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Top Doctors 2018: Colon & Rectal Surgery
Part of our 18th annual list of the region's best physicians
By Edited by Virginia Smyth March 1, 2018

This article originally appeared in the April 2018 issue of Seattle magazine.
This article appears in print in the April 2018 issue, as part of the Top Doctors cover story. Click here to subscribe.
These physicians treat diseases of the intestinal tract, colon and rectum.
10 Years Oliver R. Biggers, M.D., inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis; Proliance Surgical Specialists at Overlake, 1231 116th Ave. NE, Suite 535, Bellevue, 425.688.1916; Overlake Hospital Medical Center; Meharry Medical College, 1975
Laura Gladstone, M.D., anorectal disorders, colon and rectal cancer; The Polyclinic, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 1145 Broadway, Seattle, 206.860.4440; Swedish Medical Center–First Hills; Washington University School of Medicine at St. Louis, 1999
Mukta Krane, M.D., minimally invasive surgery, colon and rectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease; University of Washington Medical Center Surgical Services and Hernia Center, 1959 NE Pacific St., Seattle, 206.598.4477; University of Washington Medical Center; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 2002
15 Years Steven J. Medwell, M.D., Crohn’s disease, hemorrhoids, anorectal disorders; The Polyclinic, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 1145 Broadway, Seattle, 206.860.4440; Swedish Medical Center–First Hill; Indiana University School of Medicine, 1973