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A Better Bedside Manner
Can a survey improve how patients experience health care?
Choosing a physician is often a tough task. Patients want a qualified doctor, but most also look for other qualities in that person: good communication skills, for example, and punctuality. How do patients find that kind of information? That’s where the Washington Health Alliance is trying to help. A patient-experience survey—conducted by the alliance last…
Minimalistic Medicine
Two new procedures advance the less-is-more approach
The TCAR procedure requires a smaller incision (right) than traditional carotid endarterectomy (left) and can often be performed using local anesthesia. With a smaller incision, cranial nerve injury rates are reduced and scarring is minimized.
At These Retail Locations, Getting Health Care Is Easy
The next time you sprain an ankle or catch a bad cold, instead of calling your doctor’s office or visiting an urgent care center, you may want to walk in to your neighborhood drugstore
For minor illnesses like an ear infection, drug store clinics offer quick health care
New Seattle Clinic Provides Care to Transgender Youths
Awareness of transgender issues is rising, as our culture has embraced TV series like 'Transparent' and the KUOW-FM podcast 'How to Be a Girl.' But it’s still hard to find adequate health care for transgender and gender nonconforming youths
Awareness of transgender issues is rising, as our culture has embraced TV series like Transparent and the KUOW-FM podcast How to Be a Girl. But it’s still hard to find adequate health care for transgender and gender nonconforming youths. “Each year, I saw more and more patients who had had to take a circuitous route…
Top Doctors 2017: Urology
Urologists are surgeons who diagnose and treat disorders of the urinary tract, such as urinary tract infections and incontinence. They also treat cancer of the bladder, kidneys, prostate and testes. 10 Years: Emily B. Bradley, M.D., incontinence, voiding dysfunction, pelvic organ prolapse repair, urologic cancer; The Polyclinic, Urology, 11011 Meridian Ave. N, Suite 200, Seattle,…
Top Doctors 2017: Urogynecology/ Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
Jeffrey Clemons, M.D., urogynecology, pelvic organ prolapse repair, urinary incontinence, robotic surgery; MultiCare Urogynecology & Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, 1901 S Union Ave., B Building, Suite 2006, Tacoma, 253.301.5120; MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital, MultiCare Allenmore Hospital; New York University School of Medicine, 1991 Michael F. Fialkow, M.D., urogynecology, pelvic reconstruction, pelvic floor reconstruction, pelvic organ…
Top Doctors 2017: Surgery
Benjamin O. Anderson, M.D., breast cancer & surgery; Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Ave. E, Seattle, 206.288.2166; University of Washington Medical Center; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1985 Peter S. Billing, M.D., obesity/bariatric surgery, gastrointestinal surgery; Eviva, 21911 76th Ave. W, Suite 106, Edmonds, 425.778.2220; EvergreenHealth; University of Minnesota, 1993 11 Years: Mark…
Top Doctors 2017: Pediatric Surgery
Stephanie Acierno, M.D., MultiCare Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital, Surgical Services, 311 S. L St., third floor, Tacoma, 253.403.4613; Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital; University of Alabama, Birmingham, School of Medicine, 1999 15 Years: Patrick J. Healey, M.D., pediatric transplant surgery, kidney transplant, liver transplant, congenital anomalies; Seattle Children’s Hospital, Transplant Surgery, 4800 Sand Point Way NE,…
Top Doctors 2017: Sports Medicine
10 Years: Rosemary Agostini, M.D., primary care sports medicine; Kaiser Permanente, Bellevue Medical Center, 11511 NE 10th St., Bellevue, 425.502.3600; New York Medical College, 1981 Richard Angelo, M.D., shoulder arthroscopic surgery, knee injuries/ligament surgery, shoulder reconstruction, knee reconstruction; ProOrtho, 12911 120th Ave. NE, Suite H-210, Kirkland, 425.823.4000; EvergreenHealth; University of Washington, 1980 Garrett…
Top Doctors 2017: Pediatric Rheumatology
Kristen N. Hayward, M.D., M.S., autoimmune diseases, pediatric rheumatology; Seattle Children’s Hospital, Rheumatology, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, 206.987.2057; Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington Medical Center; University of California, San Francisco, 2001 Anne M. Stevens, M.D., Ph.D., lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus), autoimmune disease, scleroderma; Seattle Children’s Hospital, Rheumatology, 4800 Sand Point Way…
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