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Top Doctors 2017: Medical Oncology
Medical oncologists specialize in treating cancer with chemotherapy or other medications. 15 Years: David M. Aboulafia, M.D., AIDS-related cancers, leukemia & lymphoma, myeloproliferative disorders, multiple myeloma; Virginia Mason Medical Center, Hematology/Oncology, 1100 Ninth Ave., Seattle, 206.223.6193; Virginia Mason Medical Center; University of Michigan Medical School, 1983 Anthony L. Back, M.D., palliative care, gastrointestinal cancer; Harborview…
Top Doctors 2017: Gynecologic Oncology
Charles W. Drescher, M.D., gynecologic cancers, robotic surgery, ovarian cancer, Pap smear abnormalities; Pacific Gynecology Specialists Seattle, 1101 Madison St., Suite 1500, Seattle, 206.965.1700; Swedish Medical Center–First Hill campus; University of Michigan Medical School, 1984 10 Years: Barbara A. Goff, M.D., ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, cervical cancer, complex gynecologic surgery; Seattle Cancer Care Alliance,…
Top Doctors 2017: Pediatric Hematology—Oncology
K. Scott Baker, M.D., anemia, bone marrow transplant, bone marrow failure disorders; Seattle Children’s Hospital, Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, 4800 Sandpoint Way NE, Seattle, 206.987.2106; Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington Medical Center; University of Nebraska College of Medicine, 1988 Paul Carpenter, M.D., graft versus host disease, bone marrow transplant; Seattle Children’s Hospital, Cancer…
Top Doctors 2017: Hematology
Hematologists treat blood diseases such as cancer, lymphoma, anemia and sickle cell disease. Oncologists and other internal medicine practitioners work in this specialty. Pamela S. Becker, M.D., Ph.D., multiple myeloma, bone marrow & stem cell transplant, leukemia & lymphoma, Gaucher disease; Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Ave. E, Room G4-100, Seattle, 206.288.1260; University of…
Top Doctors 2017: Pediatric Cardiology
Cardiology Specialties 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 of interior walls of the heart, heart valves, or arteries and veins that carry blood to the heart—to arrhythmias and acquired heart diseases such as coronary artery…
Top Doctors 2017: Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery
Cardiology Specialties 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 of interior walls of the heart, heart valves, or arteries and veins that carry blood to the heart—to arrhythmias and acquired heart diseases such as coronary artery…
Top Doctors 2017: Interventional Cardiology
Cardiology Specialties 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 of interior walls of the heart, heart valves, or arteries and veins that carry blood to the heart—to arrhythmias and acquired heart diseases such as coronary artery…
Top Doctors 2017: Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiology Specialties 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 of interior walls of the heart, heart valves, or arteries and veins that carry blood to the heart—to arrhythmias and acquired heart diseases such as coronary artery…
Top Doctors 2017: Cardiac Electrophysiology
Cardiology Specialties 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 of interior walls of the heart, heart valves, or arteries and veins that carry blood to the heart—to arrhythmias and acquired heart diseases such as coronary artery…
Top Doctors 2017: Cancer Specialties
Surgical oncologists specialize in the removal of tumors and cancerous tissue, and perform biopsies. Physicians with subspecialties in treating cancer can also be found under listings for Clinical Genetics, Colon & Rectal Surgery, Dermatology, Diagnostic Radiology, Gastroenterology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Otolaryngology, Pain Medicine, Plastic Surgery, Psychiatry, Pulmonary Disease, Surgery, Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery and Urology….
Top Doctors 2017: Clinical Genetics
Clinical geneticists focus their attention on genetically linked diseases. Margaret P. Adam, M.D., developmental disorders, genetic disorders, differences in sex development; Seattle Children’s Hospital, Genetic Medicine, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, 206.987.2056; Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington Medical Center; Stanford University, 1998 Peter H. Byers, M.D., connective tissue disorders, Marfan syndrome, inherited bone…
Immune Boost
This cancer therapy targets the disease with the help of the patient’s own immune system
Dr. Mike Jensen led a research team at Seattle Children’s Research Institute that conducted a clinical trial using T cell immunotherapy to treat a type of leukemia in children. Of those enrolled in the trial, 93 percent achieved complete remission
Top Doctors 2017: Allergy & Immunology
These practitioners focus on disorders involving the immune system. William R. Henderson Jr., M.D., asthma & allergy, food allergy, urticaria; University of Washington Medical Center, Allergy & Immunology, 1959 NE Pacific St., Seattle, 206.598.4615; University of Washington Medical Center; University of California, San Francisco, 1973 Mary C. Maier, M.D.,* asthma, allergy, food allergy, anaphylaxis;…
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