• VALLEYMED.ORG
  • About Us
  • Find a Doctor
  • Locations & Directions
  • Medical Services
  • Contact Us
  • Caringbridge
We Are Valley Blog We Are Valley Blog We Are Valley Blog
  • Home
  • Wellness
    • Fitness
    • Heart & Stroke
    • Men’s Health
    • Mental Health
    • Neurology
    • Nutrition
    • Preventive Care
    • Rehabilitation
    • Sleep
    • Senior Health
    • Stress Management
    • Weight Management
    • menu

      Physical Activity Tips Busy Kids and Families Need to Know About

    • menu

      Age-Friendly Fitness: How to Boost Your Health with Exercise and Why it Matters

    • menu

      Sidelined by an Injury?

    View all
      View all
        View all
          View all
            View all
              View all
                View all
                  View all
                    View all
                      View all
                        View all
                          View all
                        • Women’s Health
                          • Breast Health
                          • Breastfeeding
                          • Gynecology / Urogynecology
                          • Pregnancy & Childbirth
                          • menu

                            The Breast Center at Valley Medical Center—Celebrating 20 Years of Caring for Our Community Like Family

                          • menu

                            Breastfeeding Empowerment

                          • menu

                            Celebrating National Breastfeeding Awareness Month

                          View all
                            View all
                              View all
                                View all
                              • Children’s Health
                                • Child Development
                                • Childhood Weight Management
                                • Children’s Therapy
                                • Pediatric Sleep
                                • Safety
                                • Infant/Toddler
                                • Child
                                • Teen
                                • menu

                                  The Selflessness, Patience, and Endurance of Breastfeeding

                                • menu

                                  Helping Your Child Through Common Fears + Resources for Talking about School Shootings or Other Tragic Events in the News

                                • menu

                                  As More Children and Teens Struggle with Emotional Stressors, Adults Need to Watch for Serious Signs and Know How to Respond

                                View all
                                  View all
                                    View all
                                      View all
                                        View all
                                          View all
                                            View all
                                              View all
                                            • Joint & Spine
                                              • Joint Care & Replacement
                                              • Neck & Back Care
                                              • Orthopedics
                                              • menu

                                                Is Hip or Knee Replacement Right for You?

                                              • menu

                                                Life After Joint Replacement: What to Expect

                                              • menu

                                                Anterior Approach to Total Hip Replacement

                                              View all
                                                View all
                                                  View all
                                                • Cancer
                                                  • Breast Cancer
                                                  • Cancer Support
                                                  • Colon Cancer
                                                  • Lung Cancer
                                                  • Prostate Cancer
                                                  • Other Cancers
                                                  • menu

                                                    The Breast Center at Valley Medical Center—Celebrating 20 Years of Caring for Our Community Like Family

                                                  • menu

                                                    Physical Therapy Improves Quality of Life During All Phases of the Breast Cancer Journey

                                                  • menu

                                                    No More Pandemic Delay: Top Three Cancer Screenings Women Shouldn’t Miss

                                                  View all
                                                    View all
                                                      View all
                                                        View all
                                                          View all
                                                            View all
                                                          • @ Valley
                                                            • Community
                                                            • News
                                                            • People
                                                            • menu

                                                              Cultivating a Beloved Community Mindset to Transform Unjust Systems—Participating in 2023 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Activities

                                                            • menu

                                                              RSV, Flu and COVID: Signs, Symptoms and Protecting Those Most Vulnerable from the Respiratory Illnesses Swirling in the Community

                                                            • menu

                                                              Long Wait Times in the ER and Urgent Care: How to Know Where to Go to Get the Care You Need & Stay Healthier

                                                            View all
                                                              View all
                                                                View all
                                                              • Subscribe
                                                              Menu
                                                              • Home
                                                              • Wellness
                                                                • Fitness
                                                                • Heart & Stroke
                                                                • Men’s Health
                                                                • Mental Health
                                                                • Neurology
                                                                • Nutrition
                                                                • Preventive Care
                                                                • Rehabilitation
                                                                • Sleep
                                                                • Senior Health
                                                                • Stress Management
                                                                • Weight Management
                                                              • Women’s Health
                                                                • Breast Health
                                                                • Breastfeeding
                                                                • Gynecology / Urogynecology
                                                                • Pregnancy & Childbirth
                                                              • Children’s Health
                                                                • Child Development
                                                                • Childhood Weight Management
                                                                • Children’s Therapy
                                                                • Pediatric Sleep
                                                                • Safety
                                                                • Infant/Toddler
                                                                • Child
                                                                • Teen
                                                              • Joint & Spine
                                                                • Joint Care & Replacement
                                                                • Neck & Back Care
                                                                • Orthopedics
                                                              • Cancer
                                                                • Breast Cancer
                                                                • Cancer Support
                                                                • Colon Cancer
                                                                • Lung Cancer
                                                                • Prostate Cancer
                                                                • Other Cancers
                                                              • @ Valley
                                                                • Community
                                                                • News
                                                                • People
                                                              • Grid
                                                              • List
                                                              • #TopDocTuesday – Meet Sleep Specialist Dr. Wynne Chen

                                                                Posted by Valley Communications
                                                                |Date: November 14, 2016
                                                                | (1) Comment
                                                                #TopDocTuesday – Meet Sleep Specialist Dr. Wynne Chen

                                                                #TopDocTuesday – Meet Sleep Specialist Dr. Wynne Chen

                                                                "The best part of my job as a sleep physician is having the opportunity to meet interesting people every ...

                                                                "The best part of my job as a sleep physician is having the opportunity to meet interesting people every day and educate them about a vital part of their daily lives that is often overlooked - their s ...

                                                                November 14, 2016
                                                                | by Valley Communications
                                                                | (1) Comment
                                                                Read more
                                                              • #TopDocTuesday – Meet General Surgeon Wayne Lau, MD

                                                                Posted by Valley Communications
                                                                |Date: November 07, 2016
                                                                | 0 comments
                                                                #TopDocTuesday – Meet General Surgeon Wayne Lau, MD

                                                                #TopDocTuesday – Meet General Surgeon Wayne Lau, MD

                                                                “The best part of my job is dealing with discreet problems, and over a period of time finding solutions,” ...

                                                                “The best part of my job is dealing with discreet problems, and over a period of time finding solutions,” says Wayne Lau MD, a general surgeon. “The Emergency Department is different,” adds Dr. Lau. “ ...

                                                                November 07, 2016
                                                                | by Valley Communications
                                                                | 0 comments
                                                                Read more
                                                              • #TopDocTuesday – Meet Therapeutic Radiologist Dr. Robert Douglas

                                                                Posted by Valley Communications
                                                                |Date: November 01, 2016
                                                                | 0 comments
                                                                #TopDocTuesday – Meet Therapeutic Radiologist Dr. Robert Douglas

                                                                #TopDocTuesday – Meet Therapeutic Radiologist Dr. Robert Douglas

                                                                When asked what he loves most about his job, Top Doc and Therapeutic Radiologist Robert Douglas, MD—witho ...

                                                                When asked what he loves most about his job, Top Doc and Therapeutic Radiologist Robert Douglas, MD—without hesitation—says “Working with wonderful people." “Our patients are delightful people from ou ...

                                                                November 01, 2016
                                                                | by Valley Communications
                                                                | 0 comments
                                                                Read more
                                                              • #TopDocTuesday – Meet Colon and Rectal Surgeon Dr. Phillip Dean

                                                                Posted by Valley Communications
                                                                |Date: October 25, 2016
                                                                | 0 comments
                                                                #TopDocTuesday – Meet Colon and Rectal Surgeon Dr. Phillip Dean

                                                                #TopDocTuesday – Meet Colon and Rectal Surgeon Dr. Phillip Dean

                                                                “I feel honored and humbled by the opportunity to help patients at their time of need,” says Colon and Re ...

                                                                “I feel honored and humbled by the opportunity to help patients at their time of need,” says Colon and Rectal Surgeon Dr. Phillip Dean. “I believe it was Euripides that said physicians are merely stag ...

                                                                October 25, 2016
                                                                | by Valley Communications
                                                                | 0 comments
                                                                Read more
                                                              • #TopDocTuesday – Meet Dr. Michael Hori, Internal Medicine

                                                                Posted by Valley Communications
                                                                |Date: October 18, 2016
                                                                | 0 comments
                                                                #TopDocTuesday – Meet Dr. Michael Hori, Internal Medicine

                                                                #TopDocTuesday – Meet Dr. Michael Hori, Internal Medicine

                                                                Michael Hori, MD is a native of the Northwest, spending most of his youth in Tacoma. He graduated from th ...

                                                                Michael Hori, MD is a native of the Northwest, spending most of his youth in Tacoma. He graduated from the University of Washington Medical School, where he also completed his Internal Medicine reside ...

                                                                October 18, 2016
                                                                | by Valley Communications
                                                                | 0 comments
                                                                Read more
                                                              • #TopDocTuesday – Meet Neuro/Spine Surgeon David Lundin, MD

                                                                Posted by Valley Communications
                                                                |Date: September 13, 2016
                                                                | (1) Comment
                                                                #TopDocTuesday – Meet Neuro/Spine Surgeon David Lundin, MD

                                                                #TopDocTuesday – Meet Neuro/Spine Surgeon David Lundin, MD

                                                                “I know this sounds cliché,” says Neuro- and Spine-Surgeon Dr. David Lundin, “but when we get people back ...

                                                                “I know this sounds cliché,” says Neuro- and Spine-Surgeon Dr. David Lundin, “but when we get people back to enjoying life, that feeling is really very exciting.” Lundin was recently recognized by Sea ...

                                                                September 13, 2016
                                                                | by Valley Communications
                                                                | (1) Comment
                                                                Read more
                                                              • #TopDocTuesday – Meet Midwife Laura Denman, CNM, ARNP

                                                                Posted by Valley Communications
                                                                |Date: September 06, 2016
                                                                | 0 comments
                                                                #TopDocTuesday – Meet Midwife Laura Denman, CNM, ARNP

                                                                #TopDocTuesday – Meet Midwife Laura Denman, CNM, ARNP

                                                                “I love the fact I get to participate in such an intimate way with such a universal human experience,” sa ...

                                                                “I love the fact I get to participate in such an intimate way with such a universal human experience,” says Laura Denman, Medical Director of the Midwives Clinic. “After guiding over 2,000 babies into ...

                                                                September 06, 2016
                                                                | by Valley Communications
                                                                | 0 comments
                                                                Read more
                                                              • #TopDocTuesday – Meet Nephrologist Andrew Brockenbrough, MD

                                                                Posted by Valley Communications
                                                                |Date: August 31, 2016
                                                                | 0 comments
                                                                #TopDocTuesday – Meet Nephrologist Andrew Brockenbrough, MD

                                                                #TopDocTuesday – Meet Nephrologist Andrew Brockenbrough, MD

                                                                “I love my job,” says Nephrologist Andrew Brockenbrough, MD, who is recognized by Seattle Met Magazine as ...

                                                                “I love my job,” says Nephrologist Andrew Brockenbrough, MD, who is recognized by Seattle Met Magazine as a 2016 Top Doc*. The Valley Medical Center Nephrology Clinic physician continues, “It’s a priv ...

                                                                August 31, 2016
                                                                | by Valley Communications
                                                                | 0 comments
                                                                Read more
                                                              • Seattle Met Magazine 2016 “Top Docs”

                                                                Posted by Valley Communications
                                                                |Date: August 24, 2016
                                                                | 0 comments
                                                                Seattle Met Magazine 2016 “Top Docs”

                                                                Seattle Met Magazine 2016 “Top Docs”

                                                                The 2016 Seattle Met “Top Doc” list is out, and look who’s on it! The 2016 Seattle Met Top Doctors survey ...

                                                                The 2016 Seattle Met “Top Doc” list is out, and look who’s on it! The 2016 Seattle Met Top Doctors survey polled doctors, nurses and physician assistants across King, Snohomish, Kitsap and Pierce coun ...

                                                                August 24, 2016
                                                                | by Valley Communications
                                                                | 0 comments
                                                                Read more

                                                              SEARCH BY CATEGORY

                                                              Birth Center Tour

                                                              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxPNXM9dG5Y

                                                              Facebook

                                                              Recent Posts

                                                              • 9 Preventive Screenings to Maximize Health January 17, 2023
                                                              • In this New Year, Keep Type 2 Diabetes from Becoming Part of Your Future January 17, 2023
                                                              • New Year, New You? How to Set Realistic Goals That You’ll Actually Stick With January 17, 2023

                                                              About

                                                              The We Are Valley Blog is a community resource focused on helping people live healthy lives.
                                                              Remarkable things happen here.™

                                                              Follow

                                                              • Caringbridge

                                                              Subscribe

                                                              Get news straight to your email.

                                                              Subscribe

                                                              Valley Medical Center

                                                              400 S. 43 Street
                                                              Renton, WA, 98055 USA
                                                              Ph: 425.228.3450
                                                              valleymed.org

                                                              We Are Valley Blog
                                                              • Sitemap
                                                              • Legal Notice
                                                              • Access to Care

                                                              Copyright 2016 Valley Medical Center.

                                                              All rights reserved.