Maghami is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Salivary Gland Tumors, Thyroid Cancer, Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, Thyroidectomy, and Laryngectomy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Plastic Surgery | Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Plastic Surgery | Otolaryngology
      191 S Buena Vista St, Suite #320, 
      Burbank, CA 
       (2.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Warren Line is a Plastic Surgeon and an Otolaryngologist in Burbank, California. Dr. Line is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Sialadenitis, Petrositis, Palatal Myoclonus, Nonallergic Rhinopathy, and Gastrostomy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      912 W Glenoaks Blvd, 
      Glendale, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Armine Sarkisian is a Gastroenterologist in Glendale, California. Dr. Sarkisian is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Gas Bloat Syndrome, Gastric Dysmotility, Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Gastrectomy, and Gastrostomy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      1510 S Central Ave, Suite 620, 
      Glendale, CA 
       (4.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Mehdi Khorsandi is a Gastroenterologist in Glendale, California. Dr. Khorsandi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Bacterial Gastroenteritis, Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth, Gastrectomy, and Gastrostomy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      222 W Eulalia St, Suite 114, 
      Glendale, CA 
       (4.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Edgar Mehdikhani is a Gastroenterologist in Glendale, California. Dr. Mehdikhani is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Gas Bloat Syndrome, Gastric Dysmotility, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gastrectomy, and Gastrostomy.

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      Last Updated: 01/09/2026

      What is the definition of Painful Swallowing?

      Painful swallowing is any pain or discomfort while swallowing. You may feel it high in the neck or lower down behind the breastbone. Most often, the pain feels like a strong sensation of squeezing or burning. Painful swallowing may be a symptom of a serious disorder.

      When should I see a Painful Swallowing doctor near Burbank, CA?

      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 a Painful Swallowing doctor near Burbank, CA?

      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 Painful Swallowing doctors near Burbank, CA?

      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 Painful Swallowing doctors near Burbank, CA?

      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 a Painful Swallowing doctor near Burbank, CA?

      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 Painful Swallowing doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Painful Swallowing 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 a Painful Swallowing doctor near Burbank, CA?

      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 Painful Swallowing 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 Painful Swallowing 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 Painful Swallowing doctors near Burbank, CA?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Painful Swallowing 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 a Painful Swallowing doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Painful Swallowing 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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