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Top Docs ’11: Pediatric Specialties – Cardiology
Pediatric Cardiology Robert J. Boucek Jr., M.D., Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, 206.987.2015, University of Washington Medical Center; Tulane University, 1969; congenital heart disease, cardiac transplantation, vascular anomalies Peter S. Hesslein, M.D., Pediatric Specialty Care, 1101 Madison St., Suite 800, 206.215.2700, Swedish Medical Center; Baylor College of Medicine, 1976; cardiac electrophysiology, pacemakers…
Top Docs ’11: Family Medicine
FAMILY MEDICINE Laura-Mae Baldwin, M.D., Family Medical Center, 4245 Roosevelt Way NE, 206.598.4055, University of Washington Medical Center; University of Southern California School of Medicine, 1980; women’s health Paul E. Buehrens, M.D., Lakeshore Clinic, 12710 Totem Lake Blvd. NE, Kirkland, 425.821.4040, Evergreen Hospital Medical Center; Case Western Reserve University, 1978; preventive medicine, diabetes Jonathan Drezner,…
Health: Braintrust
A groundbreaking law and a commitment to top-flight concussion treatment aim to make Washington?s yo
BraintrustAs student-athletes prepare to head back to school, it’s unlikely many of them will be thinking about a young man named Zackery Lystedt. But state legislation known as the Zackery Lystedt Law might one day save their lives. Four years ago, Lystedt was playing football for Tahoma Junior High in Maple Valley when he received…
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: Pediatrics
Pediatrics Ann Champoux, M.D.*, Virginia Mason Sand Point Pediatrics, 4575 Sand Point Way NE, Suite 108, 206.525.8000, Virginia Mason Medical Center; University of Southern California School of Medicine, 1978 Ruth A. Conn, M.D., Virginia Mason Sand Point Pediatrics, 4575 Sand Point Way NE, Suite 108, 206.525.8000, Virginia Mason Medical Center; University of Hawaii, John A….
Top Docs ’11: Diagnostic Radiology
Imaging procedures to diagnose and treat disease
DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY Arthur Castagno, M.D., Swedish/Edmonds Hospital, 21601 76th Ave. W, Edmonds, 425.640.4250, Swedish Medical Center Providence Campus, Providence Everett Medical Center; University of Pennsylvania, 1980; musculoskeletal imaging, body imaging, ultrasound Maria Chong, M.D., Evergreen Hospital Medical Center, 12040 NE 128th St., Kirkland, 425.899.1800; University of Washington, 1992; abdominal imaging John Clemett, M.D., 1135 116th…
Top Docs ’10 Profiles: Vernon M. Neppe
Vernon M. Neppe, M.D., Ph.D. Specialties: Neuropsychiatry, behavioral neurology, psychopharmacology and neuropharmacologyPractice: Pacific Neuropsychiatric InstituteHospital affiliations: Overlake Hospital Medical Center, Northwest Hospital & Medical CenterMedical degree: University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Explain the difference between psychopharmacology, neuropharmacology, neuropsychiatry and behavioral neurology.They are related yet different. Psychopharmacology involves the management of brain-influencing medications. Neuropharmacology is the actual…
Top Docs ’10: Neonatal & Perinatal Medicine
Neonatal & Perinatal Medcine Stephen Chentow, M.D., Pediatrix Medical Group, 3626 NE 45th St., Suite 300, 206.526.2600, Evergreen Hospital Medical Center; University of Rochester, 1970; prematurity/low-birth-weight infants, critical care Jeffrey Stolz, M.D., Pediatrix Medical Group, 3626 NE 45th St., Suite 300, 206.526.2600, Swedish Medical Center; University of North Carolina, 1988; prematurity/low-birth-weight infants Terrence Sweeney, M.D.,…
Top Docs ’11: Dermatology
DERMATOLOGY Daniel Berg, M.D., University of Washington Medical Center-Roosevelt, 4225 Roosevelt Way NE, 206.598.6647; University of Toronto, 1985; skin cancer, Mohs surgery, skin laser surgery, cosmetic dermatology Sarah E. Dick, M.D., Virginia Mason Kirkland Clinic, 11800 NE 128th St., Suite 300, Kirkland, 425.814.5100, Virginia Mason Medical Center; Harvard Medical School, 1995; skin cancer, melanoma, Mohs…
Top Docs ’10 Profiles: Sheena K. Aurora
Sheena K. Aurora, M.D.Specialty: NeurologyPractice: Swedish Headache CenterHospital affiliation: Swedish Medical CenterMedical degree: Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, India How did you come to specialize in migraines?My patients chose the specialty for me. The patients I see in my clinic have chronic migraines, which afflict about 3 percent of Americans. It’s very, very common, and very…
Top Docs ’11: Adolescent Medicine
Adolescent Medicine Cora Collette Breuner, M.D., M.P.H., Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, 206.987.2028, University of Washington Medical Center; Jefferson Medical College, 1982; biofeedback, eating disorders, sports medicine Ann Giesel, M.D., Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, 206.987.2028, University of Washington Medical Center; University of Louisville School of Medicine, 1985; pediatric…