Seattle Culture
Top Docs ’10: Neonatal & Perinatal Medicine
Neonatal & Perinatal Medcine Stephen Chentow, M.D., Pediatrix Medical Group, 3626 NE 45th St., Suite 300, 206.526.2600, Evergreen Hospital Medical Center; University of Rochester, 1970; prematurity/low-birth-weight infants, critical care Jeffrey Stolz, M.D., Pediatrix Medical Group, 3626 NE 45th St., Suite 300, 206.526.2600, Swedish Medical Center; University of North Carolina, 1988; prematurity/low-birth-weight infants Terrence Sweeney, M.D.,…
Top Docs ’11: Dermatology
DERMATOLOGY Daniel Berg, M.D., University of Washington Medical Center-Roosevelt, 4225 Roosevelt Way NE, 206.598.6647; University of Toronto, 1985; skin cancer, Mohs surgery, skin laser surgery, cosmetic dermatology Sarah E. Dick, M.D., Virginia Mason Kirkland Clinic, 11800 NE 128th St., Suite 300, Kirkland, 425.814.5100, Virginia Mason Medical Center; Harvard Medical School, 1995; skin cancer, melanoma, Mohs…
Top Docs ’10 Profiles: Sheena K. Aurora
Sheena K. Aurora, M.D.Specialty: NeurologyPractice: Swedish Headache CenterHospital affiliation: Swedish Medical CenterMedical degree: Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, India How did you come to specialize in migraines?My patients chose the specialty for me. The patients I see in my clinic have chronic migraines, which afflict about 3 percent of Americans. It’s very, very common, and very…
Top Docs ’11: Hand Surgery
HAND SURGERY Sarah D. Beshlian, M.D., The Sports Medicine Clinic, 10330 Meridian Ave. N, Suite 300, 206.368.6100, Northwest Hospital and Medical Center; Northwestern University, 1986; arthritis, arthroscopic surgery, carpal tunnel syndrome, fractures John Buckmiller, M.D., Virginia Mason Seattle Main Clinic, Lindeman Pavilion, 1201 Terry Ave., 206.223.7530, Virginia Mason Medical Center; University of Rochester, 1980; arthritis,…
Scoop: Seattle’s Pollinator Pathway
Seattle's bees stay busy along the Pollinator Pathway
Seattle artist and designer Sarah Bergmann is making quite a buzz, thanks to the Pollinator Pathway, a project she began in 2008 with the intent of creating more habitat for local bees and other pollinating creatures. If you haven’t heard, the nation’s population of pollinators is plummeting, and the pathway aims to aid their plight…
Top Docs ’11: Pediatric Specialties – Hematology & Oncology
PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY Colleen Delaney, M.D., Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, 206.987.2106, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Harvard Medical School, 1996; stem cell transplant, pediatric cancer, cord blood transplant program J. Russell Geyer, M.D., Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE,…
Top Docs ’11: Gynecologic Oncology
Gynecologic Oncology Charles W. Drescher, M.D., Pacific Gynecology Specialists, 1101 Madison St., Suite 1500, 206.965.1700, Swedish Medical Center, Northwest Hospital and Medical Center; University of Michigan Medical School, 1984; Pap smear abnormalities, gynecologic cancer, gynecologic surgery. See profile on page 84. Barbara A. Goff, M.D., Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Ave. E, 206.288.7222, University…
Scoop: Quilts by Boo Davis
Seattle’s most headbanging quiltmaker shows off her softer side in a new book
How does a longtime metalhead channel her deep desire to quilt? In the case of Boo Davis, 36, she quits her day job as an illustrator for The Seattle Times, creates a label called Quiltsrÿche (quiltsryche.com) and uses traditional techniques to make quilts featuring the “devil horns” hand sign and tributes to heavy-metal bands. Davis’…
Top Docs ’11: Pediatric Specialties – Gastroenterology
PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY Dennis L. Christie, M.D., Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, 206.987.2521, University of Washington Medical Center; Northwestern University, 1968; inflammatory bowel disease, pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology. See profile on page 84. Simon P. Horslen, M.B., Ch.B., Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, 206.987.2521, University of Washington Medical Center; University of…
Top Docs ’11: Geriatric Medicine
GERIATRIC MEDICINE Itamar B. Abrass, M.D.*, Harborview Medical Center, 325 Ninth Ave., 206.744.8845, University of Washington Medical Center; University of Califoria, San Francisco, 1966; geriatric endocrinology, endocrine disorders, diabetes Soo Borson, M.D., Outpatient Psychiatry and Memory Disorders Clinic, 4225 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 306, 206.598.7792, University of Washington Medical Center; Stanford University, 1969; Alzheimer’s disease,…
Editor’s Note: Seattle Style
2010--the year Seattle truly developed a sense of style
Creativity and innovation tend to rise when a down economy forces people to make do with less. That creativity has certainly been evident in the way we dress in Seattle. People are hanging on to their clothes a little longer, making investments in timeless, higher-quality pieces, and hitting consignment stores and vintage shops with the…
Top Docs ’11: Pediatric Specialties – Endocrinology
PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY Martin A. Goldsmith, M.D., Pediatrics Northwest, 34503 Ninth Ave. S, Suite 220, Federal Way, 253.383.5777, Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital and Health Center; Albany Medical College, 1975; diabetes, growth disorders Gad B. Kletter, M.D., Pediatric Specialty Care, 1101 Madison St., Suite 800, 206.215.2700, Swedish Medical Center; Sackler School of Medicine, Israel, 1984; growth/development disorders,…
Top Docs ’11: Gastroenterology
Disorders of the digestive system
GASTROENTEROLOGY John J. Brandabur, M.D., Swedish Gastroenterology, 1221 Madison St., Suite 1220, 206.215.4250, Swedish Medical Center; University of Cincinnati, 1984; pancreatic/biliary endoscopy (ERCP), inflammatory bowel disease, pancreatic and biliary disease Fred M. Drennan, M.D., Virginia Mason Seattle Main Clinic, Buck Pavilion, 1100 Ninth Ave., 206.223.2319, Virginia Mason Medical Center; Yale University, 1982; inflammatory bowel disease,…
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