TACOMA, Wash — Congratulations to the MultiCare doctors honored in Seattle Magazine’s 24th annual “Top Doctors” issue. The list names the best physicians in the Puget Sound region.
Doctors on this list were nominated by their peers — licensed physicians in the region — along with the help of Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., a health care research and information company that identifies the top doctors in America.
Below are the MultiCare physicians honored this year by Seattle Magazine:
MultiCare Medical Associates
- Zachary B. Adler, MD: orthopedic surgery
- Ahmad Azari, MD: obstetrics and gynecology
- Rebecca L. Benko, MD: family medicine
- Camela A. Billick, MD: family medicine
- Tamara T. Chao, MD: maternal and fetal medicine
- Benjamin Y. Chen, MD: orthopedic surgery
- Chan-Kyung J. Cho, MD: radiation oncology
- Jeffrey L. Clemons, MD: urogynecology/female pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery
- Stephen A. Cobert, MD: otolaryngology
- Jos A. Cove, MD: orthopedic surgery
- Paul S. Degenfelder, MD: orthopedic surgery
- William S. Duke, MD, FACS: otolaryngology
- David Hou, MD: pain medicine
- John C. Hung, MD: orthopedic surgery
- Gregory R. Lamberton, MD: urology
- Kimberly A. Mebust, MD: sleep medicine
- Loren P. Molina, MD: maternal and fetal medicine
- Orestes Molina, MD: obstetrics and gynecology
- Charles C. Nam, MD: internal medicine
- Patricia Papadopoulos, MD: rheumatology
- Christine Puig, MD: otolaryngology
- Laila Rashidi, MD, FACS, FASCRS: colon and rectal surgery
- Ryan U. Riel, MD: hand surgery
- Arun Sharma, MD: otolaryngology
- Steve C. Stringfellow, MD: internal medicine
- Robert M. Tamurian, MD: orthopedic surgery
Pulse Heart Institute
- Prashant Atri, MD: interventional cardiology
- Tobias T. Lee, MD: cardiovascular disease
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital
- Stephanie Acierno, MD, MPH, FACS, FAAP: pediatric surgery
- Meade Barlow, MD, FACS, FAAP: pediatric surgery
- Elizabeth Berdan, MD: pediatric surgery
- Mark E. Boseley, MD: pediatric otolaryngology
- Tamara Chang, MD: pediatric oncology
- Jason Cheung, MD: pediatric ophthalmology
- Sean Ciullo, MD: pediatric surgery
- Mary P. Fairchok, MD: pediatric infectious disease
- Gavin Falk, MD: pediatric surgery
- Utkarsh Fichadia, MD: pediatric emergency medicine
- Britney G. Frazier, MD: pediatric endocrinology
- Kevin K. Gandhi, MD: pediatric urology
- Joseph D. Gramling, MD: pediatric gastroenterology
- Rohit Gupta, MD, FAAP: pediatric gastroenterology
- Pin-Yi Ko, MD: pediatric neurology
- Randall M. Holland, MD, FACS: pediatric surgery
- Bradley Hood, MD: developmental behavioral pediatrics
- Mara Horwitz, MD: pediatric rheumatology
- Robert G. Irwin, MD: pediatric hematology-oncology
- Kimberly A. Johnson, MD: developmental behavioral pediatrics
- Allison Langs-Barlow, MD: pediatric infectious disease
- David B. Lashley, MD: pediatric urology
- George Makari, MD: child neurology
- Steven A. Phillips, MD: child neurology
- Nicholas Rajacich, MD: orthopedic surgery
- Cathrine Sampert, DO: pediatric gastroenterology
- Anisha Schwarz, MD: child neurology
- Barbara Thompson, MD: pediatric endocrinology
- Raghu U. Varier, DO: pediatric gastroenterology
- Rebecca Whitesell, MD: orthopedic surgery
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children’s affiliated physicians
- Heather L. Cooper, MD: pediatrics; Woodcreek Pediatrics, Bonney Lake
- Jennie Hendrie, MD: pediatrics; Woodcreek Pediatrics, Bonney Lake
- Bradley Kirschner, MD: pediatrics; Pediatrics Northwest, Tacoma
- Denise Michaelsen, MD: pediatrics; Harbor Pediatrics, Gig Harbor
- Sharon Santos, MD: pediatrics; Woodcreek Pediatrics, Bonney Lake
- Brian Schoos, MD: pediatrics; Woodcreek Pediatrics, Bonney Lake
About MultiCare
MultiCare Health System is a not-for-profit health care organization with 13 hospitals and more than 28,000 team members. We are committed to achieving our mission of healing and a healthy future and delivering world-class health outcomes and an exceptional experience.
As one of the largest community-based, locally governed health systems in Washington state, our comprehensive system of health includes numerous primary care, urgent care and dedicated specialty services. For more information, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or LinkedIn.
