The 20 Best Swallowing Difficulty Doctors Near Me in Tampa, FL

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The 20 Best Swallowing Difficulty Doctors near Tampa, FL

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 187 doctor with experience in Swallowing Difficulty near Tampa, FL. Of these, 154 are Experienced, 28 are Advanced and 5 are Distinguished.

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    Shiraz Farooq
    Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Colorectal Surgery
    Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Colorectal Surgery

    ColoWell America

    2313 W Violet St, Ste A, 
    Tampa, FL 
     (3.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Shiraz Farooq is a Colorectal Surgeon in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Farooq is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Hemorrhoids, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Encopresis, and Proctitis.

    Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
    Internal Medicine
    Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
    Internal Medicine

    Accord Medical Group

    5112 N Habana Ave, 
    Tampa, FL 
     (3.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Philip Atigre is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Atigre is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Neurotoxicity Syndromes, Sepsis, Necrosis, Gastrostomy, and Atherectomy.

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

    The Health Associates Of Tampa

    608 S Tampania Ave, 
    Tampa, FL 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Ambrose John is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Tampa, Florida. Dr. John is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Hepatitis, Ascites, Endoscopy, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. John is currently accepting new patients.

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

    Bay Area Hospitalists PA

    2810 W Saint Isabel St Ste 201, 
    Tampa, FL 
     (2.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Klemen Ribic is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Ribic is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Peptic Ulcer, Necrosis, Stroke, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Dr. Ribic is currently accepting new patients.

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

    MDVIP - Tampa, FL

    2727 W Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Ste 500, 
    Tampa, FL 
     (2.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    David Franco is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Franco is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Tachycardia, Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT), Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT), Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Franco is currently accepting new patients.

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

    Medi Clinics Primary Care LLC

    502 S Macdill Ave, 
    Tampa, FL 
     (2.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Venkata Bireddy is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Bireddy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Hemoglobin E Disease, Hemoglobin C Disease, Hemoglobinopathy, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Bireddy is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Otolaryngology | Pediatric Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Otolaryngology | Pediatric Otolaryngology

    Ent And Allergy Associates Of Florida LLC

    5105 N. Armenia Ave., 
    Tampa, FL 
     (3.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Pamela Baines is an Otolaryngologist and a Pediatric Otolaryngologist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Baines is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Grass Allergy, Allergic Rhinitis, Empyema, and Sinusitis.

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

    Ent And Allergy Associates Of Florida LLC

    5105 N. Armenia Ave., 
    Tampa, FL 
     (3.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dominic Castellano is an Otolaryngologist and a Plastic Surgeon in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Castellano is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Low Nasal Bridge, Nasal Septal Hematoma, Allergic Rhinitis, Meniere Disease, and Laryngectomy.

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

    Locicero Medical Group

    2605 W Swann Ave Ste 600, 
    Tampa, FL 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Karon Locicero is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Locicero is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), High Cholesterol, Hypertension, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Locicero is currently accepting new patients.

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

    Covenant Medical Group - Levelland

    5802 N 30th St, 
    Tampa, FL 
     (3.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Daphne O'reilly is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Tampa, Florida. Dr. O'reilly is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Osteomyelitis in Children, and Sciatica. Dr. O'reilly is currently accepting new patients.

    Karina Irizarry
    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Pediatric Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Pediatric Gastroenterology

    JH All Children's Gastroenterology

    5205 East Fletcher Avenue, 
    Temple Terrace, FL 
     (7.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish

    Dr. Irizarry is a pediatric gastroenterologist at Johns Hopkins All Children’s. She sees patients in the gastroenterology office in Temple Terrace and the Outpatient Care Center in Brandon. Her clinical interests include inflammatory bowel disease and eosinophilic esophagitis. She earned her medical degree from Ponce School of Medicine in Ponce, Puerto Rico. She completed a pediatric residency at the University of South Florida in Tampa. She then completed a fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Denver. Dr. Irizarry is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Morning Sickness, Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome, Diarrhea, and Gilbert Syndrome.

    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology

    Office

    2706 W Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Ste A, 
    Tampa, FL 
     (2.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Norman Edgerton is a Gastroenterologist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Edgerton is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Diarrhea, Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology

    West Central Gastroenterology Llp

    2919 W Swann Ave Ste 400A, 
    Tampa, FL 
     (2.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    John Chang is a Gastroenterologist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Chang is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Indigestion, Colitis, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Chang is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology

    West Central Gastroenterology Llp

    2919 W Swann Ave Ste 106, 
    Tampa, FL 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    John Delgado is a Gastroenterologist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Delgado is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Colonic Malakoplakia, Esophagitis, Gastrostomy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Delgado is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology

    Morris Hanan, MD

    508 S Habana Ave Ste 260, 
    Tampa, FL 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

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

    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology

    Locicero Medical Group

    110 S Macdill Ave Ste 300, 
    Tampa, FL 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Alan Weintraub is a Gastroenterologist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Weintraub is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Diarrhea, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Weintraub is currently accepting new patients.

    Greg C. Kaiser
    Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Pediatric Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Pediatric Gastroenterology

    JH All Children's Gastroenterology

    5205 East Fletcher Avenue, 
    Temple Terrace, FL 
     (7.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dr. Kaiser is a pediatric gastroenterologist at Johns Hopkins All Children’s. He sees patients in the gastroenterology office in Temple Terrace and the Outpatient Care Center in Lakeland. He earned his medical degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville. He completed his pediatric residency at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Women, where he also served as chief resident. He then completed a fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. Dr. Kaiser is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Malnutrition, Morning Sickness, Rotor Syndrome, and Dubin-Johnson Syndrome.

    Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology
    Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology

    Univ. Medical Service Association Inc.

    13330 Usf Laurel Dr, 
    Tampa, FL 
     (8.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    John Jacobs is a Gastroenterologist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Jacobs is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Swallowing Difficulty, Achalasia, Painful Swallowing, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

    Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Geriatrics
    Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Geriatrics

    Lifelink Healthcare Institute Inc

    409 Bayshore Blvd, 
    Tampa, FL 
     (0.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Vanessa Veve is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Veve is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Autoerythrocyte Sensitivity, Purpura, Gardner-Diamond Syndrome, and Dementia.

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

    Lifelink Healthcare Institute Inc

    409 Bayshore Blvd, 
    Tampa, FL 
     (0.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Cassandra Rabago is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Rabago is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita, Epidermolysis Bullosa, Diabetic Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome, and Familial Chronic Mucocutaneous Candidiasis.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    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 Tampa, 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 Tampa, 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 Tampa, 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 Tampa, 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 Tampa, 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 Tampa, 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 Tampa, 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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