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    MediFind found 146 doctor with experience in Pleural Effusion near Gig Harbor, WA. Of these, 101 are Experienced, 37 are Advanced and 8 are Distinguished.

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    146 providers found
      Experienced in Pleural Effusion
      Interventional Radiology | Radiology
      Experienced in Pleural Effusion
      Interventional Radiology | Radiology

      Multicare Health System

      4700 Point Fosdick Dr, 
      Gig Harbor, WA 
       (2.0 miles away)
      Experience:
      43+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Castilian, Hindi, Korean, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Sanjiv Parikh is an Interventional Radiologist and a Radiologist in Gig Harbor, Washington. Dr. Parikh has been practicing medicine for over 43 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Ascites, Caffey Disease, Liver Embolization, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Parikh is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Pleural Effusion
      Pulmonary Medicine | Pediatrics
      Experienced in Pleural Effusion
      Pulmonary Medicine | Pediatrics

      Multicare Health System

      4700 Point Fosdick Dr, 
      Gig Harbor, WA 
       (2.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Bengali, Bosnian, Hindi, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Patrick Meehan is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Gig Harbor, Washington. Dr. Meehan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Cystic Fibrosis, Lung Metastases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID), and Gastrostomy. Dr. Meehan is currently accepting new patients.

      What does Elite, Distinguished, Advanced, Experienced mean?
      Distinguished in Pleural Effusion
      Distinguished in Pleural Effusion

      Multicare Health System

      4700 Point Fosdick Dr, 
      Gig Harbor, WA 
       (2.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Filipino
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      James Lyons is a Radiologist in Gig Harbor, Washington. Dr. Lyons is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Biliary Dyskinesia, Ascites, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Lyons is currently accepting new patients.

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      Advanced in Pleural Effusion
      Advanced in Pleural Effusion

      Multicare Health System

      4700 Point Fosdick Dr, 
      Gig Harbor, WA 
       (2.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Anthony Harewood is a Radiologist in Gig Harbor, Washington. Dr. Harewood is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Sacroiliac Joint Disease, Pleural Effusion, Gastrostomy, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Harewood is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Pleural Effusion
      Interventional Radiology | Radiology
      Advanced in Pleural Effusion
      Interventional Radiology | Radiology

      Multicare Health System

      4700 Point Fosdick Dr, 
      Gig Harbor, WA 
       (2.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish, Vietnamese
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Aparna Baheti is an Interventional Radiologist and a Radiologist in Gig Harbor, Washington. Dr. Baheti is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. Her top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Ascites, Gastrostomy, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Baheti is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Pleural Effusion
      Radiology | Neuroradiology
      Advanced in Pleural Effusion
      Radiology | Neuroradiology

      Multicare Health System

      4700 Point Fosdick Dr, 
      Gig Harbor, WA 
       (2.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hindi, Korean, Polish, Urdu, Vietnamese
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Benjamin Knepper is a Radiologist and a Neuroradiologist in Gig Harbor, Washington. Dr. Knepper is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Bronchogenic Cyst, and Stroke. Dr. Knepper is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Pleural Effusion
      Advanced in Pleural Effusion

      Multicare Health System

      4700 Point Fosdick Dr, 
      Gig Harbor, WA 
       (2.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish, Vietnamese
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Bao Nguyen is a Radiologist in Gig Harbor, Washington. Dr. Nguyen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia, Liposarcoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma Embryonal, and Myxoid Liposarcoma. Dr. Nguyen is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Pleural Effusion
      Advanced in Pleural Effusion

      Multicare Health System

      4700 Point Fosdick Dr, 
      Gig Harbor, WA 
       (2.0 miles away)
      Experience:
      15+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Sara Plett is a Radiologist in Gig Harbor, Washington. Dr. Plett has been practicing medicine for over 15 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. Her top areas of expertise are Ascites, Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Plett is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Pleural Effusion
      Advanced in Pleural Effusion

      Multicare Health System

      4700 Point Fosdick Dr, 
      Gig Harbor, WA 
       (2.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hindi, Korean, Spanish, Swahili, Telugu, Urdu
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Christopher Swanson is a Radiologist in Gig Harbor, Washington. Dr. Swanson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Boils, Folliculitis, Carbuncle, and Lung Nodules. Dr. Swanson is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Pleural Effusion
      Advanced in Pleural Effusion

      Multicare Health System

      4700 Point Fosdick Dr, 
      Gig Harbor, WA 
       (2.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Nanci Mercer is a Radiologist in Gig Harbor, Washington. Dr. Mercer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Lump, Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis, Melorheostosis, and Osteopenia. Dr. Mercer is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Pleural Effusion
      Advanced in Pleural Effusion

      Multicare Health System

      4700 Point Fosdick Dr, 
      Gig Harbor, WA 
       (2.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Korean, Russian, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Lee Friedman is a Radiologist in Gig Harbor, Washington. Dr. Friedman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Bronchogenic Cyst, Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, and Cerebellar Multiple System Atrophy. Dr. Friedman is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Pleural Effusion
      Radiology | Radiation Oncology
      Advanced in Pleural Effusion
      Radiology | Radiation Oncology

      Multicare Health System

      4700 Point Fosdick Dr, 
      Gig Harbor, WA 
       (2.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Filipino, Hebrew, Hindi, Latvian, Portuguese, Punjabi, Spanish, Urdu, Vietnamese
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Jehanzeb Khan is a Radiologist and a Radiation Oncologist in Gig Harbor, Washington. Dr. Khan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Pleural Effusion, Pleurisy, Headache, Emphysema, and Endoscopy. Dr. Khan is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Pleural Effusion
      Interventional Radiology | Radiology | Neuroradiology
      Advanced in Pleural Effusion
      Interventional Radiology | Radiology | Neuroradiology

      Multicare Health System

      4700 Point Fosdick Dr, 
      Gig Harbor, WA 
       (2.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Japanese, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Jeremy Simon is an Interventional Radiologist and a Radiologist in Gig Harbor, Washington. Dr. Simon is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis, Melorheostosis, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Endoscopy. Dr. Simon is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Pleural Effusion
      Radiology
      Advanced in Pleural Effusion
      Radiology

      Multicare Health System

      4700 Point Fosdick Dr, 
      Gig Harbor, WA 
       (2.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Kyu Kim is a Radiologist in Gig Harbor, Washington. Dr. Kim is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Pulmonary Vein Stenosis, Idiopathic Dilatation of the Pulmonary Artery, and Pleural Effusion. Dr. Kim is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Pleural Effusion
      Distinguished in Pleural Effusion

      Tra-Minw P S

      3402 S 18th St, 
      Tacoma, WA 
       (7.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Daniel Verdini is a Radiologist in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Verdini is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Emphysema, and ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

      Distinguished in Pleural Effusion
      Distinguished in Pleural Effusion

      Multicare Health System

      311 S L St, 
      Tacoma, WA 
       (7.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Farsi, Hindi, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Turkish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Navid Zenooz is a Radiologist in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Zenooz is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Gallbladder Disease, and Vertigo. Dr. Zenooz is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Pleural Effusion
      Neuroradiology | Radiology | Interventional Radiology
      Distinguished in Pleural Effusion
      Neuroradiology | Radiology | Interventional Radiology

      Multicare Health System

      311 S L St, 
      Tacoma, WA 
       (7.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish, Vietnamese
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Karl Stien is a Neuroradiologist and a Radiologist in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Stien is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Pleural Effusion, Tenosynovitis, Pleurisy, and Cerebellar Multiple System Atrophy. Dr. Stien is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Pleural Effusion
      Radiology | Interventional Radiology
      Distinguished in Pleural Effusion
      Radiology | Interventional Radiology

      Tra-Minw P S

      1901 S Union Ave, 
      Tacoma, WA 
       (7.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hindi, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Tod Wurst is a Radiologist and an Interventional Radiologist in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Wurst is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Bronchogenic Cyst, Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Gastrostomy, and Vertebroplasty. Dr. Wurst is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Pleural Effusion
      Interventional Radiology | Radiology
      Distinguished in Pleural Effusion
      Interventional Radiology | Radiology

      Tra-Minw P S

      1304 Fawcett Ave, Suite 100, 
      Tacoma, WA 
       (8.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Korean, Mandarin
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Norman Levine is an Interventional Radiologist and a Radiologist in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Levine is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Ascites, Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), and Gastrostomy. Dr. Levine is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Pleural Effusion
      Interventional Radiology | Radiology
      Distinguished in Pleural Effusion
      Interventional Radiology | Radiology

      Tra-Minw P S

      1515 Dock St, Unit 223, 
      Tacoma, WA 
       (8.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish, Vietnamese
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Gary Benjamin is an Interventional Radiologist and a Radiologist in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Benjamin is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Ascites, Gastrostomy, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Benjamin is currently accepting new patients.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of Pleural Effusion?

      A pleural effusion is a buildup of fluid between the layers of tissue that line the lungs and chest cavity.

      When should I see a Pleural Effusion doctor near Gig Harbor, 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 Pleural Effusion doctor near Gig Harbor, 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 Pleural Effusion doctors near Gig Harbor, 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 Pleural Effusion doctors near Gig Harbor, 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 Pleural Effusion doctor near Gig Harbor, 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 Pleural Effusion doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Pleural Effusion 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 Pleural Effusion doctor near Gig Harbor, 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 Pleural Effusion 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 Pleural Effusion 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 Pleural Effusion doctors near Gig Harbor, WA?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Pleural Effusion 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 Pleural Effusion doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Pleural Effusion 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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