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Top Doctors 2021: Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery
Part of our 21st annual list of the region's best physicians
By CASTLE CONNOLLY MEDICAL LTD and Seattle Magazine Staff May 13, 2021
This article originally appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of Seattle magazine.
Robert Binford, M.D.: atrial fibrillation, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, heart valve surgery, robotic cardiac surgery; Overlake Clinics – Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department Cardiothoracic surgery, 1135 116th Ave. N.E., Suite 605, Bellevue, 425-454-8161; EvergreenHealth Medical Center
David W. Nelson, M.D.: mediastinal tumors, coronary revascularization, heart valve surgery-mitral, lung cancer surgery; Overlake Clinics – Cardiothoracic surgery, Department Cardiothoracic surgery, 1135 116th Ave. N.E., Suite 605, Bellevue, 425-454-8161; EvergreenHealth Medical Center
James K. Brevig, M.D.: cardiac surgery; Providence Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery – North Everett, 1330 Rockefeller Ave., Suite 400, Everett, 425-261-4950; Providence Regional Medical Center Everett
Kimberly Costas, M.D.: esophageal cancer, thoracic surgery, lung cancer, minimally invasive surgery; Providence Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery – North Everett, 1330 Rockefeller Ave., Suite 400, Everett, 425-261-4950; Providence Regional Medical Center Everett
Alexander S. Farivar, M.D.: mesothelioma, robotic surgery, lung cancer; Swedish Thoracic Surgery – First Hill, 1101 Madison St., Suite 900, Seattle, 206-215-6800; Swedish Medical Center-First Hill Campus
Brian Louie, M.D.: gastroesophageal reflux-LINX device, esophageal cancer, lung cancer, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD); Swedish Thoracic surgery – First Hill, 1101 Madison St., Suite 900, Seattle, 206-215-6800; Swedish Medical Center-First Hill Campus
Eric Vallieres, M.D.: thoracic cancers, lung cancer, mesothelioma, mediastinal tumors; Swedish Thoracic Surgery – First Hill, 1101 Madison St., Suite 900, Seattle, 206-215-6800; Swedish Medical Center-First Hill Campus
Gabriel S. Aldea, M.D.: heart valve surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, vascular surgery; thoracic aortic surgery; Heart Institute at UW Medical Center – Montlake, 1959 N.E. Pacific St., floor 3, Seattle, 206-598-4300
Farhood Farjah, M.D.: thoracic cancers, esophageal cancer, lung cancer, mesothelioma; thoracic aortic surgery; Thoracic Surgery Clinic at UW Medical Center – Montlake surgery Pavilion, 1959 N.E. Pacific St., floor 3, Seattle, 206-598-4477
Michael S. Mulligan, M.D.: emphysema-lung volume reduction, transplant-lung, lung cancer, esophageal cancer; thoracic surgery clinic at UW Medical Center – Montlake Surgery Pavilion, 1959 N.E. Pacific St., floor 3, Seattle, 206-598-4477
Douglas E. Wood, M.D.: mesothelioma, lung cancer, esophageal cancer, tracheal surgery; Thoracic Surgery Clinic at UW Medical Center – Montlake Surgery Pavilion, 1959 N.E. Pacific St., floor 3, Seattle, 206-598-4477, Harborview Medical Center
Michal Hubka, M.D.: lung cancer, minimally invasive thoracic surgery, robotic surgery, video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS); Virginia Mason Seattle Medical Center, General Surgery, 1100 Ninth Ave., floor 6, Buck Pavilion, Seattle, 206-341-1905
Robert J. Moraca, M.D.: minimally invasive heart valve surgery, coronary artery surgery, arrhythmias, endovascular surgery; Virginia Mason Seattle Medical Center, General Surgery, 1100 Ninth Ave., floor 6, Buck Pavilion, Seattle, 206-223-6198
Gautam R. Velamoor, M.D.: mitral valve reconstruction, cardiac surgery-adult, aortic surgery, aortic valve replacement-transcatheter TAVR; Virginia Mason Seattle Medical Center, 1201 Terry Ave., Seattle, 206-223-6198