The 20 Best Painful Swallowing Doctors Near Me in Monroe Township, NJ

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The 20 Best Painful Swallowing Doctors near Monroe Township, NJ

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 208 doctor with experience in Painful Swallowing near Monroe Township, NJ. Of these, 181 are Experienced, 24 are Advanced and 3 are Distinguished.

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208 providers found
    Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
    Otolaryngology
    Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
    Otolaryngology

    Penn Medicine Becker ENT & Allergy Applegarth Road

    312 Applegarth Road, Suite 100, 
    Monroe Township, NJ 
     (2.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Scott Kay is an Otolaryngologist in Monroe Township, New Jersey. Dr. Kay is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Mal De Debarquement Syndrome, Infant Hearing Loss, DFNB1, and Jones Syndrome. Dr. Kay is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine
    Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine

    Hemcare Medical Clinic, P.C.

    6 Agnes Ct, 
    Monroe Township, NJ 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kaushal Nanavati is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Monroe Township, New Jersey. Dr. Nanavati is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Idiopathic Edema, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension.

    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology

    Princeton Medicine Physicians - Center For Digestive Health Dayton

    401 Ridge Road, Suite 6, 
    Dayton, NJ 
     (4.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Kevin Skole is a Gastroenterologist in Dayton, New Jersey. Dr. Skole is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Turcot Syndrome, Gardner Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Skole is currently accepting new patients.

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    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing

    New Jersey Podiatric Physicians & Surgeons Group LLC

    294 Applegarth Rd Ste A, 
    Monroe Township,, NJ 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Aijaz Hussain is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics in Monroe Township,, New Jersey. Dr. Hussain 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, and Raynaud Phenomenon.

    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing

    Rutgers Health Family Medicine

    18 Centre Dr Ste 104, 
    Monroe Township, NJ 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Fred Kobylarz is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics in Monroe Township, New Jersey. Dr. Kobylarz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis, and Spastic Paraplegia Type 11.

    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology

    Princeton Medical Group Gastroenterology - Monroe Office

    2 Research Way, Building 2, Suite 302, 
    Monroe Township, NJ 
     (2.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Stanley Hsu is a Gastroenterologist in Monroe Township, New Jersey. Dr. Hsu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Colitis, Viral Gastroenteritis, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Hsu is currently accepting new patients.

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

    Monroe Medical Group, PA

    78 West Railroad Avenue, 
    Jamesburg, NJ 
     (2.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Robert Spierer is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Jamesburg, New Jersey. Dr. Spierer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Acute Kidney Failure, Sitosterolemia, High Cholesterol, Pacemaker Implantation, and Colonoscopy.

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

    Hemcare Medical Clinic, P.C.

    6 Agnes Ct, 
    Monroe Township, NJ 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kartikey Nanavati is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Monroe Township, New Jersey. Dr. Nanavati is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Idiopathic Edema, Familial Hypertension, Anemia, and Necrosis.

    Vasudha Dhar
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology

    Allied Digestive Health LLC

    300B Princeton Hightstown Rd, Suite 206, 
    East Windsor, NJ 
     (6.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Vasudha Dhar is a Gastroenterologist in East Windsor, New Jersey. Dr. Dhar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Heartburn, Gas Bloat Syndrome, Hemorrhoids, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Dhar is currently accepting new patients.

    Michael R. Tendler
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology

    Allied Digestive Health, LLC

    55 Willow Lane, Suite 201, 
    Englishtown, NJ 
     (6.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Michael Tendler is a Gastroenterologist in Englishtown, New Jersey. Dr. Tendler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Ulcerative Colitis, Heartburn, Gastrectomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Tendler is currently accepting new patients.

    Amy Tilara
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology

    Allied Digestive Health, LLC

    55 Willow Lane, Suite 201, 
    Englishtown, NJ 
     (6.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Amy Tilara is a Gastroenterologist in Englishtown, New Jersey. Dr. Tilara is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Barrett Esophagus, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Tilara is currently accepting new patients.

    Tina Vazirani
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology

    Allied Digestive Health, LLC

    55 Willow Lane, Suite 201, 
    Englishtown, NJ 
     (6.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Tina Vazirani is a Gastroenterologist in Englishtown, New Jersey. Dr. Vazirani is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Hemorrhoids, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Gastric Dysmotility, Colonoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Vazirani is currently accepting new patients.

    Jared Gold
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology

    Allied Digestive Health, LLC

    55 Willow Lane, Suite 201, 
    Englishtown, NJ 
     (6.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Jared Gold is a Gastroenterologist in Englishtown, New Jersey. Dr. Gold is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Colonoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Gold is currently accepting new patients.

    Suresh S. Pitchumoni
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology

    Allied Digestive Health, LLC

    55 Willow Lane, Suite 201, 
    Englishtown, NJ 
     (6.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Suresh Pitchumoni is a Gastroenterologist in Englishtown, New Jersey. Dr. Pitchumoni is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Ulcerative Colitis, Barrett Esophagus, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Pitchumoni is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Otolaryngology
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Otolaryngology

    Otolaryngology Associates Of Central NJ

    B3 Cornwall Drive, 
    East Brunswick, NJ 
     (6.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Steven Sabin is an Otolaryngologist in East Brunswick, New Jersey. Dr. Sabin 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, Otitis, and DFNB1.

    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology

    Olga Maimon, MD, PC

    758 Route 18, Suite 103A, 
    East Brunswick, NJ 
     (7.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Olga Maimon is a Gastroenterologist in East Brunswick, New Jersey. Dr. Maimon is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Diverticular Disease, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Gastrectomy, and Gastrostomy.

    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology

    Garden State Gastroenterology

    200 Perrine Road, Suite 231, 
    Old Bridge, NJ 
     (7.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sanjeev Nayyar is a Gastroenterologist in Old Bridge, New Jersey. Dr. Nayyar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Hemorrhoids, Enlarged Liver, Gastrostomy, and Gastrectomy.

    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing

    ENT And Allergy Associates

    3663 Route 9 North, Suite 102, 
    Old Bridge, NJ 
     (7.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Farhad Chowdhury is an Otolaryngologist in Old Bridge, New Jersey. Dr. Chowdhury is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Ozena, Palatal Myoclonus, Nonallergic Rhinopathy, and Perichondritis.

    Rizwana Khan
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Painful Swallowing
    Internal Medicine

    AAA Medical Group

    2477 County Rd 516, Suite 103, 
    Old Bridge, NJ 
     (8.7 miles away)
    Experience:
    28+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Rizwana Khan, MD serves the Old Bridge, NJ community as a dedicated primary care physician specializing in internal medicine. As part of AAA Medical Group, Dr. Khan offers comprehensive consultations for a wide range of health concerns, including ear infections, hypertension, sexually transmitted diseases, migraines, and sore throat.Dr. Khan earned her medical degree from Karachi Medical and Dental College and completed her residency in internal medicine at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. She is affiliated with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Saint Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ. Dr. Khan is also an active member of the Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America.Fluent in English, Hindi, Urdu, and Punjabi, Dr. Khan is committed to serving a diverse patient population. She is known for her compassionate, family-centered approach, focusing on patient education and empowering individuals to make informed decisions about their health.SpecialtiesInternistPrimary Care DoctorEducation Karachi Medical and Dental College, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Residency in Internal Medicine Hospital AffiliationsRobert Wood Johnson University Hospital (New Brunswick, NJ) Saint Peter's University Hospital (New Brunswick, NJ) HMH Old Bridge Medical Center (Old Bridge, NJ)Board CertificationsInternal Medicine - New Jersey's Board of Medical Examiners Professional Memberships. Dr. Khan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Infectious Arthritis, Heart Attack, Peptic Ulcer, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Painful Swallowing
    Gastroenterology

    Princeton Medicine Physicians - Center For Digestive Health Plainsboro

    5 Plainsboro Road, Medical Arts Pavilion, Suite 450, 
    Plainsboro, NJ 
     (9.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Anish Sheth is a Gastroenterologist in Plainsboro, New Jersey. Dr. Sheth is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Swallowing Difficulty, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Sheth is currently accepting new patients.

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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 Monroe Township, 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 Monroe Township, 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 Monroe Township, 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 Monroe Township, 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 Monroe Township, 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 Monroe Township, 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 Monroe Township, 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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