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    MediFind found 87 doctor with experience in Painful Swallowing near Oak Ridge, TN. Of these, 56 are Experienced, 21 are Advanced and 10 are Distinguished.

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    87 providers found
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      800 Oak Ridge Tpke, Suite C 100, 
      Oak Ridge, TN 
       (2.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Frederick Bunge is an Otolaryngologist in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Dr. Bunge is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Ruptured Eardrum, Trachoma, Otitis, and Tinnitus. Dr. Bunge is currently accepting new patients.

      Jonathan W. Hafner
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology | Allergy and Immunology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology | Allergy and Immunology

      Rocky Top ENT & Allergy

      700 S Illinois Ave, Suite A104, 
      Oak Ridge, TN 
       (1.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Jonathan Hafner is an Allergy and Immunologist in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Dr. Hafner is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Grass Allergy, Sinusitis, Allergic Rhinitis, and Nasal Polyps. Dr. Hafner is currently accepting new patients.

      What does Elite, Distinguished, Advanced, Experienced mean?
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      988 Oak Ridge Tpke, Suite 200, Physicians Plaza, 
      Oak Ridge, TN 
       (1.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Ronald Wray is a Gastroenterologist in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Dr. Wray is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Benign Esophageal Stricture, Lower Esophageal Ring, Swallowing Difficulty, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Wray is currently accepting new patients.

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      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      East Tennessee Ear, Nose And Throat Specialists, PC

      800 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Suite C 100, 
      Oak Ridge, TN 
       (2.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Brynae Miley is an Otolaryngologist in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Dr. Miley is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Tinnitus, Sinusitis, Grass Allergy, and Empyema. Dr. Miley is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine
      100 Vermont Ave, 
      Oak Ridge, TN 
       (1.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Elizabeth Azel is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Dr. Azel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Headache, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Swallowing Difficulty, and Painful Swallowing.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine
      100 Vermont Ave, 
      Oak Ridge, TN 
       (1.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Daniel Lenoir is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Dr. Lenoir is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA). Dr. Lenoir is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Covenant Medical Group Inc

      988 Oak Ridge Tpke, Suite 200, 
      Oak Ridge, TN 
       (1.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Charles Orton is a Gastroenterologist in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Dr. Orton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Benign Esophageal Stricture, Lower Esophageal Ring, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Orton is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Covenant Medical Group Inc

      988 Oak Ridge Tpke, Suite 350, 
      Oak Ridge, TN 
       (1.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Allison Locke is a Gastroenterologist in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Dr. Locke is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Ulcerative Colitis, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Viral Gastroenteritis, Colitis, and Endoscopy.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      300 Laboratory Rd, 
      Oak Ridge, TN 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Kimberly Russell is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Dr. Russell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C). Dr. Russell is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Hospital Medicine Services Of Tennessee PC

      990 Oak Ridge Tpke, 
      Oak Ridge, TN 
       (1.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Obaidur Rahman is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Dr. Rahman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Acute Kidney Failure, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Sepsis, Endoscopy, and Ureteroscopy.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Plastic Surgery | Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Plastic Surgery | Otolaryngology
      800 Oak Ridge Tpke, Suite C-100, 
      Oak Ridge, TN 
       (2.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Charles Sewall is a Plastic Surgeon and an Otolaryngologist in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Dr. Sewall is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Sinusitis, Empyema, Grass Allergy, and Tinnitus. Dr. Sewall is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Physician Assistant | Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Physician Assistant | Otolaryngology

      East Tennessee Ear, Nose And Throat Specialists, PC

      800 Oak Ridge Tpke, Suite C100, 
      Oak Ridge, TN 
       (2.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Caitlin Prusha is a Physician Assistant and an Otolaryngologist in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Ms. Prusha is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Grass Allergy, Allergic Rhinitis, Tinnitus, and Empyema. Ms. Prusha is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology | Allergy and Immunology | Plastic Surgery
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology | Allergy and Immunology | Plastic Surgery

      Greater Knoxville Ear Nose And Throat Associates PC

      220 Fort Sanders W Blvd, Suite 101, 
      Knoxville, TN 
       (11.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Christopher Rathfoot is an Otolaryngologist and an Allergy and Immunologist in Knoxville, Tennessee. Dr. Rathfoot is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Sinusitis, Empyema, and Laryngectomy. Dr. Rathfoot is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Gastrointestinal Associates PC

      1311 Dowell Springs Blvd, Suite 300, 
      Knoxville, TN 
       (14.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Kevin Meyers is a Gastroenterologist in Knoxville, Tennessee. Dr. Meyers is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Meyers is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Gastrointestinal Associates PC

      1311 Dowell Springs Blvd, Suite 300, 
      Knoxville, TN 
       (14.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Jeffrey Gilbert is a Gastroenterologist in Knoxville, Tennessee. Dr. Gilbert is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Watermelon Stomach, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Gastrointestinal Associates PC

      1311 Dowell Springs Blvd, Suite 300, 
      Knoxville, TN 
       (14.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Ramanujan Samavedy is a Gastroenterologist in Knoxville, Tennessee. Dr. Samavedy is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Bile Duct Obstruction, Childhood Pancreatitis, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Gastrectomy, and Pancreatectomy.

      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Gastrointestinal Associates PC

      1311 Dowell Springs Blvd, Suite 300, 
      Knoxville, TN 
       (14.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Johnny Altawil is a Gastroenterologist in Knoxville, Tennessee. Dr. Altawil is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Barrett Esophagus, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, and Painful Swallowing.

      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Gastrointestinal Associates PC

      1311 Dowell Springs Blvd, Suite 300, 
      Knoxville, TN 
       (14.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Raj Narayani is a Gastroenterologist in Knoxville, Tennessee. Dr. Narayani is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Swallowing Difficulty, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Gastrointestinal Associates PC

      1311 Dowell Springs Blvd, Suite 300, 
      Knoxville, TN 
       (14.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Jason Huffman is a Gastroenterologist in Knoxville, Tennessee. Dr. Huffman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Visceromegaly, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Gastrointestinal Associates PC

      1311 Dowell Springs Blvd, Suite 300, 
      Knoxville, TN 
       (14.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      John Moore is a Gastroenterologist in Knoxville, Tennessee. Dr. Moore is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Gastric Dysmotility, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Swallowing Difficulty, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

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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 Oak Ridge, TN?

      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 Oak Ridge, TN?

      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 Oak Ridge, TN?

      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 Oak Ridge, TN?

      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 Oak Ridge, TN?

      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 Oak Ridge, TN?

      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 Oak Ridge, TN?

      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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