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Top Docs ’11: Pediatric Specialties – Critical Care Medicine
PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE Harris Baden, M.D., Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, 206.987.2170, University of Washington Medical Center; University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 1989; pediatric cardiovascular intensive care, critical care medicine, quality improvement Jerry John Zimmerman, M.D., Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, 206.987.2170, Harborview Medical Center, University…
Local Authority: Eckhard Mueller
Eckhard Mueller and his canine sidekick, April, are taking a bite out of Seattle's rising bedbug pro
Strange Bedfellows NAME: Eckhard MuellerTITLE: Pest-control technician and certified canine handler in bedbug detection. Works with April.BEDBUG MYTHS: They spread disease and are found only in seedy places.BEDBUG TRUTHS: “Bedbugs don’t eat anything but human blood. We are all targets.”APRIL’S STATS: 90%–98% accuracy, depending on cleanliness of siteAPRIL’S SHORTCOMINGS: “She burps—sometimes on the job.” In…
Top docs ’11: Cancer Specialties – Gynecologic Oncology
Physicians with subspecialties in treating cancer can also be found under listings for Colon & Recta
GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY Charles W. Drescher, M.D., Pacific Gynecology Specialists, 1101 Madison St., Suite 1500, 206.965.1700, Swedish Medical Center, Northwest Hospital and Medical Center; University of Michigan Medical School, 1984; Pap smear abnormalities, gynecologic cancer, gynecologic surgery. Barbara A. Goff, M.D., Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Ave. E, 206.288.7222, University of Washington Medical Center; University…
Top Docs ’11: Pediatric Specialties – Hematology & Oncology
PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY Colleen Delaney, M.D., Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, 206.987.2106, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Harvard Medical School, 1996; stem cell transplant, pediatric cancer, cord blood transplant program J. Russell Geyer, M.D., Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE,…
Top Docs ’11: Gynecologic Oncology
Gynecologic Oncology Charles W. Drescher, M.D., Pacific Gynecology Specialists, 1101 Madison St., Suite 1500, 206.965.1700, Swedish Medical Center, Northwest Hospital and Medical Center; University of Michigan Medical School, 1984; Pap smear abnormalities, gynecologic cancer, gynecologic surgery. See profile on page 84. Barbara A. Goff, M.D., Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Ave. E, 206.288.7222, University…
Scoop: Quilts by Boo Davis
Seattle’s most headbanging quiltmaker shows off her softer side in a new book
How does a longtime metalhead channel her deep desire to quilt? In the case of Boo Davis, 36, she quits her day job as an illustrator for The Seattle Times, creates a label called Quiltsrÿche (quiltsryche.com) and uses traditional techniques to make quilts featuring the “devil horns” hand sign and tributes to heavy-metal bands. Davis’…
Top Docs ’11: Pediatric Specialties – Gastroenterology
PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY Dennis L. Christie, M.D., Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, 206.987.2521, University of Washington Medical Center; Northwestern University, 1968; inflammatory bowel disease, pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology. See profile on page 84. Simon P. Horslen, M.B., Ch.B., Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, 206.987.2521, University of Washington Medical Center; University of…
Top Docs ’11: Geriatric Medicine
GERIATRIC MEDICINE Itamar B. Abrass, M.D.*, Harborview Medical Center, 325 Ninth Ave., 206.744.8845, University of Washington Medical Center; University of Califoria, San Francisco, 1966; geriatric endocrinology, endocrine disorders, diabetes Soo Borson, M.D., Outpatient Psychiatry and Memory Disorders Clinic, 4225 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 306, 206.598.7792, University of Washington Medical Center; Stanford University, 1969; Alzheimer’s disease,…
Editor’s Note: Seattle Style
2010--the year Seattle truly developed a sense of style
Creativity and innovation tend to rise when a down economy forces people to make do with less. That creativity has certainly been evident in the way we dress in Seattle. People are hanging on to their clothes a little longer, making investments in timeless, higher-quality pieces, and hitting consignment stores and vintage shops with the…
Top Docs ’11: Pediatric Specialties – Endocrinology
PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY Martin A. Goldsmith, M.D., Pediatrics Northwest, 34503 Ninth Ave. S, Suite 220, Federal Way, 253.383.5777, Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital and Health Center; Albany Medical College, 1975; diabetes, growth disorders Gad B. Kletter, M.D., Pediatric Specialty Care, 1101 Madison St., Suite 800, 206.215.2700, Swedish Medical Center; Sackler School of Medicine, Israel, 1984; growth/development disorders,…
Top Docs ’11: Gastroenterology
Disorders of the digestive system
GASTROENTEROLOGY John J. Brandabur, M.D., Swedish Gastroenterology, 1221 Madison St., Suite 1220, 206.215.4250, Swedish Medical Center; University of Cincinnati, 1984; pancreatic/biliary endoscopy (ERCP), inflammatory bowel disease, pancreatic and biliary disease Fred M. Drennan, M.D., Virginia Mason Seattle Main Clinic, Buck Pavilion, 1100 Ninth Ave., 206.223.2319, Virginia Mason Medical Center; Yale University, 1982; inflammatory bowel disease,…
Top Docs ’11: Neonatal & Perinatal Medicine
Neonatal & Perinatal Medicine Rick Badura, M.D., Pediatrix Medical Group, 3626 NE 45th St., Suite 300, 206.526.2600, Evergreen Hospital Medical Center, Swedish Medical Center; University of Nebraska College of Medicine, 1979; prematurity/low-birth-weight infants, breathing disorders Stephen J. Chentow, M.D., Pediatrix Medical Group, 3626 NE 45th St., Suite 300, 206.526.2600, Evergreen Hospital Medical Center; University of…
Top Docs ’11: Pediatric Specialties – Critical Care Medicine
PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE Harris Baden, M.D., Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, 206.987.2170, University of Washington Medical Center; University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 1989; pediatric cardiovascular intensive care, critical care medicine, quality improvement Jerry John Zimmerman, M.D., Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, 206.987.2170, Harborview Medical Center, University…
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