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    MediFind found 167 doctor with experience in Shingles near Grand Island, NE. Of these, 152 are Experienced and 15 are Advanced.

    Location:
    Grand Island, NE, US
    167 providers found
    Family Medicine
    Family Medicine
    2116 W Faidley Ave, Ste 400, 
    Grand Island, NE 
     (1.1 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Gary Settje is a Family Medicine provider in Grand Island, Nebraska. Dr. Settje and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. His top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Peptic Ulcer, Necrosis, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Colonoscopy.

    Family Medicine
    Family Medicine
    2201 N Broadwell Ave, 
    Grand Island, NE 
     (1.4 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Todd Woollen is a Family Medicine provider in Grand Island, Nebraska. Dr. Woollen and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. His top areas of expertise are Vertigo, Chronic Cough, Fainting, and Atopic Dermatitis.

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    Family Medicine
    Family Medicine

    Family Practice Of Grand Island P C

    3563 Prairieview St, Suite 300, 
    Grand Island, NE 
     (3.3 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Castilian, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients

    Sara Graybill is a Family Medicine provider in Grand Island, Nebraska. Dr. Graybill and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). Dr. Graybill is currently accepting new patients.

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    Family Medicine
    Family Medicine

    Family Practice Of Grand Island P C

    3563 Prairieview St, Suite 300, 
    Grand Island, NE 
     (3.3 mi)
    Experience:
    36+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Kenneth Vettel is a Family Medicine provider in Grand Island, Nebraska. Dr. Vettel has been practicing medicine for over 36 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. His top areas of expertise are Neurosyphilis, Necrosis, Peptic Ulcer, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Vettel is currently accepting new patients.

    Pain Medicine | Anesthesiology
    Pain Medicine | Anesthesiology

    Innovative Pain And Spine Specialists

    7121 Stephanie Ln, Suite 102, 
    Lincoln, NE 
     (89.5 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, French
    Accepting New Patients

    Thomas Brooks is a Pain Medicine specialist and an Anesthesiologist in Lincoln, Nebraska. Dr. Brooks and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. His top areas of expertise are Sacroiliac Joint Disease, Chronic Pain, Cervical Spondylosis, and Neuralgia. Dr. Brooks is currently accepting new patients.

    Howard County Medical Center

    1113 Sherman St, 
    Saint Paul, NE 
     (21.1 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Christopher Tomhave is a Family Medicine provider in Saint Paul, Nebraska. Dr. Tomhave and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. His top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Tomhave is currently accepting new patients.

    Family Medicine
    Family Medicine

    Howard County Medical Center

    1113 Sherman St, 
    Saint Paul, NE 
     (21.1 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Jared Kramer is a Family Medicine provider in Saint Paul, Nebraska. Dr. Kramer and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Osteomyelitis in Children, Bronchitis, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). Dr. Kramer is currently accepting new patients.

    Family Medicine
    Family Medicine

    Howard County Medical Center

    1113 Sherman St, 
    Saint Paul, NE 
     (21.1 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Angela Brennan is a Family Medicine provider in Saint Paul, Nebraska. Dr. Brennan and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. Her top areas of expertise are Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Osteoporosis, Sitosterolemia, and Idiopathic Edema. Dr. Brennan is currently accepting new patients.

    Family Medicine
    Family Medicine

    Howard County Medical Center

    1113 Sherman St, 
    Saint Paul, NE 
     (21.1 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Castilian, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients

    Adam Rensch is a Family Medicine provider in Saint Paul, Nebraska. Dr. Rensch and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Vertigo, Peptic Ulcer, and Stasis Dermatitis and Ulcers. Dr. Rensch is currently accepting new patients.

    Family Medicine
    Family Medicine

    Howard County Medical Center

    1113 Sherman St, 
    Saint Paul, NE 
     (21.1 mi)
    Experience:
    9+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Kaitlin Hahn is a Family Medicine provider in Saint Paul, Nebraska. Dr. Hahn has been practicing medicine for over 9 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. Her top areas of expertise are Sinusitis, Empyema, Low Sodium Level, and Acute Cystitis. Dr. Hahn is currently accepting new patients.

    Internal Medicine
    Internal Medicine

    Hastings Internal Medicine Associates PC

    2115 N Kansas Ave, Suite 105, 
    Hastings, NE 
     (22.2 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Douglas Hentzen is an Internal Medicine provider in Hastings, Nebraska. Dr. Hentzen and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Cough, Hypercalcemia, Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia Type 1, and Idiopathic Hypercalciuria. Dr. Hentzen is currently accepting new patients.

    Internal Medicine
    Internal Medicine
    2115 N Kansas Ave, Ste 105a, 
    Hastings, NE 
     (22.2 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Richard French is an Internal Medicine provider in Hastings, Nebraska. Dr. French and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Chronic Cough, Fainting, and Vertigo. Dr. French is currently accepting new patients.

    Family Medicine
    Family Medicine

    Merrick Medical Center

    2802 28th St, 
    Central City, NE 
     (23.6 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Traci Dieckmann is a Family Medicine provider in Central City, Nebraska. Dr. Dieckmann and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. Her top areas of expertise are Vertigo, Idiopathic Edema, Osmotic Diuresis, and Lymphangitis. Dr. Dieckmann is currently accepting new patients.

    Patrick A. Hotovy
    Family Medicine
    Family Medicine

    York Quick Clinic

    309 S 35th St, 
    York, NE 
     (39.5 mi)
    Experience:
    36+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients

    Patrick Hotovy is a Family Medicine provider in York, Nebraska. Dr. Hotovy has been practicing medicine for over 36 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. His top areas of expertise are Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (SLL), Diverticular Disease, Stiff Person Syndrome, and Labyrinthitis. Dr. Hotovy is currently accepting new patients.

    Internal Medicine
    Internal Medicine

    Bryan Hospital Kearney

    816 22nd Ave, Suite 100, 
    Kearney, NE 
     (43.7 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Scott Smith is an Internal Medicine provider in Kearney, Nebraska. Dr. Smith and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. His top areas of expertise are Tracheitis, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Endoscopy, and Hip Replacement. Dr. Smith is currently accepting new patients.

    Family Medicine
    Family Medicine

    Columbus Medical Center PC

    1454 28th Ave, 
    Columbus, NE 
     (61.7 mi)
    Experience:
    12+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Craig Pekny is a Family Medicine provider in Columbus, Nebraska. Dr. Pekny has been practicing medicine for over 12 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. His top areas of expertise are Shingles, Tracheitis, Sinusitis, and Empyema. Dr. Pekny is currently accepting new patients.

    Family Medicine
    Family Medicine

    Columbus Medical Center PC

    1454 28th Ave, 
    Columbus, NE 
     (61.7 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Jeffrey Gotschall is a Family Medicine provider in Columbus, Nebraska. Dr. Gotschall and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. His top areas of expertise are Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, Hypothyroidism, and Urinary Tract Infection (UTI). Dr. Gotschall is currently accepting new patients.

    Family Medicine
    Family Medicine

    Bluestem Health

    2246 O St, 
    Lincoln, NE 
     (86.7 mi)
    Experience:
    43+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Charles Kreshel is a Family Medicine provider in Lincoln, Nebraska. Dr. Kreshel has been practicing medicine for over 43 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). Dr. Kreshel is currently accepting new patients.

    Henderson Health Care Services Inc

    1621 Front St, 
    Henderson, NE 
     (29.7 mi)
    Experience:
    26+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Christopher Vanderneck is a Family Medicine provider in Henderson, Nebraska. Dr. Vanderneck has been practicing medicine for over 26 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. His top areas of expertise are Choriocarcinoma, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Coronary Heart Disease, and Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer. Dr. Vanderneck is currently accepting new patients.

    Family Medicine
    Family Medicine

    Henderson Health Care Services Inc

    1621 Front St, 
    Henderson, NE 
     (29.7 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    James Ohrt is a Family Medicine provider in Henderson, Nebraska. Dr. Ohrt and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. His top areas of expertise are Common Cold, Fragile XE Syndrome, Fragile X Syndrome, and Melorheostosis. Dr. Ohrt is currently accepting new patients.

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    Last Updated: 03/06/2025

    What is the definition of Shingles?

    Shingles (also known as herpes zoster) results from infection by the varicella zoster virus. This common virus causes chickenpox (also known as varicella), which is characterized by itchy spots on the skin that cover the whole body and usually occurs in childhood or adolescence. After the body fights the initial infection, the varicella zoster virus remains in nerve cells for the rest of a person's life. Because the virus is controlled by immune system cells called T cells, it is generally inactive (latent) and typically causes no health problems. However, in some people, the virus becomes active again (reactivates) and causes shingles. Shingles can occur at any age, although it is rare in childhood and becomes more common after age 50.

    When should I see a Shingles doctor near Grand Island, NE?

    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 Shingles doctor near Grand Island, NE?

    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 Shingles doctors near Grand Island, NE?

    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 Shingles doctors near Grand Island, NE?

    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 Shingles doctor near Grand Island, NE?

    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 Shingles doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Shingles 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 Shingles doctor near Grand Island, NE?

    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 Shingles 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 Shingles 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 Shingles doctors near Grand Island, NE?

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

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