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    MediFind found 35 doctor with experience in Swallowing Difficulty near Fort Pierce, FL. Of these, 27 are Experienced, 5 are Advanced and 3 are Distinguished.

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    35 providers found
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Joseph J Katta MD PA

      1900 Nebraska Ave, Suite 5, 
      Fort Pierce, FL 
       (1.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Joseph Katta is a Gastroenterologist in Fort Pierce, Florida. Dr. Katta is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Gastric Dysmotility, Diverticular Disease, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Joseph J Katta MD PA

      1900 Nebraska Ave, Suite 5, 
      Fort Pierce, FL 
       (1.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Robert Epstein is a Gastroenterologist in Fort Pierce, Florida. Dr. Epstein is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Gastric Dysmotility, Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome, Cronkhite-Canada Disease, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      What does Elite, Distinguished, Advanced, Experienced mean?
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      1700 S 23rd St, 
      Fort Pierce, FL 
       (1.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Chintan Shah is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Fort Pierce, Florida. Dr. Shah is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Vitamin B12 Deficiency, Necrosis, Heart Attack, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Shah is currently accepting new patients.

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      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology
      1700 S 23rd St, 
      Fort Pierce, FL 
       (1.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      David Zaboli is an Otolaryngologist in Fort Pierce, Florida. Dr. Zaboli is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, Vertigo, Jones Syndrome, and DFNB1. Dr. Zaboli is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty

      Ent And Allergy Associates Of Florida, LLC

      4632 S 25th St, 
      Fort Pierce, FL 
       (4.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Michele Richards is an Otolaryngologist in Fort Pierce, Florida. Dr. Richards is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Empyema, Sinusitis, and Ethmoiditis. Dr. Richards is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Plastic Surgery | Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Plastic Surgery | Otolaryngology

      Ent And Allergy Associates Of Florida, LLC

      4632 S 25th St, 
      Fort Pierce, FL 
       (4.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Christopher Slack is a Plastic Surgeon and an Otolaryngologist in Fort Pierce, Florida. Dr. Slack is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Hearing Loss, Infant Hearing Loss, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and Jones Syndrome. Dr. Slack is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology
      4632 S 25th St, 
      Fort Pierce, FL 
       (4.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Richard Allen is an Otolaryngologist in Fort Pierce, Florida. Dr. Allen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Ethmoiditis, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Sinusitis, and Empyema.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      8515 S Us Hwy 1, Suite 3, 
      Port Saint Lucie, FL 
       (5.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Filipino, Hindi, Punjabi, Spanish, Urdu
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Imran Malik is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Port Saint Lucie, Florida. Dr. Malik is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Hypertensive Heart Disease, Grass Allergy, Atherosclerosis, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Malik is currently accepting new patients.

      Dipesh Patel
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine

      Family Health Center, St Lucie West

      1095 Northwest Saint Lucie West Boulevard, 
      Port St Lucie, FL 
       (9.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Dipesh Patel is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Port St Lucie, Florida. Dr. Patel 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 Hypothyroidism.

      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      275 18th St, Suite 102, 
      Vero Beach, FL 
       (13.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Alec Lui is a Gastroenterologist in Vero Beach, Florida. Dr. Lui is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Gastritis, Esophagitis, Visceromegaly, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Lui is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      1000 Sw Innovation Way, 
      Port Saint Lucie, FL 
       (14.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hindi, Urdu
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Muhammad Syed is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Port Saint Lucie, Florida. Dr. Syed is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Colonoscopy, and Small Bowel Resection. Dr. Syed is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Indian River Health Services Inc

      3450 11th Ct, 
      Vero Beach, FL 
       (15.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Charles Eberhart is a Gastroenterologist in Vero Beach, Florida. Dr. Eberhart is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome, Barrett Esophagus, Diarrhea, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      4995 S Hwy Us 1, 
      Fort Pierce, FL 
       (5.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Haitian, Haitian Creole, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Maureen Zelinka is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Fort Pierce, Florida. Dr. Zelinka is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Metabolic Syndrome, Ascites, Pediatric Myocarditis, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Zelinka is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine | General Practice
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine | General Practice
      7025 Oleander Ave, 
      Port St Lucie, FL 
       (7.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Chacko Nebu is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine and General Practice in Port St Lucie, Florida. Dr. Nebu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Dementia, Anemia, and Alzheimer's Disease.

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

      Midway Primary Care LLC

      3255 S Federal Hwy, 
      Fort Pierce, FL 
       (8.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Suzan Zimmer is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Fort Pierce, Florida. Dr. Zimmer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Central Pain Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Zimmer is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Conviva Medical Center Management, LLC

      900 Sw Saint Lucie W Blvd, 
      Port St Lucie, FL 
       (9.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Sandeep Sura is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Port St Lucie, Florida. Dr. Sura is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Hypertensive Heart Disease, Sitosterolemia, Enlarged Liver, and Pediatric Myocarditis.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      1651 Se Tiffany Ave, 
      Port St Lucie, FL 
       (11.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Edwin Flanagan is a Gastroenterologist in Port St Lucie, Florida. Dr. Flanagan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Flanagan is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Treasure Coast Gi LLC

      1701 Se Hillmoor Dr, Suite 4, 
      Port St Lucie, FL 
       (11.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Scott Altschuler is a Gastroenterologist in Port St Lucie, Florida. Dr. Altschuler is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Turcot Syndrome, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      David Hurst
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine

      Indian River Hospital Primary Care South

      4165 9th Street Southwest, 
      Vero Beach, FL 
       (13.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      David Hurst is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Vero Beach, Florida. Dr. Hurst is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      275 18th St, Suite 103, 
      Vero Beach, FL 
       (13.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Pramod Joseph is a Gastroenterologist in Vero Beach, Florida. Dr. Joseph is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome, Colitis, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

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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 Fort Pierce, FL?

      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 Fort Pierce, FL?

      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 Fort Pierce, FL?

      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 Fort Pierce, FL?

      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 Fort Pierce, FL?

      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 Fort Pierce, FL?

      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 Fort Pierce, FL?

      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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