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    Last Updated: 01/09/2026

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    MediFind found 21 doctor with experience in Swallowing Difficulty near Leechburg, PA. Of these, 20 are Experienced and 1 are Advanced.

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    21 providers found
      Heather M. Hanzlik
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine

      Natrona Heights Medical Associates-UPMC

      1800 Union Avenue, 
      Natrona Heights, PA 
       (6.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Heather Hanzlik is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania. Dr. Hanzlik is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Hypothyroidism, Obesity in Children, Glucose-Galactose Malabsorption Deficiency, and Glucose Phosphate Isomerase Deficiency. Dr. Hanzlik is currently accepting new patients.

      Vidya Szymkowiak
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine

      Russelton Medical Group-UPMC

      1604 Burtner Road, Suite 2100, 
      Natrona Heights, PA 
       (6.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Vidya Szymkowiak is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania. Dr. Szymkowiak is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertriglyceridemia, Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia, Folate Deficiency, and Multiple Carboxylase Deficiency. Dr. Szymkowiak is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty

      Allegheny Clinic

      62 Greenbriar Dr, Suite 1, 
      Leechburg, PA 
       (1.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Michael Gottlieb is an Otolaryngologist in Leechburg, Pennsylvania. Dr. Gottlieb is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS), Tongue Cancer, Ruptured Eardrum, Fasciotomy, and Thrombectomy.

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

      Allegheny Clinic

      62 Greenbriar Dr, Suite 1, 
      Leechburg, PA 
       (1.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Daniel Bubenheim is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Leechburg, Pennsylvania. Dr. Bubenheim 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 Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

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

      Allegheny Clinic

      62 Greenbriar Dr, Suite 1, 
      Leechburg, PA 
       (1.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Danny Palmieri is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Leechburg, Pennsylvania. Dr. Palmieri is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Multiple Carboxylase Deficiency.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology

      Allegheny Clinic

      62 Greenbriar Dr, Suite 1, 
      Leechburg, PA 
       (1.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Elias Hilal is an Otolaryngologist in Leechburg, Pennsylvania. Dr. Hilal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Throat Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Laryngectomy, and Gastrostomy.

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

      Allegheny Clinic

      62 Greenbriar Dr, Suite 1, 
      Leechburg, PA 
       (1.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Alfred Burgo is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Leechburg, Pennsylvania. Dr. Burgo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Down Syndrome, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

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

      Allegheny Clinic

      62 Greenbriar Dr, Suite 1, 
      Leechburg, PA 
       (1.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Joseph Martinez is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Leechburg, Pennsylvania. Dr. Martinez 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 Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young.

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

      Allegheny Clinic

      62 Greenbriar Dr, Suite 1, 
      Leechburg, PA 
       (1.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Nabanita Dutta is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Leechburg, Pennsylvania. Dr. Dutta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Cerebral Palsy, Hypothyroidism, and Multiple Carboxylase Deficiency.

      Umesh A. Golani
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine

      Golani Medical Associates-UPMC

      135 Allegheny Avenue, Suite C, 
      Oakmont, PA 
       (14.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Umesh Golani is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. Dr. Golani 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), Muscle Atrophy, Alzheimer's Disease, and Anemia. Dr. Golani is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Allegheny Clinic

      1621 Union Ave, Suite C, 
      Natrona Heights, PA 
       (6.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      David Shin is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania. Dr. Shin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Transient Familial Hyperbilirubinemia, Thyroid Dysgenesis, Congenital Hypothyroidism, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      301 1st Ave, 
      Tarentum, PA 
       (7.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Kenneth Glick is a Gastroenterologist in Tarentum, Pennsylvania. Dr. Glick is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Esophagitis, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Allegheny Clinic

      301 E 1st Ave, Allegheny Center For Diges, 
      Tarentum, PA 
       (7.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Hyman Lipsitz is a Gastroenterologist in Tarentum, Pennsylvania. Dr. Lipsitz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Pradeep Kumar, MD

      356 Freeport Street, Suite 207, 
      New Kensington, PA 
       (7.9 miles away)
      Experience:
      47+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hindi
      Offers Telehealth

      Pradeep Kumar is a Gastroenterologist in New Kensington, Pennsylvania. Dr. Kumar has been practicing medicine for over 47 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Lower Esophageal Ring, Benign Esophageal Stricture, Swallowing Difficulty, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      305 7th St, 
      New Kensington, PA 
       (9.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Surinder Bajwa is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in New Kensington, Pennsylvania. Dr. Bajwa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Gastrostomy, and Hip Replacement.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Plastic Surgery | Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Plastic Surgery | Otolaryngology

      Glade Run Medical Associates Inc

      600 Medical Arts Bldg, 
      Kittanning, PA 
       (13.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Richard Bernat is a Plastic Surgeon and an Otolaryngologist in Kittanning, Pennsylvania. Dr. Bernat is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, DFNB1, Jones Syndrome, and Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP).

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

      Philip A Gelacek MD PC

      313 Ford St, 2a, 
      Ford City, PA 
       (10.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      William Oleksak is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Ford City, Pennsylvania. Dr. Oleksak is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, Hypothyroidism, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

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

      Armstrong County Memorial Hospital

      300 Medical Arts Bldg, Suite 300, 
      Kittanning, PA 
       (13.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Richard Mercurio is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Kittanning, Pennsylvania. Dr. Mercurio is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Decerebrate Posture, Decorticate Posture, Dementia, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty

      Armstrong County Memorial Hospital

      260 S Jefferson St, Armstrong Primary Care Cen, 
      Kittanning, PA 
       (13.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Donald Ehrenberger is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Kittanning, Pennsylvania. Dr. Ehrenberger is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Cirrhosis, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, and High Cholesterol.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine | Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine | Internal Medicine

      Concordia Physician Practice

      112 Marwood Rd, Suite 5000, 
      Cabot, PA 
       (13.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Marc Oster is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine in Cabot, Pennsylvania. Dr. Oster is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Anemia, Dehydration, Muscle Atrophy, and Dementia.

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      Last Updated: 01/09/2026

      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 Leechburg, PA?

      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 Leechburg, PA?

      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 Leechburg, PA?

      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 Leechburg, PA?

      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 Leechburg, PA?

      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 Leechburg, PA?

      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 Leechburg, PA?

      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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