The 20 Best Retropharyngeal Abscess Doctors Near Me in Palo Alto, CA

Find the Top Retropharyngeal Abscess Experts and Specialists

Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 30 doctor with experience in Retropharyngeal Abscess near Palo Alto, CA. Of these, 24 are Experienced and 6 are Advanced.

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    Advanced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    Neuroradiology
    Advanced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    Neuroradiology

    Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

    725 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Bruno Soares is a Neuroradiologist practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Soares is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retropharyngeal Abscess. He is also highly rated in 33 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pentalogy of Cantrell, Chiari Malformation, Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma (pLGG), and Stroke.

    Experienced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    Experienced in Retropharyngeal Abscess

    Office

    453 Quarry Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Johannes Decker is a Radiologist practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Decker is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retropharyngeal Abscess. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Moyamoya Disease, Radiation Induced Meningioma, Meningioma, and Vertigo.

    Experienced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    Neuroradiology
    Experienced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    Neuroradiology

    Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

    725 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mark Halverson is a Neuroradiologist practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Halverson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retropharyngeal Abscess. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chiari Malformation, Brain Herniation, Chiari Malformation Type 1, and Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1).

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    Advanced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    Pediatric Otolaryngology
    Advanced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    Pediatric Otolaryngology

    Stanford Rehabilitation Clinic

    730 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Iram Ahmad is a Pediatric Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Ahmad is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retropharyngeal Abscess. She is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Cholesteatoma, Stridor, Enlarged Adenoids, Adenoidectomy, and Myringotomy.

    Advanced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    General Surgery
    Advanced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    General Surgery

    Stanford Rehabilitation Clinic

    730 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Grace Kim is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Kim is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retropharyngeal Abscess. She is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Syngnathia Cleft Palate, Autosomal Cleft Palate, Deafness Craniofacial Syndrome, and Pierre Robin Sequence.

    Advanced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    Pediatric Otolaryngology
    Advanced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    Pediatric Otolaryngology

    Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

    725 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kay Chang is a Pediatric Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Chang is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retropharyngeal Abscess. He is also highly rated in 26 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Microtia, Hearing Loss, Cholesteatoma, Mastoidectomy, and Adenoidectomy.

    Advanced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    Pediatric Otolaryngology | Otolaryngology
    Advanced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    Pediatric Otolaryngology | Otolaryngology

    Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

    725 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mai Thy Truong is a Pediatric Otolaryngologist and an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Thy Truong is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retropharyngeal Abscess. She is also highly rated in 29 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Microtia, Pierre Robin Sequence, Micrognathia, Myringotomy, and Adenoidectomy.

    Advanced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    Pediatric Otolaryngology
    Advanced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    Pediatric Otolaryngology

    Stanford Hospital And Clinics

    801 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Douglas Sidell is a Pediatric Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Sidell is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retropharyngeal Abscess. He is also highly rated in 51 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Tracheal Agenesis, Laryngeal Cleft, Micrognathia, Endoscopy, and Osteotomy.

    Experienced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    Infectious Disease
    Experienced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    Infectious Disease

    Stanford Hospital And Clinics

    965 High St, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Natalia Medvedeva is an Infectious Disease provider practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Medvedeva is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retropharyngeal Abscess. She is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Mediastinitis, Cryptococcosis, Infective Endocarditis, and Meningitis.

    Experienced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    Internal Medicine

    Stanford Hospital And Clinics

    965 High St, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Elizabeth Thottacherry is an Internal Medicine provider practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. She has been practicing medicine for over 10 years. Dr. Thottacherry is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retropharyngeal Abscess. She is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Osteomyelitis, Coccidioidomycosis, Arachnoiditis, and Infective Endocarditis.

    Experienced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    Infectious Disease
    Experienced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    Infectious Disease

    Stanford Hospital And Clinics

    965 High St, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Daisuke Furukawa is an Infectious Disease provider practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Furukawa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retropharyngeal Abscess. He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Osteomyelitis, Osteomyelitis in Children, Sporotrichosis, and Infectious Arthritis.

    Experienced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    Infectious Disease
    Experienced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    Infectious Disease

    Stanford Rehabilitation Clinic

    730 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Hayden Schwenk is an Infectious Disease provider practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Schwenk is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retropharyngeal Abscess. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Malaria, Long Haul COVID, Bacterial Meningitis, Mastoidectomy, and Myringotomy.

    Experienced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    Infectious Disease
    Experienced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    Infectious Disease

    Stanford Rehabilitation Clinic

    730 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Roshni Mathew is an Infectious Disease provider practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Mathew is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retropharyngeal Abscess. Her clinical expertise encompasses Meningitis, Hepatoblastoma, Salmonella Enterocolitis, and Coccidioidomycosis.

    Experienced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    Infectious Disease
    Experienced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    Infectious Disease

    Stanford Rehabilitation Clinic

    730 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    David Vu is an Infectious Disease provider practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Vu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retropharyngeal Abscess. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mediastinitis, Meningitis, Strep Throat, and Arachnoiditis.

    Experienced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    Internal Medicine

    Stanford Health Care

    300 Pasteur Dr, 
    Stanford, CA 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ashwin Nayak is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Stanford, California. Dr. Nayak is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retropharyngeal Abscess. His clinical expertise encompasses Shigellosis, Methemoglobinemia, COVID-19, and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C).

    Experienced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    Infectious Disease
    Experienced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    Infectious Disease

    Stanford Hospital And Clinics

    300 Pasteur Dr, 
    Stanford, CA 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jessica Ferguson is an Infectious Disease provider practicing medicine in Stanford, California. Dr. Ferguson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retropharyngeal Abscess. She is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Febrile Neutropenia, Virus Associated Hemophagocytic Syndrome, Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, and Cytomegalovirus Infection.

    Experienced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    General Surgery

    Stanford Hospital And Clinics

    801 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Peter Koltai is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Koltai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retropharyngeal Abscess. His clinical expertise encompasses Laryngomalacia, Retropharyngeal Abscess, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Adenoidectomy, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    Otolaryngology

    Stanford Hospital And Clinics

    801 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jennifer Alyono is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Alyono is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retropharyngeal Abscess. She is also highly rated in 27 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Cholesteatoma, Acoustic Neuroma, Schwannoma, Mastoidectomy, and Myringotomy.

    Experienced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    Pediatric Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    Pediatric Otolaryngology

    Stanford Hospital And Clinics

    801 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Tulio Valdez is a Pediatric Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Valdez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retropharyngeal Abscess. He is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Enlarged Adenoids, Laryngomalacia, Hemifacial Hyperplasia Strabismus, Adenoidectomy, and Myringotomy.

    Experienced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    Pediatric Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Retropharyngeal Abscess
    Pediatric Otolaryngology

    Stanford Hospital And Clinics

    801 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kara Meister is a Pediatric Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Meister is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retropharyngeal Abscess. She is also highly rated in 26 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Stridor, Tongue Tie, Enlarged Adenoids, Adenoidectomy, and Myringotomy.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    What is the definition of Retropharyngeal Abscess?

    Retropharyngeal abscess is a collection of pus in the tissues in the back of the throat. It can be a life-threatening medical condition.

    When should I see a Retropharyngeal Abscess doctor near Palo Alto, CA?

    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 Retropharyngeal Abscess doctor near Palo Alto, CA?

    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 Retropharyngeal Abscess doctors near Palo Alto, CA?

    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 Retropharyngeal Abscess doctors near Palo Alto, CA?

    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 Retropharyngeal Abscess doctor near Palo Alto, CA?

    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 Retropharyngeal Abscess doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Retropharyngeal Abscess 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 Retropharyngeal Abscess doctor near Palo Alto, CA?

    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 Retropharyngeal Abscess 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 Retropharyngeal Abscess 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 Retropharyngeal Abscess doctors near Palo Alto, CA?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Retropharyngeal Abscess 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 Retropharyngeal Abscess doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Retropharyngeal Abscess 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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