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    MediFind found 40 doctor with experience in Swallowing Difficulty near Jonesboro, AR. Of these, 29 are Experienced, 7 are Advanced and 4 are Distinguished.

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    40 providers found
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      St Bernards Physician Clinics Inc

      1007 E Matthews Ave, 
      Jonesboro, AR 
       (0.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Donovan Stockdale is a Gastroenterologist in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Dr. Stockdale is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Pseudocyst, Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Hemorrhoidectomy, and Endoscopy.

      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      St Bernards Physician Clinics Inc

      1007 E Matthews Ave, 
      Jonesboro, AR 
       (0.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jeffrey Stidman is a Gastroenterologist in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Dr. Stidman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

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

      St Bernards Physician Clinics Inc

      1007 E Matthews Ave, 
      Jonesboro, AR 
       (0.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Michael Sifford is a Gastroenterologist in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Dr. Sifford is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

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      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Pediatrics | Internal Medicine
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Pediatrics | Internal Medicine

      Northeast Arkansas Clinic Charitable Foundation, Inc.

      3001 Apache Dr, Suite A, 
      Jonesboro, AR 
       (2.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Brannon Treece is a primary care provider, practicing in Pediatrics and Internal Medicine in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Dr. Treece is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Heart Failure, Endoscopy, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Treece is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      311 Matthews Ave, 
      Jonesboro, AR 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Michael Hightower is a Gastroenterologist in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Dr. Hightower is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Lower Esophageal Ring, Benign Esophageal Stricture, Swallowing Difficulty, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Hightower is currently accepting new patients.

      Tasha N. Starks
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine

      St Bernards Hospital Inc.

      225 E Washington Ave, St Bernards Medical Center, 
      Jonesboro, AR 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Tasha Starks is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Dr. Starks is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Sepsis, Gitelman Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Starks is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology

      St Bernards Physician Clinics Inc

      621 E Matthews Ave, 
      Jonesboro, AR 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      David Lewis is an Otolaryngologist in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Dr. Lewis is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss, Deafness Hypogonadism Syndrome, Empyema, Parathyroidectomy, and Myringotomy. Dr. Lewis is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology

      St Bernards Physician Clinics Inc

      621 E Matthews Ave, 
      Jonesboro, AR 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      John Jiu is an Otolaryngologist in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Dr. Jiu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Empyema, Sinusitis, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Parathyroidectomy, and Thyroidectomy. Dr. Jiu is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      300 Carson St, 
      Jonesboro, AR 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Mary Ohara is a Gastroenterologist in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Dr. Ohara is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Visceromegaly, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis, and Enlarged Liver.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology

      Northeast Arkansas Clinic Charitable Foundation, Inc.

      4802 E Johnson Ave, 
      Jonesboro, AR 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Shane Smith is an Otolaryngologist in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Dr. Smith is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Laryngeal Cancer, Thyroid Nodule, Otitis, Myringotomy, and Adenoidectomy. Dr. Smith is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology

      Northeast Arkansas Clinic Charitable Foundation, Inc.

      4800 E Johnson Ave, 
      Jonesboro, AR 
       (4.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Bryan Lansford is an Otolaryngologist in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Dr. Lansford is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Hyperparathyroidism, Black Hairy Tongue, ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, and Myringotomy. Dr. Lansford is currently accepting new patients.

      Leslye D. Mcgrath
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine

      Northeast Arkansas Clinic Charitable Foundation, Inc.

      4800 E Johnson Ave, 
      Jonesboro, AR 
       (4.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Leslye Mcgrath is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Dr. Mcgrath is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Fibrocystic Breast Disease, Muscle Atrophy, Empyema, and Sinusitis. Dr. Mcgrath is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      1904 Grant Ave, Suite G, 
      Jonesboro, AR 
       (4.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Gregory Szych is a Gastroenterologist in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Dr. Szych is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Bile Duct Obstruction, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine

      St Bernards Hospital Inc.

      225 E Jackson Ave, 
      Jonesboro, AR 
       (0.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Corey Diamond is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Dr. Diamond is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Pneumonia, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine

      University Of Arkansas For Medical Sciences

      311 E Matthews Ave, 
      Jonesboro, AR 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Darrell Ragland is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Dr. Ragland is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Dr. Ragland is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine

      University Of Arkansas For Medical Sciences

      311 E Matthews Ave, 
      Jonesboro, AR 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      William Hurst is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Dr. Hurst is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Insomnia, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Dr. Hurst is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine

      St Bernards Physician Clinics Inc

      415 E Matthews Ave, 
      Jonesboro, AR 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Lance Tuetken is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Dr. Tuetken is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Hypertension. Dr. Tuetken is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine

      St Bernards Physician Clinics Inc

      415 E Matthews Ave, 
      Jonesboro, AR 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Stephen Golden is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Dr. Golden is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Necrotizing Myopathy (NM), Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Dr. Golden is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine

      St Bernards Hospital Inc.

      225 E Washington Ave, 
      Jonesboro, AR 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Revel Porter is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Dr. Porter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Endoscopy, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Geriatrics | Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Geriatrics | Internal Medicine

      St Bernards Hospital Inc.

      225 E Washington Ave, 
      Jonesboro, AR 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Raluca Rosca-Sichitiu is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics and Internal Medicine in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Dr. Rosca-Sichitiu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Anemia, Familial Hypertension, Dementia, and Lung Metastases. Dr. Rosca-Sichitiu is currently accepting new patients.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of Swallowing Difficulty?

      Difficulty with swallowing is the feeling that food or liquid is stuck in the throat or at any point before the food enters the stomach. This problem is also called dysphagia.

      When should I see a Swallowing Difficulty doctor near Jonesboro, AR?

      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 Swallowing Difficulty doctor near Jonesboro, AR?

      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 Swallowing Difficulty doctors near Jonesboro, AR?

      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 Swallowing Difficulty doctors near Jonesboro, AR?

      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 Swallowing Difficulty doctor near Jonesboro, AR?

      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 Swallowing Difficulty doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Swallowing Difficulty 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 Swallowing Difficulty doctor near Jonesboro, AR?

      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 Swallowing Difficulty 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 Swallowing Difficulty 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 Swallowing Difficulty doctors near Jonesboro, AR?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Swallowing Difficulty 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 Swallowing Difficulty doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Swallowing Difficulty 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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