Overview
Samson J. Lee, MD, graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology and Minor in Music Performance. He then graduated from Duke University School of Medicine and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha society for academic excellence. At Duke University, Dr. Lee received the Howard Hughes Medical Student Investigator Award twice for his research on immunotherapy of brain tumors. He then completed a general surgery internship at the University of Washington. This was followed by a year of research in pediatric craniofacial biology as a National Institutes of Health Scholar.Following this, Dr. Lee completed an otolaryngology-head and neck surgery residency over four years at the University of Washington. He then went on to complete extensive additional training in facial cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery in California. He completed his fellowship by achieving the second highest board examination score in the nation for facial plastic and reconstructive surgery earning him the Jack P. Anderson Award from the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.Dr. Lee's practice is focused on general medical and surgical problems of the head and neck with a focus on facial cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. In addition to performing cosmetic procedures, he has extensive training and experience in facial reconstruction after trauma and skin cancer removal, including rhinoplasty.Dr. Lee is double-board certified in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery as well as cosmetic and reconstructive facial plastic surgery. He is also a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Facial Plastic Surgery at the University of Washington. He regularly teaches residents facial plastic cosmetic and reconstructive surgery techniques at affiliated University of Washington Hospitals. Dr. Lee has been selected as a "Seattle Top Doctor" in both Seattle and Seattle Metropolitan Magazine for otolaryngology and facial plastic cosmetic and reconstructive surgery every year since 2011.
Dr. Lee is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bell's Palsy. His top areas of expertise are Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS), Nasal Septal Hematoma, Low Nasal Bridge, and Perichondritis.
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Locations
1231 116th Ave NE #915, Bellevue, WA 98004
510 8th Ave NE #310, Issaquah, WA 98029
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Guanning Lu is a Plastic Surgeon and an Otolaryngologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Lu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bell's Palsy. Her top areas of expertise are Facial Paralysis, Bell's Palsy, Recurrent Peripheral Facial Palsy, Progressive Hemifacial Atrophy, and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Lu is currently accepting new patients.
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Seth Schwartz is a Plastic Surgeon and an Otolaryngologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Schwartz is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bell's Palsy. His top areas of expertise are Acoustic Neuroma, Infant Hearing Loss, Schwannoma, Myringotomy, and Adenoidectomy. Dr. Schwartz is currently accepting new patients.
Douglas Backous, MD, is a board-certified neurotologist specializing in treating conditions of the ear and skull base. For more than 22 years, Dr. Backous has provided leading edge treatments for patients with hearing loss, deafness, chronic ear infections, cholesteatoma acoustic neuromas and facial nerve disorders. His professional passion is ensuring access to care for patients who choose to hear with cochlear implants, brainstem implants, Baha and other hearing devices. He treats adults and children. His medical research interests focus on implantable hearing device program efficiency for improved patient access and program viability. Dr. Backous is a member of the Proliance Surgeons Board of Directors. He is also the program director for the Seattle Advanced Otology Fellowship at Puget Sound ENT. Both Doug (’84) and his wife, Julie (’86), are alumni of Seattle Pacific University, where he previously served as Board Chair. They have three adult children. Dr. Backous is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bell's Palsy. His top areas of expertise are Cholesteatoma, Acoustic Neuroma, Schwannoma, and Infant Hearing Loss.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS)
- Low Nasal BridgeDr. Lee isDistinguished. Learn about Low Nasal Bridge.
- Nasal Septal HematomaDr. Lee isDistinguished. Learn about Nasal Septal Hematoma.
- PerichondritisDr. Lee isDistinguished. Learn about Perichondritis.
- Advanced
- Cheilitis GlandularisDr. Lee isAdvanced. Learn about Cheilitis Glandularis.
- Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP)
- Ear CancerDr. Lee isAdvanced. Learn about Ear Cancer.
- EmpyemaDr. Lee isAdvanced. Learn about Empyema.
- Male Pattern BaldnessDr. Lee isAdvanced. Learn about Male Pattern Baldness.
- Nasal FlaringDr. Lee isAdvanced. Learn about Nasal Flaring.
- Experienced
- Allergic RhinitisDr. Lee isExperienced. Learn about Allergic Rhinitis.
- Angiosarcoma of the ScalpDr. Lee isExperienced. Learn about Angiosarcoma of the Scalp.
- Autosomal Cleft PalateDr. Lee isExperienced. Learn about Autosomal Cleft Palate.
- Bell's PalsyDr. Lee isExperienced. Learn about Bell's Palsy.
- Deafness Hypogonadism SyndromeDr. Lee isExperienced. Learn about Deafness Hypogonadism Syndrome.
- DFNB1Dr. Lee isExperienced. Learn about DFNB1.