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Top Doctors 2020: Surgery
Part of our 20th annual list of the region's best physicians
By Danielle Hayden and Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. April 5, 2020
This article originally appeared in the April 2020 issue of Seattle Magazine.
This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue as part of the Top Doctors cover story. Click here to subscribe.
These specialists perform operations for a wide variety of ailments and diseases, and also oversee preoperative and postoperative patient care.
Benjamin O. Anderson, M.D., breast cancer and surgery; Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Ave. E, Seattle, 206.606.2166; University of Washington Medical Center
Thomas R. Biehl, M.D., laparoscopic surgery, gastrointestinal cancer and surgery, pancreatic and biliary surgery; Virginia Mason Medical Center, Surgical Services, 1100 Ninth Ave., Seattle, 206.223.6638; Virginia Mason Medical Center
Eileen Bulger, M.D., trauma, critical care, acute surgical emergencies; General Surgery Clinic at Harborview, 410 Ninth Ave., Seattle, 206.520.5000; Harborview Medical Center
David R. Byrd, M.D., cancer surgery, thyroid cancer, melanoma; Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Ave. E, Seattle, 206.606.7222; University of Washington Medical Center
Kristine E. Calhoun, M.D., breast cancer, surgical oncology; Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Ave. E, Seattle, 206.606.1024; University of Washington Medical Center
Lily C. Chang, M.D., minimally invasive surgery, gastrointestinal and esophageal surgery, obesity/bariatric surgery; Virginia Mason Medical Center, Surgical Services, 1100 Ninth Ave., Seattle, 206.223.6600; Virginia Mason Medical Center
Carol J. Cornejo, M.D., breast surgery, breast cancer, laparoscopic surgery; Proliance Surgical Specialists of Edmonds, 7315 212th St. SW, Suite 201, Edmonds, 425.778.8116; Swedish Medical Center–Edmonds
Steven Counter, M.D., minimally invasive surgery, hernia and gallbladder surgery, adrenal tumors; The Polyclinic Broadway, General Surgery, 1145 Broadway Ave., Seattle, 206.860.2301; Swedish Medical Center–First Hill
Joseph Cuschieri, M.D., gastrointestinal surgery, critical care; Harborview Medical Center, General Surgery, 410 Ninth Ave., Seattle, 206.744.3241; Harborview Medical Center
Juan C. de la Ossa, M.D., laparoscopic surgery, minimally invasive surgery, anal dysplasia; The Polyclinic Broadway, General Surgery, 1145 Broadway, Seattle, 206.860.2301; Swedish Medical Center–First Hill
Adel El-Ghazzawy, M.D., minimally invasive surgery, robotic surgery, abdominal wall reconstruction; Proliance Surgical Specialists at Overlake, 1231 116th Ave. NE, Suite 535, Bellevue, 425.688.1916; Overlake Medical Center
Clayton D. Hackerman, M.D., minimally invasive surgery, anti-reflux procedures, endoscopy; The Polyclinic Broadway, General Surgery, 1145 Broadway, Seattle, 206.860.2301; Swedish Medical Center–First Hill
William S. Helton, M.D., liver cancer, gallbladder and bile duct cancers, complex hernias; Virginia Mason Medical Center, Surgery, 1100 Ninth Ave., Seattle, 206.341.1985; Virginia Mason Medical Center
Sara H. Javid, M.D., breast cancer, prophylactic mastectomy, benign breast disorders; Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Ave. E, Seattle, 206.606.7222; University of Washington Medical Center
Marion C. Johnson, M.D., breast cancer and surgery, gallbladder surgery; EvergreenHealth, Surgical Care, 12333 NE 130th Lane, Suite Tan 420, Kirkland, 425.899.5500; EvergreenHealth
Helen H. Kim, M.D., general surgery, breast cancer and surgery; Proliance Surgical Associates at Overlake, 1231 116th Ave. NE, Suite 535, Bellevue, 425.688.1916; Overlake Medical Center
Brant K. Oelschlager, M.D., esophageal and gastrointestinal surgery, minimally invasive surgery, esophageal and gastric cancer; Esophageal and Gastric Diseases Clinic at University of Washington Medical Center, 1959 NE Pacific St., Seattle, 206.598.4547; University of Washington Medical Center, Northwest Hospital & Medical Center
Perry Soriano, M.D., breast cancer and surgery, gastrointestinal cancer and surgery, pancreatic cancer; The Everett Clinic, Surgery, 1330 Rockefeller Ave., Everett, 425.339.5442; Providence Regional Medical Center Everett
David McKinley White, M.D., colon and rectal surgery, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), gastrointestinal surgery; Pacific Medical Centers, First Hill, 1101 Madison St., Seattle, 206.505.1300; Swedish Medical Center–First Hill
Raymond S.W. Yeung, M.D., liver and biliary cancer, liver cancer, melanoma; General Surgery Clinic at University of Washington Medical Center, 1959 NE Pacific St., Seattle, 206.598.4477; University of Washington Medical Center
Credentials
A guide to the abbreviations used in this list to indicate medical and professional degrees:
DMD Doctor of Dental Medicine
D.O. Doctor of Osteopathy
MBA Master of Business Administration
MBChB Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (U.K. and other countries outside the U.S.)
M.D. Doctor of Medicine
MPH Master of Public Health
MSCE Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology
MS/MSCI Master of Science (many countries outside the U.S.)
Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy (doctorate)
Each physician’s primary practice location is listed after their specialties; additional hospital affiliations follow.
* One asterisk after a physician’s name means the physician is not seeing new patients, but may refer within the department, group or practice.
** Two asterisks mean that the physician is not seeing new patients, but can take new patients by referral. The doctor may also take relatives of current patients.
Doctors do not and cannot pay to be selected as a Top Doctor. To learn how doctors are selected, please click here.
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