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

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The 20 Best Painful Swallowing Doctors near Needham, MA

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 515 doctor with experience in Painful Swallowing near Needham, MA. Of these, 425 are Experienced, 84 are Advanced and 6 are Distinguished.

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    Matthew F. Sullivan
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine

    Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham

    148 Chestnut Street, 
    Needham, MA 
     (0.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Matthew Sullivan is an Internal Medicine provider in Needham, Massachusetts. Dr. Sullivan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Bile Duct Obstruction, Enlarged Liver, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

    Steven B. Cohen
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine

    Needham Gastroenterology Associates, PC

    464 Hillside Avenue, Suite 201, 
    Needham, MA 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Steven Cohen is an Internal Medicine provider in Needham, Massachusetts. Dr. Cohen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Colitis, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

    Stephen R. Rotman
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine

    Needham Gastroenterology Associates, PC

    464 Hillside Avenue, Suite 201, 
    Needham, MA 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Stephen Rotman is an Internal Medicine provider in Needham, Massachusetts. Dr. Rotman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. He is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

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    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 
     (7.9 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 Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Spasmodic Dysphonia, Swallowing Difficulty, Laryngectomy, and Gastrostomy.

    Rebecca S. Stone
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    General Surgery

    Boston ENT Associates, P.C.

    560 Hillside Avenue, Suite H, 
    Needham, MA 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Rebecca Stone is a General Surgeon in Needham, Massachusetts. Dr. Stone is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Sialadenitis, Jones Syndrome, DFNB1, and Infant Hearing Loss.

    William P. Innis
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    General Surgery

    Boston ENT Associates, P.C.

    560 Hillside Avenue, Suite H, 
    Needham, MA 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    William Innis is a General Surgeon in Needham, Massachusetts. Dr. Innis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Jones Syndrome, Infant Hearing Loss, DFNB1, and Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP).

    Joshua L. Kessler
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    General Surgery

    Boston ENT Associates, P.C.

    560 Hillside Avenue, Suite H, 
    Needham, MA 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Joshua Kessler is a General Surgeon in Needham, Massachusetts. Dr. Kessler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Hearing Loss, Infant Hearing Loss, Low Nasal Bridge, and Nasal Septal Hematoma.

    Mariah S. Samara
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    General Surgery

    Boston ENT Associates, P.C.

    560 Hillside Avenue, Suite H, 
    Needham, MA 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mariah Samara is a General Surgeon in Needham, Massachusetts. Dr. Samara is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), DFNB1, and Jones Syndrome.

    Steven J. Shields
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine
    Atrius Health, Inc., 1 Lyons Street, 
    Dedham, MA 
     (3.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Steven Shields is an Internal Medicine provider in Dedham, Massachusetts. Dr. Shields is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Heartburn, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Macroamylasemia, and Hemorrhoids.

    Sonal Ullman
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine

    Needham Gastroenterology Associates, PC

    464 Hillside Avenue, Suite 201, 
    Needham, MA 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Sonal Ullman is an Internal Medicine provider in Needham, Massachusetts. Dr. Ullman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine
    Atrius Health, Inc, 1 Lyons Street, 
    Dedham, MA 
     (3.8 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sveta Oza is an Internal Medicine provider in Dedham, Massachusetts. Dr. Oza has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Cronkhite-Canada Disease, Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome, Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

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

    Atrius Health, Inc.

    291 Independence Drive, 
    Chestnut Hill, MA 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Harry Ward is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Dr. Ward is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Myeloma, Cor Pulmonale, Pulmonary Embolism, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

    Jaime A. Oviedo
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology | Hepatology
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology | Hepatology

    Brigham And Womens Physicians Organization Inc

    850 Boylston St, 
    Chestnut Hill, MA 
     (5.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jaime Oviedo is a Hepatologist and a Gastroenterologist in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Dr. Oviedo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Barrett Esophagus, and Chronic Erosive Gastritis.

    Marvin Ryou
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology | Hepatology
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology | Hepatology

    Brigham And Women's Crohn's And Colitis Center

    850 Boylston Street, Suite 201 Mass General Brigham Healthcare Center, 
    Chestnut Hill, MA 
     (5.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Marvin Ryou is a Hepatologist and a Gastroenterologist in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Dr. Ryou is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Esophageal Varices, Portal Hypertension, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

    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 
     (7.2 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.

    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 
     (7.6 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 
     (7.6 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 
     (7.6 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 Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome, Cronkhite-Canada Disease, Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, and Familial Adenomatous Polyposis.

    Tyler M. Berzin
    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 
     (7.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Tyler Berzin is an Internal Medicine provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Berzin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Choledocholithiasis, Barrett Esophagus, Watermelon Stomach, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

    Joseph D. Feuerstein
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine

    BIDMC Endoscopy - West Campus

    185 Pilgrim Road, Farr 1, WPC, 
    Boston, MA 
     (7.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hebrew
    Offers Telehealth

    Joseph Feuerstein is an Internal Medicine provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Feuerstein is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Ulcerative Colitis, Viral Gastroenteritis, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    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 Needham, 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 Needham, 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 Needham, 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 Needham, 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 Needham, 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 Needham, 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 Needham, 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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