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Top Doctors 2017: Adolescent Medicine
By Seattle Mag March 1, 2017
This article originally appeared in the March 2017 issue of Seattle Magazine.
These specialists focus on the unique medical, psychological and social challenges during the transition from childhood to adulthood, typically 10–21 years of age.
13 Years: Cora Breuner, M.D., MPH, eating disorders, obesity, sports- and trauma-related injuries; Seattle Children’s Hospital, Adolescent Medicine, 4540 Sand Point Way NE, Suite 200, Seattle, 206.987.2028; Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington Medical Center; Thomas Jefferson University, 1982
Ann Giesel, M.D., adolescent gynecology, abuse/neglect, pediatric gynecology, sexually transmitted diseases; Seattle Children’s Hospital, Adolescent Medicine, 4540 Sand Point Way NE, Suite 200, Seattle, 206.987.2028; Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington Medical Center; University of Louisville School of Medicine, 1985
Taraneh Shafii, M.D., MPH, pediatric gynecology, adolescent gynecology, sexually transmitted diseases, anxiety & depression; Seattle Children’s Hospital, Adolescent Medicine, 4540 Sand Point Way NE, Suite 200, Seattle, 206.987.2028; Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington Medical Center; University of Louisville School of Medicine, 1996
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