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    MediFind found 38 doctor with experience in Painful Swallowing near Lodi, CA. Of these, 31 are Experienced and 7 are Advanced.

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    38 providers found
      James J. Grady
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine

      Lodi Avenue Care Center

      1300 West Lodi Avenue, Suite P, 
      Lodi, CA 
       (1.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      James Grady is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Lodi, California. Dr. Grady 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), Parinaud Oculoglandular Syndrome, and Infant Hyperglycemia.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      999 S Fairmont Ave, 
      Lodi, CA 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Mazen Mardini is a Gastroenterologist in Lodi, California. Dr. Mardini is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Gastric Dysmotility, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), and Endoscopy.

      What does Elite, Distinguished, Advanced, Experienced mean?
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine

      Ht Family Physicians Inc

      999 S Fairmont Ave, Suite 215, 
      Lodi, CA 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      San Tso is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Lodi, California. Dr. Tso is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Vitamin D Deficiency, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, and Cirrhosis.

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

      Ht Family Physicians Inc

      999 S Fairmont Ave, Suite 215, 
      Lodi, CA 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Raissa Hill is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Lodi, California. Dr. Hill is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Vitamin D Deficiency, Cirrhosis, and Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine | Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine | Internal Medicine
      900 S Fairmont Ave, Suite A, 
      Lodi, CA 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Mobin Ghavami is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine in Lodi, California. Dr. Ghavami is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Opisthotonos, Muscle Spasms, Diabetic Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome, and Varicose Veins.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      845 S Fairmont Ave, Suite 5, 
      Lodi, CA 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Ronald Navone is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Lodi, California. Dr. Navone is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, and Cirrhosis.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      1121 West Vine St, Ste 14, 
      Lodi, CA 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      David Aarons is a Gastroenterologist in Lodi, California. Dr. Aarons is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Hepatitis, Diverticular Disease, and Hepatitis C.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Geriatrics | Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Geriatrics | Internal Medicine

      Adventist Health Physicians Network

      1031 S Fairmont Ave, 
      Lodi, CA 
       (1.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Sartaj Sandhu is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics and Internal Medicine in Lodi, California. Dr. Sandhu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Hypertension, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      Sacramento Ear Nose And Throat Surgical And Medical Group Inc

      10200 Trinity Pkwy, Suite 201, 
      Stockton, CA 
       (8.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Susan Cordes is an Otolaryngologist in Stockton, California. Dr. Cordes is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Male Pattern Baldness, Palatopharyngeal Incompetence, Sialadenitis, Gastrostomy, and Thyroidectomy. Dr. Cordes is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine | General Practice
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine | General Practice

      Pacific Urgent Care Inc

      1782 W Hammer Lane, 
      Stockton, CA 
       (8.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Taymour Malak is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and General Practice in Stockton, California. Dr. Malak is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Familial Hypertension.

      Steven J. Nelson
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine

      Stockton Medical Plaza

      2505 West Hammer Lane, 
      Stockton, CA 
       (8.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Steven Nelson is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Stockton, California. Dr. Nelson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Short Philtrum, Sunken Fontanelles, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, and Familial Hypertension.

      Saleha Ahmed
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine

      Stockton Medical Plaza I

      2505 West Hammer Lane, 
      Stockton, CA 
       (8.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Saleha Ahmed is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Stockton, California. Dr. Ahmed is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Anemia. Dr. Ahmed is currently accepting new patients.

      Sandar Linn
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Stockton Medical Plaza

      2545 West Hammer Lane, 
      Stockton, CA 
       (8.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Sandar Linn is a Gastroenterologist in Stockton, California. Dr. Linn is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Diverticular Disease, Cronkhite-Canada Disease, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Linn is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Community Medical Centers, Inc.

      7912 W Ln, Suite 221, 
      Stockton, CA 
       (7.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Susan Morrison is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Stockton, California. Dr. Morrison is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Low Blood Pressure, Vitamin D Deficiency, and Intrauterine Device Insertion.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing

      Sacramento Ear Nose And Throat Surgical And Medical Group Inc

      10200 Trinity Pkwy, Suite 201, 
      Stockton, CA 
       (8.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Josephine Nguyen is an Otolaryngologist in Stockton, California. Dr. Nguyen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Perichondritis, Infant Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, Low Nasal Bridge, and Gastrostomy.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      Sacramento Ear Nose And Throat Surgical And Medical Group Inc

      10200 Trinity Pkwy, Suite 201, 
      Stockton, CA 
       (8.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Ronald Dong is an Otolaryngologist in Stockton, California. Dr. Dong is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, Jones Syndrome, DFNB1, and Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      10200 Trinity Pkwy, 
      Stockton, CA 
       (8.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Morris Balfour is an Otolaryngologist in Stockton, California. Dr. Balfour is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Otitis, Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, and Infant Hearing Loss.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      10200 Trinity Pkwy Ste 201, 
      Stockton, CA 
       (8.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Denise Guendert is an Otolaryngologist in Stockton, California. Dr. Guendert is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), TMJ Disorders, and Infant Hearing Loss.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine | General Practice
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine | General Practice

      Kaiser Permanente Stockton Medical Offices

      7373 West Lane, 3rd Floor, 
      Stockton, CA 
       (8.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Alberto Del Pilar is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and General Practice in Stockton, California. Dr. Del Pilar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Primary Intestinal Lymphangiectasia, Meige Disease, Lymphangiectasis, and Lymphedema.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine
      1148 W Hammer Ln, 
      Stockton, CA 
       (8.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Nicholas Birlew is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Stockton, California. Dr. Birlew is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

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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 Lodi, 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 Lodi, 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 Lodi, 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 Lodi, 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 Lodi, 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 Lodi, 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 Lodi, 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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