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!–paging_filter–pFather’s Day is fast approaching (it’s Sunday, fyi), and while brunches seem to be reserved for moms for whatever reason, dad will still feel the love with these special menus.nbsp;/ppstrongAgrodolcebr/strongThis Southern Italian gem in Fremont is offering a three-course menu that could include (depending on dad’s whim), steak and eggs; savory gougers; an old fashioned…

!–paging_filter–pOur a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/seattle-magazines-top-doctors-2014” target=”_blank”14th annual Top Doctors list/a is the result of more than nearly 13,000 nominations gathered through our comprehensive, controlled, peer-to-peer survey process. brbrThis year, for the first time, we expanded our health care provider list to include nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Always critical members of a health care team, these professionals…

!–paging_filter–pThis January, we asked doctors participating in our Top Doctors online survey to help us single out for praise health care practitioners who are expanding health care access and improving outcomes for underserved and disenfranchised communities close to home. From these nominations and in consultation with our Top Doctors Advisory Board, the editors selected nine…

!–paging_filter–pstrongSpecialty: /strongNurse practitioner, family medicinebrstrongHospital affiliation:/strong Edmonds Family MedicinebrstrongbrWhy did you choose to become a nurse practitioner?/strongbrI entered the field of nursing in an effort to serve others and affect change in a meaningful way. I wanted to learn how to care for the whole person and to provide patients with education and tools that…

!–paging_filter–pIt wasn’t long ago that a person’s personal health record was a box kept at home, overflowing with immunization records, lab results and past prescriptions, and there was a similar file at all of the various doctors and clinics that person visited. Nowadays, many of those records—along with doctors’ notes—are being offered online, with hospitals…

!–paging_filter–pAmong the most critical agents of change spawned by the Affordable Care Act are the millions of newly insured people catapulted into the system, creating new demands and pressures for already jam-packed emergency rooms and medical practices. In Washington state, since October 2013, more than 164,000 residents have signed up for private health insurance through…

!–paging_filter–pThis spring, a 45-year-old poet living in Madrona experienced what she described as a fluttering heart. During a checkup, her general practitioner prescribed a 48-hour EKG device. She dutifully wore the portable monitor, and a week later, learned that her heart was perfectly healthy. That was good news—until the bills came, four of them adding…

!–paging_filter–pstrongSpecialty:/strong GeneticsbrstrongHospital affiliation:/strong Group HealthbrstrongbrWhat attracted you to genetics as a specialty?/strongbrGenetics crosses every subspecialty in medicine, allowing me to be both a specialist and generalist. In order to understand any disease, you have to understand the genes that are involved and how those interact correctly most of the time and incorrectly other times, causing…

!–paging_filter–pstrongSpecialty:/strong Addiction MedicinebrstrongHospital affiliation:/strong Swedish Medical CenterbrbrstrongWhy did you choose addiction medicine as your specialty? /strongbrI trained to be a primary care provider working with underserved patients in community health centers. I did that work for seven years and really loved it, but we saw a lot of families affected by addiction problems, and I…

!–paging_filter–pstrongSpecialty:/strong Breast medical oncologybrstrongHospital affiliation: /strongSeattle Cancer Care AlliancebrbrstrongWhat has been the biggest change in treating breast cancer in your time practicing?/strongbrWhen I started 20-plus years ago, we pretty much relied on untargeted treatments such as chemotherapy, with lots of toxicity to the whole body. Then we evolved into a more targeted era, separating breast…

!–paging_filter–pWith 32,000 Seattle Sounders season ticket holders and countless other soccer fans in the city, 2014 FIFA World Cup promises to generate some serious revenue for lucky (or just smart?) local sports bars and brew pubs. All it takes is a big screen or seven…and a whole lotta cold hops. From June 12 to July…