Top Doctors 2011: The 398 Best Physicians in the Puget Sound Region

Our annual survey of doctors garnered thousands of responses to this simple question: If your loved

By: Elaine Porterfield, Sheila Mickool, Sheila Cain and Teresa Kenney |   July 2011   |  FROM THE PRINT EDITION

If someone in your family were sick, who would you call? That’s the question we put to thousands of physicians in the greater Puget Sound area, and they answered in droves. Our annual “Top Doctors” survey garnered more than 6,500 nominations for the best physicians in 65 specialties, from pediatrics (see page 108) to cancer care (see page 94) and beyond; the doctors on this list were selected by their peers as the very best in their fields.

We hope you never need these modern healers, but if you do, rest assured that our meticulous, months-long process has, for the 11th year, produced a list of physicians you and your family can turn to when you need care, comfort and answers.

HOW TO READ THE LIST
Each entry begins with the practitioner’s name and credentials in bold type, followed by the clinic or practice name, address, phone number, other hospital affiliations, medical school, date of graduation, and, in italics, area(s) of specialty. Brief definitions accompany some specialties whose focus may not be readily apparent. One asterisk (*) after a physician’s name means the physician is not seeing new patients. Two asterisks (**) mean that physician is not seeing new patients now, but expects to be within the next 12 months.

Addiction Psychiatry
Allergy & Immunology
Cancer Specialties: Gynecologic Oncology
Cancer Specialties: Medical Oncology
Cancer Specialties: Radiation Oncology
Cardiac Electrophysiology
Cardiovascular Disease
Clinical Genetics
Colon & Rectal Surgery
Critical Care Medicine
Dermatology
Diagnostic Radiology
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Family Medicine
Gastroenterology
Geriatric Medicine
Hand Surgery
Hematology
Infectious Disease
Internal Medicine
Interventional Cardiology
Maternal & Fetal Medicine
Neonatal & Perinatal Medicine
Nephrology
Neurological Surgery
Neurology
Neuroradiology
Nuclear Medicine
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Ophthalmology
Orthopedic Surgery
Otolaryngology
Pain Medicine
Pathology
Pediatrics
Pediatric Specialties: Adolescent Medicine
Pediatric Specialties:  Allergy & Immunology
Pediatric Specialties: Cardiology
Pediatric Specialties: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Pediatric Specialties: Critical Care Medicine
Pediatric Specialties: Diagnostic Radiology
Pediatric Specialties: Endocrinology
Pediatric Specialties: Gastroenterology
Pediatric Specialties: Hematology & Oncology
Pediatric Specialties: Infectious Disease
Pediatric Specialties: Nephrology
Pediatric Specialties: Neurology
Pediatric Specialties: Otolaryngology
Pediatric Specialties: Pulmonology
Pediatric Specialties: Rheumatology
Pediatric Specialties: Surgery
Pediatric Specialties: Urology
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Plastic Surgery
Psychiatry
Pulmonary Disease
Reproductive Endocrinology
Rheumatology
Sports Medicine
Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Urology
Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Vascular Surgery

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LISTINGS RESEARCH BY: Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. and Teresa Kenney, with Elaine Hayes