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    MediFind found 25 doctor with experience in Swallowing Difficulty near Pottsville, PA. Of these, 22 are Experienced, 2 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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    25 providers found
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      106 S Claude A Lord Blvd, 
      Pottsville, PA 
       (0.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      George Heffner is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Heffner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Familial Colorectal Cancer, Decorticate Posture, Decerebrate Posture, Pacemaker Implantation, and Hip Replacement.

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

      Lehigh Valley Physician Group

      6 S Greenview Rd, 
      Schuylkill Haven, PA 
       (4.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Kimberly Hashin is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania. Dr. Hashin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HeFH), and Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH).

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

      Integrated Medical Group, P.C.

      48 Tunnel Rd, Suite 104, 
      Pottsville, PA 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Amrit Narula is a Gastroenterologist in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Narula is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Barrett Esophagus, Diverticular Disease, Colitis, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

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

      Lehigh Valley Physician Group

      10 E Spruce St, 
      Frackville, PA 
       (6.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Walter Setlock is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Frackville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Setlock 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, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Cirrhosis, and Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      48 Tunnel Rd, Suite 104, 
      Pottsville, PA 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Stephen Slusser is a Gastroenterologist in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Slusser is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Colitis, Diverticular Disease, Esophagitis, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine

      Img Nursing Home Care, P.C.

      82 Tunnel Rd, 
      Pottsville, PA 
       (1.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Dianna Lazur is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Lazur is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Necrosis, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology | Allergy and Immunology
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology | Allergy and Immunology
      26 S Centre St, 
      Pottsville, PA 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Mohammad Akbar is an Otolaryngologist and an Allergy and Immunologist in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Akbar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Familial Deafness, Otitis, Infant Hearing Loss, Thyroidectomy, and Gastrostomy.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology

      Geisinger Clinic

      100 Schuylkill Medical Plz, Suite 204, 
      Pottsville, PA 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Joseph Puzzi is an Otolaryngologist in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Puzzi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, Nonallergic Rhinopathy, Palatal Myoclonus, Ozena, and Myringotomy.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      100 Schuylkill Medical Plz, Ste 101, 
      Pottsville, PA 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Glenn Freed is a Gastroenterologist in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Freed is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Barrett Esophagus, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Esophagitis, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology
      100 Schuylkill Medical Plz, Suite 205, 
      Pottsville, PA 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Thomas Boran is an Otolaryngologist in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Boran is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Geographic Tongue, Ozena, Palatal Myoclonus, and Nonallergic Rhinopathy.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      48 Tunnel Rd, Suite 204, 
      Pottsville, PA 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Robert Greco is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Greco 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 High Cholesterol.

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

      Img Nursing Home Care, P.C.

      82 Tunnel Rd, 
      Pottsville, PA 
       (1.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Manish Mishra is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Mishra is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Diabetic Retinopathy, Pneumonia, Viral Gastroenteritis, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

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

      Img Nursing Home Care, P.C.

      82 Tunnel Rd, 
      Pottsville, PA 
       (1.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Herbert Rubright is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics and Family Medicine in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Rubright is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Decorticate Posture, Decerebrate Posture, Epilepsy in Children, and Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis.

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

      Img Nursing Home Care, P.C.

      82 Tunnel Rd, 
      Pottsville, PA 
       (1.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Kamla Mishra is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Mishra is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      523 S Garfield Ave, 
      Schuylkill Haven, PA 
       (3.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Michael Zawisza is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania. Dr. Zawisza is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Embolism, Splenic Infarction, Pachyonychia Congenita, and Vitamin B12 Deficiency.

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

      Gslpg, Inc

      209 E Market St, Geisinger St Lukes Orwigsb, 
      Orwigsburg, PA 
       (5.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Robert Harkins is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania. Dr. Harkins is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Pachyonychia Congenita, Benign Rolandic Epilepsy, Hypertension, and Familial Hypertension.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Family Medicine
      701 W Oak St, 
      Frackville, PA 
       (6.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      James Langon is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Frackville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Langon 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, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Familial Hypertension.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      General Practice
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      General Practice
      323 E Center St, 
      Mahanoy City, PA 
       (9.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Gursharan Singh is a primary care provider, practicing in General Practice in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania. Dr. Singh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Vascular Dementia, and Decorticate Posture.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      604 Centre St, 
      Ashland, PA 
       (9.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Joseph Weber is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Ashland, Pennsylvania. Dr. Weber is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis, Anemia, Lymphadenitis, Hyperlipidemia Type 3, and Hip Replacement.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      300 S Hickory St, 
      Mt Carmel, PA 
       (13.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jeffrey Greco is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Mt Carmel, Pennsylvania. Dr. Greco is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Essential Thrombocythemia, Peripheral Artery Disease, Arthritis, and Hypertensive Heart Disease.

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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 Pottsville, 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 Pottsville, 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 Pottsville, 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 Pottsville, 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 Pottsville, 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 Pottsville, 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 Pottsville, 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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