This article appears in print in the April 2018 issue, as part of the Top Doctors 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., angiography and stent placement, cardiac catheterization and CT angiography, complex coronary artery disease; The Polyclinic, Cardiology, 904…

This article appears in print in the April 2018 issue, as part of the Top Doctors cover story. Click here to subscribe. These cardiologists treat disorders of the heart, lungs and blood vessels. Ronnier Aviles, M.D., noninvasive cardiology, invasive cardiology, peripheral vascular disease; Overlake Medical Clinic, Cardiology, 1135 116th Ave. NE, Suite 600, Bellevue, 425.635.6544; Overlake Hospital Medical Center;…

This article appears in print in the April 2018 issue, as part of the Top Doctors cover story. Click here to subscribe. These cardiologists focus on the diagnosis and treatment of heart rhythm disorders. Grace Buono, M.D.,** arrhythmias, pacemakers/defibrillators; The Everett Clinic, Heart and Vascular, 3901 Hoyt Ave., Everett, 425.339.5411; Providence Regional Medical Center Everett; University of Washington School…

This article appears in print in the April 2018 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. Katherine O. Brown, M.D.,* preventive medicine, women’s health, obesity; The Polyclinic, Family Medicine, 509 Olive Way, Suite 900, Seattle, 206.860.4700; Swedish Medical Center–First Hill;…

This article appears in print in the April 2018 issue, as part of the Top Doctors cover story. Click here to subscribe. Physicians specializing in cardiology use a wide variety of surgical and nonsurgical techniques to treat diseases and disorders of the heart, which range from congenital defects—whether interior walls of the heart, heart valves or arteries and veins that carry…

This article appears in print in the April 2018 issue, as part of the Top Doctors cover story. Click here to subscribe. Catherine M. Pihoker, M.D., diabetes, growth disorders, neuro-oncology; Seattle Children’s Hospital, Endocrinology and Diabetes, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, 206.987.2640; Seattle Children’s Hospital; Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College, 1984  Craig E. Taplin, M.D., diabetes, growth/development…

This article appears in print in the April 2018 issue, as part of the Top Doctors cover story. Click here to subscribe. Gabriel S. Aldea, M.D., minimally invasive cardiac surgery, vascular and thoracic aortic surgery, heart valve surgery; University of Washington Medical Center, Cardiothoracic Surgery, 1959 NE Pacific St., Seattle, 206.598.3636; University of Washington Medical Center; Columbia University, Vagelos…

This article appears in print in the April 2018 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. Bradley Anawalt, M.D., hypogonadism,…

This article appears in print in the April 2018 issue, as part of the Top Doctors 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; University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, 1987  13…

This article appears in print in the April 2018 issue, as part of the Top Doctors cover story. Click here to subscribe. These specialists use imaging procedures to diagnose and treat disease. 11 Years Maria Chong, M.D., abdominal imaging, body imaging; Radia, 11521 NE 128th St., Suite 200, Kirkland, 425.563.1500; EvergreenHealth; University of Washington School of Medicine, 1992  Wendy…