Top Doctors 2020 Cancer Specialties: Medical Oncology 

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This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue as part of the Top Doctors (Cancer Specialties) cover story. Click here to subscribe.

Medical oncologists specialize in treating cancer with chemotherapy or other medications.

David M. Aboulafia, M.D., AIDS-related cancers, leukemia and lymphoma, myeloproliferative disorders; Virginia Mason, Hematology and Oncology, 1100 Ninth Ave., Seattle, 206.223.6193; Virginia Mason Medical Center

Sharmila Ahmed, M.D., breast cancer; Pacific Medical Centers, First Hill, Oncology, 1101 Madison St., Suite 301, Seattle, 206.505.1300; Swedish Medical Center–First Hill

Virginia Broudy, M.D., hematologic malignancies, myeloproliferative disorders, HIV-associated cancer; Hematology/Oncology Clinic at Harborview, 410 Ninth Ave., Seattle, 206.744.6211; Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington Medical Center

Eric Y. Chen, M.D., Ph.D., hematologic malignancies, chronic conditions management, solid tumor; Kaiser Permanente Washington, Bellevue Medical Center, 11511 NE 10th St., Bellevue, 425.502.3690; Overlake Medical Center

Vik Dabhi, M.D., Ph.D., gastrointestinal cancer, breast cancer; Pacific Medical Centers, First Hill, 1101 Madison St., Suite 301, Seattle, 206.505.1300; Swedish Medical Center–First Hill

Ajay K. Gopal, M.D., lymphoma, stem cell transplantation, novel targeted therapies; Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Ave. E, Seattle, 206.606.6202; University of Washington Medical Center, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Julie Gralow, M.D., breast cancer; Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Ave. E, Seattle, 206.606.7222; University of Washington Medical Center

William P. Harris, M.D., gastrointestinal cancer, pancreatic cancer, liver cancer; Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Ave. E, Seattle, 206.606.7222; University of Washington Medical Center

Peter Y.Z. Jiang, M.D., Ph.D., breast cancer, genitourinary tract cancer, melanoma; The Everett Clinic, 1717 13th St., Suite 300, Everett, 425.297.5500; Providence Regional Medical Center Everett, WhidbeyHealth Medical Center

Renato G. Martins, M.D., lung and head/neck cancer, mesothelioma, salivary gland tumors; Thoracic Surgery Clinic at University of Washington Medical Center, 1959 NE Pacific St., Seattle, 206.598.4477; University of Washington Medical Center

Robert B. Montgomery, M.D., prostate and genitourinary cancer, clinical trials, immunotherapy; Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Ave. E, Seattle, 206.606.7222; University of Washington Medical Center, Veterans Administration Puget Sound Health Care System

Nanette Robinson, M.D., breast cancer, hematologic malignancies, hematology; Virginia Mason Medical Center, Hematology and Oncology, 1100 Ninth Ave., Seattle, 206.223.6193; Virginia Mason 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.

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