The 20 Best Painful Swallowing Doctors Near Me in Washington, IL

Find the Top Painful Swallowing Experts and Specialists

Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 44 doctor with experience in Painful Swallowing near Washington, IL. Of these, 36 are Experienced and 8 are Advanced.

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44 providers found
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine | Pediatrics
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine | Pediatrics

    OSF Medical Group - Primary Care

    10 Saint Clare Court Suite 100, 
    Washington, IL 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Laura Roe is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics in Washington, Illinois. Dr. Roe is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. She is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Sitosterolemia. Dr. Roe is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine and American Board Of Pediatrics.

    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Otolaryngology

    OSF Medical Group - Ear, Nose, Throat, Head & Neck

    1310 North Missouri Avenue, 
    Peoria, IL 
     (8.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Guy Petruzzelli is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Peoria, Illinois. Dr. Petruzzelli is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. He is also highly rated in 22 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Tracheal Rupture, Hyperparathyroidism, Tongue Cancer, Laryngectomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Petruzzelli is board certified in American Board Of Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery.

    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology

    OSF Medical Group - Gastroenterology

    5105 North Glen Park Place Road, 
    Peoria, IL 
     (11.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jason Bill is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Peoria, Illinois. Dr. Bill is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. He is also highly rated in 20 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Insulinoma, Esophageal Cancer, Acute Pancreatitis, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Bill is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

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

    OSF Medical Group - Primary Care

    10 Saint Clare Court Suite 100, 
    Washington, IL 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Charles Boley is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Washington, Illinois. Dr. Boley is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. He is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Sitosterolemia, High Cholesterol, Iron Deficiency Anemia, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). Dr. Boley is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

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

    OSF Medical Group - Primary Care

    10 Saint Clare Court Suite 100, 
    Washington, IL 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Shawn Piers is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Washington, Illinois. Dr. Piers is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. He is also highly rated in 22 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses High Cholesterol, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Dr. Piers is board certified in American Board Of Family Medicine.

    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine | Pediatrics
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine | Pediatrics

    OSF Medical Group - Primary Care

    10 Saint Clare Court Suite 100, 
    Washington, IL 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sarah Joseph is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics in Washington, Illinois. Dr. Joseph is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. She is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Diarrhea, Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome, Familial Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Dr. Joseph is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine and American Board Of Pediatrics.

    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine | Pediatrics
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine | Pediatrics

    OSF Medical Group - Primary Care

    10 Saint Clare Court Suite 100, 
    Washington, IL 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Rhett Miller is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics in Washington, Illinois. Dr. Miller is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Sitosterolemia, High Cholesterol, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension.

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

    OSF Medical Group - Primary Care

    6339 North Big Hollow Road, 
    Peoria, IL 
     (14.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Robert Bevill is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Peoria, Illinois. Dr. Bevill is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. He is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses High Cholesterol, Sitosterolemia, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Dr. Bevill is board certified in American Board Of Family Medicine.

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

    OSF Medical Group - Primary Care

    435 Maxine Drive, 
    Morton, IL 
     (6.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jessica Kinzinger is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Morton, Illinois. Dr. Kinzinger is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. She is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, Bronchitis, and Tenosynovitis. Dr. Kinzinger is board certified in American Board Of Family Medicine.

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

    OSF Medical Group - Primary Care

    435 Maxine Drive, 
    Morton, IL 
     (6.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dean Gravlin is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Morton, Illinois. Dr. Gravlin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses High Cholesterol, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Dr. Gravlin is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Otolaryngology

    OSF Children's Hospital Of Illinois - Pediatric Ear, Nose & Throat

    420 Northeast Glen Oak Avenue Suite 301, 
    Peoria, IL 
     (8.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    John Greinwald is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Peoria, Illinois. Dr. Greinwald is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. He is also highly rated in 19 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hearing Loss, Enlarged Adenoids, Ruptured Eardrum, and Otitis. Dr. Greinwald is board certified in American Board Of Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery.

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

    Carle Health Family Medicine-Metamora

    901 W Walnut St, 
    Metamora, IL 
     (6.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Michael Whitford is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Metamora, Illinois. Dr. Whitford is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. He is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Sitosterolemia, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), and Ventricular Tachycardia.

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

    Janice Takata-Rossi MD SC

    1600 S 4th Ave Ste 140, 
    Morton, IL 
     (6.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Janice Takata is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Morton, Illinois. Dr. Takata is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. She is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Vitamin D Deficiency, Chronic Cough, Hypertension, Bone Graft, and Vertebroplasty.

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

    Carle Eureka Family Medicine-Eureka

    105 S Major St, 
    Eureka, IL 
     (7.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Christopher Hughes is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Eureka, Illinois. Dr. Hughes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. He is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Adult Immune Thrombocytopenia, Hemangioma Thrombocytopenia Syndrome, Thrombocytopenia, and Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia.

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

    Koch Family Medicine SC

    411 Maxine Dr, 
    Morton, IL 
     (7.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Stanley Koch is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Morton, Illinois. Dr. Koch is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome, Multiple Myeloma, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

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

    Office

    200 E Pennsylvania Ave Ste 102, 
    Peoria, IL 
     (8.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Shao-tseng Lee is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Peoria, Illinois. Dr. Lee is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her clinical expertise encompasses Alzheimer's Disease, Decerebrate Posture, Decorticate Posture, and Continuous Spike-Wave During Slow Sleep Syndrome.

    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Otolaryngology

    Osf Saint Francis-Radiation Oncology

    530 NE Glen Oak Ave, 
    Peoria, IL 
     (9.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Brian Cusick is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Peoria, Illinois. Dr. Cusick is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His clinical expertise encompasses Infant Hearing Loss, Familial Deafness, Painful Swallowing, and Swallowing Difficulty.

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

    Methodist Medical Center Of Illinois

    221 NE Glen Oak Ave, 
    Peoria, IL 
     (9.8 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Todd Lanser is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Peoria, Illinois. He has been practicing medicine for over 17 years. Dr. Lanser is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His clinical expertise encompasses Sepsis, Acute Pancreatitis, Childhood Pancreatitis, Hip Replacement, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology
    2805 N Knoxville Ave, 
    Peoria, IL 
     (9.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Michael Cashman is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Peoria, Illinois. Dr. Cashman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His clinical expertise encompasses Colitis, Crohn's Disease, Viral Gastroenteritis, Ulcerative Colitis, and Colonoscopy.

    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology

    OSF Medical Group - Gastroenterology

    5105 North Glen Park Place Road, 
    Peoria, IL 
     (11.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Imran Balouch is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Peoria, Illinois. Dr. Balouch is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. He is also highly rated in 20 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Balouch is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

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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 Washington, IL?

    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 Washington, IL?

    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 Washington, IL?

    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 Washington, IL?

    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 Washington, IL?

    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 Washington, IL?

    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 Washington, IL?

    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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