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    MediFind found 496 doctor with experience in Painful Swallowing near West Hollywood, CA. Of these, 398 are Experienced, 82 are Advanced and 15 are Distinguished.

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    496 providers found
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology | General Surgery | Plastic Surgery
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology | General Surgery | Plastic Surgery

      The Regents Of The University Of California

      10833 Le Conte Ave, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (4.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Robert Kang is an Otolaryngologist and a General Surgeon in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Kang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Melanoma, Salivary Gland Tumors, Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Salivary Glands, Gastrostomy, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      Sinu-Clear Inc

      9301 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 404, 
      Beverly Hills, CA 
       (2.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Harvey Paley is an Otolaryngologist in Beverly Hills, California. Dr. Paley is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Familial Deafness, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Empyema, and Sinusitis.

      What does Elite, Distinguished, Advanced, Experienced mean?
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      8815 West Pico Boulevard, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (2.8 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, Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Shadi is currently accepting new patients.

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      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      The Regents Of The University Of California

      200 Medical Plaza, Suite 550, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (4.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Dinesh Chhetri is an Otolaryngologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Chhetri is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Swallowing Difficulty, Spasmodic Dysphonia, Laryngeal Cancer, Laryngectomy, and Parathyroidectomy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      Geoffrey Trenkle Do A Professional Medical Corporation

      1700 E Cesar E Chavez Ave, Suite 2500, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (9.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Abie Mendelsohn is an Otolaryngologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Mendelsohn is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Throat Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, Sialadenitis, Laryngectomy, and Thyroidectomy.

      Amrit K. Kamboj
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

      8700 Beverly Blvd, 
      West Hollywood, CA 
       (1.2 miles away)
      Experience:
      9+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Amrit Kamboj is a Gastroenterologist in West Hollywood, California. Dr. Kamboj has been practicing medicine for over 9 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Barrett Esophagus, Lymphocytic Colitis, Collagenous Colitis, Endoscopy, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      USC Care Medical Group Inc

      1520 San Pablo St, Fl 4, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (9.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      David Friedland is an Otolaryngologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Friedland is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, Otitis, DFNB1, Myringotomy, and Mastoidectomy. Dr. Friedland is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology | Radiation Oncology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology | Radiation Oncology

      Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

      8700 Beverly Blvd, 
      West Hollywood, CA 
       (1.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Ali Rezaie is a Gastroenterologist and a Radiation Oncologist in West Hollywood, California. Dr. Rezaie is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Diarrhea, Endoscopy, and Appendectomy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      8631 W 3rd St, Suite 1015e, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Marc Makhani is a Gastroenterologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Makhani is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Anemia, Visceromegaly, Cirrhosis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Gastroenterology Hospitalist Associates Inc

      8631 W 3rd St, Suite 815, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Pedram Enayati is a Gastroenterologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Enayati is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Gastritis, Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      8631 W 3rd St, 1015e, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Benjamin Basseri is a Gastroenterologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Basseri is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Gastric Dysmotility, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Gas Bloat Syndrome, Colonoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Carey Strom M.D. Apc

      8631 W 3rd St, Suite 1017e, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Carey Strom is a Gastroenterologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Strom is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Gastric Dysmotility, Salmonella Enterocolitis, and Eosinophilic Esophagitis.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology | General Surgery
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology | General Surgery

      Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation

      8635 W 3rd St, Suite 465w, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Anca Barbu is an Otolaryngologist and a General Surgeon in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Barbu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Laryngeal Nerve Damage, Spasmodic Dysphonia, Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Throat Cancer, and Laryngectomy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      240 S La Cienega Blvd, 
      Beverly Hills, CA 
       (1.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Shahab Mehdizadeh is a Gastroenterologist in Beverly Hills, California. Dr. Mehdizadeh is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Colonoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      6221 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 517, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (1.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Steven Burres is an Otolaryngologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Burres is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss, Deafness Hypogonadism Syndrome, Infant Hearing Loss, and Swallowing Difficulty.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      5901 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 300, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Mehrdad Vosoghi is a Gastroenterologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Vosoghi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Gastritis, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Gastrostomy, and Colonoscopy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Geriatrics | Internal Medicine
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Geriatrics | Internal Medicine
      6245 De Longpre Ave, Fl 2, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (2.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Marcel Filart is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics and Internal Medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Filart is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, COVID-19, Dehydration, Gastrostomy, and Prostatectomy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      5549 W Pico Blvd, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (2.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Kirk Uomoto is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Uomoto is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Syphilitic Aseptic Meningitis, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Necrosis, Gastrostomy, and Colonoscopy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      2080 Century Park E, Suite 1700, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (3.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Michel Babajanian is an Otolaryngologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Babajanian is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Familial Deafness, Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, Infant Hearing Loss, and Low Nasal Bridge.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine | Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine | Gastroenterology
      2080 Century Park East, Suite 1108, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (3.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Payman Khorrami is an Internal Medicine specialist and a Gastroenterologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Khorrami is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

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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 West Hollywood, 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 West Hollywood, 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 West Hollywood, 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 West Hollywood, 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 West Hollywood, 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 West Hollywood, 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 West Hollywood, 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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