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Top Docs ’14: Family Medicine
!–paging_filter–pstrongFamily Medicine/strong/ppstrongGinger Blakeney, M.D./strong, emwomen’s health, pediatrics, preventive medicine/em; Edmonds Family Medicine, 7315 212th St. SW, Suite 101, Edmonds, 425.775.9474; Swedish Medical Center Edmonds; University of Washington, 1996/ppstrongMatthew Bressie, M.D./strong, emnewborn care, preventive medicine, office surgery/em; Pacific Medical Centers, 10416 Fifth Ave. NE, Seattle, 206.517.6700; PacMed, Northwest Hospital Medical Center; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,…
Top Docs ’14: Endocrinology/metabolism
!–paging_filter–pstrongEndocrinology, Metabolism/strong/ppConcerned with the thyroid, pituitary and adrenal glands, among others, as well as nutritional disorders, sexual disorders and problems such as diabetes and hypertension. Endocrinologists are also internal medicine specialists./ppstrongFrances E. Broyles, M.D./strong (only accepting patients for pituitary issues), emneuroendocrinology, pituitary disorders/em; Swedish Neuroscience Specialists, Swedish Pituitary Center, 550 17th Ave., Suite 400, Seattle,…
Top Docs ’14: Emergency medicine
!–paging_filter–pstrongEmergency Medicine/strong/ppstrongBrenna Born, M.D./strong, Swedish Medical Center, Issaquah campus, 751 NE Blakely Drive, 425.394.0610 (ER; no appointments), also at Redmond, Mill Creek and Everett campuses; Swedish; Pennsylvania State University, 1999nbsp;/ppstrongCameron Buck‡, M.D./strong, emprehospital medicine/em; Valley Medical Center, 400 S 43rd St., Renton, 425.228.3450; Valley Medical Center; Vanderbilt University, 1995/ppstrongKevin Michael Hanson, M.D./strong, ememergency-department ultrasound, emergency-department…
Top Docs ’14: Dermatology
!–paging_filter–pstrongDermatology/strong/ppstrongKim Gittere Abson, M.D./strong, emskin cancer, pediatric dermatology/em; The Polyclinic Madison Center, 904 Seventh Ave., Seattle, 206.860.2326; Swedish Medical Center, UW Medical Center; University of Washington, 1986/ppstrongSusan Kim**, M.D./strong (takes new patients for consultation only), emmedical, surgical and cosmetic dermatology/em; Lake Washington Dermatology, 10117 NE 58th St., Suite 200, Kirkland, 425.821.6363; UW Medical Center; University…
Top Docs ’14: Critical Care Medicine
!–paging_filter–pstrongCritical Care Medicine/strong/ppThese physicians provide intensive care to critically ill patients in emergency and special-care units. All types of doctors and surgeons can work in this specialty depending on the critical condition./ppstrongDerel Finch*, M.D./strong, emsepsis, mechanical ventilation, shock/em; Minor James Medical Center, 515 Minor Ave., Suite 300, Seattle, 206.386.9500; Swedish Medical Center; University of Washington,…
Top Docs ’14: Colon and rectal surgery
!–paging_filter–pstrongColon and Rectal Surgery/strong/ppstrongLaura Gladstone, M.D./strong, emanorectal disorders, colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease/em; The Polyclinic, 1145 Broadway, Seattle, 206.860.4440; Swedish Medical Center; Washington University in St. Louis, 1999/ppstrongSteven Medwell, M.D./strong, emlaparoscopic colon and rectal cancer surgery, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease/em; The Polyclinic, 1145 Broadway, Seattle, 206.860.4440; Swedish Medical Center; Indiana University, 1973/ppstrongRichard C. Thirlby, M.D./strong,…
Gorgeous Wall Coverings and Patterns Pop in this Queen Anne Home
A Queen Anne Craftsman veers bold with an elegant mix of motifs
When designer Beth Dotolo, co-owner of Ballard firm Pulp Design Studios, known for its richly layered and sophisticated style, proposed that most of the walls—and some ceilings, too—inside Geoff and Audrey Kozu’s stately Queen Anne abode be festooned with patterned wall coverings, the couple didn’t bat an eye. “They were fearless—a designer’s dream,” Dotolo says….
The Au Naturel Accent Table Your Living Room Needs Now
Spruce up the living room with the sturdy Fuller tree stump table made of Douglas Fir ($925–$1,050) from Seattle furniture maker Meyer Wells. This reclaimed wonder sports a top that’s been scorched using the Japanese charring technique shou sugi ban, which creates a rot-resistant charcoal barrier and intensifies the grain details on the stump’s surface,…
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…
Family Meal of the Week: Miyabi 45th
!–paging_filter–pemIntroducing strongFamily Meal of the Week/strong — a recurring column that explores the staff meals served in various restaurants across the Puget Sound. Today we feature strongMiyabi 45supth/sup/strong./em/ppThere are meals in almost every restaurant serving off-menu items that you would never be lucky enough to eat unless you worked in the restaurant. They’re called family…
Seattle Hotels: Hotel Monaco
Insider tips on where to stay in Seattle
!–paging_filter–pemstrongLocation: /strong/emDowntown, 1101 Fourth Ave.; 206.621.1770;a href=”http://www.monaco-seattle.com” target=”_blank” monaco-seattle.com/a/ppemstrongNumber of rooms: /strong/em189 rooms, including 45 suites/ppemstrongRates (ranges):/strong/em From $189 to $529 for a standard room/ppemstrongPool: /strong/emNo/ppemstrongFitness center:/strong/em Small, serviceable 24-hour fitness center./ppemstrongSpa: /strong/emNo spa but in-room spa services (facials, massage, wraps) using Kerstin Florian products are available./ppemstrongRestaurant/hotel bar:/strong/em Sazerac, a New Orleans-influenced restaurant, anchors the…
Seattle Hotels: Alexis Hotel
Insider tips on where to stay in and around Seattle
!–paging_filter–pemstrongLocation:/strong/em Downtown, 1007 First Ave.; 866.850.1155; a href=”http://www.alexishotel.com” target=”_blank”alexishotel.com/abrbremstrongNumber of rooms: /strong/em121 guestrooms, including eight specialty suites (including one suite with a wood-burning fireplace)brbremstrongRates (ranges):/strong/em $195 to $595 for a standard room/ppemstrongPool:/strong/em No/ppemstrongFitness center: /strong/emSmall 24-hour on-site fitness center; private steam room also available/ppemstrongSpa:/strong/em Chroma Salon.Spa, full-service salon using Aveda products/ppemstrongRestaurant/room service/Hotel bar:/strong/em The recently…
The Best Food Trucks in Seattle
We present our top picks from the latest food truck models
!–paging_filter–h2NEW and NEW-ish/h2pspan style=”color: #ff6600;”[grilled cheese]/spanbrstrongimg src=”/sites/default/files/newfiles/0814_foodtruck_2.jpg” style=”float: left; margin: 10px;” height=”232″ width=”350″Cheese Wizards/strongbrThe Seattle tech community welcomed with open arms Bo and his little brother Tom Saxbe’s playful double-decker safety-yellow grilled-cheese truck two years ago. (Cheese Wizards now stops regularly in and around South Lake Union as well as twice monthly in Bellevue and…
Super Stylish Made-in-Seattle Clothing for Kids
Clothing designer Reina Acab’s new line takes kidswear beyond classic pink and baby blue
!–paging_filter–pRecent Seattle Pacific University apparel program graduate Reina Acab is a rare breed of designer. She’s interested in pushing boundaries with her garments, but mindful of the needs of her audience, which, with her new line, Même, happens to be the 1- to 7-year-old set. With edgy silhouettes (drop-crotch pants) and a minimalist color palette…
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