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    Last Updated: 10/30/2025

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    MediFind found 99 doctor with experience in Swallowing Difficulty near Hixson, TN. Of these, 73 are Experienced, 14 are Advanced and 12 are Distinguished.

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    99 providers found
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Galen Medical Group, PC

      4980 Alpha Ln, 
      Hixson, TN 
       (0.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      James Manton is a Gastroenterologist in Hixson, Tennessee. Dr. Manton 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, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Michael W Goodman MD PC

      979 E 3rd St, Suite C 0630, 
      Chattanooga, TN 
       (6.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Michael Goodman is a Gastroenterologist in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Goodman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Lower Esophageal Ring, Benign Esophageal Stricture, Bile Acid Malabsorption, and Endoscopy. Dr. Goodman is currently accepting new patients.

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      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Galen Medical Group, PC

      2200 E 3rd St, S 200, 
      Chattanooga, TN 
       (7.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Chad Charapata is a Gastroenterologist in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Charapata is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Banti's Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

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      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Galen Medical Group, PC

      2200 E 3rd St, S 200, 
      Chattanooga, TN 
       (7.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Camille Sommer is a Gastroenterologist in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Sommer is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Diarrhea, Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Galen Medical Group, PC

      2200 E 3rd St, S 200, 
      Chattanooga, TN 
       (7.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Munford Yates is a Gastroenterologist in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Yates is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Galen Medical Group, PC

      2200 E 3rd St, S 200, 
      Chattanooga, TN 
       (7.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Gregory Olds is a Gastroenterologist in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Olds is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Cholestasis, Gastrectomy, and Pancreatectomy.

      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      2341 Mccallie Ave, 
      Chattanooga, TN 
       (7.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Henry Paik is a Gastroenterologist in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Paik is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Colitis, Painful Swallowing, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Galen Medical Group, PC

      1651 Gunbarrel Rd, 
      Chattanooga, TN 
       (9.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Sumeet Bhushan is a Gastroenterologist in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Bhushan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Watermelon Stomach, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Galen Medical Group, PC

      1651 Gunbarrel Rd, Suite 102, 
      Chattanooga, TN 
       (9.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Alan Shikoh is a Gastroenterologist in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Shikoh is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Ulcerative Colitis, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      8051 Thunder Farms Trl, 
      Ooltewah, TN 
       (9.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Colleen Schmitt is a Gastroenterologist in Ooltewah, Tennessee. Dr. Schmitt is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Turcot Syndrome, Gardner Syndrome, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

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

      Galen Medical Group, PC

      4980 Alpha Ln, 
      Hixson, TN 
       (0.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Susan Bhushan is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Hixson, Tennessee. Dr. Bhushan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity, Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH), Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HeFH), and Familial Hypercholesterolemia. Dr. Bhushan is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Galen Medical Group, PC

      4980 Alpha Ln, 
      Hixson, TN 
       (0.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Ronald Jarl is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Hixson, Tennessee. Dr. Jarl is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Obesity in Children, Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 1, and Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 3. Dr. Jarl is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Galen Medical Group, PC

      4980 Alpha Ln, 
      Hixson, TN 
       (0.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Julie Bilbrey is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Hixson, Tennessee. Dr. Bilbrey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity, Obesity in Children, Infant Hyperglycemia, and Vitamin D Deficiency. Dr. Bilbrey is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Galen Medical Group, PC

      4980 Alpha Ln, 
      Hixson, TN 
       (0.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Julie Haun is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Hixson, Tennessee. Dr. Haun is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity, Obesity in Children, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), and Essential Thrombocythemia. Dr. Haun is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology

      Advanced Diagnostic Imaging PC

      1724 Hamill Rd, Suite 102, 
      Hixson, TN 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Justin Morse is an Otolaryngologist in Hixson, Tennessee. Dr. Morse is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Perichondritis, Ozena, Nonallergic Rhinopathy, and Myringotomy. Dr. Morse is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology
      1724 Hamill Road, Ste 102, Oasis Park Building I, 
      Hixson, TN 
       (1.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Douglas Liening is an Otolaryngologist in Hixson, Tennessee. Dr. Liening is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, Familial Deafness, DFNB1, and Jones Syndrome.

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

      Doctors Home Visits Inc

      4015 Highwood Dr, 
      Chattanooga, TN 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Donald Zeigler is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics and Family Medicine in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Zeigler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Peptic Ulcer. Dr. Zeigler is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      3739 Hixson Pike, 
      Chattanooga, TN 
       (2.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      George Ozborn is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Ozborn 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 Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young. Dr. Ozborn is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Erlanger Health

      2600 Taft Hwy, Suite 100, 
      Signal Mountain, TN 
       (4.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Jensen Hyde is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Signal Mountain, Tennessee. Dr. Hyde is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Liver Failure, Sepsis, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Hyde is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Chattanooga Hamilton County Hospital Authority

      2600 Taft Hwy 100, 
      Signal Mountain, TN 
       (4.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Gregory Nieckula is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Signal Mountain, Tennessee. Dr. Nieckula is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, and Hypothyroidism. Dr. Nieckula 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 Hixson, 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 Hixson, 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 Hixson, 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 Hixson, 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 Hixson, 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 Hixson, 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 Hixson, 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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