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    Last Updated: 01/09/2026

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    MediFind found 130 doctor with experience in Painful Swallowing near San Pablo, CA. Of these, 122 are Experienced, 6 are Advanced and 2 are Distinguished.

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    130 providers found
      Nihar U. Shah
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      2850 Telegraph Ave., Suite 130, 
      Berkeley, CA 
       (8.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Nihar Shah is a Gastroenterologist in Berkeley, California. Dr. Shah is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Macroamylasemia, Visceromegaly, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Shah is currently accepting new patients.

      Vinod K. Kurupath
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Telegraph Care Center

      2850 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 130, 
      Berkeley, CA 
       (8.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Vinod Kurupath is a Gastroenterologist in Berkeley, California. Dr. Kurupath is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Choledocholithiasis, Chronic Pancreatitis, Bile Duct Obstruction, Gastrectomy, and Pancreatectomy. Dr. Kurupath is currently accepting new patients.

      Dina Z. Ezzeddine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Telegraph Care Center

      2850 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 130, 
      Berkeley, CA 
       (8.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Dina Ezzeddine is a Gastroenterologist in Berkeley, California. Dr. Ezzeddine is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Viral Gastroenteritis, Colitis, Anal Fissure, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Ezzeddine is currently accepting new patients.

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      Saurabh Gupta
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Telegraph Care Center

      2850 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 130, 
      Berkeley, CA 
       (8.6 miles away)
      Experience:
      18+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Saurabh Gupta is a Gastroenterologist in Berkeley, California. Dr. Gupta has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Adenoma, Gallstones, Choledocholithiasis, Pancreatectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Gupta is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      University Of California San Francisco

      400 Parnassus Ave, Mcb300, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (15.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Clark Rosen is an Otolaryngologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Rosen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Spasmodic Dysphonia, Perichondritis, Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis, Endoscopy, and Laryngectomy.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      2089 Vale Rd, Suite 33, 
      San Pablo, CA 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Gerald Schaffer is a Gastroenterologist in San Pablo, California. Dr. Schaffer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Colitis, Viral Gastroenteritis, Painful Swallowing, Endoscopy, and Hemorrhoidectomy.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Genesis Healthcare Partners PC

      2089 Vale Rd, Suite 33, 
      San Pablo, CA 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Kiran Narsinh is a Gastroenterologist in San Pablo, California. Dr. Narsinh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine

      Pinole Medical Offices

      1301 Pinole Valley Road, 2nd Floor, 
      Pinole, CA 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Salaish Sarin is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Pinole, California. Dr. Sarin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Brucellosis, Vasoconstriction, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, and Chronic Cough.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine
      10104 San Pablo Ave, 
      El Cerrito, CA 
       (4.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Mandarin, Spanish

      Claudell Stephens is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in El Cerrito, California. Dr. Stephens is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Sideroblastic Anemia, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, and Hypertension.

      Mimi Lin
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Van Ness Campus MOB

      1100 Van Ness Avenue, Floor 5, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (12.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Mimi Lin is a Gastroenterologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Lin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Encopresis, Gastroparesis, Achalasia, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Lin is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      Ucsf Medical Group Business Services

      2380 Sutter St, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (13.2 miles away)
      Experience:
      17+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Chase Heaton is an Otolaryngologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Heaton 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 Tongue Cancer, Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC), Laryngectomy, and Osteotomy.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      University Of California San Francisco

      2330 Post St, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (13.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Patrick Ha is an Otolaryngologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Ha is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, Salivary Gland Tumors, Tongue Cancer, Gastrostomy, and Laryngectomy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      John Muir Physician Network

      3100 San Pablo Ave, Suite 420, 
      Berkeley, CA 
       (8.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Michael Loudin is a Gastroenterologist in Berkeley, California. Dr. Loudin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Hemorrhoids, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

      Nazia Hasan
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Van Ness Campus MOB

      1100 Van Ness Avenue, Floor 5, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (12.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Nazia Hasan is a Gastroenterologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Hasan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Pseudocyst, Esophageal Perforation, Childhood Pancreatitis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Hasan is currently accepting new patients.

      Christopher M. Rombaoa
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing

      Van Ness Campus MOB

      1100 Van Ness Avenue, Floor 5, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (12.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Christopher Rombaoa is a Gastroenterologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Rombaoa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Achalasia, Gastroparesis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Rombaoa is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      Ucsf Medical Group Business Services

      400 Parnassus Ave, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (15.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Vyvy Young is an Otolaryngologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Young is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Laryngocele, Spasmodic Dysphonia, Swallowing Difficulty, Endoscopy, and Cordotomy.

      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      University Of California San Francisco

      400 Parnassus Ave, Mcb300, 
      San Francisco, CA 
       (15.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Yue Ma is an Otolaryngologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Ma is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Spasmodic Dysphonia, Cordotomy, and Tissue Biopsy.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      1510 4th St, Suite 1, 
      Berkeley, CA 
       (6.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Hiep Nguyen is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Berkeley, California. Dr. Nguyen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Peptic Ulcer, Gastrointestinal Fistula, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      2512 Telegraph Ave, Suite 350, 
      Berkeley, CA 
       (8.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Anthony Allen is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Berkeley, California. Dr. Allen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Pneumonia, Osteomyelitis, and Epidural Abscess.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Ucsf Medical Group Business Services

      3100 San Pablo Ave, 
      Berkeley, CA 
       (8.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Aparajita Singh is a Gastroenterologist in Berkeley, California. Dr. Singh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are DICER1 Syndrome, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

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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 San Pablo, 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 San Pablo, 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 San Pablo, 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 San Pablo, 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 San Pablo, 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 San Pablo, 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 San Pablo, 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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