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    MediFind found 297 doctor with experience in Painful Swallowing near Bedford, OH. Of these, 245 are Experienced, 41 are Advanced and 11 are Distinguished.

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    297 providers found
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology | Plastic Surgery
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology | Plastic Surgery

      University Hospitals Medical Group Inc

      3999 Richmond Rd, 
      Beachwood, OH 
       (4.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Rod Rezaee is an Otolaryngologist and a Plastic Surgeon in Beachwood, Ohio. Dr. Rezaee is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Salivary Gland Tumors, Throat Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, Gastrostomy, and Laryngectomy. Dr. Rezaee is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Eastwest Primary Care, LLC

      6175 SOM Center Road, Suite 210, 
      Solon, OH 
       (5.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Arabic, Arabic - Jordanian
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Haitham Azem is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Solon, Ohio. Dr. Azem is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Azem is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      University Hospitals Medical Group Inc

      11100 Euclid Ave, 
      Cleveland, OH 
       (8.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Nicole Maronian is an Otolaryngologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Maronian is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Laryngeal Nerve Damage, Spasmodic Dysphonia, Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Laryngectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Maronian is currently accepting new patients.

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

      University Hospitals Regional Practices LLC

      88 Ctr Rd, Suite 130, 
      Bedford, OH 
       (0.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Bahasa, Punjabi
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Manjot Kang is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Bedford, Ohio. Dr. Kang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Vitamin D Deficiency. Dr. Kang is currently accepting new patients.

      Adnan Raed
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Marymount Medical Building

      12000 McCracken Road, 
      Garfield Hts, OH 
       (3.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Adnan Raed is a Gastroenterologist in Garfield Hts, Ohio. Dr. Raed is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Hiatal Hernia, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Diverticular Disease, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Scott L. Gabbard
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

      2049 East 100th Street, 
      Cleveland, OH 
       (8.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Scott Gabbard is a Gastroenterologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Gabbard is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Achalasia, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Swallowing Difficulty, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Gabbard is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

      2049 East 100th Street, 
      Cleveland, OH 
       (8.6 miles away)
      Experience:
      26+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Paul Bryson is an Otolaryngologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Bryson has been practicing medicine for over 26 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Laryngitis, Spasmodic Dysphonia, Palatopharyngeal Incompetence, Cordotomy, and Endoscopy.

      Yi Qin
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

      2049 East 100th Street, 
      Cleveland, OH 
       (8.6 miles away)
      Experience:
      17+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Yi Qin is a Gastroenterologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Qin has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Swallowing Difficulty, Benign Esophageal Stricture, Painful Swallowing, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, and Endoscopy.

      Rebecca C. Nelson
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

      2049 East 100th Street, 
      Cleveland, OH 
       (8.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Rebecca Nelson is an Otolaryngologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Nelson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Spasmodic Dysphonia, Laryngitis, Vocal Cord Dysfunction, and Laryngeal Nerve Damage.

      Monica Ray
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

      9500 Euclid Avenue, 
      Cleveland, OH 
       (8.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Monica Ray is a Gastroenterologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Ray is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Achalasia, Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Cathy Cooper
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine

      Solon Family Health Center

      29800 Bainbridge Road, 
      Solon, OH 
       (3.6 miles away)
      Experience:
      41+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Cathy Cooper is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Solon, Ohio. Dr. Cooper has been practicing medicine for over 41 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

      Kevin Bogar
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine

      Marymount Medical Building

      12000 McCracken Road, 
      Garfield Hts, OH 
       (3.8 miles away)
      Experience:
      34+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Kevin Bogar is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Garfield Hts, Ohio. Dr. Bogar has been practicing medicine for over 34 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Migraine, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

      Michael Cline
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      South Pointe Medical Office Building B

      20050 Harvard Avenue, 
      Warrensville Heights, OH 
       (3.8 miles away)
      Experience:
      41+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Michael Cline is a Gastroenterologist in Warrensville Heights, Ohio. Dr. Cline has been practicing medicine for over 41 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Gastroparesis, Gastric Dysmotility, Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC), Gastrectomy, and Ileostomy.

      Elliott Borinsky
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      South Pointe Medical Office Building B

      20050 Harvard Avenue, 
      Warrensville Heights, OH 
       (3.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Elliott Borinsky is a Gastroenterologist in Warrensville Heights, Ohio. Dr. Borinsky is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Hiatal Hernia, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

      Vedha Sanghi
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      South Pointe Medical Office Building B

      20050 Harvard Avenue, 
      Warrensville Heights, OH 
       (3.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Vedha Sanghi is a Gastroenterologist in Warrensville Heights, Ohio. Dr. Sanghi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Barrett Esophagus, Viral Gastroenteritis, Colitis, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy.

      Frederick Harris
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine

      South Pointe Medical Office Building B

      20050 Harvard Avenue, 
      Warrensville Heights, OH 
       (3.8 miles away)
      Experience:
      45+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Frederick Harris is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Warrensville Heights, Ohio. Dr. Harris has been practicing medicine for over 45 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Renovascular Hypertension, Necrosis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Endoscopy.

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

      Rajesh Agarwal Md, LLC

      20050 Harvard Ave, Suite 300, 
      Warrensville Heights, OH 
       (3.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Bengali, Hindi
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Rajesh Agarwal is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Warrensville Heights, Ohio. Dr. Agarwal is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Bullae, Necrosis, Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Agarwal is currently accepting new patients.

      Allen Kline
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine

      Southside Medical Building

      5595 Transportation Boulevard, 
      Garfield Hts, OH 
       (3.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Allen Kline is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Garfield Hts, Ohio. Dr. Kline is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Gallstones, Endoscopy, and Pacemaker Implantation.

      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      University Primary Care Practices Inc

      3999 Richmond Rd, 
      Beachwood, OH 
       (4.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Dany Raad is a Gastroenterologist in Beachwood, Ohio. Dr. Raad is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Colorectal Cancer, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      University Hospitals Medical Group Inc

      11100 Euclid Ave, 
      Cleveland, OH 
       (8.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Nelson Howard is an Otolaryngologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Howard is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Laryngeal Nerve Damage, Spasmodic Dysphonia, Laryngitis, Swallowing Difficulty, and Laryngectomy. Dr. Howard 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 Bedford, OH?

      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 Bedford, OH?

      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 Bedford, OH?

      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 Bedford, OH?

      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 Bedford, OH?

      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 Bedford, OH?

      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 Bedford, OH?

      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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