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    MediFind found 253 doctor with experience in Painful Swallowing near Pompano Beach, FL. Of these, 183 are Experienced, 61 are Advanced and 9 are Distinguished.

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    253 providers found
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine

      Holy Cross Hospital Inc

      4725 N Federal Hwy, Suite 502, 
      Fort Lauderdale, FL 
       (3.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Anibal Loza is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Dr. Loza is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Opioid Induced Constipation, Magnesium Deficiency, Low Blood Pressure, Hip Replacement, and Bone Graft. Dr. Loza is currently accepting new patients.

      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 
       (8.0 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.

      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 
       (8.0 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, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

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      Nicole Palekar
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Coral Springs Family Health And Surgery Center

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

      Nicole Palekar is a Gastroenterologist in Parkland, Florida. Dr. Palekar has been practicing medicine for over 30 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Hemorrhagic Proctocolitis, Ulcerative Colitis, Gas Bloat Syndrome, and Endoscopy.

      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 
       (8.0 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 
       (8.0 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 
       (8.0 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

      Coral Ridge Gastroenterology Associates LLC

      5301 N Dixie Hwy, Suite 202, 
      Oakland Park, FL 
       (2.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Charles Hotte is a Gastroenterologist in Oakland Park, Florida. Dr. Hotte is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Hemorrhoids, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Holy Cross Hospital Inc

      4725 N Federal Hwy 302, Holy Cross Medical Group, 
      Ft Lauderdale, FL 
       (3.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Patrick Amar is a Gastroenterologist in Ft Lauderdale, Florida. Dr. Amar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Visceromegaly, Anemia, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      1 W Sample Rd, Suite 102, 
      Pompano Beach, FL 
       (3.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Harold Rosen is a Gastroenterologist in Pompano 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
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      1050 Ne 45th St, 
      Oakland Park, FL 
       (3.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      William Dickerson is a Gastroenterologist in Oakland Park, Florida. Dr. Dickerson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Dickerson is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      University Of Miami

      1192 E Newport Ctr Dr, 
      Deerfield Beach, FL 
       (4.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Bengali, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Mursalin Anis is an Otolaryngologist in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Dr. Anis is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Laryngeal Nerve Damage, Throat Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, Cordotomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Anis is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing

      Florida Internal Medicine Associates

      1899 W Hillsboro Blvd, 
      Deerfield Beach, FL 
       (6.2 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 Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Dementia.

      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 
       (8.0 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.

      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Premium Practice Solutions, LLC

      1500 N University Dr, Suite 100, 
      Coral Springs, FL 
       (8.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

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

      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Dr Prosper Abitbol PA

      800 Meadows Rd, 
      Boca Raton, FL 
       (9.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Prosper Abitbol is a Gastroenterologist 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, Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome, Colonoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

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

      Shawnna M Hampton Do PLLC

      670 Glades Rd, Suite 110, 
      Boca Raton, FL 
       (9.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      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. Dr. Hampton is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Coral Ridge Gastroenterology Associates LLC

      550 Sw 3rd St, 
      Pompano Beach, FL 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Manuel Babaian is a Gastroenterologist in Pompano Beach, Florida. Dr. Babaian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Gastric Dysmotility, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Esophagitis, and Chronic Erosive Gastritis.

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

      First Docs PC

      830 Lakeside Cir, 
      Pompano Beach, FL 
       (0.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hindi, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Chhatrapal Thakur is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Pompano Beach, Florida. Dr. Thakur is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Necrosis, Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope, Renovascular Hypertension, Ureteroscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Thakur is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      6405 N Federal Highway, Suite 104, 
      Fort Lauderdale, FL 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Kenneth Farrell is an Otolaryngologist in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Dr. Farrell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Familial Deafness, Palatal Myoclonus, Ozena, and Nonallergic Rhinopathy.

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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 Pompano Beach, 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 Pompano Beach, 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 Pompano Beach, 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 Pompano Beach, 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 Pompano Beach, 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 Pompano Beach, 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 Pompano Beach, 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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