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Top Docs ’11: Diagnostic Radiology
Imaging procedures to diagnose and treat disease
DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY Arthur Castagno, M.D., Swedish/Edmonds Hospital, 21601 76th Ave. W, Edmonds, 425.640.4250, Swedish Medical Center Providence Campus, Providence Everett Medical Center; University of Pennsylvania, 1980; musculoskeletal imaging, body imaging, ultrasound Maria Chong, M.D., Evergreen Hospital Medical Center, 12040 NE 128th St., Kirkland, 425.899.1800; University of Washington, 1992; abdominal imaging John Clemett, M.D., 1135 116th…
Top Docs ’10 Profiles: Vernon M. Neppe
Vernon M. Neppe, M.D., Ph.D. Specialties: Neuropsychiatry, behavioral neurology, psychopharmacology and neuropharmacologyPractice: Pacific Neuropsychiatric InstituteHospital affiliations: Overlake Hospital Medical Center, Northwest Hospital & Medical CenterMedical degree: University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Explain the difference between psychopharmacology, neuropharmacology, neuropsychiatry and behavioral neurology.They are related yet different. Psychopharmacology involves the management of brain-influencing medications. Neuropharmacology is the actual…
Top Docs ’10: Neonatal & Perinatal Medicine
Neonatal & Perinatal Medcine Stephen Chentow, M.D., Pediatrix Medical Group, 3626 NE 45th St., Suite 300, 206.526.2600, Evergreen Hospital Medical Center; University of Rochester, 1970; prematurity/low-birth-weight infants, critical care Jeffrey Stolz, M.D., Pediatrix Medical Group, 3626 NE 45th St., Suite 300, 206.526.2600, Swedish Medical Center; University of North Carolina, 1988; prematurity/low-birth-weight infants Terrence Sweeney, M.D.,…
Top Docs ’11: Dermatology
DERMATOLOGY Daniel Berg, M.D., University of Washington Medical Center-Roosevelt, 4225 Roosevelt Way NE, 206.598.6647; University of Toronto, 1985; skin cancer, Mohs surgery, skin laser surgery, cosmetic dermatology Sarah E. Dick, M.D., Virginia Mason Kirkland Clinic, 11800 NE 128th St., Suite 300, Kirkland, 425.814.5100, Virginia Mason Medical Center; Harvard Medical School, 1995; skin cancer, melanoma, Mohs…
Top Docs ’10 Profiles: Sheena K. Aurora
Sheena K. Aurora, M.D.Specialty: NeurologyPractice: Swedish Headache CenterHospital affiliation: Swedish Medical CenterMedical degree: Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, India How did you come to specialize in migraines?My patients chose the specialty for me. The patients I see in my clinic have chronic migraines, which afflict about 3 percent of Americans. It’s very, very common, and very…
Top Docs ’11: Adolescent Medicine
Adolescent Medicine Cora Collette Breuner, M.D., M.P.H., Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, 206.987.2028, University of Washington Medical Center; Jefferson Medical College, 1982; biofeedback, eating disorders, sports medicine Ann Giesel, M.D., Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, 206.987.2028, University of Washington Medical Center; University of Louisville School of Medicine, 1985; pediatric…
Top Docs ’10 Profiles: Russell Van Gelder
Russell Van Gelder, M.D., Ph.D. Specialty: OphthalmologyPractice: UW Medicine Eye Institute at HarborviewHospital affiliations: Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington Medical CenterMedical degree: Stanford University School of MedicineHow did you decide to specialize in ophthalmology? I really came around to the eye late in medical school, thanks to a roommate in medical school who went…
Top Docs ’11: Neurological Surgery
NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY Richard G. Ellenbogen, M.D., Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, 206.987.6054, University of Washington Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center; Brown University, 1983; pediatric neurosurgery, congenital disorders of the brain and spine, concussion and head trauma. See profile on page 84. Marc R. Mayberg, M.D., Swedish Neuroscience Institute, 550 17th Ave., Suite…
Top Docs ’11: Colon & Rectal Surgery
COLON & RECTAL SURGERY Oliver Biggers, M.D., Colon and Rectal Clinic, 1370 116th Ave. NE, Suite 105, Bellevue, 425.453.8355, Overlake Hospital Medical Center; Meharry Medical College, 1975; colon cancer, inflammatory bowel disease Richard Billingham, M.D.**, Swedish Colon and Rectal Clinic, 1101 Madison St., Suite 500, 206.386.6600, Swedish Medical Center, Northwest Hospital and Medical Center; University…
Top Docs ’10 Profiles: Howard G. Muntz
Howard G. Muntz, M.D.Specialty: Gynecologic oncologyPractice: Women’s Cancer Care of SeattleHospital affiliation: Northwest Hospital & Medical CenterMedical degree: Harvard Medical School Why did you pick your specialty?It’s 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Anything else was just really boring. I was drawn more and more to the surgical aspects of the field. We…
Top Docs ’11: Nephrology
Kidney disorders and high blood pressure
NEPHROLOGY Suhail Ahmad, M.D., Scribner Kidney Center, 2150 N 107th St., Suite 160, 206.363.5090, University of Washington Medical Center; University of Allahabad, India, 1968; hypertension, chronic kidney failure, kidney stones Andrew Brockenbrough, M.D., Valley Nephrology Health Services, 24920 104th Ave. SE, Kent, 425.227.0231, Valley Medical Center, Auburn Regional Medical Center; Vanderbilt University, 1998; kidney transplant…
Top Docs ’11: Clinical Genetics
Genetically linked diseases
CLINICAL GENETICS Kathleen Leppig, M.D., Group Health Cooperative, 201 16th Ave. E, 206.326.2525; Case Western Reserve University, 1986; cytogenetic disorders Roberta A. Pagon, M.D., Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, 206.987.2056, University of Washington Medical Center; Harvard Medical School, 1972; hereditary eye diseases, sexual differentiation disorders, pediatric genetics Virginia Sybert, M.D., University of…
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