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    Last Updated: 10/30/2025

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    MediFind found 20 doctor with experience in Swallowing Difficulty near Yakima, WA. Of these, 17 are Experienced and 3 are Advanced.

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      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Yakima Valley Memorial Physicians

      2811 Tieton Dr, 
      Yakima, WA 
       (2.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Christopher Tan is a Gastroenterologist in Yakima, Washington. Dr. Tan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Crohn's Disease, Portal Hypertension, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      3909 Creekside Loop, Suite 130, 
      Yakima, WA 
       (3.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Filipino, Mandarin
      Accepting New Patients

      Timothy Brown is a Gastroenterologist in Yakima, Washington. Dr. Brown is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Visceromegaly, Swallowing Difficulty, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Brown is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Yakima Valley Memorial Physicians

      4003 Creekside Loop, 
      Yakima, WA 
       (3.2 miles away)
      Experience:
      17+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Tejas Kirtane is a Gastroenterologist in Yakima, Washington. Dr. Kirtane has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Anemia, Crohn's Disease, Barrett Esophagus, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

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

      Community Health Of Central Washington

      1806 W Lincoln Ave, 
      Yakima, WA 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Paul Emmans is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Geriatrics in Yakima, Washington. Dr. Emmans is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Dementia, and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young. Dr. Emmans is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      1806 W Lincoln Ave, 
      Yakima, WA 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Maureen Watson is a Geriatrics provider in Yakima, Washington. Dr. Watson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Familial Hypertension, and Hypertension.

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

      Community Health Of Central Washington

      1806 W Lincoln Ave, 
      Yakima, WA 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Castilian, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Charles Bulfinch is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Yakima, Washington. Dr. Bulfinch 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), Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Bulfinch is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology

      Yakima Valley Memorial Physicians

      2811 Tieton Dr, 
      Yakima, WA 
       (2.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jonathan Hattenhauer is a Gastroenterologist in Yakima, Washington. Dr. Hattenhauer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gardner Syndrome, Turcot Syndrome, and Alcoholic Cirrhosis.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Pediatrics | Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Pediatrics | Internal Medicine

      Yakima Valley Memorial Physicians

      2811 Tieton Dr, 
      Yakima, WA 
       (2.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hebrew, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Paul Tompkins is a primary care provider, practicing in Pediatrics and Internal Medicine in Yakima, Washington. Dr. Tompkins is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Ear Cancer, Cerebral Hypoxia, Sitosterolemia, and High Cholesterol. Dr. Tompkins is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Yakima Valley Memorial Physicians

      2811 Tieton Dr, 
      Yakima, WA 
       (2.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Castilian, Hindi, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Daniel Cole is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Yakima, Washington. Dr. Cole is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Low Potassium Level, Gitelman Syndrome, Shigellosis, Peptic Ulcer, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Cole is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Yakima Valley Memorial Physicians

      2811 Tieton Dr, 
      Yakima, WA 
       (2.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Vietnamese
      Accepting New Patients

      Loc Chu is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Yakima, Washington. Dr. Chu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Peptic Ulcer, Low Potassium Level, Necrosis, Colonoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Chu is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Yakima Valley Memorial Physicians

      2811 Tieton Dr, 
      Yakima, WA 
       (2.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Korean, Russian, Ukrainian
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Kristin Larson is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Yakima, Washington. Dr. Larson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Hypothyroidism, High Cholesterol, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Obesity in Children. Dr. Larson is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Yakima Valley Memorial Physicians

      406 S 30th Ave, Suite 101, 
      Yakima, WA 
       (2.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Paul Emmans is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Yakima, Washington. Dr. Emmans is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology
      1601 Creekside Loop, Yakima Ear Nose And Throat, 
      Yakima, WA 
       (3.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Rick Gross is an Otolaryngologist in Yakima, Washington. Dr. Gross is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, Empyema, Sinusitis, and Ruptured Eardrum. Dr. Gross is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology

      Yakima Valley Memorial Physicians

      1601 Creekside Loop, 
      Yakima, WA 
       (3.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish, Vietnamese
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Aaron Shady is an Otolaryngologist in Yakima, Washington. Dr. Shady 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, and DFNB1. Dr. Shady is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology
      1601 Creekside Loop, 
      Yakima, WA 
       (3.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Palmer Wright is an Otolaryngologist in Yakima, Washington. Dr. Wright is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Ruptured Eardrum, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Laryngeal Nerve Damage, and Sinusitis. Dr. Wright is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Otolaryngology

      Yakima Valley Memorial Physicians

      1601 Creekside Loop, 
      Yakima, WA 
       (3.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hindi, Punjabi, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      John Topping is an Otolaryngologist in Yakima, Washington. Dr. Topping is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Ruptured Eardrum, Trachoma, Infant Hearing Loss, and Familial Deafness. Dr. Topping is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      4003 Creekside Loop, 
      Yakima, WA 
       (3.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Timothy Melhorn is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Yakima, Washington. Dr. Melhorn is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Tenesmus, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Visceromegaly, and Macroamylasemia.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty

      Yakima Valley Memorial Physicians

      4003 Creekside Loop, 
      Yakima, WA 
       (3.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hindi, Korean, Marathi, Punjabi
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Andrew Davenport is an Otolaryngologist in Yakima, Washington. Dr. Davenport is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Otitis, Familial Deafness, Infant Hearing Loss, and Ear Cancer. Dr. Davenport is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Internal Medicine
      4003 Creekside Loop, 
      Yakima, WA 
       (3.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hindi, Korean, Marathi, Punjabi
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      David Doornink is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Yakima, Washington. Dr. Doornink 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. Dr. Doornink is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Swallowing Difficulty
      Gastroenterology
      6101 Summitview Ave Ste 200, 
      Yakima, WA 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Thomas Pulliam is a Gastroenterologist in Yakima, Washington. Dr. Pulliam is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

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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 Yakima, WA?

      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 Yakima, WA?

      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 Yakima, WA?

      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 Yakima, WA?

      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 Yakima, WA?

      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 Yakima, WA?

      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 Yakima, WA?

      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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