The 20 Best Painful Swallowing Doctors Near Me in Hobart, IN

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Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 86 doctor with experience in Painful Swallowing near Hobart, IN. Of these, 65 are Experienced, 18 are Advanced and 3 are Distinguished.

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    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology

    Chhabra Medical Corporation PC

    7835 Grand Blvd, 
    Hobart, IN 
     (4.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mark Fesenmyer is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Hobart, Indiana. Dr. Fesenmyer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. He is also highly rated in 31 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Diverticular Disease, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Hiatal Hernia, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

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

    Lauren W. Harting MD

    1356 S Lake Park Ave, 
    Hobart, IN 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Donald Phillips is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Hobart, Indiana. Dr. Phillips is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Renovascular Hypertension, Lung Metastases, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

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

    Hobart Clinic LLC

    1441 S Lake Park Ave, 
    Hobart, IN 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    John Dolatowski is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Hobart, Indiana. Dr. Dolatowski is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. He is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Neuroendocrine Tumor, Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, and Breast Cancer.

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

    St Mary Medical Center Inc

    1500 S Lake Park Ave, 
    Hobart, IN 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jyothi Achankunju is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Hobart, Indiana. Dr. Achankunju is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. She is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Acute Kidney Failure, Colitis, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Endoscopy, and Ureteroscopy.

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

    Office

    4900 Broadway, 
    Gary, IN 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Gerri Browning is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Gary, Indiana. Dr. Browning is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His clinical expertise encompasses Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

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

    Primary Care PC

    3125 Willowcreek Rd, 
    Portage, IN 
     (4.3 miles away)
    Experience:
    44+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Leonard Ostrowski is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Portage, Indiana. He has been practicing medicine for over 44 years. Dr. Ostrowski 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 Lung Metastases, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Colonoscopy.

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

    Family Medicine Associates LLC

    5857 Broadway, 
    Merrillville, IN 
     (4.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Augustine Izah is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Merrillville, Indiana. Dr. Izah is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Necrosis, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Acute Kidney Failure, Gastrostomy, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

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

    Methodist Physician Group-Broadway

    3195 Broadway, 
    Gary, IN 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Adolphus Anekwe is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Gary, Indiana. Dr. Anekwe is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Sickle Cell Disease, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

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

    Quest Diagnostics Inc

    6375 US Highway 6, 
    Portage, IN 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Manjeet Geeta is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Portage, Indiana. Dr. Geeta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. She is also highly rated in 42 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Vitamin D Deficiency, High Cholesterol, Sitosterolemia, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Otolaryngology
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Otolaryngology

    Carepointe PC

    99 E 86th Ave Ste A, 
    Merrillville, IN 
     (5.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Thomas Tarin is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Merrillville, Indiana. Dr. Tarin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. He is also highly rated in 33 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Infant Hearing Loss, Sinusitis, Otitis, and Gastrostomy.

    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Otolaryngology
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Otolaryngology

    Carepointe PC

    99 E 86th Ave Ste A, 
    Merrillville, IN 
     (5.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dennis Han is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Merrillville, Indiana. Dr. Han is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. He is also highly rated in 45 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Infant Hearing Loss, Empyema, Sinusitis, and Parathyroidectomy.

    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    General Surgery
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    General Surgery

    Carepointe PC

    99 E 86th Ave Ste A, 
    Merrillville, IN 
     (5.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ryan Cmejrek is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Merrillville, Indiana. Dr. Cmejrek is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. He is also highly rated in 37 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Infant Hearing Loss, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Sinusitis, and Jones Syndrome.

    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine

    Centers For Neurological Diseases PC

    521 E 86th Ave Ste Z, 
    Merrillville, IN 
     (5.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Chirag Patel is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Merrillville, Indiana. Dr. Patel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. He is also highly rated in 37 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hip Replacement, and Endoscopy.

    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine

    Merrillville Surgery Center LLC

    101 E 87th Ave, 
    Merrillville, IN 
     (6.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ammar Hassan is an Internal Medicine provider practicing medicine in Merrillville, Indiana. Dr. Hassan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. He is also highly rated in 48 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Watermelon Stomach, Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Painful Swallowing, Gastrectomy, and Gastrostomy.

    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology

    Community Care Network Gastroenterology

    10215 Broadway Ste 203, 
    Crown Point, IN 
     (9.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kumar Venkatachalam is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Crown Point, Indiana. Dr. Venkatachalam is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. He is also highly rated in 43 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Diverticular Disease, Visceromegaly, Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing

    Aceso Visiting Physicians And Geriatric Care Inc.

    300 N Main St Ste D, 
    Crown Point, IN 
     (9.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kristine Teodori is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics in Crown Point, Indiana. Dr. Teodori is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. She is also highly rated in 48 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Stroke, Dementia, Ureteroscopy, and Hip Replacement.

    Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology
    Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology

    Dalal Medical Corp.

    9410 Calumet Ave Ste 401, 
    Munster, IN 
     (12.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Navin Kumar is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Munster, Indiana. Dr. Kumar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. He is also highly rated in 73 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Esophagitis, Gastric Dysmotility, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

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

    Dalal Medical Corp.

    9410 Calumet Ave Ste 401, 
    Munster, IN 
     (12.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mohsen Khan is an Internal Medicine provider practicing medicine in Munster, Indiana. Dr. Khan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. He is also highly rated in 63 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Gastritis, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

    Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
    Otolaryngology
    Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
    Otolaryngology

    Audiology-Community Hospital Lake Business Center

    9200 Calumet Ave Ste N502, 
    Munster, IN 
     (12.9 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Inna Husain is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Munster, Indiana. She has been practicing medicine for over 17 years. Dr. Husain is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. She is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Spasmodic Dysphonia, Swallowing Difficulty, Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Laryngectomy, and Endoscopy.

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

    New Beginnings Suboxone Treatment LLC Corp

    2640 Hamstrom Rd, 
    Portage, IN 
     (5.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Havishakrishna Sarma is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Portage, Indiana. Dr. Sarma is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Renovascular Hypertension, Acute Kidney Failure, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

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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 Hobart, IN?

    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 Hobart, IN?

    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 Hobart, IN?

    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 Hobart, IN?

    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 Hobart, IN?

    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 Hobart, IN?

    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 Hobart, IN?

    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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