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    Last Updated: 01/09/2026

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    MediFind found 1013 doctor with experience in Painful Swallowing near Hackensack, NJ. Of these, 880 are Experienced, 122 are Advanced and 11 are Distinguished.

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    1,013 providers found
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      Bergen Ear, Nose And Throat Associates

      20 Prospect Avenue, Suite 613, 
      Hackensack, NJ 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Brian Benson is an Otolaryngologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Benson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Laryngeal Nerve Damage, Throat Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, Laryngectomy, and Myringotomy.

      Larry J. Shemen
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      233 East 69th Street, Suite 1D, 
      New York, NY 
       (9.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Larry Shemen is an Otolaryngologist in New York, New York. Dr. Shemen is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss, Deafness Hypogonadism Syndrome, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Painful Swallowing, and Thyroidectomy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      ENT And Allergy Associates

      433 Hackensack Avenue, Suite 204, 
      Hackensack, NJ 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Robin Brody is an Otolaryngologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Brody is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Jones Syndrome, Ozena, Nonallergic Rhinopathy, and Palatal Myoclonus.

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      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Hackensack Digestive Disease Associates

      52 1st Street, 
      Hackensack, NJ 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Fahad Khan is a Gastroenterologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Khan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Colonoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Hackensack Digestive Disease Associates

      52 1st Street, 
      Hackensack, NJ 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      David Felig is a Gastroenterologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Felig is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Heartburn, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

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

      Anna Harutyunyan MDoffice

      230 East Ridgewood Avenue, Building 6, 
      Paramus, NJ 
       (4.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Anna Harutyunyan is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Harutyunyan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Gangrene, Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Gastrostomy, and Ureteroscopy.

      Sharyar D. Samadi
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      Daniel Samadi MD, PC

      10 Forest Avenue, Suite 100, 
      Paramus, NJ 
       (4.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Sharyar Samadi is an Otolaryngologist in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Samadi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Nonallergic Rhinopathy, Palatal Myoclonus, Ozena, and Dry Mouth.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      301 Bridge Plaza Road

      301 Bridge Plaza Road, 301 Bridge Plaza Road, 
      Fort Lee, NJ 
       (4.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      David Henick is an Otolaryngologist in Fort Lee, New Jersey. Dr. Henick is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Low Nasal Bridge, Nasal Septal Hematoma, Perichondritis, and Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP).

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      ENT And Allergy Associates

      690 Kinderkamack Road, Suite 101, 
      Oradell, NJ 
       (5.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      John Huang is an Otolaryngologist in Oradell, New Jersey. Dr. Huang is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, Jones Syndrome, DFNB1, and Hearing Loss.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      ENT And Allergy Associates

      690 Kinderkamack Road, Suite 101, 
      Oradell, NJ 
       (5.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Irvin Bough is an Otolaryngologist in Oradell, New Jersey. Dr. Bough is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, Jones Syndrome, DFNB1, and Ozena.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Hackensack Digestive Disease Associates

      52 1st Street, 
      Hackensack, NJ 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Neetu Chahil is a Gastroenterologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Chahil is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Visceromegaly, Colonoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Hackensack Digestive Disease Associates

      52 1st Street, 
      Hackensack, NJ 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Mark Tanchel is a Gastroenterologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Tanchel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Chronic Pancreatitis, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Hackensack Digestive Disease Associates

      52 1st Street, 
      Hackensack, NJ 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Matthew Kutner is a Gastroenterologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Kutner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Cholestasis, Endoscopy, and Pancreatectomy.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      ENT And Allergy Associates

      433 Hackensack Avenue, Suite 204, 
      Hackensack, NJ 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish

      Jay Agarwal is an Otolaryngologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Agarwal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Swimmer's Ear, Infant Hearing Loss, Jones Syndrome, DFNB1, and Thyroidectomy.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Hackensack Digestive Disease Associates

      52 1st Street, 
      Hackensack, NJ 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hindi
      Offers Telehealth

      Aakash Aggarwal is a Gastroenterologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Aggarwal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Diarrhea, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Intestinal Cancer, Colonoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

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

      Adam S. Goldfarb MDoffice

      5 Summit Avenue, Suite 101, 
      Hackensack, NJ 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Adam Goldfarb is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Goldfarb is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Heart Murmurs, Familial Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing

      ENT And Allergy Associates

      433 Hackensack Avenue, Suite 204, 
      Hackensack, NJ 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jonathan Lesserson is an Otolaryngologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Lesserson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, DFNB1, Jones Syndrome, and Nasal Polyps.

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

      Geriatrics - Center For Healthy Senior Living

      360 Essex Street, Suite 401, 
      Hackensack, NJ 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Karim Karim is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Karim 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, Swallowing Difficulty, and Tissue Biopsy.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      ENT And Allergy Associates

      433 Hackensack Avenue, Suite 204, 
      Hackensack, NJ 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Steven Gold is an Otolaryngologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Gold is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Nonallergic Rhinopathy, Palatal Myoclonus, Ozena, and Infant Hearing Loss.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Hackensack Digestive Disease Associates

      52 1st Street, 
      Hackensack, NJ 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Elliot Coburn is a Gastroenterologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Coburn is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Diarrhea, Eosinophilic Colitis, Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

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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 Hackensack, NJ?

      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 Hackensack, NJ?

      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 Hackensack, NJ?

      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 Hackensack, NJ?

      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 Hackensack, NJ?

      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 Hackensack, NJ?

      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 Hackensack, NJ?

      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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