This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue as part of the Top Doctors cover story. Click here to subscribe. Family practice physicians care for the whole family, including children and the elderly. Kirsten M. Andrews, M.D.,* psychosomatic disorders, addiction medicine, nutrition and disease prevention/control; The Polyclinic Madison Center, 904 Seventh Ave. Seattle, 206.860.4424; Swedish Medical Center–First Hill…

This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue as part of the Top Doctors cover story. Click here to subscribe. These specialists are concerned with the thyroid, pituitary and adrenal glands, among others, as well as nutritional disorders, sexual disorders, and conditions such as diabetes and hypertension. Endocrinologists are also internal medicine specialists. Shannon Heitritter, M.D., thyroid disorders,…

This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue as part of the Top Doctors cover story. Click here to subscribe. These specialists use imaging procedures to diagnose and treat disease. Maria Chong, M.D., abdominal imaging, body imaging; Radia Inc., PS-Evergreen Hospital 12040 NE 128th St., Kirkland, 425.899.2831; EvergreenHealth Wendy A. Cohen, M.D.,** spine imaging, trauma imaging; Radiology Services at Harborview…

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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. Dermatologists treat conditions affecting the skin. Many also perform cosmetic dermatological procedures. Kim Gittere Abson, M.D.,** medical dermatology, skin cancer and moles; The Polyclinic Madison Center, Dermatology, 904 Seventh Ave., Seattle, 206.860.2326; Swedish Medical Center–First Hill Marc A….

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…

This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue as part of the Top Doctors (Cardiology Specialties) cover story. Click here to subscribe. Thoracic and cardiac surgery includes operations performed on any organ in the chest, including the lungs, esophagus, heart and others. Thoracic surgeons treat patients with lung cancer, coronary disease, aneurysms and heart diseases. A subset of…

This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue as part of the Top Doctors (Cardiology Specialties) cover story. Click here to subscribe. Yuk Ming Law, M.D., heart transplant medicine, heart failure, mitochondrial medicine; Seattle Children’s Heart Center, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, 206.987.2015; Seattle Children’s Hospital Mark B. Lewin, M.D., echocardiography, fetal cardiology, pediatric cardiology; Seattle Children’s…

This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue as part of the Top Doctors (Cardiology Specialties) cover story. Click here to subscribe. These cardiologists use nonsurgical interventional procedures, such as catheters, for procedures that once required open-heart surgery. Peter A. Baciewicz, M.D., coronary catheterization and intervention, cardiovascular CT, preventive cardiology; The Polyclinic Madison Center, Cardiology, 904 Seventh Ave.,…

This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue as part of the Top Doctors (Cardiology Specialties) cover story. Click here to subscribe. These cardiologists treat disorders of the heart, lungs and blood vessels. Keiko Aikawa, M.D., preventive cardiology, coronary artery disease, echocardiography; Pacific Medical Centers, First Hill, Cardiovascular Laboratory, 1101 Madison St., Suite 301, Seattle, 206.505.1300; Swedish Medical…