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    MediFind found 19 doctor with experience in Swallowing Difficulty near Meridian, MS. Of these, 14 are Experienced, 4 are Distinguished and 1 are Advanced.

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    19 providers found
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Medical Foundation Inc

      1314 19th Ave, 
      Meridian, MS 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Vincent Dungan is a Gastroenterologist in Meridian, Mississippi. Dr. Dungan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Anderson Physician Alliance Inc

      2024 15th St, Fl 2, 
      Meridian, MS 
       (0.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      William Thaggard is a Gastroenterologist in Meridian, Mississippi. Dr. Thaggard is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Lower Esophageal Ring, Benign Esophageal Stricture, Painful Swallowing, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

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

      Anderson Physician Alliance Inc

      1600 22nd Ave, Suite A, 
      Meridian, MS 
       (0.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Anthony Thomas is a Gastroenterologist in Meridian, Mississippi. Dr. Thomas is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Lower Esophageal Ring, Benign Esophageal Stricture, Painful Swallowing, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

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      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Anderson Physician Alliance Inc

      1600 22nd Ave, Suite A, 
      Meridian, MS 
       (0.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Thomas Calvit is a Gastroenterologist in Meridian, Mississippi. Dr. Calvit is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      1800 12th St, 
      Meridian, MS 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Eddie Starnes is a Gastroenterologist in Meridian, Mississippi. Dr. Starnes is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology

      Medical Foundation Inc

      1800 12th St, 
      Meridian, MS 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Byron Tucker is an Otolaryngologist in Meridian, Mississippi. Dr. Tucker is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Otitis, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Empyema, and Sinusitis. Dr. Tucker is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Medical Foundation Inc

      1800 12th St, 
      Meridian, MS 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Sai Veerisetty is a Gastroenterologist in Meridian, Mississippi. Dr. Veerisetty is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Portal Hypertension, Childhood Volvulus, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Medical Foundation Inc

      1800 12th St, 
      Meridian, MS 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Adam Parker is a Gastroenterologist in Meridian, Mississippi. Dr. Parker 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), Dubin-Johnson Syndrome, Jaundice, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

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

      Anderson Physician Alliance Inc

      2024 15th St, Fl 2, 
      Meridian, MS 
       (0.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Terry French is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Meridian, Mississippi. Dr. French is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Endoscopy, and Vertebroplasty. Dr. French is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Anderson Physician Alliance Inc

      2024 15th St, Fl 2, 
      Meridian, MS 
       (0.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Kent Darsey is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Meridian, Mississippi. Dr. Darsey 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, Lung Metastases, Bronchitis, and Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia. Dr. Darsey is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Anderson Physician Alliance Inc

      2024 15th St, 
      Meridian, MS 
       (0.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Niraj Shah is a Gastroenterologist in Meridian, Mississippi. Dr. Shah is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis C, Hepatitis, Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Shah is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      General Practice
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      General Practice

      Anderson Physician Alliance Inc

      2024 15th St, Fl 2, 
      Meridian, MS 
       (0.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Francis Harman is a primary care provider, practicing in General Practice in Meridian, Mississippi. Dr. Harman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Insomnia. Dr. Harman is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Anderson Physician Alliance Inc

      2024 15th St, Fl 2, 
      Meridian, MS 
       (0.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Laura Alexander is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Meridian, Mississippi. Dr. Alexander is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Folate Deficiency, Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia, Multiple Carboxylase Deficiency, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Alexander is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Anderson Physician Alliance Inc

      1600 22nd Ave, Suite A, 
      Meridian, MS 
       (0.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Gary Gibson is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Meridian, Mississippi. Dr. Gibson 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 Renovascular Hypertension. Dr. Gibson is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      1818 College Drive, 
      Meridian, MS 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Linda Mccullar is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Meridian, Mississippi. Dr. Mccullar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Decerebrate Posture, Decorticate Posture, Painful Swallowing, and Swallowing Difficulty.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      1451 N Lakeland Dr, 
      Meridian, MS 
       (3.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Stephen Tramill is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Meridian, Mississippi. Dr. Tramill is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, and Ringworm.

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

      Laird Hospital, Inc.

      9097 Collinsville Rd, 
      Collinsville, MS 
       (12.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Edward Henderson is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Collinsville, Mississippi. Dr. Henderson 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, Macroamylasemia, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Hypertension. Dr. Henderson is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Laird Hospital, Inc.

      9097 Collinsville Rd, 
      Collinsville, MS 
       (12.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      James Bradshaw is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Collinsville, Mississippi. Dr. Bradshaw is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Idiopathic Edema, Gerstmann Syndrome, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Hip Replacement. Dr. Bradshaw is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Laird Hospital, Inc.

      9097 Collinsville Rd, 
      Collinsville, MS 
       (12.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Patrick Eakes is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Collinsville, Mississippi. Dr. Eakes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Alzheimer's Disease, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Dr. Eakes 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 Meridian, MS?

      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 Meridian, MS?

      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 Meridian, MS?

      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 Meridian, MS?

      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 Meridian, MS?

      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 Meridian, MS?

      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 Meridian, MS?

      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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