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    Last Updated: 10/30/2025

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    MediFind found 21 doctor with experience in Swallowing Difficulty near Waterloo, IA. Of these, 18 are Experienced, 2 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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    21 providers found
      Mary S. Pruzinsky
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

      MercyOne Waterloo ENT/Audiology Care

      2710 St. Francis Drive, Suite 411, 
      Waterloo, IA 
       (2.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Mary Pruzinsky is an Otolaryngologist and an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon in Waterloo, Iowa. Dr. Pruzinsky is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Tonsil Stones, Perichondritis, Nasal Septal Hematoma, and Low Nasal Bridge.

      Victor Mujica
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      MercyOne Cedar Falls Gastroenterology Care

      516 South Division Street, Suite 110, 
      Cedar Falls, IA 
       (7.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Victor Mujica is a Gastroenterologist in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Dr. Mujica is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Colitis, Viral Gastroenteritis, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

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      Brian Sankey
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine

      MercyOne Waterloo Family Medicine

      2710 St. Francis Drive, Suite 210, 
      Waterloo, IA 
       (2.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Brian Sankey is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Waterloo, Iowa. Dr. Sankey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and Lung Metastases.

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      Michelle Craig
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine

      MercyOne Waterloo Family Medicine

      2710 St. Francis Drive, Suite 210, 
      Waterloo, IA 
       (2.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Michelle Craig is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Waterloo, Iowa. Dr. Craig is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Urinary Incontinence, Alzheimer's Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, and End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation

      1825 Logan Ave, 
      Waterloo, IA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Ravindra Mallavarapu is a Gastroenterologist in Waterloo, Iowa. Dr. Mallavarapu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Colitis, Macroamylasemia, Ascites, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Mallavarapu is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      2055 Kimball Ave, Suite 320, 
      Waterloo, IA 
       (1.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Robert Grittmann is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Waterloo, Iowa. Dr. Grittmann is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Hypothyroidism, and Secondary Parkinsonism.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology
      2710 Saint Francis Dr, Suite 411, 
      Waterloo, IA 
       (2.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, French

      William Burgman is an Otolaryngologist in Waterloo, Iowa. Dr. Burgman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, Jones Syndrome, Ruptured Eardrum, and DFNB1.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      146 W Dale St, Suite 201, 
      Waterloo, IA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Russell Adams is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Waterloo, Iowa. Dr. Adams is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Dementia, Decerebrate Posture, Decorticate Posture, Endoscopy, and Pacemaker Implantation. Dr. Adams is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation

      146 W Dale St, Suite 201, 
      Waterloo, IA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Parag Sampat is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Waterloo, Iowa. Dr. Sampat is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Enlarged Liver, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Pediatric Myocarditis, Endoscopy, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Sampat is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation

      3741 Pheasant Ln, 
      Waterloo, IA 
       (2.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Bosnian, Croatian
      Accepting New Patients

      Vinko Bogdanic is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Waterloo, Iowa. Dr. Bogdanic is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Cirrhosis, Visceromegaly, and Hypothyroidism. Dr. Bogdanic is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation

      3741 Pheasant Ln, 
      Waterloo, IA 
       (2.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Hamid Amjadi is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Waterloo, Iowa. Dr. Amjadi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Hypothyroidism, Hypertension, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Amjadi is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Cedar Valley Medical Specialists PC

      1015 S Hackett Rd, Cedar Valley Digestive Hea, 
      Waterloo, IA 
       (2.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Moaz Sial is a Gastroenterologist in Waterloo, Iowa. Dr. Sial is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Anemia, Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Esophageal Varices, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology
      1753 W Ridgeway Ave, Ste 111, 
      Waterloo, IA 
       (2.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      David Congdon is an Otolaryngologist in Waterloo, Iowa. Dr. Congdon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Ear Cancer, Squamous Cell Skin Carcinoma, Nasal Septal Hematoma, and Low Nasal Bridge. Dr. Congdon is currently accepting new patients.

      Brian Burnett
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine

      MercyOne Bluebell Road Family Medicine

      226 Bluebell Road, 
      Cedar Falls, IA 
       (5.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Brian Burnett is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Dr. Burnett is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Ringworm, Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Coronary Heart Disease, and Peripheral Artery Disease.

      Geoffrey Hadlock
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine

      MercyOne Bluebell Road Family Medicine

      226 Bluebell Road, 
      Cedar Falls, IA 
       (5.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Geoffrey Hadlock is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Dr. Hadlock is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, Memory Loss, and Familial Hypertension.

      Larry Standing
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine

      MercyOne Bluebell Road Family Medicine

      226 Bluebell Road, 
      Cedar Falls, IA 
       (5.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Larry Standing is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Dr. Standing is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Sciatica, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, and Hip Replacement.

      Jaya Palaniappan
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine

      MercyOne Bluebell Road Family Medicine

      226 Bluebell Road, 0, 
      Cedar Falls, IA 
       (5.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jaya Palaniappan is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Dr. Palaniappan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Hypervitaminosis D, Painful Menstrual Periods, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, and Cirrhosis.

      Hannah Carlsen
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine

      MercyOne Cedar Falls Internal Medicine

      516 South Division Street, Suite 110, 
      Cedar Falls, IA 
       (7.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Hannah Carlsen is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Dr. Carlsen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      226 Blue Bell Rd, 
      Cedar Falls, IA 
       (5.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      James Peterson is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Dr. Peterson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Ringworm, Osteoarthritis, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, and Chronic Kidney Disease.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      226 Bluebell Rd, 
      Cedar Falls, IA 
       (5.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Kathleen Grauerholz is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Dr. Grauerholz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Restless Legs Syndrome, Hypothyroidism, Ringworm, and Obesity in Children.

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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 Waterloo, IA?

      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 Waterloo, IA?

      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 Waterloo, IA?

      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 Waterloo, IA?

      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 Waterloo, IA?

      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 Waterloo, IA?

      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 Waterloo, IA?

      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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