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    MediFind found 160 doctor with experience in Painful Swallowing near New Mexico, US. Of these, 139 are Experienced, 20 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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    160 providers found
      Lily Love
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Plastic Surgery | Otolaryngology | Pediatric Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Plastic Surgery | Otolaryngology | Pediatric Otolaryngology

      St. Vincent Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists

      1631 Hospital Dr., Suite 200, Suite 200, 
      Santa Fe, NM 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, French

      Lily Love is an Otolaryngologist and a Plastic Surgeon in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Dr. Love is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Deafness, Infant Hearing Loss, Empyema, and Sinusitis.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Presbyterian Healthcare Services

      1100 Lead Ave Se, 
      Albuquerque, NM 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Tarik Alhmoud is a Gastroenterologist in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Dr. Alhmoud is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Eosinophilic Enteropathy, Viral Gastroenteritis, Esophagitis, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Alhmoud is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Digestive Disease Consultants Of Las Cruces LLC

      4381 E Lohman Ave, Suite B, 
      Las Cruces, NM 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Thomas Nattakom is a Gastroenterologist in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Dr. Nattakom is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Colitis, Viral Gastroenteritis, Gardner Syndrome, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

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      David Brown
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      David R. Brown MD Ear, Nose & Throat

      435 St Michaels Drive, Suite B104, 
      Santa Fe, NM 
      Experience:
      44+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish

      David Brown is an Otolaryngologist in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Dr. Brown has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Jones Syndrome, DFNB1, Infant Hearing Loss, and Meniere Disease.

      Jill Rhymes
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Geriatrics
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Geriatrics

      St Vincent Center For Healthy Aging

      1692 Hospital Dr, Bldg A, Building A, 
      Santa Fe, NM 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Jill Rhymes is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Dr. Rhymes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension.

      Nasser Alqassem
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine

      Christus Health Of Southern New Mexico

      1101 9th Street Suite A, 
      Alamogordo, NM 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Nasser Alqassem is an Internal Medicine provider in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Dr. Alqassem is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Viral Gastroenteritis, Colitis, Vitamin D Deficiency, and Cirrhosis.

      Uche Obisike
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Hospital Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Hospital Medicine

      St. Vincent Regional Medical Center

      455 St. Michaels Drive, 
      Santa Fe, NM 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Uche Obisike is a primary care provider, practicing in Hospital Medicine in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Dr. Obisike is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Dementia, Cerebral Hypoxia, Pneumonia, Hip Replacement, and Endoscopy.

      Leandrita Ortega
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine

      Christus Health Of Southern New Mexico

      2351 25th St., 
      Alamogordo, NM 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Leandrita Ortega is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Dr. Ortega is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, Cirrhosis, and Hypothyroidism.

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

      Roosevelt General Hospital

      1402 S Ave O, 
      Portales, NM 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hindi, Spanish, Telugu
      Accepting New Patients

      Praveen Chava is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Geriatrics in Portales, New Mexico. Dr. Chava is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Idiopathic Edema, Osteomyelitis in Children, Hypothyroidism, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Chava is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Christus Health Of Southern New Mexico

      2559 Medical Drive, Suite C, 
      Alamogordo, NM 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, German, Mandarin, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Ferial Abood is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Dr. Abood is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Necrosis, Peptic Ulcer, Hypothyroidism, and Obesity in Children. Dr. Abood is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Roosevelt General Hospital

      1402 S Ave O, 
      Portales, NM 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hindi, Spanish, Telugu
      Accepting New Patients

      Erika Garcia is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Portales, New Mexico. Dr. Garcia is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Hypothyroidism, and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young. Dr. Garcia is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Digestive Disease Consultants Of Las Cruces LLC

      4381 E Lohman Ave, Suite B, 
      Las Cruces, NM 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jean-pierre Reinhold is a Gastroenterologist in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Dr. Reinhold is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Visceromegaly, Gardner Syndrome, Turcot Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Digestive Disease Consultants Of Las Cruces LLC

      4381 E Lohman Ave, Suite B, 
      Las Cruces, NM 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Ayyappa Mysore is a Gastroenterologist in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Dr. Mysore is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Viral Gastroenteritis, Colitis, Turcot Syndrome, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Digestive Disease Consultants Of Las Cruces LLC

      4381 E Lohman Ave, Suite B, 
      Las Cruces, NM 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Kairasp Noshirwani is a Gastroenterologist in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Dr. Noshirwani is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Esophageal Varices, Visceromegaly, Colitis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Nnm Gastroenterology Associates PA

      1691 Galisteo St, Suite C, 
      Santa Fe, NM 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Christopher Atkinson is a Gastroenterologist in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Dr. Atkinson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Portal Hypertension, Gardner Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Pinnacle Gastroenterology, Llc.

      700 Cuba Ave, 
      Alamogordo, NM 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Ruth Rawlings is a Gastroenterologist in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Dr. Rawlings is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Visceromegaly, Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, Colitis, and Collagenous Colitis.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Nnm Gastroenterology Associates PA

      1691 Galisteo St, Suite C, 
      Santa Fe, NM 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Irish, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Cornelius Dooley is a Gastroenterologist in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Dr. Dooley is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Esophagitis, Bile Duct Obstruction, Lower Esophageal Ring, Endoscopy, and Hemorrhoidectomy. Dr. Dooley is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      940 W Pinon St, 
      Farmington, NM 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Francisco Colon is a Gastroenterologist in Farmington, New Mexico. Dr. Colon is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Esophageal Varices, Choledocholithiasis, Bile Duct Obstruction, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Colon is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology | Allergy and Immunology | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology | Allergy and Immunology | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

      Pinon Hills Ear Nose And Throat Associates PA

      2300 E 30th St, Bldg D 102, 
      Farmington, NM 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Brett Clarke is an Otolaryngologist and an Allergy and Immunologist in Farmington, New Mexico. Dr. Clarke is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Thyroid Nodule, Grass Allergy, Empyema, Sinusitis, and Myringotomy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Nnm Gastroenterology Associates PA

      1691 Galisteo St, Suite C, 
      Santa Fe, NM 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Alejandra Castillo is a Gastroenterologist in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Dr. Castillo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Bile Duct Obstruction, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Choledocholithiasis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

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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 in New Mexico, US?

      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 in New Mexico, US?

      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 in New Mexico, US?

      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 in New Mexico, US?

      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 in New Mexico, US?

      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 in New Mexico, US?

      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 in New Mexico, US?

      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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