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Top Doctors 2020: Colon & Rectal 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 physicians treat diseases of the intestinal tract, colon and rectum.
Oliver R. Biggers, M.D., inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis; Proliance Surgical Specialists at Overlake, 1231 116th Ave. NE, Suite 535, Bellevue, 425.688.1916; Overlake Medical Center
Laura Gladstone, M.D., anorectal disorders and incontinence, colorectal cancer, benign colorectal diseases; The Polyclinic-Broadway, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 1145 Broadway, Seattle, 206.860.4440; Swedish Medical Center–First Hill
Mukta Krane, M.D., minimally invasive surgery, colon and rectal cancer, anal cancer; University of Washington Medical Center, Surgical Services and Hernia Center, 1959 NE Pacific St., Seattle, 206.598.4477; University of Washington Medical Center
Ulrik G. Wallin, M.D., Ph.D., M.S., colon and rectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, diverticulitis; The Polyclinic-Broadway, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 1145 Broadway, Seattle, 206.860.4440; Swedish Medical Center–First Hill
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.