Top Doctors 2013
The 414 best physicians in the Puget Sound region, as chosen by their peers
By Edited by Lisa Wogan, Research by GMA Research and Niki Stojnic with Sunny Parsons and Sarai Dominguez November 25, 2013
This article originally appeared in the July 2013 issue of Seattle magazine.
We are in the midst of the biggest change to health care since the creation of Medicare in 1965. Millions of Americans will have access to coverage and free preventive care for the first time. At the center of this sweeping transformation are the doctors, who are being asked to stretch in new directions to find ways to do more with less, to shift from fee-for-service care to accountable care that ties reimbursements to quality- and cost-control metrics, and to work more than ever before in multidisciplinary teams—while all along the way still delivering the expertise and skills for which we seek them out in the first place. It is in this new and changing landscape that we launched our 13th annual Top Doctors survey.
We asked thousands of local doctors this question: To whom would you send a loved one for medical care? And more than 4,500 doctors submitted nearly 15,000 nominations. These are the doctors to whom other doctors turn when they or their families need care.
Along with the Top Doctors list, we also take this opportunity to survey the impact of the Affordable Care Act (passed in 2010) in terms of what matters to you—from insurance coverage to what might change in the care you receive.
Even with the promise of better access to care and the expansion of Medicaid in the state, there will continue to be those among us who need a helping hand. To reach these underserved populations, health care practitioners volunteer their time, staff clinics, launch programs and more. This year, we honor five individuals whose work—whether in the lab, at a desk or in the field—is having a far-reaching, profound effect. Their efforts, like those of our Top Doctors, save lives—and all of their stories inspire. Read on to get to the full list. View our Top Doctors Advisory Panel here. Read about how we conducted our Top Doctors survey or view the 6 doctors to avoid.
Addiction medicine
Adolescent medicine
Allergy & immunology
Anesthesiology
Autism
Bariatric medicine
Cardiology
Colon & rectal surgery
Critical care
Dermatology
Emergency medicine
Endocrinology/metabolism
Family medicine
Fertility
Gastroenterology
Genetics
Geriatrics
Gynecology
Hand surgery
Hematology
Hospital medicine
Infectious disease
Internal medicine
Maternal & fetal medicine
Nephrology
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Obstetrics
Occupational medicine
Ophthalmology
Orthopedics
Otolaryngology
Pain medicine
Pathology
Pediatrics (Pediatric specialties listed by specialty)
Physical medicine & rehabilitation
Plastic/cosmetic surgery
Plastic/reconstructive surgery
Podiatry
Psychiatry
Pulmonary medicine
Radiology, diagnostic
Radiology, interventional
Rheumatology
Sleep medicine
Sports medicine
Surgery
Thoracic surgery
Transplantation
Urology & urologic surgery
Vascular surgery
CANCER SPECIALISTS
Oncology
Breast cancer (medical)
Breast cancer (surgical)
Colorectal cancer (medical)
Colorectal cancer (surgical)
Gynecological (medical & surgical)
Lung
Pediatric
Radiation
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
Acupuncture
Chiropractic medicine
Naturopathy