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    MediFind found 33 doctor with experience in Painful Swallowing near Fairfield, CA. Of these, 29 are Experienced and 4 are Advanced.

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    33 providers found
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine

      Snf Specialists Medical Corporation

      1255 Travis Blvd, 
      Fairfield, CA 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Gurpreet Dhugga is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Fairfield, California. Dr. Dhugga is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Acute Kidney Failure, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Peptic Ulcer, and Necrosis.

      Lawrence K. Chan
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      2702 Low Court, 
      Fairfield, CA 
       (2.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Lawrence Chan is a Gastroenterologist in Fairfield, California. Dr. Chan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Turcot Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Chan is currently accepting new patients.

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      Sabba Maqbool
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      2702 Low Court, 
      Fairfield, CA 
       (2.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Sabba Maqbool is a Gastroenterologist in Fairfield, California. Dr. Maqbool is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Crohn's Disease, Jaundice, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

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      Frances L. Lee
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      2702 Low Court, 
      Fairfield, CA 
       (2.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

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

      Charbel J. Nadra
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      2720 Low Court, 
      Fairfield, CA 
       (2.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Charbel Nadra is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Fairfield, California. Dr. Nadra is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Anemia, Peripheral Neuropathy, Thrombocytopenia, and Hyperthyroidism. Dr. Nadra is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Snf Specialists Medical Corporation

      1255 Travis Blvd, 
      Fairfield, CA 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hindi, Nepali, Punjabi

      Shankar Ghimire is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Fairfield, California. Dr. Ghimire is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Low Sodium Level, Necrosis, Acute Kidney Failure, Pacemaker Implantation, and Endoscopy.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      1710 Pennsylvania Ave, Suite D, 
      Fairfield, CA 
       (0.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Murray Woolf is an Otolaryngologist in Fairfield, California. Dr. Woolf is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are TMJ Disorders, Otitis, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), and Swallowing Difficulty.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      1710 Pennsylvania Ave, Ste D, 
      Fairfield, CA 
       (0.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Kristin Woodbury is an Otolaryngologist in Fairfield, California. Dr. Woodbury is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Meniere Disease, Otitis, Sialadenitis, and Swallowing Difficulty.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Northbay Healthcare Group

      1200 B Gale Wilson Blvd, 
      Fairfield, CA 
       (1.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Michael Krier is a Gastroenterologist in Fairfield, California. Dr. Krier is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Anemia, Ascites, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Northbay Healthcare Group

      1200 B Gale Wilson Blvd, 
      Fairfield, CA 
       (1.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Suk Whang is a Gastroenterologist in Fairfield, California. Dr. Whang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Hemorrhoids, Viral Gastroenteritis, Colitis, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

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

      Northbay Healthcare Group

      1200 B Gale Wilson Blvd, 
      Fairfield, CA 
       (1.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Douglas Freeman is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Fairfield, California. Dr. Freeman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Hypertension, and Familial Hypertension.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology | Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology | Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
      2702 Low Ct, 
      Fairfield, CA 
       (2.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Lorre Henderson is an Otolaryngologist and an Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine provider in Fairfield, California. Dr. Henderson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Sialadenitis, Infant Hearing Loss, Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS), and Otitis.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Geriatrics | General Surgery
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Geriatrics | General Surgery
      1766 Pistacia Ct, 
      Fairfield, CA 
       (3.8 miles away)
      Experience:
      17+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Michael Richardson is a Geriatrics specialist and a General Surgeon in Fairfield, California. Dr. Richardson has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Dementia, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), and Pneumonia.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Geriatrics | Internal Medicine
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Geriatrics | Internal Medicine
      269 Sage Sparrow Cir, 
      Vacaville, CA 
       (8.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Kathryn Amacher is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics and Internal Medicine in Vacaville, California. Dr. Amacher is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Cerebellar Degeneration.

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

      Northbay Healthcare Group

      4520 Business Ctr Dr, 
      Fairfield, CA 
       (5.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Ehsan Ghods is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Fairfield, California. Dr. Ghods is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Anemia, High Cholesterol, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Northbay Healthcare Group

      1020 Nut Tree Rd, 
      Vacaville, CA 
       (8.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Mounzer Al Samman is a Gastroenterologist in Vacaville, California. Dr. Al Samman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Visceromegaly, Diverticular Disease, Hemorrhoids, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

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

      Northbay Healthcare Group

      421 Nut Tree Rd, 
      Vacaville, CA 
       (9.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Stephen Newman is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Vacaville, California. Dr. Newman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Lung Cancer, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, and Huntington Disease.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      3443 Villa Ln, Suite 4, 
      Napa, CA 
       (14.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      David Freeto is a Gastroenterologist in Napa, California. Dr. Freeto is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Esophagitis, Barrett Esophagus, Swallowing Difficulty, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      1100 Trancas Street, Suite 350, 
      Napa, CA 
       (14.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Ali Banaie is a Gastroenterologist in Napa, California. Dr. Banaie is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Anemia, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Esophagitis, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Permanente Medical Group Inc

      1 Quality Dr, 
      Vacaville, CA 
       (11.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Thomas Huang is a Gastroenterologist in Vacaville, California. Dr. Huang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Turcot Syndrome, Ascites, Gardner Syndrome, and Hemorrhoids.

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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 Fairfield, 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 Fairfield, 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 Fairfield, 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 Fairfield, 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 Fairfield, 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 Fairfield, 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 Fairfield, 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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