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    MediFind found 86 doctor with experience in Painful Swallowing near Clovis, CA. Of these, 62 are Experienced, 19 are Advanced and 5 are Distinguished.

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    86 providers found
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      General Surgery | Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      General Surgery | Gastroenterology

      Saint Agnes Medical Foundation

      1303 E Herndon Ave, 
      Fresno, CA 
       (3.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Daniel Swartz is a General Surgeon and a Gastroenterologist in Fresno, California. Dr. Swartz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Short Bowel Syndrome, Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth, Obesity, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy.

      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Community Foundation Medical Group

      7095 N Chestnut Ave, Suite 101, 
      Fresno, CA 
       (2.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      John Abdulian is a Gastroenterologist in Fresno, California. Dr. Abdulian is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Menetrier Disease, Visceromegaly, Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

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      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Community Foundation Medical Group

      1187 E Herndon Ave, Suite 101, 
      Fresno, CA 
       (3.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Kevin Kodama is a Gastroenterologist in Fresno, California. Dr. Kodama is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Menetrier Disease, Gardner Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

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      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Community Foundation Medical Group

      1187 E Herndon Ave, Suite 101, 
      Fresno, CA 
       (3.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Sandeep Sekhon is a Gastroenterologist in Fresno, California. Dr. Sekhon is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Menetrier Disease, Barrett Esophagus, Cirrhosis, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Community Foundation Medical Group

      7095 N Chestnut Ave, Suite 101, 
      Fresno, CA 
       (2.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

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

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Community Foundation Medical Group

      7095 N Chestnut Ave, Suite 101, 
      Fresno, CA 
       (2.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Adam Greenberg is a Gastroenterologist in Fresno, California. Dr. Greenberg is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Hiatal Hernia, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Hemorrhoids, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Community Foundation Medical Group

      7095 N Chestnut Ave, Suite 101, 
      Fresno, CA 
       (2.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Hashroop Gurm is a Gastroenterologist in Fresno, California. Dr. Gurm is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Hemorrhoids, Portal Hypertension, Childhood Volvulus, Indigestion, and Endoscopy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Community Foundation Medical Group

      7055 N Maple Ave, Suite 106, 
      Fresno, CA 
       (2.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Jayanta Choudhury is a Gastroenterologist in Fresno, California. Dr. Choudhury is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Turcot Syndrome, Gardner Syndrome, Pancreatectomy, and Endoscopy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Community Foundation Medical Group

      7055 N Maple Ave, Suite 106, 
      Fresno, CA 
       (2.6 miles away)
      Experience:
      43+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Muhammad Sheikh is a Gastroenterologist in Fresno, California. Dr. Sheikh has been practicing medicine for over 43 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Visceromegaly, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      Central Calif Ent Medical Group

      1351 E Spruce Ave, 
      Fresno, CA 
       (3.3 miles away)
      Experience:
      43+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Allen Evans is an Otolaryngologist in Fresno, California. Dr. Evans has been practicing medicine for over 43 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Salivary Glands, Salivary Gland Tumors, Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, and Renal Oncocytoma.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      Central Calif Ent Medical Group

      1351 E Spruce Ave, 
      Fresno, CA 
       (3.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jennifer Davies is an Otolaryngologist in Fresno, California. Dr. Davies is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Ruptured Eardrum, Infant Hearing Loss, Cholesteatoma, Laryngectomy, and Gastrostomy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine

      Spruce Multispeciatly Group

      1275 E Spruce Ave, Suite 101, 
      Fresno, CA 
       (3.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Michael Lynch is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Fresno, California. Dr. Lynch is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Community Foundation Medical Group

      1303 E Herndon Ave, 
      Fresno, CA 
       (3.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jonathan Myers is a Gastroenterologist in Fresno, California. Dr. Myers is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Childhood Volvulus, Portal Hypertension, Indigestion, Gastrectomy, and Pancreatectomy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Community Foundation Medical Group

      1187 E Herndon Ave, Suite 101, 
      Fresno, CA 
       (3.7 miles away)
      Experience:
      43+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Patrick Ginn is a Gastroenterologist in Fresno, California. Dr. Ginn has been practicing medicine for over 43 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Gardner Syndrome, Turcot Syndrome, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Community Foundation Medical Group

      1187 E Herndon Ave, Suite 101, 
      Fresno, CA 
       (3.7 miles away)
      Experience:
      16+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Abhishek Gulati is a Gastroenterologist in Fresno, California. Dr. Gulati has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Menetrier Disease, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Visceromegaly, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Community Foundation Medical Group

      1187 E Herndon Ave, Suite 101, 
      Fresno, CA 
       (3.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Soo Kim is a Gastroenterologist in Fresno, California. Dr. Kim is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC), Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Turcot Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Geriatrics | Internal Medicine
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Geriatrics | Internal Medicine
      3115 N Millbrook Ave, 
      Fresno, CA 
       (4.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Stephen Grossman is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics and Internal Medicine in Fresno, California. Dr. Grossman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Alzheimer's Disease, Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, and Hypertension.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Community Health Partners

      205 E River Park Cir, Suite 460, 
      Fresno, CA 
       (5.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Kelvin Higa is a Gastroenterologist in Fresno, California. Dr. Higa is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Short Bowel Syndrome, Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth, Gastrectomy, and Gastric Bypass.

      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Community Foundation Medical Group

      2335 E Kashian Ln, 
      Fresno, CA 
       (7.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Naeem Akhtar is a Gastroenterologist in Fresno, California. Dr. Akhtar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Esophageal Varices, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      255 W Herndon Ave Ste 103, 
      Clovis, CA 
       (0.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Lee Copeland is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Clovis, California. Dr. Copeland is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Osteoporosis, Pompholyx Eczema, and Hypertension.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      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 Clovis, 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 Clovis, 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 Clovis, 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 Clovis, 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 Clovis, 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 Clovis, 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 Clovis, 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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