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Top Docs ’11: Pediatric Specialties – Pediatric Allergy & Immunology
Pediatric Allergy & Immunology William Butler, M.D., Group Health Capitol Hill Campus South Specialty Center, 125 16th Ave. E, 206.326.3000, Virgina Mason Medical Center; Ohio State University, 1973; allergy Originally published in July 2011
Top Docs ’11: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Glandular disorders
ENDOCRINOLOGY, DIABETES & METABOLISM Edward Benson, M.D., Group Health Cooperative, 125 16th Ave. E, 206.326.3000; University of Washington, 1975; diabetes, thyroid disorders, pituitary disorders Anthony Desantis, M.D., Diabetes Care Center at UWMC, 4225 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 101, 206.598.4882, University of Washington Medical Center; Albany Medical College, 1993; diabetes, metabolic disorders Kenneth M. Gross, M.D.,…
Shelter: Green Houses
Do you know your LEED from your Living Building? Deciphering local green-home certification is the f
Green HousesMost of us “green” our homes with the same scattershot methods we use to improve our diets (organic apple here, “natural” energy bar there). We buy an Energy Star dishwasher, blow in some extra insulation and build our deck with wood stamped with a logo that looked sustainable under the sallow CFLs of Home…
Top Docs ’11: Nephrology
Kidney disorders and high blood pressure
NEPHROLOGY Suhail Ahmad, M.D., Scribner Kidney Center, 2150 N 107th St., Suite 160, 206.363.5090, University of Washington Medical Center; University of Allahabad, India, 1968; hypertension, chronic kidney failure, kidney stones Andrew Brockenbrough, M.D., Valley Nephrology Health Services, 24920 104th Ave. SE, Kent, 425.227.0231, Valley Medical Center, Auburn Regional Medical Center; Vanderbilt University, 1998; kidney transplant…
Top Docs ’11: Clinical Genetics
Genetically linked diseases
CLINICAL GENETICS Kathleen Leppig, M.D., Group Health Cooperative, 201 16th Ave. E, 206.326.2525; Case Western Reserve University, 1986; cytogenetic disorders Roberta A. Pagon, M.D., Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, 206.987.2056, University of Washington Medical Center; Harvard Medical School, 1972; hereditary eye diseases, sexual differentiation disorders, pediatric genetics Virginia Sybert, M.D., University of…
Top Docs ’10 Profiles: David M. Aboulafia
David M. Aboulafia, M.D.Specialty: Hematology, oncology and HIVPractice: Virginia Mason Seattle Main ClinicHospital affiliation: Virginia Mason Medical CenterMedical degree: University of Michigan Medical School What’s the main misconception about having AIDS?That there are no good treatments, and that the medications are too toxic to take on a regular basis. With the benefits of highly active…
Top Docs ’11: Maternal & Fetal Medicine
MATERNAL & FETAL MEDICINE Thomas J. Benedetti, M.D., Maternal and Infant Care Clinic, 1959 NE Pacific St., 206.598.4070, University of Washington Medical Center, Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital; University of Washington, 1973; prematurity prevention, fetal macrosomia Brigit Brock, M.D., Swedish Perinatal Medicine, 1229 Madison St., Suite 750, 206.386.2101, Swedish Medical Center, Valley Medical Center; University of…
Top Docs ’11: Cardiovascular Disease
Disorders of the heart, lungs and blood vessels
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE David A. Dichek, M.D., Regional Heart Center at UWMC, 1959 NE Pacific St., 206.598.4300, University of Washington Medical Center; University of California, Los Angeles, 1984; gene therapy, coronary artery disease Joseph W. Doucette, M.D., Overlake Internal Medicine Associates, 1135 116th Ave. NE, Suite 600, Bellevue, 425.454.2656, Overlake Hospital Medical Center; Harvard Medical School,…
Top Docs ’10 Profiles: Virginia P. Sybert
Virginia P. Sybert, M.D.Specialty: Medical genetics and pediatric dermatologyPractice: Group Health Cooperative, Universityof Washington Medical CenterHospital affiliations: Group Health Cooperative, Overlake Hospital Medical Center, Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington Medical CenterMedical degree: State University of New York at BuffaloWhy did you choose your specialty? Peds and genetics, because they were the most exciting fields…
Top Docs ’11: Interventional Cardiology
Catheter-based treatment of heart disorders
INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY Peter A. Demopulos, M.D., Seattle Cardiology, 550 17th Ave., Suite 580, 206.215.4545, Swedish Medical Center, Northwest Hospital & Medical Center, Overlake Hospital; Stanford University, 1981; preventive cardiology, cardiac catheterization, congenital heart disease Timothy Dewhurst, M.D., The Polyclinic, 550 17th Ave., Suite 400, 206.860.2302, Swedish Medical Center; University of Alberta, Canada, 1986; angioplasty, arrhythmias,…
Top Docs ’11: Cardiac Electrophysiology
Electrical disorders of the heart
CARDICA ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY Grace Buono, M.D., The Everett Clinic, 3901 Hoyt Ave., Everett, 425.339.5411, Providence Regional Medical Center; University of Washington, 1986 Sanjeev Garhwal, M.D., Western Washington Medical Group, 12728 19th Ave. SE, Suite 200, Everett, 425.225.2700, Providence Regional Medical Center; New York University School of Medicine, 1997; arrhythmias Daniel V. Wilkinson Jr., M.D., Summit Cardiology,…
Trend: Green Education
Local schools are bringing green education out of the books and onto the campus
Last spring, students at Ballard’s Adams Elementary School toted some of their science lessons outdoors. On the lawn beside the building’s front steps, landscape architect David Minnery involved first-, second- and fifth-graders in the design process—including model building, site analysis and mapping techniques—for the school’s new rain garden. The resulting landscape feature (which helps manage…
Top Docs ’11: Pediatric Specialties – Child Neurology
PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY Majeed Al-Mateen, M.D., Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital and Health Center, 311 S L St., Tacoma, 253.792.6630; University of California, Davis, 1979; neuromuscular disorders, Tourette syndrome Sidney M. Gospe Jr., M.D., Ph.D., Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, 206.987.2078, University of Washington Medical Center; Duke University, 1981; epilepsy, neuromuscular disorders, neurotoxicology George…
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