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    MediFind found 388 doctor with experience in Painful Swallowing near Plainview, NY. Of these, 305 are Experienced, 78 are Advanced and 5 are Distinguished.

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    388 providers found
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      115 Broadhollow Road, Floor 1, 
      Melville, NY 
       (3.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Arabic, Spanish

      Danny Meslemani is an Otolaryngologist in Melville, New York. Dr. Meslemani is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, Jones Syndrome, DFNB1, and Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder.

      Jay S. Youngerman
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      Northwell Health Physician Partners Otolaryngology At Plainview

      875 Old Country Road, Suite 200, 
      Plainview, NY 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jay Youngerman is an Otolaryngologist in Plainview, New York. Dr. Youngerman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Nonallergic Rhinopathy, Ozena, Palatal Myoclonus, Septoplasty, and Gastrostomy.

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      Gary Snyder
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology | Pediatrics
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology | Pediatrics

      ENT & Allergy Associates - Plainview

      146A Manetto Hill Road, Suite 200, 
      Plainview, NY 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Gary Snyder is a Pediatrics provider in Plainview, New York. Dr. Snyder is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are DFNB1, Jones Syndrome, Infant Hearing Loss, and Tinnitus.

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      Sadiya Cheshty
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Northwell Health Physician Partners Medicine Specialties At Woodbury

      415 Crossways Park Drive, 
      Woodbury, NY 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Farsi
      Offers Telehealth

      Sadiya Cheshty is a Gastroenterologist in Woodbury, New York. Dr. Cheshty is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Diarrhea, Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome, Painful Swallowing, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

      Kostas Sideridis
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      121 Eileen Way, 
      Syosset, NY 
       (3.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Greek, Spanish
      Offers Telehealth

      Kostas Sideridis is a Gastroenterologist in Syosset, New York. Dr. Sideridis is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Gastrectomy, and Gastrostomy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Hospital Medicine
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Hospital Medicine
      1163 Old Country Road, 
      Plainview, NY 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Dorit Ben is a primary care provider, practicing in Hospital Medicine in Plainview, New York. Dr. Ben is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Pneumonia, Atrioventricular Septal Defect, Gastrostomy, and Ureteroscopy.

      Parth V. Shah
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      Northwell Health Physician Partners Otolaryngology At Plainview

      875 Old Country Road, Suite 200, 
      Plainview, NY 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Experience:
      9+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Parth Shah is an Otolaryngologist in Plainview, New York. Dr. Shah has been practicing medicine for over 9 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Ozena, Palatal Myoclonus, Nonallergic Rhinopathy, and Infant Hearing Loss.

      Ali Ahmadizadeh
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      Northwell Health Physician Partners Otolaryngology At Plainview

      875 Old Country Road, Suite 200, 
      Plainview, NY 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Farsi, French

      Dr. Ali Ahmadizadeh is board certified Otolaryngologist from Paris University in France. He is also board certified from American Academy of Family Physician. Dr. Ali Ahmadizadeh has many years of academic and working experience in Europe and Northern America and has published in several distinguished journals with introduction of one new clinical test in diagnosis of sinusitis. Dr. Ahmadizadeh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Familial Deafness, Ozena, Palatal Myoclonus, and Nonallergic Rhinopathy.

      Randolph P. Dilorenzo
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine

      Northwell Health Physician Partners Medicine At Woodbury, Froehlich Farm

      155 Froehlich Farm Boulevard, 
      Woodbury, NY 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Randolph Dilorenzo is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Woodbury, New York. Dr. Dilorenzo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hyperglycemia, Bronchitis, High Cholesterol, and Hypertension.

      Leena Sayedy
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Northwell Health Physician Partners Medicine Specialties At Woodbury

      415 Crossways Park Drive, 
      Woodbury, NY 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Farsi, Pashto
      Offers Telehealth

      Leena Sayedy is a Gastroenterologist in Woodbury, New York. Dr. Sayedy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Hemorrhoids, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Hiatal Hernia, and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Digestive Disease Care, PC

      380 S Broadway, 
      Hicksville, NY 
       (2.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Zvi Alpern is a Gastroenterologist in Hicksville, New York. Dr. Alpern is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Barrett Esophagus, Sturge-Weber Syndrome, Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Digestive Disease Care, PC

      380 S Broadway, 
      Hicksville, NY 
       (2.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Andrew Blank is a Gastroenterologist in Hicksville, New York. Dr. Blank is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Gastritis, Helicobacter Pylori Infection, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology | Pediatrics
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology | Pediatrics

      ENT & Allergy Associates - Melville

      115 Broadhollow Rd, 
      Melville, NY 
       (2.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Peter Berman is a Pediatrics provider in Melville, New York. Dr. Berman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Nonallergic Rhinopathy, Ozena, Palatal Myoclonus, and Jones Syndrome.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology | Plastic Surgery
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology | Plastic Surgery

      ENT & Allergy Associates - Melville

      115 Broadhollow Rd, 
      Melville, NY 
       (2.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Vijay Mukhija is a Plastic Surgeon in Melville, New York. Dr. Mukhija 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 Nonallergic Rhinopathy.

      Thomas Dalton
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Anesthesiology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Anesthesiology

      North American Partners In Anesthesia

      1305 Walt Whitman Rd, Ste 300, 
      Melville, NY 
       (3.2 miles away)
      Experience:
      33+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Thomas Dalton is an Anesthesiologist in Melville, New York. Dr. Dalton has been practicing medicine for over 33 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Painful Swallowing and Gallbladder Disease.

      Judson Evans
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Anesthesiology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Anesthesiology

      North American Partners In Anesthesia

      1305 Walt Whitman Rd, Ste 300, 
      Melville, NY 
       (3.2 miles away)
      Experience:
      38+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Judson Evans is an Anesthesiologist in Melville, New York. Dr. Evans has been practicing medicine for over 38 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Cervical Myelopathy, Painful Swallowing, Cervical Spondylosis, and Acute Pain.

      Jean Nelson
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Anesthesiology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Anesthesiology

      North American Partners In Anesthesia

      1305 Walt Whitman Rd, Ste 300, 
      Melville, NY 
       (3.2 miles away)
      Experience:
      37+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jean Nelson is an Anesthesiologist in Melville, New York. Dr. Nelson has been practicing medicine for over 37 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Painful Swallowing and Acute Pain.

      Robert Lubanski
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Anesthesiology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Anesthesiology

      North American Partners In Anesthesia

      1305 Walt Whitman Rd, Ste 300, 
      Melville, NY 
       (3.2 miles away)
      Experience:
      38+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Robert Lubanski is an Anesthesiologist in Melville, New York. Dr. Lubanski has been practicing medicine for over 38 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Painful Swallowing, Acute Pain, Carbuncle, and Folliculitis.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      121 Eileen Way, 
      Syosset, NY 
       (3.4 miles away)
      Experience:
      17+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Urdu

      Faisal Sheikh is a Gastroenterologist in Syosset, New York. Dr. Sheikh has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Choledocholithiasis, Diverticular Disease, Gastrectomy, and Gastrostomy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      121 Eileen Way, 
      Syosset, NY 
       (3.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hindi, Marathi, Spanish

      Jaydeep Kadam is a Gastroenterologist in Syosset, New York. Dr. Kadam is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Lactose Intolerance, Gastrectomy, and Gastrostomy.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      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 Plainview, NY?

      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 Plainview, NY?

      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 Plainview, NY?

      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 Plainview, NY?

      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 Plainview, NY?

      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 Plainview, NY?

      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 Plainview, NY?

      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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