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    Last Updated: 01/09/2026

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    MediFind found 80 doctor with experience in Painful Swallowing near Lafayette, LA. Of these, 52 are Experienced, 16 are Advanced and 12 are Distinguished.

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    80 providers found
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      The Gastro Clinic

      1211 Coolidge Blvd., 
      Lafayette, LA 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Experience:
      17+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jacob Karr is a Gastroenterologist in Lafayette, Louisiana. Dr. Karr has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Painful Swallowing, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      The Gastro Clinic

      1211 Coolidge Blvd., 
      Lafayette, LA 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Eric Trawick is a Gastroenterologist in Lafayette, Louisiana. Dr. Trawick is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Bile Duct Stricture, Bile Duct Obstruction, Cholestasis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Acadiana Gastroenterology Associates

      439 Heymann Blvd., 
      Lafayette, LA 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, French
      Offers Telehealth

      Erick Salvatierra is a Gastroenterologist in Lafayette, Louisiana. Dr. Salvatierra is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Colitis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

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      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Louisiana Gastroenterology Associates LLC

      1211 Coolidge Blvd, Suite 303, 
      Lafayette, LA 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      James Herrington is a Gastroenterologist in Lafayette, Louisiana. Dr. Herrington is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Primary Biliary Cholangitis, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Louisiana Gastroenterology Associates LLC

      1211 Coolidge Blvd, Suite 303, 
      Lafayette, LA 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Patrick Laperouse is a Gastroenterologist in Lafayette, Louisiana. Dr. Laperouse is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Louisiana Gastroenterology Associates LLC

      1211 Coolidge Blvd, Suite 303, 
      Lafayette, LA 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Richard Broussard is a Gastroenterologist in Lafayette, Louisiana. Dr. Broussard is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Louisiana Gastroenterology Associates LLC

      1211 Coolidge Blvd, Suite 303, 
      Lafayette, LA 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      James Bienvenu is a Gastroenterologist in Lafayette, Louisiana. Dr. Bienvenu is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing

      Louisiana Gastroenterology Associates LLC

      1211 Coolidge Blvd, Suite 303, 
      Lafayette, LA 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Christopher Herrington is a Gastroenterologist in Lafayette, Louisiana. Dr. Herrington is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Louisiana Gastroenterology Associates LLC

      1211 Coolidge Blvd, Suite 303, 
      Lafayette, LA 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      John Rhodes is a Gastroenterologist in Lafayette, Louisiana. Dr. Rhodes is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Louisiana Gastroenterology Associates LLC

      1211 Coolidge Blvd, Suite 303, 
      Lafayette, LA 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jacque Noel is a Gastroenterologist in Lafayette, Louisiana. Dr. Noel is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Colonoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Louisiana Gastroenterology Associates LLC

      1211 Coolidge Blvd, Suite 303, 
      Lafayette, LA 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Maneesh Gupta is a Gastroenterologist in Lafayette, Louisiana. Dr. Gupta is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Lsuhn Billing LLC

      2390 W Congress St, 
      Lafayette, LA 
       (1.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Benton Oubre is a Gastroenterologist in Lafayette, Louisiana. Dr. Oubre is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Gastrectomy, and Gastrostomy.

      Nithin Nayini
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Hospital Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Hospital Medicine

      CS Partners - Hospitalist

      200 Corporate Boulevard, 
      Lafayette, LA 
       (2.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Nithin Nayini is a primary care provider, practicing in Hospital Medicine in Lafayette, Louisiana. Dr. Nayini is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Sickle Cell Disease, Hepatitis, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

      Malasha Khan
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Hospital Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Hospital Medicine

      CS Partners - Hospitalist

      200 Corporate Boulevard, 
      Lafayette, LA 
       (2.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Malasha Khan is a primary care provider, practicing in Hospital Medicine in Lafayette, Louisiana. Dr. Khan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Ventricular Tachycardia, Sepsis, Endoscopy, and Ureteroscopy.

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

      Ochsner Lafayette General Internal Medicine

      457 Heymann Blvd, 
      Lafayette, LA 
       (1.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Kenneth Mccarron is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Lafayette, Louisiana. Dr. Mccarron is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Hypothyroidism, and Endoscopy.

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

      Ochsner Lafayette General Internal Medicine

      461 Heymann Blvd, 
      Lafayette, LA 
       (1.6 miles away)
      Experience:
      17+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Thomas Voitier is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Lafayette, Louisiana. Dr. Voitier has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Hip Replacement, and Endoscopy.

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

      Ochsner Lafayette General Internal Medicine

      461 Heymann Blvd, 
      Lafayette, LA 
       (1.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Michael Alexander, MD, specializes in internal medicine at Ochsner Health. Dr. Alexander is a board-certified internal medicine physician with over 30 years of experience in adult primary care and complex medical management. He completed his postgraduate training at the University of Texas Affiliated Hospitals in July 1985. Dr. Alexander is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Endoscopy, and Hip Replacement.

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

      Lafayette Internal Medicine Clinic, LLC

      206 Energy Parkway, 
      Lafayette, LA 
       (4.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Bradley Dowden is a primary care provider, practicing in Pediatrics and Internal Medicine in Lafayette, Louisiana. Dr. Dowden is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Osteomyelitis in Children. Dr. Dowden is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Lafayette Internal Medicine Clinic, LLC

      206 Energy Parkway, 
      Lafayette, LA 
       (4.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Jessica Petry is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Lafayette, Louisiana. Dr. Petry is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Hypothyroidism, High Cholesterol, Osteomyelitis in Children, and Hypertension. Dr. Petry is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Lafayette Internal Medicine Clinic, LLC

      206 Energy Parkway, 
      Lafayette, LA 
       (4.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Gregory Riggs is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Lafayette, Louisiana. Dr. Riggs is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Osteomyelitis in Children, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Riggs 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 Lafayette, LA?

      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 Lafayette, LA?

      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 Lafayette, LA?

      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 Lafayette, LA?

      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 Lafayette, LA?

      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 Lafayette, LA?

      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 Lafayette, LA?

      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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