Top Doctors 2018: Surgery

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This article appears in print in the April 2018 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, 206.288.2166; University of Washington Medical Center; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1985 

13 Years Thomas R. Biehl, M.D., laparoscopic surgery, gastrointestinal cancer and surgery, pancreatic and biliary surgery; Virginia Mason, Surgical Services, 1100 Ninth Ave., Seattle, 206.223.6638; Virginia Mason Medical Center; University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, 1987 

12 Years Mark T. Brakstad, M.D., laparoscopic surgery, breast surgery; University of Washington Medical Center Surgical Services and Hernia Center, 1560 N 115th St., Suite 102, Seattle, 206.668.1070; Northwest Hospital & Medical Center; University of Washington School of Medicine, 1983 

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; Cornell University, Weill Cornell Medicine, 1992 

Lily C. Chang, M.D., minimally invasive surgery, gastrointestinal and esophageal surgery, obesity/bariatric surgery; Virginia Mason, Surgical Services, 1100 Ninth Ave., Seattle, 206.223.6600; Virginia Mason Medical Center; Tufts University School of Medicine, 1996 

Eugene S. Cho, M.D., laparoscopic surgery, gastrointestinal surgery; Franciscan Surgical Associates, 1708 S Yakima Ave., Suite 112, Tacoma, 253.552.1200; St. Joseph Medical Center; Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, 1990 

Carol J. Cornejo, M.D., breast surgery, breast cancer and surgery, laparoscopic surgery; Proliance Surgical Specialists of Edmonds, 7315 212th St. SW, Suite 201, Edmonds, 425.778.8116; Swedish Medical Center–Edmonds; University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, 1991 

Steven Counter, M.D., minimally invasive surgery, hernia and gallbladder surgery, adrenal tumors; The Polyclinic, General Surgery, 1145 Broadway Ave., Seattle, 206.860.2301; Swedish Medical Center–First Hill; Medical College of Wisconsin, 1994 

Patricia L. Dawson, M.D., Ph.D., breast cancer and surgery; Swedish Cancer Institute, True Family Women’s Cancer Center, 1221 Madison St., Suite 600, Seattle, 206.215.6400; Swedish Medical Center– First Hill; University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 1977 

Clayton D. Hackerman, M.D., minimally invasive surgery, anti-reflux procedures and endoscopy; The Polyclinic, General Surgery, 1145 Broadway, Seattle, 206.860.2301; Swedish Medical Center–First Hill; Baylor College of Medicine, 2004 

Karen Horvath, M.D., colon and rectal surgery, gastrointestinal and pancreatic surgery, minimally invasive surgery; General Surgery Clinic at University of Washington Medical Center, 1959 NE Pacific St., Seattle, 206.598.4477; University of Washington Medical Center; New York Medical College School of Medicine, 1990 

Sara H. Javid, M.D., breast cancer and surgery; Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Ave. E, Seattle, 206.606.7222; University of Washington Medical Center; Harvard Medical School, 1999 

Helen H. Kim, M.D., general surgery, breast cancer and surgery; Proliance Surgical Associates, 1231 116th Ave. NE, Medical Pavilion Tower, Suite 535, Bellevue, 425.688.1916; Overlake Hospital Medical Center; Tufts University School of Medicine, 1992 

Jeffrey T. Landers, M.D., obesity/bariatric surgery, lap band surgery; Kaiser Permanente Bellevue Medical Center, 11511 NE 10th St., Bellevue, 425.502.3000; Overlake Hospital Medical Center; Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 1997 

Ronald V. Maier, M.D., trauma/critical care, complex hernia, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD); General Surgery Clinic at Harborview, 410 Ninth Ave., Seattle, 206.520.5000; Harborview Medical Center; Duke University School of Medicine, 1973 

Brant K. Oelschlager, M.D., esophageal and gastrointestinal surgery, minimally invasive surgery, esophageal cancer; General Surgery Clinic at University of Washington Medical Center, 1959 NE Pacific St., Seattle, 206.598.4477; University of Washington Medical Center; University of North Carolina School of Medicine, 1995 

Carlos A. Pellegrini, M.D., esophageal cancer and surgery, Barrett’s esophagus, gastrointestinal cancer and surgery; General Surgery Clinic at University of Washington Medical Center, 1959 NE Pacific St., Seattle, 206.598.4547; University of Washington Medical Center; University of Rosario Medical School, Argentina, 1971 

Jorge D. Reyes, M.D., transplant surgery, liver transplant, hepatobiliary surgery; Seattle Children’s Hospital Transplant Center, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, 206.987.1800; Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington Medical Center; Federal University of Minas Gerais School of Medicine, Brazil, 1979 

13 Years Mika N. Sinanan, M.D., Ph.D., gastrointestinal cancer and surgery, colon and rectal cancer, complex hernia; General Surgery Clinic at University of Washington Medical Center,  1959 NE Pacific St., Seattle, 206.598.4477; University of Washington Medical Center, Northwest Hospital & Medical Center; Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 1980 

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; University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, 1999 

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 Hills; University of Colorado School of Medicine, 1991 

Raymond S.W. Yeung, M.D., liver and biliary cancer, liver cancer, melanoma; General Surgery Clinic at University Washington Medical Center, 1959 NE Pacific St., Seattle, 206.598.4477; University of Washington Medical Center; University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Canada, 1982