The 20 Best Swallowing Difficulty Doctors Near Me in Richmond, TX

Find the Top Swallowing Difficulty Experts and Specialists

Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 78 doctor with experience in Swallowing Difficulty near Richmond, TX. Of these, 63 are Experienced, 14 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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78 providers found
    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Family Medicine
    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Family Medicine

    MDVIP - Richmond, TX

    1505 Liberty St, 
    Richmond, TX 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ivan Mefford is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Richmond, Texas. Dr. Mefford is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. He is also highly rated in 20 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses High Potassium Level, Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

    Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology
    Distinguished in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology

    Kumara S. Peddamatham MD PA

    1601 Main St Ste 401, 
    Richmond, TX 
     (8.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Nitesh Vachhani is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Richmond, Texas. Dr. Vachhani is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. He is also highly rated in 81 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Diverticular Disease, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Pediatric Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Pediatric Gastroenterology

    Kids Gastro Center

    7790 W Grand Pkwy S Ste 102, 
    Richmond, TX 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Amaka Akalonu is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Richmond, Texas. Dr. Akalonu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Delayed Growth, Eosinophilic Enteropathy, Lactose Intolerance, and Chronic Pain.

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    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology

    Stanley H. Stein MD PA

    17510 W Grand Pkwy S Ste 350, 
    Sugar Land, TX 
     (7.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Stanley Stein is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Sugar Land, Texas. Dr. Stein is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. He is also highly rated in 23 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Barrett Esophagus, Diarrhea, Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, and Endoscopy.

    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology

    Office

    4760 Sweetwater Blvd Ste 101, 
    Sugar Land, TX 
     (7.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Nasrullah Manji is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Sugar Land, Texas. Dr. Manji is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. He is also highly rated in 25 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Visceromegaly, Ascites, Gastrostomy, and Gastrectomy.

    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology

    Memorial Hermann Medical Group Sugar Land Multi-Specialty

    17520 W Grand Pkwy S Ste 350, 
    Sugar Land, TX 
     (7.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Nadim Jafri is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Sugar Land, Texas. Dr. Jafri is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. He is also highly rated in 23 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Acute Pancreatitis, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Gastrectomy, and Gastrostomy.

    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology

    Houston Methodist Gastroenterology Associates

    16537 Southwest Fwy Ste 110, 
    Sugar Land, TX 
     (7.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Svetang Desai is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Sugar Land, Texas. Dr. Desai is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Barrett Esophagus, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Otolaryngology
    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Otolaryngology

    Yasmeen Jalal MD PA

    3521 Town Center Blvd S # B, 
    Sugar Land, TX 
     (7.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Yasmeen Jalal is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Sugar Land, Texas. Dr. Jalal is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. She is also highly rated in 31 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Familial Deafness, Palatopharyngeal Incompetence, Tinnitus, and Infant Hearing Loss.

    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology

    Texas Digestive Disease Consultants: Richmond

    1601 Main St Ste 401, 
    Richmond, TX 
     (8.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Deepika Chona is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Richmond, Texas. Dr. Chona is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. She is also highly rated in 38 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Morning Sickness, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Acute Pancreatitis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology

    Kumara S. Peddamatham MD PA

    1601 Main St Ste 401, 
    Richmond, TX 
     (8.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kumara Peddamatham is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Richmond, Texas. Dr. Peddamatham is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Ascites, Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty

    Atrium Medical Center LP

    15200 Southwest Fwy Ste 200, 
    Sugar Land, TX 
     (8.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Owen Capocyan is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics in Sugar Land, Texas. Dr. Capocyan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. He is also highly rated in 22 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Anemia, Muscle Atrophy, Memory Loss, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology

    Texas Digestive Disease Consultants

    1111 Highway 6 Ste 105, 
    Sugar Land, TX 
     (9.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Moazzam Sana is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Sugar Land, Texas. Dr. Sana is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. He is also highly rated in 51 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Gas Bloat Syndrome, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Sana is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology

    Houston Regional Gastroenterology

    15555 Creek Bend Dr Ste 200, 
    Sugar Land, TX 
     (9.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Abraham Chacko is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Sugar Land, Texas. Dr. Chacko is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. He is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Gastroparesis, Choledocholithiasis, Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Chacko is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology

    Houston Regional Gastroenterology

    15555 Creek Bend Dr Ste 200, 
    Sugar Land, TX 
     (9.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Sushovan Guha is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Sugar Land, Texas. Dr. Guha is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Choledocholithiasis, Pancreatic Cancer, Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty

    Laboratory Corporation Of America

    11555 University Blvd, 
    Sugar Land, TX 
     (7.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ujjwala Murtineni is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics in Sugar Land, Texas. Dr. Murtineni is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. She is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Pneumonia, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology

    Kelsey Seybold Clinic

    11555 University Blvd, 
    Sugar Land, TX 
     (7.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sahil Mittal is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Sugar Land, Texas. Dr. Mittal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Liver Cancer, Bacterial Gastroenteritis, Hepatitis, and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

    Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty

    Aman Ali Jafar MD. PA

    3531 Town Center Blvd S Ste 101, 
    Sugar Land, TX 
     (7.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Suleman Lalani is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics in Sugar Land, Texas. Dr. Lalani is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Dementia, Anemia, Cerebelloolivary Atrophy, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology

    Gastroenterology Associates Of Texas

    17510 W Grand Pkwy S Ste 220, 
    Sugar Land, TX 
     (7.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Gregory Shannon is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Sugar Land, Texas. Dr. Shannon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Diarrhea, Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome, and Gastrectomy.

    Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
    Gastroenterology

    David H Korfin DPM PA

    16659 Southwest Fwy Ste 175, 
    Sugar Land, TX 
     (7.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Charles Phan is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Sugar Land, Texas. Dr. Phan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. He is also highly rated in 24 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Colonic Malakoplakia, Jaundice, Barrett Esophagus, and Familial Adenomatous Polyposis.

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

    Office

    800 Bonaventure Way Ste 151, 
    Sugar Land, TX 
     (7.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Khuram Siddiqi is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Sugar Land, Texas. Dr. Siddiqi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hereditary Neuralgic Amyotrophy, Necrotizing Myopathy (NM), Sepsis, Acute Pain, and Gastrostomy.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    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 Richmond, TX?

    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 Richmond, TX?

    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 Richmond, TX?

    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 Richmond, TX?

    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 Richmond, TX?

    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 Richmond, TX?

    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 Richmond, TX?

    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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