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    MediFind found 150 doctor with experience in Swallowing Difficulty near Alcoa, TN. Of these, 105 are Experienced, 32 are Advanced and 13 are Distinguished.

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    150 providers found
      Jonathan Allred
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine

      Prisma Health Family And Internal Medicine–Springbrook

      230 Associates Boulevard, 
      Alcoa, TN 
       (0.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Jonathan Allred is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Alcoa, Tennessee. Dr. Allred is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Tracheitis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Metastases, and Sinusitis. Dr. Allred is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      General Surgery | Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      General Surgery | Gastroenterology

      Blount Gastroenterology Associates, PC

      1706 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, 
      Maryville, TN 
       (4.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Michael Coffey is a General Surgeon and a Gastroenterologist in Maryville, Tennessee. Dr. Coffey is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Visceromegaly, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Coffey is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      General Surgery | Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      General Surgery | Gastroenterology

      Blount Gastroenterology Associates, PC

      1706 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, 
      Maryville, TN 
       (4.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Isaac Cline is a General Surgeon and a Gastroenterologist in Maryville, Tennessee. Dr. Cline 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. Cline is currently accepting new patients.

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      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Blount Gastroenterology Associates, PC

      1706 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, 
      Maryville, TN 
       (4.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Jenny Smith is a Gastroenterologist in Maryville, Tennessee. Dr. Smith is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Diarrhea, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

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

      Prisma Health Internal Medicine–Alcoa

      266 Joule Street, 
      Alcoa, TN 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Nils Gaddis is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Alcoa, Tennessee. Dr. Gaddis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Trigeminal Neuralgia, Narcolepsy, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis. Dr. Gaddis is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Prisma Health Family Medicine–Alcoa

      266 Joule Street, 
      Alcoa, TN 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Justin Bennett is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Alcoa, Tennessee. Dr. Bennett is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Restless Legs Syndrome, Vertigo, Chronic Cough, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

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

      Prisma Health Internal Medicine–Alcoa

      266 Joule Street, 
      Alcoa, TN 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Richard Savell is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Alcoa, Tennessee. Dr. Savell 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 Sitosterolemia. Dr. Savell is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Prisma Health Family Medicine–Alcoa

      266 Joule Street, 
      Alcoa, TN 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Andrew Dirmeyer is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Alcoa, Tennessee. Dr. Dirmeyer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and High Cholesterol.

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

      Prisma Health Internal Medicine–Maryville

      1702 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, 
      Maryville, TN 
       (4.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Ibrahim Shalaby is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Maryville, Tennessee. Dr. Shalaby is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Diabetes Insipidus (DI), and Neurohypophyseal Diabetes Insipidus.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology

      Foothills ENT Allergy And Hearing Center

      275 Cherokee Professional Park, 
      Maryville, TN 
       (2.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Bond Almand is an Otolaryngologist in Maryville, Tennessee. Dr. Almand is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Laryngeal Cancer, Infant Hearing Loss, and Jones Syndrome. Dr. Almand is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      1706 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy, 
      Maryville, TN 
       (2.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Richard Cline is a Gastroenterologist in Maryville, Tennessee. Dr. Cline 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, Colonoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Cline is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Blount Gastroenterology Assoc PC

      1706 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy, 
      Maryville, TN 
       (2.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Jonathan Benson is a Gastroenterologist in Maryville, Tennessee. Dr. Benson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gardner Syndrome, Turcot Syndrome, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      General Surgery | Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      General Surgery | Gastroenterology

      Prisma Health Gastroenterology–Blount MOB

      355 Blount Memorial Physician Office Building, 
      Maryville, TN 
       (4.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      William Lyles is a General Surgeon and a Gastroenterologist in Maryville, Tennessee. Dr. Lyles is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Enlarged Liver, Hepatitis C, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Lyles is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty

      Senior Care Partners Of East Tennessee

      1812 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, 
      Maryville, TN 
       (4.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Teresa Catron is a Geriatrics provider in Maryville, Tennessee. Dr. Catron is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Low Potassium Level, Swallowing Difficulty, and Painful Swallowing.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Prisma Health Gastroenterology–Blount MOB

      355 Blount Memorial Physician Office Building, 
      Maryville, TN 
       (4.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Frank Wright is a Gastroenterologist in Maryville, Tennessee. Dr. Wright is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Visceromegaly, Enlarged Liver, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Wright is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Blount Memorial Physician Group Inc

      266 Joule St, 
      Alcoa, TN 
       (1.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Richard Gaddis is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Alcoa, Tennessee. Dr. Gaddis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation, Myoclonus-Dystonia, and Oppenheim Dystonia. Dr. Gaddis is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Blount Memorial Physician Group Inc

      266 Joule St, 
      Alcoa, TN 
       (1.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      William Vines is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Alcoa, Tennessee. Dr. Vines is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Neurosarcoidosis, Sarcoidosis, Bronchitis, and Acute Cystitis. Dr. Vines is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      111 Station Dr, 
      Maryville, TN 
       (2.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Kim Cline is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Maryville, Tennessee. Dr. Cline is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, Restless Legs Syndrome, High Cholesterol, and Familial Hypertension.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Hospital Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Hospital Medicine

      Prisma Health Blount Memorial Hospital

      907 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, 
      Maryville, TN 
       (2.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Jennifer Phemister is a Hospital Medicine provider in Maryville, Tennessee. Dr. Phemister is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Childhood Volvulus, Gallstones, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Phemister is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Hospital Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Hospital Medicine

      Prisma Health Blount Memorial Hospital

      907 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, 
      Maryville, TN 
       (2.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Laura Yount is a primary care provider, practicing in Hospital Medicine in Maryville, Tennessee. Dr. Yount is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Necrosis, Heart Attack, COVID-19, Hip Replacement, and Colonoscopy.

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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 Alcoa, TN?

      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 Alcoa, TN?

      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 Alcoa, TN?

      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 Alcoa, TN?

      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 Alcoa, TN?

      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 Alcoa, TN?

      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 Alcoa, TN?

      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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