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    MediFind found 207 doctor with experience in Painful Swallowing near Carnegie, PA. Of these, 182 are Experienced and 25 are Advanced.

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    207 providers found
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine

      Campbell & Philbin Medical Associates

      92 Bradford Avenue, 
      Crafton, PA 
       (2.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Terence Philbin is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Crafton, Pennsylvania. Dr. Philbin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Short Bowel Syndrome, Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth, Malnutrition, Gastrostomy, and Cardiac Ablation.

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

      Preferred Primary Care Physicians

      27 Heckel Road, Suite 106, 
      Mc Kees Rocks, PA 
       (4.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Gujarati , Hindi
      Offers Telehealth

      Bhavank Doshi is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Mc Kees Rocks, Pennsylvania. Dr. Doshi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Endoscopy.

      Jonas T. Johnson
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      ENT Mercy Swallowing Disorders Center

      1400 Locust Street, Suite 2100, 
      Pittsburgh, PA 
       (5.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jonas Johnson is an Otolaryngologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Johnson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC), Swallowing Difficulty, Throat Cancer, Laryngectomy, and Glossectomy.

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      Aylin Tansel
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      UPMC Digestive Health Care

      1515 Locust Street, Floor 5, 
      Pittsburgh, PA 
       (5.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, German, Turkish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Aylin Tansel, MD, specializes in internal medicine and gastroenterology and is certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She practices at University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, and is affiliated with UPMC Mercy, UPMC Presbyterian, and UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. She completed her residency at the Thomas Jefferson University Medical College. Dr. Tansel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Gastroparesis, Achalasia, Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

      Matthew E. Spector
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      Univ. Ear Nose & Throat Specialists - Eye And Ear Inst.

      203 Lothrop Street, Suite 300, 
      Pittsburgh, PA 
       (7.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Matthew E. Spector, MD, FACS, completed his medical school training at Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University in Chicago. He then went on to the University of Michigan where he completed his residency in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery and fellowship in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction. He was on faculty at the University of Michigan for 10 years where he served as the Director of the Head and Neck Oncology Program and Associate Director of the Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction Fellowship. Dr. Spector is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Throat Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, Tongue Cancer, Laryngectomy, and Glossectomy.

      Steven B. Chinn
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      University Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists At UPMC Shadyside

      5200 Centre Avenue, Suite 211, 
      Pittsburgh, PA 
       (8.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Steven Chinn is an Otolaryngologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Chinn is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Laryngeal Cancer, Throat Cancer, Tongue Cancer, Laryngectomy, and Glossectomy. Dr. Chinn is currently accepting new patients.

      Seungwon W. Kim
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      University Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists At UPMC Shadyside

      5200 Centre Avenue, Suite 211, 
      Pittsburgh, PA 
       (8.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Korean
      Accepting New Patients

      Seungwon Kim is an Otolaryngologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Kim is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC), Tongue Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, Laryngectomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Kim is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      South Hills Ent Association

      2000 Oxford Dr, Suite 201, 
      Bethel Park, PA 
       (4.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Paul Scolieri is an Otolaryngologist in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. Dr. Scolieri is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Otitis, Sinusitis, and Myringotomy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      South Hills Ent Association

      2000 Oxford Dr, Suite 201, 
      Bethel Park, PA 
       (4.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Brian Elford is an Otolaryngologist in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. Dr. Elford is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, DFNB1, Jones Syndrome, Balloon Sinuplasty, and Thyroidectomy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      South Hills Ent Association

      2000 Oxford Dr, Suite 201, 
      Bethel Park, PA 
       (4.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      David Demarino is an Otolaryngologist in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. Dr. Demarino is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Perichondritis, Laryngitis, Infant Hearing Loss, and DFNB1.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Pittsburgh Gastroenterology Associates

      2589 Boyce Plaza Road, 
      Upper St Clair, PA 
       (5.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      David Limauro is a Gastroenterologist in Upper St Clair, Pennsylvania. Dr. Limauro is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Barrett Esophagus, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Gastric Dysmotility, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Pittsburgh Gastroenterology Associates

      2589 Boyce Plaza Road, 
      Upper St Clair, PA 
       (5.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Mark Cedar is a Gastroenterologist in Upper St Clair, Pennsylvania. Dr. Cedar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Barrett Esophagus, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Colonoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Pittsburgh Gastroenterology Associates

      2589 Boyce Plaza Road, 
      Upper St Clair, PA 
       (5.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Lisa Oliva is a Gastroenterologist in Upper St Clair, Pennsylvania. Dr. Oliva is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Gastric Dysmotility, Colonoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

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

      Patel Medical Associates LLC

      2409 Brownsville Road, 
      Pittsburgh, PA 
       (5.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Gujarati , Hindi
      Offers Telehealth

      Kaushik Patel is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Patel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Heart Failure, Necrosis, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

      Libby J. Smith
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      University Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists At UPMC Mercy

      1400 Locust Street, Suite 2100, 
      Pittsburgh, PA 
       (5.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Libby Smith, DO, is a fellowship-trained laryngologist in the Department of Otolaryngology. She is the Director of the UPMC Voice Center and is a Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine. Following this, she completed her otolaryngology residency at Ohio University, based in Dayton, OH, followed by her fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University/Graduate Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Smith is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Spasmodic Dysphonia, Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Laryngeal Nerve Damage, Laryngitis, and Endoscopy.

      Sandra S. Stinnett
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      ENT Mercy Swallowing Disorders Center

      1400 Locust Street, Suite 2100, 
      Pittsburgh, PA 
       (5.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Creole, French, Haitian, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Sandra Stinnett is an Otolaryngologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Stinnett is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Laryngeal Nerve Damage, Spasmodic Dysphonia, Trabeculectomy, and Vitrectomy. Dr. Stinnett is currently accepting new patients.

      David J. Levinthal
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      UPMC Digestive Health Care

      1515 Locust Street, Floor 5, 
      Pittsburgh, PA 
       (5.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      David Levinthal is a Gastroenterologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Levinthal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome, Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS), Gastroparesis, Protein Deficiency, and Colonoscopy.

      Michael A. Pezzone
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      UPMC Digestive Health Care

      1515 Locust Street, Floor 5, 
      Pittsburgh, PA 
       (5.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Michael Pezzone is a Gastroenterologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Pezzone is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Bowel Incontinence, Colitis, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Pezzone is currently accepting new patients.

      Thulasingam Ravindramurthy
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing

      UPMC Downtown MyHealth@work

      600 Grant Street, USX Steel Tower, 7th Floor, 744, 
      Pittsburgh, PA 
       (5.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Tamil

      Thulasingam Ravindramurthy is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Ravindramurthy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Alzheimer's Disease, Muscle Atrophy, Anemia, and Dementia.

      Howard S. Pittle
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine

      Complete Primary Care Associates - UPMC

      4190 Brownsville Road, 
      Pittsburgh, PA 
       (6.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Howard Pittle is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Pittle is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma, Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), Pancreatectomy, and Colonoscopy.

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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 Carnegie, PA?

      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 Carnegie, PA?

      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 Carnegie, PA?

      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 Carnegie, PA?

      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 Carnegie, PA?

      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 Carnegie, PA?

      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 Carnegie, PA?

      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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