The 20 Best Throat Cancer Doctors Near Me in Springfield, IL

Find the Top Throat Cancer Experts and Specialists

Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 17 doctor with experience in Throat Cancer near Springfield, IL. Of these, 13 are Experienced and 3 are Advanced.

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17 providers found
    Experienced in Throat Cancer
    Experienced in Throat Cancer

    St Johns Hospital Laboratory

    800 E Carpenter St, 
    Springfield, IL 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dean Collette is a Radiologist practicing medicine in Springfield, Illinois. Dr. Collette is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. He is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), Vertigo, Ascites, and Lung Cancer.

    Advanced in Throat Cancer
    Advanced in Throat Cancer

    Office

    900 N 1st St, 
    Springfield, IL 
     (0.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Timothy Gillison is an Oncologist practicing medicine in Springfield, Illinois. Dr. Gillison is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. He is also highly rated in 38 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Angiosarcoma, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, and Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC).

    Advanced in Throat Cancer
    Advanced in Throat Cancer

    Siu Medicine Simmons Cancer Institute

    315 W Carpenter St, 
    Springfield, IL 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Krishna Rao is an Oncologist practicing medicine in Springfield, Illinois. Dr. Rao is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. He is also highly rated in 27 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Burkitt Lymphoma, WT1-Related Wilms Tumor Syndromes, Clear Cell Sarcoma, Laryngeal Cancer, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

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    Advanced in Throat Cancer
    Radiation Oncology
    Advanced in Throat Cancer
    Radiation Oncology

    Springfield Memorial Hospital

    701 N 1st St, 
    Springfield, IL 
     (0.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Daniel Ferraro is a Radiation Oncologist practicing medicine in Springfield, Illinois. Dr. Ferraro is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Laryngeal Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Adenocarcinoma, and Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC).

    Experienced in Throat Cancer
    Hematology | Oncology
    Experienced in Throat Cancer
    Hematology | Oncology

    Office

    900 N 1st St, 
    Springfield, IL 
     (0.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Preetpaul Singh is a Hematologist and an Oncologist practicing medicine in Springfield, Illinois. Dr. Singh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. He is also highly rated in 16 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Lynch Syndrome, and Colonoscopy.

    Experienced in Throat Cancer
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Throat Cancer
    Otolaryngology

    Siu Medicine Ear, Nose, And Throat Clinic

    720 N Bond St, 
    Springfield, IL 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Brette Harding is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Springfield, Illinois. Dr. Harding is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. Her clinical expertise encompasses Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC), Throat Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, Tongue Cancer, and Adenoidectomy.

    Otolaryngology
    Otolaryngology

    Siu Physicians & Surgeons Inc

    720 N Bond St, 
    Springfield, IL 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Lindsey Shehee is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Springfield, Illinois. Dr. Shehee is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. Her clinical expertise encompasses Throat Cancer, Thyroid Cancer, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC), and Tongue Cancer.

    Experienced in Throat Cancer
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Throat Cancer
    Otolaryngology

    Gaines & Banday LLC

    301 N 8th St, 
    Springfield, IL 
     (0.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Richard Bass is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Springfield, Illinois. Dr. Bass is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. His clinical expertise encompasses Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss, Deafness Hypogonadism Syndrome, Infant Hearing Loss, and Ruptured Eardrum.

    Experienced in Throat Cancer
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Throat Cancer
    General Surgery

    Springfield Clinic LLP

    1025 S 6th St, 
    Springfield, IL 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Philip Garcia is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Springfield, Illinois. Dr. Garcia is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. He is also highly rated in 23 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Otitis, Cholesteatoma, Infant Hearing Loss, Thyroidectomy, and Laryngectomy.

    Experienced in Throat Cancer
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Throat Cancer
    General Surgery

    Springfield Clinic LLP

    1025 S 6th St, 
    Springfield, IL 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Xinyan Huang is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Springfield, Illinois. Dr. Huang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Thyroid Nodule, Mikulicz Disease, Male Pattern Baldness, Neonatal Severe Hyperparathyroidism, and Thyroidectomy.

    Experienced in Throat Cancer
    Experienced in Throat Cancer

    Siu Medicine Simmons Cancer Institute

    315 W Carpenter St, 
    Springfield, IL 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Edem Agamah is an Oncologist practicing medicine in Springfield, Illinois. Dr. Agamah is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. He is also highly rated in 46 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), Adrenocortical Carcinoma, Lung Cancer, and Anemia.

    Experienced in Throat Cancer
    Oncology
    Experienced in Throat Cancer
    Oncology

    Siu Medicine Simmons Cancer Institute

    315 W Carpenter St, 
    Springfield, IL 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Experience:
    44+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Aziz Khan is an Oncologist practicing medicine in Springfield, Illinois. He has been practicing medicine for over 44 years. Dr. Khan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. He is also highly rated in 49 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Cancer, and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL).

    Experienced in Throat Cancer
    Radiation Oncology
    Experienced in Throat Cancer
    Radiation Oncology

    Springfield Memorial Hospital

    701 N 1st St, 
    Springfield, IL 
     (0.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Benjamin Fischer is a Radiation Oncologist practicing medicine in Springfield, Illinois. Dr. Fischer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Prostate Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Metastatic Brain Tumor, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.

    Experienced in Throat Cancer
    Radiation Oncology
    Experienced in Throat Cancer
    Radiation Oncology

    Springfield Memorial Hospital

    701 N 1st St, 
    Springfield, IL 
     (0.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Parashar Nanavati is a Radiation Oncologist practicing medicine in Springfield, Illinois. Dr. Nanavati is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, Vulvar Cancer, and Pleuropulmonary Blastoma.

    Experienced in Throat Cancer
    Hematology | Oncology
    Experienced in Throat Cancer
    Hematology | Oncology

    Office

    900 N 1st St, 
    Springfield, IL 
     (0.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Archana Nayani is a Hematologist and an Oncologist practicing medicine in Springfield, Illinois. Dr. Nayani is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. She is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Posterior Fossa Tumor, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), and Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma.

    Experienced in Throat Cancer
    Hematology
    Experienced in Throat Cancer
    Hematology

    Office

    900 N 1st St, 
    Springfield, IL 
     (0.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Praveen Garg is a Hematologist practicing medicine in Springfield, Illinois. Dr. Garg is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Angiosarcoma, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, and Breast Cancer.

    Experienced in Throat Cancer
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Throat Cancer
    Otolaryngology

    Siu Physicians & Surgeons Inc

    720 N Bond St, 
    Springfield, IL 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mohammad Alsavaf is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Springfield, Illinois. Dr. Alsavaf is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Rathke Cleft Cyst, Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak, Craniopharyngioma, Endoscopy, and Laryngectomy.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    What is the definition of Throat Cancer?

    Throat cancer is cancer of the vocal cords, larynx (voice box), pharynx, or other areas of the throat.

    When should I see a Throat Cancer doctor near Springfield, IL?

    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 Throat Cancer doctor near Springfield, IL?

    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 Throat Cancer doctors near Springfield, IL?

    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 Throat Cancer doctors near Springfield, IL?

    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 Throat Cancer doctor near Springfield, IL?

    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 Throat Cancer doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Throat Cancer 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 Throat Cancer doctor near Springfield, IL?

    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 Throat Cancer 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 Throat Cancer 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 Throat Cancer doctors near Springfield, IL?

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

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Throat Cancer 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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