The 20 Best Painful Swallowing Doctors Near Me in Milton, MA

Find the Top Painful Swallowing Experts and Specialists

Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 515 doctor with experience in Painful Swallowing near Milton, MA. Of these, 416 are Experienced, 95 are Advanced and 4 are Distinguished.

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    Joseph A. Fiore
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine

    South Shore Internal Medicine Associates, Inc

    100 Highland Street, Suite 300, 
    Milton, MA 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Joseph Fiore is an Internal Medicine provider in Milton, Massachusetts. Dr. Fiore is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Hiatal Hernia, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

    George L. Barrett
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine

    George L. Barrett, MD, PC

    100 Highland Street, Suite 101, 
    Milton, MA 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    George Barrett is an Internal Medicine provider in Milton, Massachusetts. Dr. Barrett is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Esophagitis, Benign Esophageal Stricture, Lower Esophageal Ring, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

    Roger C. Schutt
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Family Medicine
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Family Medicine

    BIDHC Extended Care Community Program

    199 Reedsdale Road,, 
    Milton, MA 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Roger Schutt is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Milton, Massachusetts. Dr. Schutt is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Deep Vein Thrombosis, Muscle Atrophy, Decorticate Posture, and Decerebrate Posture.

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    Evgenia Forman
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine

    BIDHC Extended Care Community Program

    199 Reedsdale Road, 
    Milton, MA 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Russian

    Evgenia Forman is an Internal Medicine provider in Milton, Massachusetts. Dr. Forman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Dysgraphia, Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, and Decorticate Posture.

    Pavan S. Mallur
    Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
    Otolaryngology
    Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
    Otolaryngology

    Otolaryngology, Head And Neck Surgery

    330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro Ground Entrance 98 Binney Street, 
    Boston, MA 
     (6.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Pavan Mallur is an Otolaryngologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Mallur is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Spasmodic Dysphonia, Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Swallowing Difficulty, Laryngectomy, and Gastrostomy.

    Min K. Song
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Family Medicine

    Beth Israel Lahey Health Primary Care, 100 Highland Street, Milton

    100 Highland Street, Suite 105, 
    Milton, MA 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Korean
    Offers Telehealth

    Min Song is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Milton, Massachusetts. Dr. Song is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Deep Vein Thrombosis, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Dementia, and Parkinson's Disease.

    Michelle J. Yoon
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    General Surgery

    BID-Milton Otolaryngology

    100 Highland Street, Suite 221, 
    Milton, MA 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Michelle Yoon is a General Surgeon in Milton, Massachusetts. Dr. Yoon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, Jones Syndrome, DFNB1, Familial Deafness, and Laryngectomy.

    Virginia K. Cummings
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine

    BIDHC Extended Care Community Program

    199 Reedsdale Road, 
    Milton, MA 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Virginia Cummings is an Internal Medicine provider in Milton, Massachusetts. Dr. Cummings is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Dehydration, Dementia, Painful Swallowing, and Swallowing Difficulty.

    Jennifer M. Brinckerhoff
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing

    Hebrew Rehabilitation Center/Hebrew Senior Life

    1200 Centre Street, 
    Roslindale, MA 
     (4.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jennifer Brinckerhoff is an Internal Medicine provider in Roslindale, Massachusetts. Dr. Brinckerhoff is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Gerstmann Syndrome, and Familial Hypertension.

    Benjamin N. Smith
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology | Hepatology
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology | Hepatology

    Brigham And Womens Physicians Organization Inc

    1153 Centre St, 
    Jamaica Plain, MA 
     (4.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Benjamin Smith is a Hepatologist and a Gastroenterologist in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Dr. Smith is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Turcot Syndrome, Gardner Syndrome, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

    Muthoka L. Mutinga
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology | Hepatology
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology | Hepatology

    Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital, Gastroenterology Associates

    1153 Centre Street, Suite 4G, 
    Jamaica Plain, MA 
     (4.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Muthoka Mutinga is a Hepatologist and a Gastroenterologist in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Dr. Mutinga is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Hepatitis, Viral Gastroenteritis, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

    Ewa M. Preneta
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology | Hepatology
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology | Hepatology

    Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital, Gastroenterology Associates

    1153 Centre Street, Suite 4G, 
    Jamaica Plain, MA 
     (4.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Ewa Preneta is a Hepatologist and a Gastroenterologist in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Dr. Preneta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Hemorrhoids, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Turcot Syndrome, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

    Anthony A. Prince
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Otolaryngology

    Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital, Otolaryngology Clinic

    1153 Centre Street, Suite 2A, 
    Jamaica Plain, MA 
     (4.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Anthony A. Prince is an otolaryngologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He is also an instructor in otology and laryngology at Harvard Medical School.Dr. Prince earned his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and completed a head and neck otolaryngology surgery residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center. He is board certified in otolaryngology. His clinical interests include general otolaryngology, hearing loss, laryngeal and voice disorders, parathyroid disease, thyroid gland surgery, parotid disease and surgery, salivary gland disorder, pediatric otolaryngology, sinonasal disorders, swallowing disorders and endoscopic sinus surgery. Dr. Prince is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Low Nasal Bridge, Nasal Septal Hematoma, Palatopharyngeal Incompetence, Perichondritis, and Septoplasty.

    U P. Rau
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology | Hepatology
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology | Hepatology

    Brigham And Women's Harbor Medical Associates

    1681 Washington Street, 2nd Floor, 
    Braintree, MA 
     (4.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    U Rau is a Hepatologist and a Gastroenterologist in Braintree, Massachusetts. Dr. Rau is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Esophagitis, Gallstones, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology | Hepatology
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology | Hepatology

    Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital, Gastroenterology Clinic

    1153 Centre Street, Suite 4B, 
    Jamaica Plain, MA 
     (4.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Esperance Schaefer is a Hepatologist and a Gastroenterologist in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Dr. Schaefer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Visceromegaly, Hepatitis, Cirrhosis, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

    Suzanne E. Salamon
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    One Brookline Place, Suite 230, 
    Brookline, MA 
     (6.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Suzanne Salamon is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Brookline, Massachusetts. Dr. Salamon is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Meige Disease, Primary Intestinal Lymphangiectasia, and Heart Failure.

    Sarah E. Shannahan
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology | Hepatology
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology | Hepatology

    Brigham And Womens Physicians Organization Inc

    75 Francis St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (6.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sarah Shannahan is a Hepatologist and a Gastroenterologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Shannahan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Celiac Disease, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Diarrhea, and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).

    Kenneth R. Falchuk
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine

    BIDMC - Division Of Gastroenterology/GI West

    110 Francis Street, Suite 8E, 
    Boston, MA 
     (6.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish

    Kenneth Falchuk is an Internal Medicine provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Falchuk is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Ulcerative Colitis, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Crohn's Disease, Ileostomy, and Endoscopy.

    Douglas K. Pleskow
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine

    BIDMC - Division Of Gastroenterology/GI West

    110 Francis Street, Suite 8E, 
    Boston, MA 
     (6.4 miles away)
    Experience:
    44+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Douglas Pleskow is an Internal Medicine provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Pleskow has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Choledocholithiasis, Barrett Esophagus, Bile Duct Obstruction, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

    Harry T. Anastopoulos
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine

    BIDMC - Division Of Gastroenterology/GI West

    110 Francis Street, Suite 8E, 
    Boston, MA 
     (6.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Harry Anastopoulos is an Internal Medicine provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Anastopoulos is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome, Cronkhite-Canada Disease, and Familial Adenomatous Polyposis.

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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 Milton, MA?

    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 Milton, MA?

    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 Milton, MA?

    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 Milton, MA?

    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 Milton, MA?

    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 Milton, MA?

    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 Milton, MA?

    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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