This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue as part of the Top Doctors cover story. Click here to subscribe. These specialists use imaging procedures to diagnose and treat disease. Maria Chong, M.D., abdominal imaging, body imaging; Radia Inc., PS-Evergreen Hospital 12040 NE 128th St., Kirkland, 425.899.2831; EvergreenHealth Wendy A. Cohen, M.D.,** spine imaging, trauma imaging; Radiology Services at Harborview…

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This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue as part of the Top Doctors cover story. Click here to subscribe. Dermatologists treat conditions affecting the skin. Many also perform cosmetic dermatological procedures. Kim Gittere Abson, M.D.,** medical dermatology, skin cancer and moles; The Polyclinic Madison Center, Dermatology, 904 Seventh Ave., Seattle, 206.860.2326; Swedish Medical Center–First Hill Marc A….

This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue as part of the Top Doctors cover story. Click here to subscribe. These physicians treat diseases of the intestinal tract, colon and rectum. Oliver R. Biggers, M.D., inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis; Proliance Surgical Specialists at Overlake, 1231 116th Ave. NE, Suite 535, Bellevue, 425.688.1916; Overlake Medical Center…

This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue as part of the Top Doctors (Cardiology Specialties) cover story. Click here to subscribe. Thoracic and cardiac surgery includes operations performed on any organ in the chest, including the lungs, esophagus, heart and others. Thoracic surgeons treat patients with lung cancer, coronary disease, aneurysms and heart diseases. A subset of…

This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue as part of the Top Doctors (Cardiology Specialties) cover story. Click here to subscribe. Yuk Ming Law, M.D., heart transplant medicine, heart failure, mitochondrial medicine; Seattle Children’s Heart Center, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, 206.987.2015; Seattle Children’s Hospital Mark B. Lewin, M.D., echocardiography, fetal cardiology, pediatric cardiology; Seattle Children’s…

This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue as part of the Top Doctors (Cardiology Specialties) cover story. Click here to subscribe. These cardiologists use nonsurgical interventional procedures, such as catheters, for procedures that once required open-heart surgery. Peter A. Baciewicz, M.D., coronary catheterization and intervention, cardiovascular CT, preventive cardiology; The Polyclinic Madison Center, Cardiology, 904 Seventh Ave.,…

This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue as part of the Top Doctors (Cardiology Specialties) cover story. Click here to subscribe. These cardiologists treat disorders of the heart, lungs and blood vessels. Keiko Aikawa, M.D., preventive cardiology, coronary artery disease, echocardiography; Pacific Medical Centers, First Hill, Cardiovascular Laboratory, 1101 Madison St., Suite 301, Seattle, 206.505.1300; Swedish Medical…

This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue as part of the Top Doctors (Cardiology Specialties) cover story. Click here to subscribe. These cardiologists focus on the diagnosis and treatment of heart rhythm disorders. George L. Dolack, M.D., cardiovascular disease, arrhythmias, catheter ablation; Valley Medical Center, Cardiology Clinic, 4011 Talbot Road S, Suite 500, Renton, 425.690.3482; University of…

This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue as part of the Top Doctors cover story. Click here to subscribe. Physicians specializing in cardiology use a wide variety of surgical and nonsurgical techniques to treat diseases and disorders of the heart, which range from congenital defects—whether interior walls of the heart, heart valves, or veins and arteries that…

This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue as part of the Top Doctors (Cancer Specialties) cover story. Click here to subscribe. Radiation oncologists specialize in treating cancer with radiation therapy. Smith Apisarnthanarax, M.D., esophageal cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer; Radiation Oncology Services at University of Washington Medical Center, 1959 NE Pacific St., Seattle, 206.598.4100; University of Washington…

This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue as part of the Top Doctors (Cancer Specialties) cover story. Click here to subscribe. Medical oncologists specialize in treating cancer with chemotherapy or other medications. David M. Aboulafia, M.D., AIDS-related cancers, leukemia and lymphoma, myeloproliferative disorders; Virginia Mason, Hematology and Oncology, 1100 Ninth Ave., Seattle, 206.223.6193; Virginia Mason Medical Center Sharmila…