The 20 Best Painful Swallowing Doctors Near Me in Lighthouse Point, FL

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Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 241 doctor with experience in Painful Swallowing near Lighthouse Point, FL. Of these, 180 are Experienced, 52 are Advanced and 9 are Distinguished.

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241 providers found
    Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology
    Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology

    Office

    5340 N Federal Hwy Ste 100, 
    Lighthouse Point, FL 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Vipin Gupta is a Gastroenterologist in Lighthouse Point, Florida. Dr. Gupta is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Anemia, Gastrostomy, and Gastrectomy.

    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing

    Florida Internal Medicine Associates

    1899 W Hillsboro Blvd, 
    Deerfield Beach, FL 
     (4.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Donovan Nembhard is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Dr. Nembhard is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Dementia.

    Brenda J. Cantisano
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology

    Coral Springs Family Health And Surgery Center

    5701 North University Drive, 
    Parkland, FL 
     (8.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Brenda Cantisano is a Gastroenterologist in Parkland, Florida. Dr. Cantisano is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Indigestion, Hemorrhoids, Painful Swallowing, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

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    Gloria Francis
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology

    Coral Springs Family Health And Surgery Center

    5701 North University Drive, 
    Parkland, FL 
     (8.7 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Gloria Francis is a Gastroenterologist in Parkland, Florida. Dr. Francis has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC), Hemorrhoids, Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome, and Diarrhea.

    Daniel Klein
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology

    Coral Springs Family Health And Surgery Center

    5701 North University Drive, 
    Parkland, FL 
     (8.7 miles away)
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Daniel Klein is a Gastroenterologist in Parkland, Florida. Dr. Klein has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Childhood Volvulus, Hemorrhoids, Portal Hypertension, and Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC).

    Michael Medina
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Otolaryngology
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Otolaryngology

    Coral Springs Family Health And Surgery Center

    5701 North University Drive, 
    Parkland, FL 
     (8.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Filipino, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Michael Medina is an Otolaryngologist in Parkland, Florida. Dr. Medina is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Mikulicz Disease, Throat Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, Laryngectomy, and Tissue Biopsy.

    Adalberto Gonzalez
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology

    Coral Springs Family Health And Surgery Center

    5701 North University Drive, 
    Parkland, FL 
     (8.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Adalberto Gonzalez is a Gastroenterologist in Parkland, Florida. Dr. Gonzalez is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Viral Gastroenteritis, Colitis, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Ileostomy, and Liver Transplant.

    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology

    Speciality Gastro Center

    5340 N Federal Hwy Ste 110, 
    Lighthouse Point, FL 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Mayuri Gupta is a Gastroenterologist in Lighthouse Point, Florida. Dr. Gupta is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Anemia, Intestinal Cancer, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Gastrectomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Gupta is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology

    Office

    1 W Sample Rd Ste 102, 
    Deerfield Beach, FL 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Harold Rosen is a Gastroenterologist in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Dr. Rosen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Gastritis, Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Family Medicine
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Family Medicine

    Office

    2800 S Ocean Blvd Apt 20A, 
    Boca Raton, FL 
     (4.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Bilga Attar is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Boca Raton, Florida. Dr. Attar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Anemia, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Hip Replacement.

    Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine
    Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine

    Office

    801 Meadows Rd Ste 114, 
    Boca Raton, FL 
     (5.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Shawnna Hampton is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Boca Raton, Florida. Dr. Hampton is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Necrosis, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

    Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine
    Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine

    Office

    801 Meadows Rd Ste 107, 
    Boca Raton, FL 
     (5.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Prosper Abitbol is an Internal Medicine provider in Boca Raton, Florida. Dr. Abitbol is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Cronkhite-Canada Disease, Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome, Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Colonoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

    Bayarmaa Mandzhieva
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology

    Coral Springs Family Health And Surgery Center

    5701 North University Drive, 
    Parkland, FL 
     (8.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Bayarmaa Mandzhieva is a Gastroenterologist in Parkland, Florida. Dr. Mandzhieva is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Fecal Impaction, Viral Gastroenteritis, Colitis, Diarrhea, and Small Bowel Resection.

    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Otolaryngology

    South Florida ENT Associates

    3126 N Federal Hwy, 
    Lighthouse Point, FL 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Todd Kupferman is an Otolaryngologist in Lighthouse Point, Florida. Dr. Kupferman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Tinnitus, Sinusitis, Empyema, and Allergic Rhinitis.

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

    MD Now Medical Centers Inc

    2502 N Federal Hwy, 
    Lighthouse Point, FL 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Manuel Garcia is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Lighthouse Point, Florida. Dr. Garcia is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Stormorken Syndrome, Scott Syndrome, Venous Insufficiency, and Gilbert Syndrome.

    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Otolaryngology

    Office

    1 W Sample Rd Ste 103, 
    Deerfield Beach, FL 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Paul Lapco is an Otolaryngologist in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Dr. Lapco is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Nasal Septal Hematoma, Low Nasal Bridge, Perichondritis, and Nasal Flaring.

    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology

    Office

    5340 N Federal Hwy Ste 100, 
    Lighthouse Point, FL 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    James Radke is a Gastroenterologist in Lighthouse Point, Florida. Dr. Radke is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Gastric Dysmotility, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Esophagitis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology

    Office

    601 E Sample Rd Ste 105, 
    Deerfield Beach, FL 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Subhash Gupta is a Gastroenterologist in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Dr. Gupta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Hemorrhoids, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Gastrostomy, and Gastrectomy.

    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology

    Broward Health Physician Group

    1801 W Sample Rd Ste 101, 
    Deerfield Beach, FL 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Aryama Sharma is a Gastroenterologist in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Dr. Sharma is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Hemorrhoids, Gastritis, Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Gastrectomy, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology

    Office

    5340 N Federal Hwy Ste 100, 
    Lighthouse Point, FL 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Eduardo Quintero is a Gastroenterologist in Lighthouse Point, Florida. Dr. Quintero is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Acute Pancreatitis, Gallstones, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    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 Lighthouse Point, FL?

    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 Lighthouse Point, FL?

    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 Lighthouse Point, FL?

    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 Lighthouse Point, FL?

    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 Lighthouse Point, FL?

    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 Lighthouse Point, FL?

    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 Lighthouse Point, FL?

    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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