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    MediFind found 159 doctor with experience in Painful Swallowing near Vancouver, WA. Of these, 152 are Experienced and 7 are Advanced.

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

      Legacy Clinics LLC

      1130 Nw 22nd Ave, Suite 220, 
      Portland, OR 
       (6.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Mohammed Taher is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Taher is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Diarrhea, Familial Hypertension, and Hypertension.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      1111 Northeast 99th Avenue, Suite 301, 
      Portland, OR 
       (7.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Ken Flora is a Gastroenterologist in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Flora is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Flora is currently accepting new patients.

      What does Elite, Distinguished, Advanced, Experienced mean?
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      The Oregon Clinic, PC

      1111 Ne 99th Ave, Suite 301, 
      Portland, OR 
       (8.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Phillip Kiyasu is a Gastroenterologist in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Kiyasu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gardner Syndrome, and Endoscopy. Dr. Kiyasu is currently accepting new patients.

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      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      9701 Sw Barnes Rd, Ste 300, 
      Portland, OR 
       (9.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Alan Kaynard is a Gastroenterologist in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Kaynard is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Barrett Esophagus, Crohn's Disease, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Kaynard is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      The Oregon Clinic, PC

      Portland, OR 
       (9.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Glenn Eisen is a Gastroenterologist in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Eisen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Barrett Esophagus, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Eisen is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Internal Medicine
      100 E 33rd St, Suite 206a, 
      Vancouver, WA 
       (1.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Maria Koscinska is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Vancouver, Washington. Dr. Koscinska is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Osteomyelitis in Children, Hypertension, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Koscinska is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      The Vancouver Clinic Inc Ps

      700 Ne 87th Ave, 
      Vancouver, WA 
       (4.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Anil Kabrawala is a Gastroenterologist in Vancouver, Washington. Dr. Kabrawala is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      The Vancouver Clinic Inc Ps

      700 Ne 87th Ave, 
      Vancouver, WA 
       (4.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      David Sprague is a Gastroenterologist in Vancouver, Washington. Dr. Sprague is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Turcot Syndrome, Gardner Syndrome, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      The Vancouver Clinic Inc Ps

      700 Ne 87th Ave, 
      Vancouver, WA 
       (4.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Jason Etzel is a Gastroenterologist in Vancouver, Washington. Dr. Etzel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Turcot Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      The Vancouver Clinic Inc Ps

      700 Ne 87th Ave, 
      Vancouver, WA 
       (4.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Jaime Wilson is a Gastroenterologist in Vancouver, Washington. Dr. Wilson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Bile Duct Obstruction, Bile Duct Stricture, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      The Vancouver Clinic Inc Ps

      700 Ne 87th Ave, 
      Vancouver, WA 
       (4.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Matthew Casimo is a Gastroenterologist in Vancouver, Washington. Dr. Casimo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Barrett Esophagus, Bile Duct Obstruction, Turcot Syndrome, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      700 Ne 87th Ave, 
      Vancouver, WA 
       (4.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Vernon Hee is a Gastroenterologist in Vancouver, Washington. Dr. Hee is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Turcot Syndrome, Gardner Syndrome, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      The Vancouver Clinic Inc Ps

      700 Ne 87th Ave, 
      Vancouver, WA 
       (4.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jonathan Sachs is a Gastroenterologist in Vancouver, Washington. Dr. Sachs is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Esophageal Varices, Mallory-Weiss Syndrome, Intestinal Cancer, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Otolaryngology

      The Vancouver Clinic Inc Ps

      700 Ne 87th Ave, 
      Vancouver, WA 
       (4.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Yu-fang Liu is an Otolaryngologist in Vancouver, Washington. Dr. Liu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Renal Oncocytoma, Dry Mouth, Infant Hearing Loss, and Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Salivary Glands. Dr. Liu is currently accepting new patients.

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

      The Vancouver Clinic Inc Ps

      700 Ne 87th Ave, 
      Vancouver, WA 
       (4.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, German, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Robert Shepherd is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Vancouver, Washington. Dr. Shepherd is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Psoriasis, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, and Psoriatic Arthritis. Dr. Shepherd is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      718 Ne 87th Ave, Suite 100, 
      Vancouver, WA 
       (4.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Philemon Anderson is an Otolaryngologist in Vancouver, Washington. Dr. Anderson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Tracheobronchomalacia, Acquired Tracheomalacia, Perichondritis, Otitis, and Myringotomy. Dr. Anderson is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      814 Ne 87th Ave, 
      Vancouver, WA 
       (4.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Mehdi Ferdows is a Gastroenterologist in Vancouver, Washington. Dr. Ferdows is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Heartburn, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Turcot Syndrome, and Gardner Syndrome.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Peacehealth

      505 Ne 87th Ave, Suite 301, 
      Vancouver, WA 
       (4.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Ryan Hoff is a Gastroenterologist in Vancouver, Washington. Dr. Hoff is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Diarrhea, Viral Gastroenteritis, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing

      Peacehealth

      505 Ne 87th Ave, 
      Vancouver, WA 
       (4.4 miles away)
      Experience:
      9+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Jordan Allensworth is an Otolaryngologist in Vancouver, Washington. Dr. Allensworth has been practicing medicine for over 9 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. His top areas of expertise are Ruptured Eardrum, Infant Hearing Loss, Sinusitis, and Tonsil Stones. Dr. Allensworth is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Painful Swallowing
      Gastroenterology

      Peacehealth

      8821 Ne 5th St, 
      Vancouver, WA 
       (4.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Dana Hemmati is a Gastroenterologist in Vancouver, Washington. Dr. Hemmati is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Painful Swallowing. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Turcot Syndrome, Gardner Syndrome, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

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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 Vancouver, WA?

      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 Vancouver, WA?

      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 Vancouver, WA?

      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 Vancouver, WA?

      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 Vancouver, WA?

      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 Vancouver, WA?

      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 Vancouver, WA?

      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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