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Top Doctors 2018: Obstetrics & Gynecology
Part of our annual list of the region's best physicians
By Edited by Virginia Smyth March 1, 2018
This article originally appeared in the April 2018 issue of Seattle Magazine.
This article appears in print in the April 2018 issue, as part of the Top Doctors cover story. Click here to subscribe.
Anita Alvestad-McIntyre, M.D., general and adolescent gynecology, high-risk pregnancy, ultrasound; Kitsap OBGYN, 9750 Levin Road NW, Silverdale, 360.307.7202; Harrison Medical Center; University of Washington School of Medicine, 1992
Anne C. Anholm, M.D., The Everett Clinic, Pavilion for Women & Children, 900 Pacific Ave., Everett, 425.339.5430; Providence Regional Medical Center Everett; University of Washington School of Medicine, 1989
Nancy J. Bohannon, M.D., general and adolescent gynecology, menopause problems, high-risk pregnancy; Kitsap OBGYN, 9750 Levin Road NW, Silverdale, 360.307.7202; Harrison Medical Center; University of Washington School of Medicine, 1991
Karen L. Bohmke, M.D., pregnancy, high-risk pregnancy; Northwest Women’s Healthcare, 1101 Madison St., Suite 1150, Seattle, 206.386.3400; Swedish Medical Center–First Hill; University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, 1983
Ann M. Bridges, M.D., high-risk pregnancy, uterine fibroids, Pap smear abnormalities; The Polyclinic, OB/GYN, 904 Seventh Ave., Seattle, 206.860.4541; Swedish Medical Center–First Hill; Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, 1986
Seine Chiang, M.D.,** uterine fibroids and Pap smear abnormalities, minimally invasive surgery, complex gynecologic surgery; Women’s Health Care Center at University of Washington Medical Center–Roosevelt, 4245 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, 206.598.5500; University of Washington Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center; Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, 1990
David A. Eschenbach, M.D., complex gynecologic surgery, vulvar and vaginal disorders; Women’s Health Care Center at University of Washington Medical Center, 4245 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, 206.598.5500; University of Washington Medical Center; University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 1968
Steven R. Maynard, M.D., robotic and laparoscopic surgery, urinary-pelvic reconstruction, urinary incontinence; Franciscan Women’s Health Associates, St. Francis Medical Office Building, 34509 Ninth Ave. S, Suite 207, Federal Way, 253.815.9595; St. Francis Hospital; McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Canada, 1986
16 Years Linda S. Mihalov, M.D., gynecologic surgery, robotic surgery, menopause problems; Virginia Mason, Gynecology, 1100 Ninth Ave., Seattle, 206.223.6191; Virginia Mason Medical Center; University of Illinois College of Medicine, 1980
Jonathan Paley, M.D., high-risk pregnancy, gynecologic surgery, infertility; Overlake Ob/Gyn, 1231 116th Ave. NE, Suite 950, Bellevue, 425.454.3366; Overlake Hospital Medical Center; University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 1991
Stephen E. Poore, M.D., robotic surgery, abnormal uterine bleeding, minimally invasive surgery; MultiCare Tacoma Women’s Specialists, 314 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Suite 104, Tacoma, 253.403.5432; MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital; Uniformed Services University School of Medicine, 1987
Clifford W. Rogers, M.D., gynecology only, laparoscopic and robotic surgery, Pap smear abnormalities; The Everett Clinic, 1330 Rockefeller Ave., Suite 120, Everett, 425.339.5424; Providence Regional Medical Center-Everett; University of Washington School of Medicine, 1980
Amy Tu, M.D., menstrual disorders, minimally invasive surgery; Center for Women’s Health at Evergreen, 12910 Totem Lake Blvd. NE, Suite 102, Kirkland, 425.899.4455; EvergreenHealth; University of South Carolina School of Medicine, 1998
Karen Wells, M.D., pregnancy, menstrual disorders, menopause problems; Center for Women’s Health at Evergreen, 12910 Totem Lake Blvd. NE, Suite 102, Kirkland, 425.899.4455; EvergreenHealth; Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 1993
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