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    MediFind found 268 doctor with experience in Painful Swallowing near Arlington, TX. Of these, 199 are Experienced, 62 are Advanced and 7 are Distinguished.

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    268 providers found
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Texas Digestive Disease Consultants, PLLC

      1001 N Waldrop Dr, Suite 509, 
      Arlington, TX 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Kim Gentry is a Gastroenterologist in Arlington, Texas. Dr. Gentry is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Colonic Malakoplakia, and Gastrostomy.

      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Texas Digestive Disease Consultants, PLLC

      1001 N Waldrop Dr, Suite 509, 
      Arlington, TX 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Ravi Ganeshappa is a Gastroenterologist in Arlington, Texas. Dr. Ganeshappa is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Texas Digestive Disease Consultants, PLLC

      1001 N Waldrop Dr, Suite 509, 
      Arlington, TX 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Mohammad Al is a Gastroenterologist in Arlington, Texas. Dr. Al is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

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      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Texas Digestive Disease Consultants, PLLC

      1001 N Waldrop Dr, Suite 509, 
      Arlington, TX 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Waldo Bracy is a Gastroenterologist in Arlington, Texas. Dr. Bracy is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Colonic Malakoplakia, Painful Swallowing, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Gastroenterology Practice Associates PLLC

      301 Highlander Blvd, Suite 121, 
      Arlington, TX 
       (5.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Olufemi Abiodun is a Gastroenterologist in Arlington, Texas. Dr. Abiodun is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

      Sunitha Siram
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine

      Texas Health Internal Medicine

      1604 Hospital Parkway, Ste 100, 
      Bedford, TX 
       (6.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Sunitha Siram is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bedford, Texas. Dr. Siram is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Melorheostosis, Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis, and Osteopenia.

      Rey C. Marquino
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine

      Texas Health Internal Medicine

      1615 Hospital Parkway, Suite 103, 
      Bedford, TX 
       (7.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Cebuano, Filipino
      Offers Telehealth

      Rey Marquino is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bedford, Texas. Dr. Marquino is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, High Cholesterol, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Vertebroplasty, and Bone Graft.

      Joseph R. Mansen
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Family Medicine

      Texas Health Family Care

      3024 State Highway 121, 
      Bedford, TX 
       (8.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Joseph Mansen is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Bedford, Texas. Dr. Mansen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Opisthotonos, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Familial Hypertension.

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

      Texas Pain Specialists PLLC

      1119 W Randol Mill Rd Ste 100, 
      Arlington, TX 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Todd Nguyen is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Arlington, Texas. Dr. Nguyen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, High Cholesterol, and Colonoscopy.

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

      North Texas Internal Medicine Associates PA

      901 Medical Centre Dr Ste B, 
      Arlington,, TX 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Ajay Sobti is an Internal Medicine provider in Arlington,, Texas. Dr. Sobti is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Artery Spasm, Prinzmetal's Variant Angina, Malabsorption, and Rhabdomyolysis.

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

      Kurban Chiropractic Healthcare Clinic P.C.

      2207 Michigan Ave, 
      Dwg, TX 
       (3.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Petua Okolo is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Dwg, Texas. Dr. Okolo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Leukemoid Reaction, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Pacemaker Implantation, and Gastrostomy.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Fatema S. Uddin MD PLLC.

      601 Omega Dr. Ste 201, 
      Arlington, TX 
       (3.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Fatema Uddin is a Gastroenterologist in Arlington, Texas. Dr. Uddin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Gallstones, Choledocholithiasis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Sleep Medicine | Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Sleep Medicine | Otolaryngology

      Cross Timbers ENT, PLLC

      400 W. Arbrook Boulevard, Suite 301, 
      Arlington, TX 
       (3.3 miles away)
      Experience:
      25+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      David Shellenberger is an Otolaryngologist and a Sleep Medicine provider in Arlington, Texas. Dr. Shellenberger has been practicing medicine for over 25 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Palatopharyngeal Incompetence, Ozena, Nonallergic Rhinopathy, Palatal Myoclonus, and Gastrostomy.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      Cross Timbers ENT, PLLC

      400 W. Arbrook Boulevard, Suite 301, 
      Arlington, TX 
       (3.3 miles away)
      Experience:
      18+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jonathan Wu is an Otolaryngologist in Arlington, Texas. Dr. Wu has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Empyema, Sinusitis, Gastrostomy, and Balloon Sinuplasty.

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

      LTHC Solutions, LLC

      2000 West Lamar Blvd, Ste 150, 
      Arlington, TX 
       (3.4 miles away)
      Experience:
      13+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Uroje Mirza is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Arlington, Texas. Dr. Mirza has been practicing medicine for over 13 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      1604 Hospital Pkwy Ste 100, 
      Bedford, TX 
       (6.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Lorraine Kreider is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bedford, Texas. Dr. Kreider is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, Graft Versus Host Disease (GvHD), Subacute Combined Degeneration, and Multiple Carboxylase Deficiency.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Texas Digestive Disease Consultants, PLLC

      1001 N Waldrop Dr, Suite 509, 
      Arlington, TX 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Brandon Szeto is a Gastroenterologist in Arlington, Texas. Dr. Szeto is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Texas Health Surgical Specialists

      1001 N Waldrop Dr, Ste 612, 
      Arlington, TX 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Dr. Suraj Naik has served the Arlington community as a digestive disease specialist and fellowship-trained gastroenterologist since 2012. He also has experience in hospitalist care, serving the health needs of North Texas Veterans. Dr. Naik’s areas of clinical focus include the treatment of liver and pancreatic diseases and prophylactic surgical care to aid in detecting diseases and conditions in their earliest stages. Early in his career, Dr. Naik spent four years in a research capacity within the Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. In addition to his practice, he currently serves as vice chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine at Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital. Dr. Naik earned his medical degree from UT Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. He completed his internal medicine residency at UT Southwestern Medical Center, also in Dallas. He went on to complete his gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Florida in Jacksonville. He is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology. Dr. Naik is an avid reader and history buff. He also enjoys golfing, traveling and skiing in his free time. Dr. Naik is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Enlarged Liver, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      1001 N Waldrop Dr, Suite 601, 
      Arlington, TX 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Peter Naus is a Gastroenterologist in Arlington, Texas. Dr. Naus is rated as an Advanced 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.

      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      1001 N Waldrop Dr, Suite 509, 
      Arlington, TX 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Michael Mendelson is a Gastroenterologist in Arlington, Texas. Dr. Mendelson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, and Childhood Volvulus.

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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 Arlington, TX?

      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 Arlington, TX?

      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 Arlington, TX?

      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 Arlington, TX?

      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 Arlington, TX?

      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 Arlington, TX?

      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 Arlington, TX?

      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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