Top Doctors 2016: Surgery

By Seattle Mag January 20, 2016

This article originally appeared in the February 2016 issue of Seattle Magazine.

Thomas R. Biehl, M.D., laparoscopic surgery, hernia, thyroid & parathyroid surgery; Virginia Mason Medical Center, Surgery, 1100 Ninth Ave., Seattle, 206.223.6638; Virginia Mason; University of California, San Diego, 1987

Mark T. Brakstad, M.D., laparoscopic surgery, breast surgery; UW Medicine Surgical Services & Hernia Center, 1560 N 115th St., Suite 102, Seattle, 206.368.1070; Northwest Hospital & Medical Center; University of Washington, 1983

Lily C. Chang, M.D., minimally invasive surgery, gastrointestinal and esophageal surgery, obesity/bariatric surgery; Virginia Mason Medical Center, Surgery 1100 Ninth Ave., Seattle, 206.223.6638; Virginia Mason; Tufts University, 1996

Richard Clarfeld, M.D., breast cancer and surgery; Overlake Breast Surgery Clinic, 1135 116th Ave. NE, Suite 510, Bellevue, 425.688.0212; Overlake Hospital Medical Center; University of Illinois, 1974

Steven F. Counter, M.D., minimally invasive surgery, hernia, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD); Polyclinic, Surgery, 1145 Broadway Ave., Suite 2H, Seattle, 206.860.2301; Swedish Medical Center–First Hill; Medical College of Wisconsin, 1994

E. Patchen Dellinger, M.D., obesity/bariatric surgery, laparoscopic surgery, gastrointestinal surgery; General Surgery Clinic at UWMC, 1959 NE Pacific St., Seattle, 206.598.4477; UW Medical Center, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; Harvard Medical School, 1970

Nicole Simone Gibran, M.D., burn care, trauma, wound healing/care; UW Medicine, Burn & Plastic Surgery, 325 Ninth Ave., Seattle; 206.744.3209; Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center; Boston University, 1985

Karen D. Horvath, M.D., colon and rectal surgery, gastrointestinal and pancreatic surgery, minimally invasive surgery; General Surgery Clinic at UWMC, 1959 NE Pacific St., Seattle, 206.598.4477; UW Medical Center, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; New York Medical College, 1990

Jeffrey A. Hunter, M.D., obesity/bariatric surgery, laparoscopic surgery, hernia; Virginia Mason Federal Way Medical Center, Surgery, 33501 First Way S, Federal Way, 253.874.1604; Virginia Mason Medical Center; University of Cincinnati, 1983

Grant O’Keefe, M.D., trauma/critical care, pancreatic and biliary surgery, gastrointestinal surgery; UW Medicine, Surgery 410 Ninth Ave., Seattle, 206.520.5000; Harborview Medical Center; University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine, Canada, 1988

Jorge D. Reyes, M.D., pediatric transplant surgery, liver transplant, hepatobiliary surgery; Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, 206.987.1800; Seattle Children’s, UW Medical Center; Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, 1979

Flavio G. Rocha, M.D., pancreatic cancer, liver surgery, minimally invasive surgery; Virginia Mason Medical Center, Surgery, 1100 Ninth Ave., Seattle, 206.341.1904; Virginia Mason; University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, 2001

James J. Schopp, M.D., pancreatic surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, laparoscopic surgery; MultiCare Cedar Surgical Associates, 3124 S 19th St., Suite 220, Tacoma, 253.301.5050; MultiCare Allenmore Hospital; University of Illinois, 1987

Mika N. Sinanan, M.D., Ph.D., gastrointestinal cancer and surgery, liver and biliary cancer, colon and rectal cancer; UW Medicine, Surgery, 1959 NE Pacific St., Seattle, 206.598.4477; UW Medical Center, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; Johns Hopkins University, 1980

F. Ames Smith Jr., M.D., breast disease, nipple-sparing mastectomy, sentinel node surgery; Polyclinic, Breast Surgery, 904 Seventh Ave., Seattle, 206.860.4495; Swedish Medical Center–First Hill; University of Texas, Galveston, 1984

Perry Soriano, M.D., cancer surgery, breast cancer and surgery, gastrointestinal cancer and surgery; The Everett Clinic, Surgery, 1330 Rockefeller Ave., Everett, 425.339.5442; Providence Regional Medical Center; University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, 1999

Richard C. Thirlby, M.D., obesity/bariatric surgery, gastrointestinal cancer, pancreatic cancer; Virginia Mason Medical Center, Surgery, 1100 Ninth Ave., Seattle, 206.223.6636; Virginia Mason; University of Michigan, 1978

Debra G. Wechter, M.D., breast cancer and surgery; Virginia Mason Medical Center, Surgery, 1100 Ninth Ave., Seattle, 206.223.6633; Virginia Mason; University of California, Davis, 1980

David McKinley White, M.D., colon & rectal surgery, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), breast surgery; Pacific Medical Center, Surgery, 1101 Madison St., Seattle, 206.505.1300; Virginia Mason Medical Center, Overlake Hospital Medical Center, Swedish Medical Center; University of Colorado, 1991

H. James Yamashita, M.D., colon and rectal surgery, laparoscopic surgery, hernia; Franciscan Surgical Associates, 205 10th St. NE, Auburn, 253.835.5510; St. Francis Hospital; Ohio State University, 1986

 

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