Top Doctors 2020: Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrics

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

These pediatricians focus on the treatment of developmental disabilities, such as spina bifida, cerebral palsy, mental retardation, visual and hearing impairments, autism spectrum disorders, attention and behavioral disorders, learning and habit disorders, and others.

Daniel A. Doherty, M.D., Ph.D.,** autism spectrum disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders; Seattle Children’s Hospital, Neurodevelopmental Clinic, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, 206.987.2210; Seattle Children’s Hospital

Bradley Hood, M.D., autism spectrum disorders, developmental disorders; MultiCare Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital, Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics, 1220 Division Ave., Tacoma, 253.403.4437; MultiCare Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital

William O. Walker Jr., M.D., developmental and behavioral disorders, cerebral palsy, spina bifida; Seattle Children’s Hospital, Neurodevelopmental Clinic, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, 206.987.2210; Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington Medical Center

Samuel H. Zinner, M.D., Tourette’s syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, developmental and behavioral disorders; Seattle Children’s Hospital, Neurodevelopmental Clinic, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, 206.987.2210; Seattle Children’s Hospital, 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.

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