Brian E. Louie
Experienced in Bile Duct Stricture

Dr. Brian E. Louie

Thoracic Surgery
Swedish Medical Center
Swedish Thoracic Surgery - First Hill
1101 Madison Street, Suite 900, 
Seattle, WA 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Experienced in Bile Duct Stricture
Swedish Medical Center
Swedish Thoracic Surgery - First Hill
1101 Madison Street, Suite 900, 
Seattle, WA 
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Overview

Dr. Louie most recently received the 2024 Thoracic Surgery Top Doc designation and has received the Seattle Top Doc award for multiple consecutive years. Philosophy of care: Dr. Louie’s practice involves all aspects of general thoracic surgery including the lung, esophagus, stomach and mediastinum. He has particular interests in minimally invasive surgery that involves the use of laparoscopy, robotics and endoscopy for both cancer and non-cancerous diseases. He believes that care is about helping patients and their families understand their illness and guiding them in selecting treatment that is appropriate and individualized for the patient at his or her stage of life.

Dr. Louie is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bile Duct Stricture. His top areas of expertise are Hiatal Hernia, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Achalasia, Endoscopy, and Thymectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 156 peer reviewed articles and participating in 7 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
University Of Toronto Faculty Of Medicine , 1996
Residency
McMaster University St Joseph`s Hospitali , 2004
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery
Licenses
Surgery in WA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Surgery
Fellowships
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California , 2005
Hospital Affiliations
Swedish Edmonds Hospital
Swedish Issaquah
Swedish Medical Center
Providence Centralia Hospital
Olympic Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

Insurance

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Aetna
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Anthem BCBS
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Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EPO
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Cambia Health Solutions
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  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • PPO
Cigna
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Community Health
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Coordinated Care
  • HMO
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
Highmark
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Humana
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Kaiser Permanente
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Medicaid
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PacificSource
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Premera
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Wellcare
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Locations

Swedish Thoracic Surgery - First Hill
1101 Madison Street, Suite 900, Seattle, WA 98104
Call: 206-215-6800
Other Locations
Swedish Cherry Hill
500 17th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122
Call: 206-320-2000
Swedish Thoracic Surgery - Issaquah
751 Northeast Blakely Drive, Suite 4543, Issaquah, WA 98029
Call: 206-215-6800
Swedish Vascular Surgery - Edmonds Professional Center
7315 212th Street Southwest, Suite 205, Edmonds, WA 98026
Call: 206-215-5921
Swedish First Hill
747 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122
Call: 206-386-6000

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Louie has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Empyema
Esophageal Cancer
Lung Cancer
Pectus Carinatum
Myasthenia Gravis
Mesothelioma
Hiatal Hernia
Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer
Liposarcoma
Mediastinitis
Diaphragmatic Hernia
Gastrectomy
Endoscopy
Subglottic Stenosis
Thymectomy
Pectus Excavatum
Stomach Cancer
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Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


7 Clinical Trials

Research to Further Inform Thinking About the Role of LINX for Reflux Disease
Research to Further Inform Thinking About the Role of LINX for Reflux Disease
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: January 16, 2026
Intervention Type: Device
Neoadjuvant Nivolumab, or Nivolumab in Combination With Ipilimumab, in Resectable Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.
Neoadjuvant Nivolumab, or Nivolumab in Combination With Ipilimumab, in Resectable Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: December 03, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Nivolumab
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Randomized Prospective Trial of Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients With Completely Resected Stage I or IIA Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Identified as Intermediate or High Risk by a 14-Gene Prognostic Assay
A Randomized Prospective Trial of Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients With Completely Resected Stage I or IIA Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Identified as Intermediate or High Risk by a 14-Gene Prognostic Assay
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: April 13, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug, Other
Study Drug: Adjuvant Chemotherapy
Study Phase: Not Applicable
A Phase 3, Randomized,Single Dose, Open-Label Study to Investigate the Safety and Efficacy of OTL38 Injection for Intraoperative Imaging of Folate Receptor Positive Lung Nodules
A Phase 3, Randomized,Single Dose, Open-Label Study to Investigate the Safety and Efficacy of OTL38 Injection for Intraoperative Imaging of Folate Receptor Positive Lung Nodules
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: March 23, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug, Device
Study Drug: OTL38
Study Phase: Phase 3
Registry of Outcomes From AntiReflux Surgery (ROARS)
Registry of Outcomes From AntiReflux Surgery (ROARS)
Enrollment Status: Unknown
Publish Date: February 21, 2023
Intervention Type: Procedure, Device
A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Transversus Abdominis Plane Catheter Versus Epidural After Esophagectomy
A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Transversus Abdominis Plane Catheter Versus Epidural After Esophagectomy
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: January 23, 2023
Intervention Type: Procedure
Study Phase: Not Applicable
The CALIBER Study Randomized Controlled Trial of LINX Versus Double-Dose Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy for Reflux Disease
The CALIBER Study Randomized Controlled Trial of LINX Versus Double-Dose Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy for Reflux Disease
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: January 07, 2019
Intervention Type: Drug, Device
Study Phase: Phase 4
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 (25.8 miles away)
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  • Hiatal Hernia
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  • Achalasia
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  • Barrett Esophagus
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  • Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
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  • Endoscopy
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  • Esophagitis
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  • Esophageal Cancer
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  • Esophageal Perforation
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  • Hernia Surgery
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  • Lung Cancer
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  • Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia
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  • Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
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  • ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
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  • Bile Duct Stricture
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  • Collapsed Lung
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  • EGFR Positive Lung Cancer
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  • Fibrosing Mediastinitis
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  • Gastrectomy
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