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    Last Updated: 10/30/2025

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    MediFind found 41 doctor with experience in Swallowing Difficulty near Hendersonville, NC. Of these, 30 are Experienced, 6 are Advanced and 5 are Distinguished.

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    41 providers found
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Digestive Health Partners PA

      1032 Fleming St, 
      Hendersonville, NC 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Donald Varner is a Gastroenterologist in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Varner is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Turcot Syndrome, Gardner Syndrome, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Varner is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Digestive Health Partners PA

      1032 Fleming St, 
      Hendersonville, NC 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      David Rybnicek is a Gastroenterologist in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Rybnicek is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Indigestion, Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Rybnicek is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Digestive Health Partners PA

      1032 Fleming St, 
      Hendersonville, NC 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Andrew Rackoff is a Gastroenterologist in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Rackoff is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Turcot Syndrome, Gardner Syndrome, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

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      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      1032 Fleming Street, 
      Hendersonville, NC 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, French
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Matthew Wood is a Gastroenterologist in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Wood is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Celiac Disease, Turcot Syndrome, Gardner Syndrome, Colonoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Wood is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Wnc Family Medical Center PLLC

      510 Balsam Rd, 
      Hendersonville, NC 
       (1.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Larry Russell is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Russell is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Dementia, Hemiplegia, Parkinson's Disease, and Lung Metastases. Dr. Russell is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      712 Fleming St, 
      Hendersonville, NC 
       (0.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      George Murphy is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Murphy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Cellulitis, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Familial Hypertension.

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

      Henderson County Hospital Corporation

      800 N Justice St, 
      Hendersonville, NC 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Arabic
      Accepting New Patients

      Lateef Abumoussa is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Abumoussa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Cough, Vertigo, Peptic Ulcer, Hip Replacement, and Vertebroplasty. Dr. Abumoussa is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Henderson County Hospital Corporation

      800 N Justice St, 
      Hendersonville, NC 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Eric Byrd is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Byrd is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Hip Replacement, and Pacemaker Implantation. Dr. Byrd is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Digestive Health Partners PA

      1032 Fleming St, 
      Hendersonville, NC 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Matthew Meyers is a Gastroenterologist in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Meyers is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Watermelon Stomach, Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Crohn's Disease, and Endoscopy. Dr. Meyers is currently accepting new patients.

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

      James J Caserio MD PA

      547 N Justice St, 
      Hendersonville, NC 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      James Caserio is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Caserio is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Vertigo, COVID-19, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Caserio is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      1032 Fleming Street, 
      Hendersonville, NC 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Carl Stamm is a Gastroenterologist in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Stamm is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Benign Esophageal Stricture, Lower Esophageal Ring, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

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

      Wnc Family Medical Center PLLC

      510 Balsam Rd, 
      Hendersonville, NC 
       (1.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Jennifer Mathews is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Mathews is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and High Cholesterol. Dr. Mathews is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      207 Linda Vista Dr, 
      Hendersonville, NC 
       (1.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Thomas Lugus is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Lugus is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Cough, Restless Legs Syndrome, Ringworm, and Acute Pancreatitis. Dr. Lugus is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Henderson County Hospital Corporation

      1824 Pisgah Dr, 
      Hendersonville, NC 
       (1.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Tanya Chin is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Chin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Sitosterolemia. Dr. Chin is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Henderson County Hospital Corporation

      1824 Pisgah Dr, 
      Hendersonville, NC 
       (1.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Kevan Hansel is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Hansel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Chronic Cough, Hypertension, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Hansel is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      2305 Asheville Hwy, 
      Hendersonville, NC 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Randy Tryon is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Tryon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Chronic Cough, High Cholesterol, Sitosterolemia, and Ureteroscopy.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine | Geriatrics
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine | Geriatrics

      Fletcher Hospital Inc

      1881 Pisgah Dr, A, 
      Hendersonville, NC 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Experience:
      9+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Marianna Benson is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Geriatrics in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Benson has been practicing medicine for over 9 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Cerebellar Degeneration, and Hypothyroidism. Dr. Benson is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Fletcher Hospital Inc

      1881 Pisgah Dr, A, 
      Hendersonville, NC 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Robert Bailey is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Bailey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Labyrinthitis, Empyema, Costochondritis, and Tietz Syndrome. Dr. Bailey is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Blue Ridge Community Health Services, Inc.

      2579 Chimney Rock Rd, 
      Hendersonville, NC 
       (2.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Jason Heilemann is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Heilemann is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, Acute Pancreatitis, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Hip Replacement, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Heilemann is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Carolina Physical Therapy Associates LLC

      271 Old Barn Rd, Suite C, 
      Hendersonville, NC 
       (3.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Offers Telehealth

      Gary Kabinoff is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dr. Kabinoff is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, and Enlarged Prostate (BPH).

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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 Hendersonville, NC?

      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 Hendersonville, NC?

      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 Hendersonville, NC?

      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 Hendersonville, NC?

      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 Hendersonville, NC?

      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 Hendersonville, NC?

      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 Hendersonville, NC?

      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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