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    MediFind found 216 doctor with experience in Painful Swallowing near Novi, MI. Of these, 182 are Experienced, 33 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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    216 providers found
      Gary M. Hollander
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine

      Pontiac Trail Medical Center

      620 North Pontiac Trail, 
      Walled Lake, MI 
       (3.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Gary Hollander is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Walled Lake, Michigan. Dr. Hollander is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, Cirrhosis, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Dr. Hollander is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Avalon Physician Services

      25500 Meadowbrook Road, Suite 250, 
      Novi, MI 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Gary Sarafa is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Novi, Michigan. Dr. Sarafa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Low Blood Pressure, Dementia, Nephrosclerosis, and Renovascular Hypertension. Dr. Sarafa is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine | Geriatrics
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine | Geriatrics

      Premier Physicians Care

      37674 Avon Lane, 
      Farmington Hills, MI 
       (3.7 miles away)
      Experience:
      47+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Frank Winters is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Geriatrics in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Dr. Winters has been practicing medicine for over 47 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Anemia, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), and Peptic Ulcer. Dr. Winters is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Medical Clinic Of Northville

      308 South Main Street, 
      Northville, MI 
       (4.2 miles away)
      Experience:
      35+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Ross Summers is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Northville, Michigan. Dr. Summers has been practicing medicine for over 35 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Alopecia Totalis, Gilbert Syndrome, Sitosterolemia, and Vitamin B12 Deficiency. Dr. Summers is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      Henry Ford Health System

      6773 W Maple Rd, 
      West Bloomfield, MI 
       (5.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Lamont Jones is an Otolaryngologist in West Bloomfield, Michigan. Dr. Jones is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Newborn Head Molding, Infant Hearing Loss, DFNB1, Septoplasty, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Jones is currently accepting new patients.

      Jeffrey S. Weingarten
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing

      Ear Nose & Throat Consultants

      29201 Telegraph Road, Suite 500, 
      Southfield, MI 
       (9.8 miles away)
      Experience:
      44+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Jeffrey Weingarten is an Otolaryngologist in Southfield, Michigan. Dr. Weingarten 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 Jones Syndrome, DFNB1, Infant Hearing Loss, and Dry Mouth. Dr. Weingarten is currently accepting new patients.

      Jeffrey M. Hotaling
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing

      Ear Nose & Throat Consultants

      29201 Telegraph Road, Suite 500, 
      Southfield, MI 
       (9.8 miles away)
      Experience:
      16+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English, French, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Jeffrey Hotaling is an Otolaryngologist in Southfield, Michigan. Dr. Hotaling has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Laryngeal Cancer, Tongue Cancer, Throat Cancer, Laryngectomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Hotaling is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Providence Gastro

      26850 Providence Pkwy, Suite 350, 
      Novi, MI 
       (2.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Russian
      Accepting New Patients

      Julia Greer is a Gastroenterologist in Novi, Michigan. Dr. Greer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Turcot Syndrome, Menetrier Disease, Endoscopy, and Small Bowel Resection. Dr. Greer is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Regents Of The University Of Michigan

      39901 Traditions Dr, 
      Northville, MI 
       (4.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Darashana Punglia is a Gastroenterologist in Northville, Michigan. Dr. Punglia is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Gas Bloat Syndrome, Diarrhea, Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      Regents Of The University Of Michigan

      39901 Traditions Dr, 
      Northville, MI 
       (4.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Norman Hogikyan is an Otolaryngologist in Northville, Michigan. Dr. Hogikyan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Throat Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, Spasmodic Dysphonia, Laryngectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Hogikyan is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      Jeffrey S Leider MD PC

      24001 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 170, 
      Farmington, MI 
       (6.1 miles away)
      Experience:
      38+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Jeffrey Leider is an Otolaryngologist in Farmington, Michigan. Dr. Leider has been practicing medicine for over 38 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Camptocormism, Tinnitus, Jones Syndrome, and Infant Hearing Loss. Dr. Leider is currently accepting new patients.

      Robert J. Stachler
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      Stachler ENT

      33200 West 14 Mile Road, Suite 240, 
      West Bloomfield, MI 
       (6.1 miles away)
      Experience:
      36+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Robert Stachler is an Otolaryngologist in West Bloomfield, Michigan. Dr. Stachler has been practicing medicine for over 36 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Laryngitis, Spasmodic Dysphonia, Velopharyngeal Insufficiency, Laryngectomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Stachler is currently accepting new patients.

      Katie H. Macfarlane
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      South Oakland Gastroenterology Associates PC

      23133 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 200, 
      Farmington, MI 
       (6.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Katie Macfarlane is a Gastroenterologist in Farmington, Michigan. Dr. Macfarlane is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Acute Pancreatitis, Gastritis, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Macfarlane is currently accepting new patients.

      Mariquit D. Sendelbach
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing

      South Oakland Gastroenterology Associates PC

      23133 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 200, 
      Farmington, MI 
       (6.2 miles away)
      Experience:
      23+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Mariquit Sendelbach is a Gastroenterologist in Farmington, Michigan. Dr. Sendelbach has been practicing medicine for over 23 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Pancreatitis, Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Crohn's Disease, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Sendelbach is currently accepting new patients.

      Jolian S. Kathawa
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      South Oakland Gastroenterology Associates PC

      23133 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 200, 
      Farmington, MI 
       (6.2 miles away)
      Experience:
      10+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Jolian Kathawa is a Gastroenterologist in Farmington, Michigan. Dr. Kathawa has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC), Viral Gastroenteritis, Colitis, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Kathawa is currently accepting new patients.

      Olga Brushaber
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      South Oakland Gastroenterology Associates PC

      23133 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 200, 
      Farmington, MI 
       (6.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Russian
      Accepting New Patients

      Olga Brushaber is a Gastroenterologist in Farmington, Michigan. Dr. Brushaber is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Gastritis, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Brushaber is currently accepting new patients.

      Ala S. Shuker
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine

      Vital Medicine, PC - MHP

      37595 7 Mile Road, Suite 240, 
      Livonia, MI 
       (6.4 miles away)
      Experience:
      35+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Arabic, Aramaic 
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Ala Shuker is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Livonia, Michigan. Dr. Shuker has been practicing medicine for over 35 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, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Shuker is currently accepting new patients.

      Elaina Vayntrub
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine

      Elaina Vayntrub MD PLLC

      37619 Pembroke Avenue, 
      Livonia, MI 
       (6.4 miles away)
      Experience:
      28+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Russian
      Accepting New Patients

      Elaina Vayntrub is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Livonia, Michigan. Dr. Vayntrub has been practicing medicine for over 28 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Chronic Pain, Obesity, and Intertrigo. Dr. Vayntrub is currently accepting new patients.

      David A. Crowl
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine

      Corewell Health Internal Medicine - 20317 Farmington Rd

      20317 Farmington Road, 
      Livonia, MI 
       (6.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      David Crowl is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Livonia, Michigan. Dr. Crowl is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Iron Deficiency Anemia, Low Blood Pressure, Atypical Pneumonia, Colonoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

      Ganka A. Spassova
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine

      Ganka Spassova MD PLLC

      18770 Farmington Road, 
      Livonia, MI 
       (6.4 miles away)
      Experience:
      38+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Bulgarian, Russian
      Accepting New Patients

      Ganka Spassova is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Livonia, Michigan. Dr. Spassova has been practicing medicine for over 38 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Diabetic Neuropathy, Opisthotonos, Muscle Spasms, Tracheitis, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Spassova 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 Novi, MI?

      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 Novi, MI?

      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 Novi, MI?

      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 Novi, MI?

      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 Novi, MI?

      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 Novi, MI?

      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 Novi, MI?

      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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