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    MediFind found 178 doctor with experience in Swallowing Difficulty near Bloomfield, CT. Of these, 102 are Experienced, 69 are Advanced and 7 are Distinguished.

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    178 providers found
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology

      University Of Connecticut Health Center

      263 Farmington Ave, 
      Farmington, CT 
       (7.3 miles away)
      Experience:
      16+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Todd Falcone is an Otolaryngologist in Farmington, Connecticut. Dr. Falcone has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Sinus Cancer, Infant Hearing Loss, Jones Syndrome, DFNB1, and Thyroidectomy.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Hartford Healthcare Medical Group Specialists PLLC

      10 Jolley Dr, 
      Bloomfield, CT 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      David Chaletsky is a Gastroenterologist in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Dr. Chaletsky is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Barrett Esophagus, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Turcot Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

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

      Hartford Healthcare Medical Group Specialists PLLC

      10 Jolley Dr, 
      Bloomfield, CT 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Michael Selden is a Gastroenterologist in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Dr. Selden is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Gastroparesis, Gardner Syndrome, Turcot Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

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      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Hartford Healthcare Medical Group Specialists PLLC

      10 Jolley Dr, 
      Bloomfield, CT 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Eileen Plotkin is a Gastroenterologist in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Dr. Plotkin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Tenesmus, Gardner Syndrome, Hiatal Hernia, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine

      Masstex Imaging, LLC

      3580 Main St, Suite L, 
      Hartford, CT 
       (4.0 miles away)
      Experience:
      36+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Diane Dickinson is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Hartford, Connecticut. Dr. Dickinson has been practicing medicine for over 36 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Swallowing Difficulty and Painful Swallowing.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Connecticut Gastroenterology Assoc PC

      1000 Asylum Ave, Suite 3212, 
      Hartford, CT 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Amer Skopic is a Gastroenterologist in Hartford, Connecticut. Dr. Skopic is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Proctitis, Barrett Esophagus, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Connecticut Gastroenterology Assoc PC

      1000 Asylum Ave, Suite 3212, 
      Hartford, CT 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Michael Butensky is a Gastroenterologist in Hartford, Connecticut. Dr. Butensky is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Bile Duct Obstruction, Cholestasis, Bile Duct Stricture, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Geriatrics | Internal Medicine
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Geriatrics | Internal Medicine

      Starling Physicians, PLLC

      100 Simsbury Rd, 
      Avon, CT 
       (5.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Joseph Anquillare is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics and Internal Medicine in Avon, Connecticut. Dr. Anquillare is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, and Decerebrate Posture.

      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Connecticut Gi PC

      85 Seymour St, Suite 1000, 
      Hartford, CT 
       (5.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Kenneth Mauer is a Gastroenterologist in Hartford, Connecticut. Dr. Mauer is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Barrett Esophagus, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Connecticut Gi PC

      85 Seymour St, Suite 1000, 
      Hartford, CT 
       (5.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Ajit Kokkat is a Gastroenterologist in Hartford, Connecticut. Dr. Kokkat is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Esophagitis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Colonoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Connecticut Gi PC

      85 Seymour St, Suite 1000, 
      Hartford, CT 
       (5.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Ali Hemacha is a Gastroenterologist in Hartford, Connecticut. Dr. Hemacha is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Barrett Esophagus, Esophagitis, Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, and Gastrectomy.

      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Connecticut Gi PC

      85 Seymour St, Suite 1000, 
      Hartford, CT 
       (5.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Eddy Castillo is a Gastroenterologist in Hartford, Connecticut. Dr. Castillo is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Connecticut Gi PC

      85 Seymour St, Suite 1000, 
      Hartford, CT 
       (5.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Strick Woods is a Gastroenterologist in Hartford, Connecticut. Dr. Woods is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Turcot Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      580 Cottage Grove Rd, Ste 201, 
      Bloomfield, CT 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Richard Stone is a Gastroenterologist in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Dr. Stone is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Barrett Esophagus, Esophagitis, Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

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

      Collins Medical Associates 2 PC

      580 Cottage Grove Rd, Suite 107, 
      Bloomfield, CT 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Gary Cohen is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Dr. Cohen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

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

      Starling Physicians, PLLC

      533 Cottage Grove Rd, 
      Bloomfield, CT 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Experience:
      16+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Amy Lunding is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Dr. Lunding has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Melorheostosis, Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis, Osteopenia, and Vitamin D Deficiency.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Pediatrics | Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Pediatrics | Internal Medicine

      Starling Physicians, PLLC

      533 Cottage Grove Rd, 
      Bloomfield, CT 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Pixie Plummer is a primary care provider, practicing in Pediatrics and Internal Medicine in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Dr. Plummer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Down Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, and Amblyopia. Dr. Plummer is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Collins Medical Associates 2 PC

      701 Cottage Grove Rd, Suite F130, 
      Bloomfield, CT 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Oksana Kloyzner is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Dr. Kloyzner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Conversion Disorder, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Hypertension.

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

      Hartford Healthcare Medical Group Inc

      2 Northwestern Dr, 
      Bloomfield, CT 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Arzu Demirci is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Dr. Demirci is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), High Cholesterol, and Vitamin D Deficiency.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      6 Northwestern Dr, Suite 302, 
      Bloomfield, CT 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Paul Shapiro is a Gastroenterologist in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Dr. Shapiro is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Celiac Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), and Barrett Esophagus.

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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 Bloomfield, CT?

      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 Bloomfield, CT?

      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 Bloomfield, CT?

      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 Bloomfield, CT?

      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 Bloomfield, CT?

      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 Bloomfield, CT?

      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 Bloomfield, CT?

      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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