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                                    • #TopDocTuesday – Meet Orthopedic Surgeon William Barrett, MD

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                                      |Date: November 22, 2016
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                                      #TopDocTuesday – Meet Orthopedic Surgeon William Barrett, MD

                                      #TopDocTuesday – Meet Orthopedic Surgeon William Barrett, MD

                                      Orthopedic Surgeon William Barrett, MD—a 30-year veteran of the operating room—has been named a Top Doc e ...

                                      Orthopedic Surgeon William Barrett, MD—a 30-year veteran of the operating room—has been named a Top Doc every year since 2007 by Seattle Magazine and/or Seattle Met Magazine. This year he is once agai ...

                                      November 22, 2016
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                                    • #TopDocTuesday – Meet Sleep Specialist Dr. Wynne Chen

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                                      |Date: November 14, 2016
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                                      #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
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                                    • #TopDocTuesday – Meet General Surgeon Wayne Lau, MD

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                                      |Date: November 07, 2016
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                                      #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
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                                    • #TopDocTuesday – Meet Therapeutic Radiologist Dr. Robert Douglas

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                                      |Date: November 01, 2016
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                                      #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
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                                    • #TopDocTuesday – Meet Colon and Rectal Surgeon Dr. Phillip Dean

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                                      |Date: October 25, 2016
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                                      #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
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                                    • #TopDocTuesday – Meet Dr. Michael Hori, Internal Medicine

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                                      |Date: October 18, 2016
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                                      #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
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                                    • #TopDocTuesday – Meet Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist Dr. Edith Cheng

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                                      |Date: October 11, 2016
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                                      #TopDocTuesday – Meet Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist Dr. Edith Cheng

                                      #TopDocTuesday – Meet Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist Dr. Edith Cheng

                                      “I love genetics,” says Dr. Edith Cheng, MD, Medical Director of the Maternal and Infant Care Center and ...

                                      “I love genetics,” says Dr. Edith Cheng, MD, Medical Director of the Maternal and Infant Care Center and the Prenatal Genetics and Fetal Therapy Program here at Valley. “Genetics explains our life and ...

                                      October 11, 2016
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                                    • #TopDocTuesday – Meet Neurologist David Vossler, MD

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                                      |Date: September 27, 2016
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                                      #TopDocTuesday – Meet Neurologist David Vossler, MD

                                      #TopDocTuesday – Meet Neurologist David Vossler, MD

                                      “I love doing research that directly answers the everyday questions we face in taking care of the 40 type ...

                                      “I love doing research that directly answers the everyday questions we face in taking care of the 40 types of epilepsy and 10 types of seizures,” says Neurologist David Vossler, M.D. “I’m excited ever ...

                                      September 27, 2016
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                                    • #TopDocTuesday – Meet Nephrologist Frank Fung, MD

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                                      |Date: September 20, 2016
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                                      #TopDocTuesday – Meet Nephrologist Frank Fung, MD

                                      #TopDocTuesday – Meet Nephrologist Frank Fung, MD

                                      “I enjoy having an engaging interaction with my patients,” says Dr. Frank Fung, MD, a nephrologist at our ...

                                      “I enjoy having an engaging interaction with my patients,” says Dr. Frank Fung, MD, a nephrologist at our Nephrology Clinic in Kent. “I truly appreciate the opportunity to care for patients, to help i ...

                                      September 20, 2016
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                                    • #TopDocTuesday – Meet Neuro/Spine Surgeon David Lundin, MD

                                      Posted by Valley Communications
                                      |Date: September 13, 2016
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                                      #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
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