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Top Doctors 2018: Pediatric Gastroenterology

Part of our 18th annual list of the region's best physicians

By Edited by Virginia Smyth March 1, 2018

Shot of an unrecognisable nurse standing in a hospital

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.

10 Years Karen F. Murray, M.D., liver disease, transplantation, hepatology; Seattle Children’s Hospital, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, 206.987.2521; Seattle Children’s Hospital; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1990 

David L. Suskind, M.D., ulcerative colitis/Crohn’s, inflammatory bowel disease, intestinal disorders; Seattle Children’s Hospital, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, 206.987.2521; Seattle Children’s Hospital; Louisiana State University School of Medicine, 1997 

Ghassan T. Wahbeh, M.D., inflammatory bowel disease/Crohn’s, hepatology research; Seattle Children’s Hospital, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, 206.987.2521; Seattle Children’s Hospital; University of Jordan School of Medicine, Jordan, 1996 

Melawati (Mie Mie) Yuwono, M.D., gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), constipation; Mary Bridge Children’s Health Center, Gastroenterology Clinic, 311 South L St., Tacoma, 253.792.6630; Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital, Mary Bridge Pediatric Specialty Clinics; Hannover Medical School, Germany, 1983 

 

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