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    Last Updated: 10/30/2025

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    MediFind found 56 doctor with experience in Swallowing Difficulty near Boardman, OH. Of these, 49 are Experienced and 7 are Advanced.

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    56 providers found
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine

      Triad Health Services LLC

      7629 Market St, 
      Youngstown, OH 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Italian
      Accepting New Patients

      Santuccio Ricciardi is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Youngstown, Ohio. Dr. Ricciardi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, Gastrostomy, and Vertebroplasty. Dr. Ricciardi is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology
      7630 Southern Blvd, 
      Youngstown, OH 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Eugene Potesta is an Otolaryngologist in Youngstown, Ohio. Dr. Potesta is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Swimmer's Ear, Palatal Myoclonus, Ozena, Nonallergic Rhinopathy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Potesta is currently accepting new patients.

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      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology

      Triad Health Services LLC

      7620 Southern Blvd, Suite 1, 
      Youngstown, OH 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      John Babyak is an Otolaryngologist in Youngstown, Ohio. Dr. Babyak is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Swimmer's Ear, Otitis, Dry Mouth, and Jones Syndrome. Dr. Babyak is currently accepting new patients.

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      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Southwoods Physician Services

      250 DeBartolo Pl, Suite 3000, 
      Boardman, OH 
       (0.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Thomas Geisler is a Gastroenterologist in Boardman, Ohio. Dr. Geisler is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Menetrier Disease, Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Geisler is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Triad Health Services LLC

      918 Trailwood Dr, Suite 1, 
      Youngstown, OH 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Richard Marina is a Gastroenterologist in Youngstown, Ohio. Dr. Marina is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Diarrhea, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine | General Practice
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine | General Practice

      Health Care Providers Inc

      9625 Market St, 
      North Lima, OH 
       (3.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      James Demidovich is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and General Practice in North Lima, Ohio. Dr. Demidovich is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Alzheimer's Disease, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Demidovich is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Pediatric Gastroenterology | Pediatrics
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Pediatric Gastroenterology | Pediatrics

      Triad Health Services LLC

      7641 Market St, Suite 3, 
      Youngstown, OH 
       (0.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Arabic, Arabic - Jordanian
      Accepting New Patients

      Ibrahim Haddad is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist and a Pediatrics provider in Youngstown, Ohio. Dr. Haddad is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Gastritis, and Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Dr. Haddad is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Triad Health Services LLC

      7629 Market St, 
      Youngstown, OH 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Vivian Starr is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Youngstown, Ohio. Dr. Starr is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Malnutrition, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Atypical Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Starr is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Triad Health Services LLC

      7629 Market St, 
      Youngstown, OH 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Scott Tofil is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Youngstown, Ohio. Dr. Tofil is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Beriberi, Renovascular Hypertension, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Tofil is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Triad Health Services LLC

      7629 Market St, Suite 100, 
      Youngstown, OH 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Joseph Zeno is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Youngstown, Ohio. Dr. Zeno is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Scleroderma, Scleroma, Endoscopy, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Zeno is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Triad Health Services LLC

      7629 Market St, Suite 100, 
      Youngstown, OH 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      John Gianetti is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Youngstown, Ohio. Dr. Gianetti is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Sitosterolemia, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Ureteroscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Gianetti is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Triad Health Services LLC

      7629 Market St, Suite 100, 
      Youngstown, OH 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      John Koval is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Youngstown, Ohio. Dr. Koval is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Apolipoprotein C2 Deficiency, Familial Lipoprotein Lipase Deficiency, Endoscopy, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Koval is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Triad Health Services LLC

      7629 Market St, Suite 100, 
      Youngstown, OH 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Edward Miller is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Youngstown, Ohio. Dr. Miller is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Glossitis, High Cholesterol, Pernicious Anemia, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Endoscopy. Dr. Miller is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Triad Health Services LLC

      7630 Southern Blvd, 
      Youngstown, OH 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Louis Volino is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Youngstown, Ohio. Dr. Volino is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Necrosis, Acute Kidney Failure, Lung Metastases, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Volino is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology

      Triad Health Services LLC

      7620 Southern Blvd, Suite 1, 
      Youngstown, OH 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Zachary Geiger is an Otolaryngologist in Youngstown, Ohio. Dr. Geiger is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Grass Allergy, Sinusitis, Allergic Rhinitis, and Empyema. Dr. Geiger is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Triad Health Services LLC

      250 Debartolo Pl, 
      Youngstown, OH 
       (0.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Aneta Homer is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Youngstown, Ohio. Dr. Homer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Scurvy, Obesity, Obesity in Children, and Pachydermoperiostosis. Dr. Homer is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Mercy Health Physicians Youngstown, LLC

      7341 Eisenhower Dr, 
      Boardman, OH 
       (1.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Arabic, Arabic - Jordanian
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Suzan Selim is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Boardman, Ohio. Dr. Selim is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, Calcinosis, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Selim is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Triad Health Services LLC

      901 Trailwood Dr, 
      Youngstown, OH 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Paul Lesnoski is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Youngstown, Ohio. Dr. Lesnoski is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, Cirrhosis, and Empyema. Dr. Lesnoski is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Triad Health Services LLC

      901 Trailwood Dr, 
      Youngstown, OH 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      John Marakas is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Youngstown, Ohio. Dr. Marakas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Low Potassium Level, Gitelman Syndrome, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Gastrostomy, and Advanced Bronchoscopy. Dr. Marakas is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      920 Trailwood Dr, 
      Youngstown, OH 
       (1.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Frank Rich is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Youngstown, Ohio. Dr. Rich is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Anemia, Infant Hyperglycemia, Alzheimer's Disease, Gerstmann Syndrome, and Endoscopy. Dr. Rich 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 Boardman, OH?

      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 Boardman, OH?

      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 Boardman, OH?

      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 Boardman, OH?

      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 Boardman, OH?

      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 Boardman, OH?

      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 Boardman, OH?

      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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