July 2014

New Book from ‘Treehouse Masters’ Star Explores Tree House Design
If you see yourself living in elevated environs, mingling with the wrens and swinging with the sparrows, a tree house might just be your bag. Pete Nelson, tree house designer, builder, owner of Fall City-based Nelson Treehouse and Supply and host of Animal Planet’s television show Treehouse Masters, has penned his sixth book on the…
Top Docs ’14: Transplantation
!–paging_filter–pTransplantation/ppstrongMarquis Hart, M.D./strong, Swedish Liver Center, 1101 Madison St., Suite 850, Seattle, 206.386.3660, Transplant Program, 1101 Madison, First Hill Campus, Suite 200, Seattle, 206.386.3660; Swedish; Johns Hopkins University, 1983nbsp;/ppstrongThomas R. Hefty, M.D./strong, emtransplantation, renal surgery, benign prostatic hyperplasia/em; Virginia Mason Hospital Seattle Medical Center, 1100 Ninth Ave., Seattle, 206.223.6772; Virginia Mason; University of Wisconsin, 1976nbsp;/ppstrongChristian…
Top Docs ’14: Thoracic Surgery
!–paging_filter–pThoracic Surgery/ppFocusing on the chest cavity and rib cage, including the heart, lungs and esophagus, thoracic surgeons treat patients with lung cancer, coronary diseases, aneurysms and heart diseases./ppstrongRalph W. Aye, M.D./strong, emesophageal reflux and hiatal hernia, early lung cancer/em; Swedish Thoracic Surgery Services, 1101 Madison St., Suite 900, Seattle, 206.215.6800; Swedish Medical Center; University of…
Top Docs ’14: Radiology, Diagnostic
!–paging_filter–pRadiology, Diagnostic/ppThe use of radioactive equipment, including X-ray machines, to diagnose and treat diseases and injuries./ppstrongMaria Chong, M.D./strong, Radia, 12040 NE 128th St., Kirkland, 425.899.1828; EvergreenHealth Medical Center; University of Washington, 1992/ppstrongSam Chun, M.D./strong, emmusculoskeletal imaging, spinal injections for pain management, MRI/em; UW Medicine Valley Medical Center, 400 S 43rd St., Renton, 425.251.5183; Valley Medical…

Beautiful Food Meets Beautiful Decor at London Plane
Matt Dillon’s new restaurant London Plane rounds out Occidental Square
!–paging_filter–pIt’s a confusing concept for some to grasp, but an easy answer to the question: “Why are there two London Planes?” Restaurateur Matt Dillon (a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/sitka-spruce-restaurant-review“Sitka Spruce/a, a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/corson-building“The Corson Building/a, a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/restaurant-review-bar-sajor“Bar Sajor/a) had every intention of creating two versions in Pioneer Square (em300 322 Occidental Ave. S.; 206.624.1374; a href=”http://www.thelondonplaneseattle.com/larder-share” target=”_blank”thelondonplaneseattle.com/a/em), starting last…
Top Docs ’14: Pulmonary Medicine
!–paging_filter–pPulmonary Medicine/ppFocuses on the treatment of diseases of the respiratory system, such as pneumonia, bronchitis, emphysema, asthma, cancer and other disordersnbsp;/ppstrongTodd Freudenberger, M.D./strong,em intensivist, pulmonary medicine, critical care/em; Overlake Medical Clinics, Pulmonology, 1135 116th Ave. NE, Suite 600, Bellevue, 425.454.2671; Overlake Medical Center; University of Washington, 1994nbsp;/ppstrongJon Huseby, M.D./strong, emasthma, chronic lung disease, critical care…
Top Docs ’14: Psychiatry
!–paging_filter–pPsychiatry/ppstrongRaman Arora, M.D./strong, emall aspects of adult psychiatry/em; Pacific Medical Centers, 1200 12th Ave. S, Seattle, 206.621.4045; PacMed; University of Sydney, Australia, 2001/ppstrongRon Cohen, M.D./strong, empsychopharmacology, psychosomatic medicine/em; Valley Medical Center Psychiatry and Counseling Clinic, 4445 Talbot Road S., Renton, 425.656.4055; Valley Medical; University of Missouri–Columbia, 1983nbsp;/ppstrongLina Fine, M.D./strong, M.Phil., emneuropsychiatry, sleep medicine/em; Swedish Neuroscience…
Top Docs ’14: Podiatry
!–paging_filter–pPodiatry/ppstrongKirk Alexander, DPM/strong,em foot and ankle fractures, tendon problems and deformity reconstruction/em; Pacific Medical Centers, 1101 Madison St., Suite 301, Seattle, 206.505.1001; Overlake Surgery Center, Swedish, Virginia Mason; California College of Podiatric Medicine, 2000nbsp;/ppstrongTed (Tae Soon) Park, DPM/strong, embunion and health pain treatment, sports medicine, foot/ankle trauma surgery/em; Eastside Podiatry, 2950 Northup Way, Suite 115,…
Top Docs ’14: Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery
!–paging_filter–pPlastic/Reconstructive Surgery/ppstrongKevin M. Beshlian, M.D./strong, emmicrovascular breast reconstruction, reconstruction for patients with cancers of the skin or extremities/em; The Polyclinic, 1229 Madison St., Suite 1600, Seattle, 206.860.4680; Swedish Medical Center, Virginia Mason Medical Center; University of Virginia, 1982nbsp;/ppstrongDaniel L. Downey, M.D./strong, emcosmetic surgery of the eyelids, face, breasts and body; melanoma and skin cancer surgery;…
Top Docs ’14: Plastic/Cosmetic Surgery
!–paging_filter–pPlastic/Cosmetic Surgery/ppstrongFrank Isik, M.D./strong, emfacial plastic surgery, body contouring, breast reconstruction/em; The Polyclinic, 1229 Madison St., Suite 1600, Seattle, 206.860.4566; Swedish Medical Center; Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1985nbsp;/ppstrongJeffrey Eldon Kyllo, M.D./strong, emadult cosmetic surgery and breast reconstruction/em; The Polyclinic, 1229 Madison, Suite 1600, Seattle, 206.343.3118; Swedish Medical Center; Saint Louis University, 1981nbsp;/ppstrongCraig S. Murakami,…
Top Docs ’14: Physical Medicine Rehabilitation
!–paging_filter–pstrongAndrew S. Friedman, M.D./strong, emspine care, musculoskeletal medicine, electrodiagnostic medicine/em; Virginia Mason Hospital Seattle Medical Center, 1100 Ninth Ave., Seattle, 206.223.6746; Virginia Mason; University of Michigan, 1991nbsp;/ppstrongHisashi Kobayashi, M.D./strong, emnonsurgical treatment of spine, musculoskeletal and nerve pain; regenerative therapies for tendinitis and bursitis/em; Cascade Orthopaedics, 122 Third St. NE, Auburn, 253.833.7750; Tufts University, 2007nbsp;/ppstrongBen Lacey,…
Top Docs ’14: Pediatric Medicine
!–paging_filter–p class=”MsoNormal”Pediatric Medicine/pp class=”MsoNormal”strongManeesh Batra, M.D., MPH/strong, emneonatology/em; Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, 206.987.2675; Seattle Children’s, UW Medical Center; Stanford University, 2000/pp class=”MsoNormal”strongBenjamin Danielson, M.D./strong, Seattle Children’s Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic, 2101 E Yesler Way, Seattle, 206.987.7210; Seattle Children’s Hospital, UW Medical Center; University of Washington, 1992nbsp;/pp class=”MsoNormal”strongJohn Dunn, M.D./strong, emimmunization…