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    MediFind found 32 doctor with experience in Tenesmus near Birmingham, AL. Of these, 29 are Experienced and 3 are Advanced.

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      Advanced in Tenesmus
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Tenesmus
      Gastroenterology

      Birmingham Gastroenterology Associates PC

      1 Independence Plz, Suite 900, 
      Birmingham, AL 
       (2.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Owen Mclean is a Gastroenterologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Mclean is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tenesmus. His top areas of expertise are Hiatal Hernia, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Diverticular Disease, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

      Advanced in Tenesmus
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Tenesmus
      Gastroenterology

      Gastroenterology Associates Of North-Central Alabama Inc

      2010 Brookwood Medical Ctr Dr, Suite G100, 
      Birmingham, AL 
       (4.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Gregory Champion is a Gastroenterologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Champion is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tenesmus. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Turcot Syndrome, and Endoscopy.

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      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Gastroenterology

      University Of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC

      619 19th St S, 
      Birmingham, AL 
       (1.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Charles Dasher is a Gastroenterologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Dasher is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tenesmus. His top areas of expertise are Lower Esophageal Ring, Benign Esophageal Stricture, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

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      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Gastroenterology

      University Of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC

      619 19th St S, 
      Birmingham, AL 
       (1.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Patricia Ajayi is a Gastroenterologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Ajayi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tenesmus. Her top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome, Diarrhea, Gas Bloat Syndrome, and Endoscopy.

      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Gastroenterology

      University Of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC

      619 19th St S, 
      Birmingham, AL 
       (1.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Mohamed Ismail is a Gastroenterologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Ismail is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tenesmus. His top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Colitis, Viral Gastroenteritis, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Ismail is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Family Medicine

      Seale Harris Clinic P C

      805 Saint Vincents Dr, Suite 510, 
      Birmingham, AL 
       (1.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      James Casey is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Casey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tenesmus. His top areas of expertise are Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, Cirrhosis, and Obesity. Dr. Casey is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Family Medicine

      Seale Harris Clinic P C

      805 Saint Vincents Dr, Suite 510, 
      Birmingham, AL 
       (1.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Michael Putman is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Putman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tenesmus. His top areas of expertise are Vitamin D Deficiency, Obesity, Obesity in Children, and Infant Hyperglycemia. Dr. Putman is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Internal Medicine

      Seale Harris Clinic P C

      805 Saint Vincents Dr, Suite 510, 
      Birmingham, AL 
       (1.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      James Crenshaw is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Crenshaw is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tenesmus. His top areas of expertise are Xanthoma, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Cirrhosis, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Dr. Crenshaw is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Family Medicine | Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Family Medicine | Internal Medicine

      Seale Harris Clinic P C

      805 Saint Vincents Dr, Suite 510, 
      Birmingham, AL 
       (1.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Jeffrey Clifton is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Clifton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tenesmus. His top areas of expertise are Xanthoma, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Cirrhosis, and High Cholesterol. Dr. Clifton is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Family Medicine

      Seale Harris Clinic P C

      805 Saint Vincents Dr, Suite 510, 
      Birmingham, AL 
       (1.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Kennedy Kunz is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Kunz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tenesmus. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Obesity in Children. Dr. Kunz is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Family Medicine

      Seale Harris Clinic P C

      805 Saint Vincents Dr, Suite 510, 
      Birmingham, AL 
       (1.4 miles away)
      Experience:
      16+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Zachary Boylan is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Boylan has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tenesmus. His top areas of expertise are Type B Insulin Resistance Syndrome, Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome, Cytochrome C Oxidase Deficiency, and Mitochondrial Complex V Deficiency. Dr. Boylan is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Family Medicine | Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Family Medicine | Internal Medicine

      Seale Harris Clinic P C

      805 Saint Vincents Dr, Suite 510, 
      Birmingham, AL 
       (1.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Paul Scalici is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Scalici is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tenesmus. His top areas of expertise are Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Insomnia, High Cholesterol, and Obesity. Dr. Scalici is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Gastroenterology
      833 Saint Vincents Dr Ste 300, 
      Birmingham, AL 
       (1.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Carrie Folse is a Gastroenterologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Folse is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tenesmus. Her top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Folse is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Gastroenterology

      Southview Medical Group, PC

      833 St Vincents Dr, Suite 502, 
      Birmingham, AL 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Joanna Siegel is a Gastroenterologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Siegel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tenesmus. Her top areas of expertise are Ascites, Diverticular Disease, Colitis, Visceromegaly, and Gastrectomy.

      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Internal Medicine

      Southview Medical Group, PC

      833 St Vincents Dr, Suite 300, 
      Birmingham, AL 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Gregory Little is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Little is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tenesmus. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Infant Hyperglycemia, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension. Dr. Little is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Internal Medicine

      Southview Medical Group, PC

      833 St Vincents Dr, Suite 502, 
      Birmingham, AL 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Simona Petra-Dunlap is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Petra-Dunlap is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tenesmus. Her top areas of expertise are Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis, and Melorheostosis. Dr. Petra-Dunlap is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Internal Medicine

      Southview Medical Group, PC

      833 St Vincents Dr, Suite 300, 
      Birmingham, AL 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Experience:
      9+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Lakisha Moore-Smith is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Moore-Smith has been practicing medicine for over 9 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tenesmus. Her top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Obesity.

      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Gastroenterology

      Birmingham Gastroenterology Associates PC

      832 Princeton Ave Sw, 
      Birmingham, AL 
       (2.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Charles Dasher is a Gastroenterologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Dasher is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tenesmus. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Turcot Syndrome, Gardner Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Gastroenterology

      Birmingham Gastroenterology Associates PC

      1 Independence Plz, Suite 900, 
      Birmingham, AL 
       (2.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Christopher Shaver is a Gastroenterologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Shaver is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tenesmus. His top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Gastroenterology | Hospital Medicine
      Experienced in Tenesmus
      Gastroenterology | Hospital Medicine

      Birmingham Gastroenterology Associates PC

      1 Independence Plz, Suite 410, 
      Birmingham, AL 
       (2.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Landon Brown is a Gastroenterologist and a Hospital Medicine provider in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Brown is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tenesmus. His top areas of expertise are Proctitis, Hemorrhoids, Portal Hypertension, Lithotripsy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Brown is currently accepting new patients.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of Tenesmus?

      Tenesmus is the feeling that you need to pass stools, even though your bowels are already empty. It may involve straining, pain, and cramping.

      When should I see a Tenesmus doctor near Birmingham, AL?

      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 Tenesmus doctor near Birmingham, AL?

      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 Tenesmus doctors near Birmingham, AL?

      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 Tenesmus doctors near Birmingham, AL?

      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 Tenesmus doctor near Birmingham, AL?

      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 Tenesmus doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Tenesmus 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 Tenesmus doctor near Birmingham, AL?

      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 Tenesmus 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 Tenesmus 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 Tenesmus doctors near Birmingham, AL?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Tenesmus 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 Tenesmus doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Tenesmus 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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