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    MediFind found 129 doctor with experience in Painful Swallowing near Council Bluffs, IA. Of these, 112 are Experienced and 17 are Advanced.

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    129 providers found
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      Unmc Physicians

      987400 Nebraska Medical Ctr, Unmc Physicians Nebraska M, 
      Omaha, NE 
       (6.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, American Sign Language
      Accepting New Patients

      Jayme Dowdall is an Otolaryngologist in Omaha, Nebraska. Dr. Dowdall is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Spasmodic Dysphonia, Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Laryngeal Nerve Damage, Laryngectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Dowdall is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Plastic Surgery | Otolaryngology | Surgical Oncology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Plastic Surgery | Otolaryngology | Surgical Oncology

      Nebraska Methodist Hospital

      8303 Dodge St, 
      Omaha, NE 
       (9.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Andrew Coughlin is a Plastic Surgeon and an Otolaryngologist in Omaha, Nebraska. Dr. Coughlin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Teratocarcinosarcoma, Olfactory Neuroblastoma, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC), Tissue Biopsy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Coughlin is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Plastic Surgery | General Surgery | Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Plastic Surgery | General Surgery | Otolaryngology

      Unmc Physicians

      Emile 42nd St, 
      Omaha, NE 
       (6.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, American Sign Language, German
      Accepting New Patients

      Elizabeth Bradford-Bell is a Plastic Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Omaha, Nebraska. Dr. Bradford-Bell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Squamous Cell Skin Carcinoma, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC), Salivary Duct Stones, Tissue Biopsy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Bradford-Bell is currently accepting new patients.

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      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing

      Unmc Physicians

      Emile 42nd St, 
      Omaha, NE 
       (6.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, American Sign Language
      Accepting New Patients

      Katie Geelan-Hansen is an Otolaryngologist in Omaha, Nebraska. Dr. Geelan-Hansen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss, Deafness Hypogonadism Syndrome, Bell's Palsy, Adenoidectomy, and Septoplasty. Dr. Geelan-Hansen is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Unmc Physicians

      Emile 42nd St, 
      Omaha, NE 
       (6.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, American Sign Language
      Accepting New Patients

      James Simmons is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. Dr. Simmons is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Endoscopy, and Pacemaker Implantation. Dr. Simmons is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Midwest Gastrointestinal Associates PC

      933 E Pierce St, 
      Council Bluffs, IA 
       (1.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jason Cisler is a Gastroenterologist in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dr. Cisler is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous Colitis, Bacterial Gastroenteritis, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

      Mel F. Roca
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine

      CHI Health Clinic Family Medicine/Pediatrics (W Broadway)

      3135 W Broadway, 
      Council Bluffs, IA 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Mel Roca is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dr. Roca is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Dr. Roca is currently accepting new patients.

      Jamie O. Armbruster
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine

      CHI Health Clinic Family Medicine/Pediatrics (W Broadway)

      3135 W Broadway, 
      Council Bluffs, IA 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Jamie Armbruster is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dr. Armbruster is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Low Potassium Level, High Cholesterol, Acute Cystitis, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Dr. Armbruster is currently accepting new patients.

      Cheryl L. Madson
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine

      CHI Health Clinic Family Medicine/Pediatrics (Valley View)

      1288 Valley View Dr, 
      Council Bluffs, IA 
       (2.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Cheryl Madson is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dr. Madson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Low Potassium Level, Gitelman Syndrome, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Madson is currently accepting new patients.

      J G. Thomas
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine

      CHI Health Clinic Family Medicine/Pediatrics (Valley View)

      1288 Valley View Dr, 
      Council Bluffs, IA 
       (2.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      J Thomas is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dr. Thomas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Low Potassium Level, Gitelman Syndrome, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, and Ureteroscopy.

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

      All Care Health Center

      902 S 6th St, 
      Council Bluffs, IA 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Glenn Hurst is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dr. Hurst is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Hypothyroidism, Dementia, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Dr. Hurst is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Alegent Creighton Clinic

      800 Mercy Dr, 
      Council Bluffs, IA 
       (1.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Aun Shah is a Gastroenterologist in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dr. Shah is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Acute Pancreatitis, Hemorrhoids, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Shah is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Alegent Creighton Clinic

      800 Mercy Dr, 
      Council Bluffs, IA 
       (1.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Sign Language
      Accepting New Patients

      Jimmy Morrison is a Gastroenterologist in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dr. Morrison is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Mallory-Weiss Syndrome, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Morrison is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Alegent Creighton Clinic

      800 Mercy Dr, 
      Council Bluffs, IA 
       (1.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Farsi, French, Korean, Mandarin
      Accepting New Patients

      Anahita Rezaie is a Gastroenterologist in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dr. Rezaie is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Intestinal Cancer, Mallory-Weiss Syndrome, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Rezaie is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Plastic Surgery | Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Plastic Surgery | Otolaryngology

      Nebraska Methodist Hospital

      1 Edmundson Pl, 
      Council Bluffs, IA 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Angela Osmolak is a Plastic Surgeon and an Otolaryngologist in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dr. Osmolak is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Tongue Cancer, Follicular Thyroid Cancer, Thyroid Cancer, Gastrostomy, and Parathyroidectomy. Dr. Osmolak is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Physicians Clinic Inc

      1 Edmundson Pl, 310 Methodist Physicians C, 
      Council Bluffs, IA 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Alan Kricsfeld is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dr. Kricsfeld is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, High Cholesterol, Hypothyroidism, Bone Graft, and Vertebroplasty. Dr. Kricsfeld is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Physicians Clinic Inc

      1 Edmundson Pl, 
      Council Bluffs, IA 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Jessica Mccool is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dr. Mccool is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Lung Nodules, Premature Ovarian Failure, Hypothyroidism, and Lung Cancer. Dr. Mccool is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Physicians Clinic Inc

      1 Edmundson Pl, 310 Methodist Physicians C, 
      Council Bluffs, IA 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Ronald Silvius is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dr. Silvius is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, Lung Metastases, and Cardiomyopathy. Dr. Silvius is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Midwest Gastrointestinal Associates PC

      808 E Pierce St, Suite 301, 
      Council Bluffs, IA 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Kyle Rose is a Gastroenterologist in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dr. Rose is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's Disease, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Rose is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Bluffs Family Health Care PC

      201 Ridge St, Suite 202, 
      Council Bluffs, IA 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Matthew Fryzek is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dr. Fryzek is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Colonoscopy, and Bone Graft. Dr. Fryzek is currently accepting new patients.

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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 Council Bluffs, IA?

      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 Council Bluffs, IA?

      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 Council Bluffs, IA?

      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 Council Bluffs, IA?

      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 Council Bluffs, IA?

      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 Council Bluffs, IA?

      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 Council Bluffs, IA?

      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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