July 2013

Doctor Spotlight: Nancy Kadel, M.D.

Doctor Spotlight: Nancy Kadel, M.D.

Specialty: Orthopedic surgeonHospital affiliation: Group Health Cooperative How has your early dance experience, including a stint in New York with the Martha Graham Dance Company, influenced your approach to your job? It helps me stay focused and think on my feet; just as if you are on stage and somebody misses an entrance or the…

Doctor Spotlight: Charles Cowan, M.D.

Doctor Spotlight: Charles Cowan, M.D.

Specialty: Pediatric autismHospital affiliation: Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington How did you come to choose autism as your medical specialty? I’ve had an interest in children with developmental disabilities for more than 25 years, and started out as a general pediatrician. In the ’90s, we first began to see children who were recognized as…

Radiation

Paul Herstein, M.D., Group Health, Capitol Hill campus, 201 16th Ave. E, Seattle, 206.326.3000; Group Health Cooperative; Stanford University School of Medicine, 1974; stereotactic linac-based irradiation and prostate implantation Daniel Landis, M.D., Ph.D., Ballard Radiation Treatment Center, 5225 Tallman Ave. NW, Seattle, 206.386.6707; Swedish Cancer Institute; University of Washington School of Medicine, 2001; tomotherapy, intensity-modulated…

Pediatric

Douglas Hawkins, M.D., Seattle Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, 206.987.2106; Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington Medical Center, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Harvard Medical School, 1990; sarcomas, pediatric cancer Julie R. Park, M.D., Seattle Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, 206.987.2106;…

Lung

Renato Martins, M.D., M.P.H., Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Ave., Seattle, 206.288.1135; University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 1992; lung cancer, head and neck cancer, thyroid cancer Joseph Rosales, M.D., Virginia Mason, main campus, 1100 Ninth Ave., Seattle, 206.223.6193, Virginia…

Gynecological (medical & surgical)

Charles W. Drescher, M.D., Pacific Gynecology Specialists, Swedish, First Hill campus, 1101 Madison St., Suite 1500, Seattle, 206.965.1700; Swedish Medical Center, Providence Everett Medical Center; University of Michigan Medical School, 1984; gynecologic cancer and surgery, ovarian cancer, robotic surgery 12 YEARS Howard G. Muntz, M.D., Women’s Cancer Care of Seattle, 1560 N 115th St., Suite…

Colorectal Cancer (surgical)

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Colorectal Cancer (medical)

Tim Carlos, M.D., Seattle Cancer Care Alliance at Evergreen in the Halvorson Cancer Center, 12040 NE 128th St., Suite 1600, Kirkland, 425.899.3181; EvergreenHealth Medical Center, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, University of Washington; Georgetown University, 1978; GI, lung and hematologic malignancies Philip J. Gold, M.D., Swedish Cancer Institute, First Hill Campus, 1221 Madison St., Suite 200,…

Oncology

Oncology Eric Chen, M.D., Group Health, Capitol Hill campus, 201 16th Ave. E, Seattle, 206.326.3111, Group Health Bellevue Medical Center, 11511 NE 10th St., Bellevue, 425.502.3690; Group Health Cooperative; University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1999 Eric Feldman, M.D., Group Health, Capitol Hill campus, 201 16th Ave. E, Seattle, 206.326.3111; Group Health Cooperative, Virginia Mason Medical Center,…

Naturopathy

Leah Paz, N.D., Vida Integrated Health, 2014 E Madison St., Suite 100, Seattle, 206.726.9595; Bastyr University Astrid Pujari, M.D., Pujari Center, 3601 Fremont Ave. N, Seattle, 206.344.8053; Tufts University School of Medicine, 1998, holistic and natural medicine, integrative medicine  

Acupuncture

James Blair, L.Ac., Seattle Acupuncture Associates, 515 Minor Ave., Suite 16, Seattle, 206.622.0246; Northwest Institute of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine, 1984 Amy Chen, L.Ac., O.M.D., Acupuncture & Chinese Herb Clinic, 15710 NE 24th St., Suite E, Bellevue, 425.456.8880; Shanghai Chinese Medical University, 1968 Yoon “JS” Kwon, L.Ac., Washington Center for Pain Management, 21616 76th Ave….

Vascular Surgery

Kathleen Gibson, M.D., Lake Washington Vascular Surgeons, 1135 116th Ave. NE, Suite 305, Bellevue; 12333 130th Lane, Suite 425, Kirkland; 1740 NW Maple St., Suite 200, Issaquah, 425.453.1772; Overlake Hospital Medical Center, EvergreenHealth Medical Center; University of Washington, 1994; open and minimally invasive treatment of arterial disease, varicose veins, vascular disease clinical research trials Yi…