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    MediFind found 999 doctor with experience in Painful Swallowing near Yonkers, NY. Of these, 858 are Experienced, 127 are Advanced and 14 are Distinguished.

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    999 providers found
      Darren Esposito
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine

      Montefiore Medical Group, Cross County

      1010 Central Park Avenue, 
      Yonkers, NY 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Darren Esposito is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Yonkers, New York. Dr. Esposito is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Gastrostomy.

      Hilary I. Hertan
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Wakefield Ambulatory Care Center

      4234 Bronx Boulevard, 
      Bronx, NY 
       (3.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, French, Hebrew, Spanish

      Hilary Hertan is a Gastroenterologist in Bronx, New York. Dr. Hertan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Gastritis, Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Gastrostomy, and Colonoscopy.

      Daniel S. Behin
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Wakefield Gi Suite

      600 East 233rd Street, 
      Bronx, NY 
       (3.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Daniel Shervin Behin, MD, is Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship Program, Assistant Professor, Medicine and Medical Director, Advanced Endoscopy Center at Montefiore Einstein. His clinical focus is in general gastroenterology which includes colon cancer screening and prevention, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), peptic ulcer disease, colon polyps and irritable bowel syndrome. Dr. Behin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome, Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Colonoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

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      Maritza Molina
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine

      Montefiore Wakefield Campus

      600 East 233rd Street, 
      New York, NY 
       (3.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish

      Maritza Molina is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Molina is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Peptic Ulcer, Cellulitis, Necrosis, Colonoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

      Gary Ishkanian
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine

      Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital

      12 North 7th Avenue, 
      Mount Vernon, NY 
       (3.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Gary Ishkanian is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Mount Vernon, New York. Dr. Ishkanian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Peptic Ulcer.

      Ian G. Harnik
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Gastroenterology & Liver Associates Of Riverdale, PC

      3333 Henry Hudson Parkway, Suite 1, 
      Riverdale, NY 
       (3.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Ian Harnik is a Gastroenterologist in Riverdale, New York. Dr. Harnik is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome, Cronkhite-Canada Disease, Thrombectomy, and Gastrectomy.

      Lawrence J. Brandt
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Advanced Endoscopy Center

      5500 Broadway, Suite A, 
      Bronx, NY 
       (3.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Lawrence Brandt is a Gastroenterologist in Bronx, New York. Dr. Brandt is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Pseudomembranous Colitis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Viral Gastroenteritis, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

      Bradley A. Schiff
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      Medical Arts Pavilion Otorhinolaryngology

      3400 Bainbridge Avenue, 
      Bronx, NY 
       (3.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Bradley A. Schiff, MD, is Professor, Otorhinolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery, Director, Otorhinolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery and Director, Head & Neck Cancer Service at Montefiore Einstein. His clinical focus is on all aspects of head and neck cancer surgery including cancers and masses of the oral cavity, larynx, pharynx and neck as well as tumors of the parotid thyroid and parathyroid glands. Dr. Schiff is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC), Throat Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, Gastrostomy, and Laryngectomy.

      Ronda E. Alexander
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      Medical Arts Pavilion Otorhinolaryngology

      3400 Bainbridge Avenue, 
      Bronx, NY 
       (3.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Ronda E. Alexander, MD, FACS, is Director, Division of Laryngology, Otorhinolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery at Montefiore-Einstein. A practicing laryngologist since 2008, Dr. Alexander’s clinical focus is on voice disorders, airway injuries and stenosis, neurologic disorders of the head and neck, and tracheostomy care. Dr. Alexander is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Laryngeal Nerve Damage, Spasmodic Dysphonia, Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Larynx Atresia, and Laryngectomy.

      Amanda E. Dilger
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      Montefiore Greene Medical Arts Pavilion

      3400 Bainbridge Avenue, 
      Bronx, NY 
       (3.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Amanda Dilger is an Otolaryngologist in Bronx, New York. Dr. Dilger is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Deafness, Tinnitus, Infant Hearing Loss, Vertigo, and Laryngectomy.

      Vikas Mehta
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      Montefiore Greene Medical Arts Pavilion

      3400 Bainbridge Avenue, 
      Bronx, NY 
       (3.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Vikas Mehta, MD, MPH, FACS, is the Vice Chair and an Associate Professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at Montefiore Einstein. His clinical focus is on the treatment of patients with head and neck cancer, diseases of the salivary glands and thyroid/parathyroid disease, with a particular interest in transoral robotic surgery and minimally invasive endocrine surgery. Dr. Mehta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Throat Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, Papillary Thyroid Cancer, Laryngectomy, and Thyroidectomy.

      Marc J. Gibber
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      Medical Arts Pavilion Otorhinolaryngology

      3400 Bainbridge Avenue, 
      Bronx, NY 
       (3.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Marc Gibber, MD, is Director, General/Comprehensive Otolaryngology and Associate Professor at Montefiore-Einstein. His clinical focus is on the diagnosis and treatment of nasal and sinus conditions, breathing disorders, ear conditions, swallowing or throat conditions, tonsillitis and general ear, nose and throat conditions. Dr. Gibber 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, Familial Deafness, and Gastrostomy.

      Sammy Ho
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Montefiore Greene Medical Arts Pavilion

      3400 Bainbridge Avenue, 
      Bronx, NY 
       (3.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Mandarin

      Dr. Sammy Ho is a board certified Gastroenterologist. He completed his general Gastroenterology fellowship at Winthrop University Hospital, and went on to pursue an advanced endoscopy fellowship at Duke University. Dr. Ho is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Choledocholithiasis, Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Jaundice, Endoscopy, and Lithotripsy.

      Anna Skokowska
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine

      YDR Geriatrics & Nephrology LLP

      4256 Bronx Boulevard, Suite 3, 
      Bronx, NY 
       (3.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Polish

      Dr. Lebelt obtained her medical degree in Medical Academy in Bialystok, Poland. In the US, she finished her Internal Medicine residency at Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center through New York Medical College. Her residency was followed up with a fellowship in Geriatric Medicine at the same institution. Dr. Skokowska is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      Bergen Ear, Nose And Throat Associates

      20 Prospect Avenue, Suite 613, 
      Hackensack, NJ 
       (8.9 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.

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

      803 McLean Avenue

      803 McLean Avenue, 
      Yonkers, NY 
       (2.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Gaddy Haymov is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Yonkers, New York. Dr. Haymov is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Henoch-Schonlein Purpura, Respiratory Alkalosis, Pelvic Lipomatosis, Gastrostomy, and Bone Graft.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Montefiore Medical Group-Cross County

      1010 Central Park Avenue, 
      Yonkers, NY 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Henry Katz is a Gastroenterologist in Yonkers, New York. Dr. Katz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Diarrhea, Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome, Gastrostomy, and Gastrectomy.

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

      Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital

      12 North 7th Avenue, 
      Mount Vernon, NY 
       (3.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Pushpinder Singh is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Mount Vernon, New York. Dr. Singh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), COVID-19, Anemia, Gastrostomy, and Colonoscopy.

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

      Bronxville Internal Medicine

      77 Pondfield Road, 
      Bronxville, NY 
       (3.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Mazan Rabadi is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bronxville, New York. Dr. Rabadi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Necrosis, Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

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

      Riverdale Family Practice

      3050 Corlear Avenue, #201, 
      Bronx, NY 
       (3.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Carl Franzetti is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Franzetti is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Dementia, Jock Itch, and Hypertension.

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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 Yonkers, 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 Yonkers, 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 Yonkers, 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 Yonkers, 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 Yonkers, 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 Yonkers, 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 Yonkers, 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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