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    MediFind found 64 doctor with experience in Swallowing Difficulty near Wilmington, NC. Of these, 45 are Experienced, 14 are Advanced and 5 are Distinguished.

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    64 providers found
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Wilmington Gastroenterology Associates, PA

      5115 Oleander Dr, 
      Wilmington, NC 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Steven Klein is a Gastroenterologist in Wilmington, North Carolina. Dr. Klein is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Klein is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Wilmington Gastroenterology Associates, PA

      5115 Oleander Dr, 
      Wilmington, NC 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

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

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

      Wilmington Gastroenterology Associates, PA

      5115 Oleander Dr, 
      Wilmington, NC 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Robert Henihan is a Gastroenterologist in Wilmington, North Carolina. Dr. Henihan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Henihan is currently accepting new patients.

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      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Wilmington Gastroenterology Associates, PA

      5115 Oleander Dr, 
      Wilmington, NC 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Mariam Sauer is a Gastroenterologist in Wilmington, North Carolina. Dr. Sauer is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Sauer is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Wilmington Gastroenterology Associates, PA

      5115 Oleander Dr, 
      Wilmington, NC 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Kunal Dalal is a Gastroenterologist in Wilmington, North Carolina. Dr. Dalal is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Dalal is currently accepting new patients.

      Noah Pierson
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine

      Novant Health New Hanover Primary Care - Autumn Hall

      5505 Currituck Drive, Suite 100, 
      Wilmington, NC 
       (0.9 miles away)
      Experience:
      33+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Noah Pierson is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Wilmington, North Carolina. Dr. Pierson has been practicing medicine for over 33 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, High Cholesterol, Infant Hyperglycemia, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

      Gigi Macdonald
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine

      Novant Health New Hanover Primary Care - Autumn Hall

      5505 Currituck Drive, Suite 100, 
      Wilmington, NC 
       (0.9 miles away)
      Experience:
      18+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Gigi Macdonald is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Wilmington, North Carolina. Dr. Macdonald has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Lung Nodules, Sitosterolemia, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Wilmington Gastroenterology Associates, PA

      5115 Oleander Dr, 
      Wilmington, NC 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Experience:
      9+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Russell Dolan is a Gastroenterologist in Wilmington, North Carolina. Dr. Dolan has been practicing medicine for over 9 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Diverticular Disease, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Dolan is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Wilmington Gastroenterology Associates, PA

      5115 Oleander Dr, 
      Wilmington, NC 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Justin Miller is a Gastroenterologist in Wilmington, North Carolina. Dr. Miller is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Diverticular Disease, Painful Swallowing, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      5115 Oleander Dr, 
      Wilmington, NC 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Joseph Kittinger is a Gastroenterologist in Wilmington, North Carolina. Dr. Kittinger is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Watermelon Stomach, Benign Esophageal Stricture, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Physician Assistant | Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Physician Assistant | Gastroenterology
      5115 Oleander Dr, 
      Wilmington, NC 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Shannah Wayne is a Physician Assistant and a Gastroenterologist in Wilmington, North Carolina. Ms. Wayne is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Tenesmus, Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). Ms. Wayne is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Geriatrics | Internal Medicine
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Geriatrics | Internal Medicine

      Novant Health Medical Group Coastal Region LLC

      2131 S 17th St, 
      Wilmington, NC 
       (2.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Mary Rudyk is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics and Internal Medicine in Wilmington, North Carolina. Dr. Rudyk is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Rudyk is currently accepting new patients.

      Mark Williams
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine | Geriatrics
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine | Geriatrics

      Novant Health Internal Medicine Wilmington

      1725 New Hanover Medical Park Dr, 
      Wilmington, NC 
       (2.0 miles away)
      Experience:
      49+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Mark Williams is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics in Wilmington, North Carolina. Dr. Williams has been practicing medicine for over 49 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Ascites, and Endoscopy.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty

      Wilmington Ear Nose And Throat Assoc PA

      2311 Delaney Ave, 
      Wilmington, NC 
       (2.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Sarah Vonbiberstein is an Otolaryngologist in Wilmington, North Carolina. Dr. Vonbiberstein is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Throat Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), and Infant Hearing Loss. Dr. Vonbiberstein is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Novant Health Medical Group Coastal Region LLC

      1520 Physicians Dr, 
      Wilmington, NC 
       (2.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Jack Ramage is a Gastroenterologist in Wilmington, North Carolina. Dr. Ramage is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Childhood Pancreatitis, Bile Duct Stricture, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Novant Health Medical Group Coastal Region LLC

      1520 Physicians Dr, 
      Wilmington, NC 
       (2.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Viet-nhan Nguyen is a Gastroenterologist in Wilmington, North Carolina. Dr. Nguyen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Watermelon Stomach, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      1202 Medical Center Dr, 
      Wilmington, NC 
       (2.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Matthew Mlot is a Gastroenterologist in Wilmington, North Carolina. Dr. Mlot is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Esophagitis, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Swallowing Difficulty, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Mlot is currently accepting new patients.

      Mesha Chadwick
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine | Hospital Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine | Hospital Medicine

      Hcip

      320 Friendly Shores Rd, 
      Wilmington, NC 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Experience:
      21+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Mesha Chadwick is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine and Hospital Medicine in Wilmington, North Carolina. Dr. Chadwick has been practicing medicine for over 21 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), Lung Cancer, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      5115 Oleander Dr, 
      Wilmington, NC 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Clinton Meyer is a Gastroenterologist in Wilmington, North Carolina. Dr. Meyer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Benign Esophageal Stricture, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

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

      Intracoastal Internal Medicine

      2580 Pickard Rd, 
      Wilmington, NC 
       (1.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Christopher Cosgrove is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Wilmington, North Carolina. Dr. Cosgrove is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and High Cholesterol.

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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 Wilmington, 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 Wilmington, 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 Wilmington, 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 Wilmington, 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 Wilmington, 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 Wilmington, 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 Wilmington, 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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