Seattle Culture
New Marketing at Local Hospitals and How It’s Grabbing Your Attention
Seattle hospitals and clinics are touting new facilities and programs in an effort to keep themselve
In the midst of health care reform and institutional consolidation, local hospitals and clinics are touting new facilities and programs in an effort to keep themselves current and comprehensive in the eyes of consumers. Undaunted, ELIZABETH M. ECONOMOU sifts through all the messages and provides the perspective to keep your blood pressure in check. In…
Health: An Expert’s Advice on Mammograms
A year after a federal task force issued a controversial advisory on mammographies for women in thei
Dr. David C. Grossman, senior investigator at Seattle’s Group Health Research Institute, has served nearly three years of a four-year term as one of 16 members on the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which last year was at the center of a controversy arising from its new recommendations on mammography screenings. News reports have indicated…
Top Docs ’11: Pediatric Specialties – Infectious Diseases
PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES Farrah Cassis-Ghavami, M.D., Pediatric Specialty Care, 1101 Madison St., Suite 800, 206.215.2700, Swedish Medical Center, Valley Medical Center, Seattle Children’s Hospital; State University of New York, Downstate College of Medicine, 1999; AIDS, HIV Scott J. Weissman, M.D., Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, 206.884.1067, University of Washington Medical Center; University…
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,…