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    MediFind found 92 doctor with experience in Cholecystitis near Seattle, WA. Of these, 73 are Experienced, 17 are Advanced, 1 are Distinguished and 1 are Elite.

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    92 providers found
      Helen H. Kim
      Advanced in Cholecystitis
      General Surgery | Colorectal Surgery
      Advanced in Cholecystitis
      General Surgery | Colorectal Surgery

      Proliance Surgeons

      1231 116th Ave NE, Suite 930, 
      Bellevue, WA 
       (6.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Helen Kim, MD, is certified by the American College of Surgeons. She has a special interest in breast surgery, robotic surgery, and minimally invasive surgery. She is a trained and certified console surgeon on da Vinci® Single-Site™, the da Vinci® Surgical System, and EndoWrist®. She practices abdominal wall hernia repair and open, laparoscopic, and robot-assisted techniques for complex and recurrent hernias. She also performs gastrointestinal surgery, laparoscopic and open colectomy, cholecystectomy, appendectomy, anti-reflux surgery, and laparoscopic intra-abdominal scar release surgery.Dr. Kim treats high risk, benign, and malignant breast conditions through initial evaluation of high breast cancer risk patients, management and treatment of breast pain, nipple discharge, breast masses and image-detected lesions, as well as surgical management of breast cancer, which includes breast-conserving lumpectomy, skin-sparing and nipple-sparing mastectomy, and sentinel lymph node biopsy. She also coordinates breast reconstruction at the time of mastectomy.During her sabbatical year in 2010, she performed surgeries at Kijabe, Kenya as a short-term medical missionary for one month, travelled to France and Italy, and took oil-painting classes. In and out of the operating room, Dr. Kim places emphasis on meticulous surgical techniques and offers the most advanced minimally invasive approaches wherever applicable, while caring for the patient as a whole in the context of their other medical conditions. Dr. Kim is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cholecystitis. Her top areas of expertise are Hernia, Umbilical Hernia, Pilonidal Sinus Disease, Gallbladder Disease, and Hernia Surgery.

      Advanced in Cholecystitis
      General Surgery | Surgical Oncology
      Advanced in Cholecystitis
      General Surgery | Surgical Oncology

      Virginia Mason Medical Center

      1100 9th Ave, 
      Seattle, WA 
       (0.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Clancy Clark is a General Surgeon and a Surgical Oncologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Clark is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cholecystitis. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Acute Pancreatitis, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatectomy, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy. Dr. Clark is currently accepting new patients.

      What does Elite, Distinguished, Advanced, Experienced mean?
      Elite in Cholecystitis
      Gastroenterology
      Elite in Cholecystitis
      Gastroenterology

      Virginia Mason Medical Center

      380 Winslow Way E, 
      Bainbridge Island, WA 
       (8.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Afrikaans, Filipino, Mandarin, Spanish, Vietnamese
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Shayan Irani is a Gastroenterologist in Bainbridge Island, Washington. Dr. Irani is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cholecystitis. His top areas of expertise are Cholecystitis, Gastrointestinal Fistula, Gallbladder Disease, Endoscopy, and Gastric Bypass. Dr. Irani is currently accepting new patients.

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      Advanced in Cholecystitis
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Cholecystitis
      Gastroenterology
      1100 9th Ave, 
      Seattle, WA 
       (0.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Castilian, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Richard Kozarek is a Gastroenterologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Kozarek is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cholecystitis. His top areas of expertise are Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction, Chronic Pancreatitis, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Kozarek is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Cholecystitis
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Cholecystitis
      Gastroenterology

      Swedish Health Services

      1221 Madison St, Suite 1220, 
      Seattle, WA 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hindi, Korean, Punjabi
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Rajesh Krishnamoorthi is a Gastroenterologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Krishnamoorthi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cholecystitis. His top areas of expertise are Barrett Esophagus, Bile Duct Obstruction, Cholestasis, Endoscopy, and Gastric Bypass. Dr. Krishnamoorthi is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Cholecystitis
      General Surgery
      Advanced in Cholecystitis
      General Surgery
      1221 Madison Street, Arnold Pavilion, Suite 1411, 
      Seattle, WA 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Sean Wells is a General Surgeon in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Wells is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cholecystitis. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Ogilvie Syndrome, Gallbladder Disease, Gallbladder Removal, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Wells is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Cholecystitis
      General Surgery
      Advanced in Cholecystitis
      General Surgery

      The Association Of University Physicians

      1959 Ne Pacific St, 
      Seattle, WA 
       (3.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Daniel Kim is a General Surgeon in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Kim is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cholecystitis. His top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Fistula, Hernia, Retroperitoneal Inflammation, Hernia Surgery, and Ureteral Reconstruction. Dr. Kim is currently accepting new patients.

      David R. Flum
      Experienced in Cholecystitis
      General Surgery
      Experienced in Cholecystitis
      General Surgery

      The Association Of University Physicians

      1959 Ne Pacific St, 
      Seattle, WA 
       (3.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Castilian, Portuguese, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      David Flum is a General Surgeon in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Flum is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cholecystitis. His top areas of expertise are Appendicitis, Diverticular Disease, Obesity, Appendectomy, and Gastric Bypass. Dr. Flum is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Cholecystitis
      General Surgery
      Distinguished in Cholecystitis
      General Surgery

      Overlake Medical Clinics LLC

      1035 1116th Ave Ne, 
      Bellevue, WA 
       (6.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Sung Cho is a General Surgeon in Bellevue, Washington. Dr. Cho is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cholecystitis. His top areas of expertise are Cholecystitis, Ogilvie Syndrome, Retroperitoneal Inflammation, Hernia Surgery, and Pancreatectomy. Dr. Cho is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Cholecystitis
      General Surgery | Palliative Medicine
      Experienced in Cholecystitis
      General Surgery | Palliative Medicine

      Virginia Mason Medical Center

      1100 9th Ave, 
      Seattle, WA 
       (0.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Mandarin, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Lauren Wancata is a General Surgeon and a Palliative Medicine provider in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Wancata is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cholecystitis. Her top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Bile Duct Stricture, Pancreatectomy, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy. Dr. Wancata is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Cholecystitis
      General Surgery
      Experienced in Cholecystitis
      General Surgery

      Virginia Mason Medical Center

      1100 9th Ave, 
      Seattle, WA 
       (0.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, German, Hindi, Tamil, Urdu
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Thomas Biehl is a General Surgeon in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Biehl is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cholecystitis. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Acute Pancreatitis, Hernia, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Pancreatectomy. Dr. Biehl is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Cholecystitis
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Cholecystitis
      Gastroenterology
      1100 9th Ave, 
      Seattle, WA 
       (0.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Seng-ian Gan is a Gastroenterologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Gan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cholecystitis. His top areas of expertise are Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Bile Duct Obstruction, Cholestasis, Endoscopy, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy.

      Experienced in Cholecystitis
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Cholecystitis
      Gastroenterology

      Virginia Mason Medical Center

      1100 9th Ave, 
      Seattle, WA 
       (0.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Korean, Tamil
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Amar Vedamurthy is a Gastroenterologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Vedamurthy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cholecystitis. His top areas of expertise are Ulcerative Colitis, Hemorrhagic Proctocolitis, Gallstones, Colonoscopy, and Lithotripsy. Dr. Vedamurthy is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Cholecystitis
      General Surgery
      Experienced in Cholecystitis
      General Surgery
      1100 9th Ave, 
      Seattle, WA 
       (0.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Richard Thirlby is a General Surgeon in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Thirlby is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cholecystitis. His top areas of expertise are Appendicitis, Gastroparesis, Diverticular Disease, Appendectomy, and Colostomy.

      Experienced in Cholecystitis
      General Surgery | Colorectal Surgery
      Experienced in Cholecystitis
      General Surgery | Colorectal Surgery

      Virginia Mason Medical Center

      1100 9th Ave, 
      Seattle, WA 
       (0.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Ravi Moonka is a General Surgeon and a Colorectal Surgeon in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Moonka is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cholecystitis. His top areas of expertise are Familial Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Anal Cancer, Colostomy, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Moonka is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Cholecystitis
      General Surgery
      Experienced in Cholecystitis
      General Surgery
      1100 9th Ave, 
      Seattle, WA 
       (0.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Kimberly Bertens is a General Surgeon in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Bertens is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cholecystitis. Her top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Fistula, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Liver Cancer, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Hepatectomy.

      Experienced in Cholecystitis
      General Surgery
      Experienced in Cholecystitis
      General Surgery

      The Association Of University Physicians

      908 Jefferson St, 
      Seattle, WA 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      David Zonies is a General Surgeon in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Zonies is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cholecystitis. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, Delirium, Ear Barotrauma, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Zonies is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Cholecystitis
      General Surgery
      Experienced in Cholecystitis
      General Surgery

      The Association Of University Physicians

      325 9th Ave, 
      Seattle, WA 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Afrikaans, Dutch, Mandarin, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Ronald Maier is a General Surgeon in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Maier is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cholecystitis. His top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Cholecystitis, Low Blood Pressure, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, and Gallbladder Removal. Dr. Maier is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Cholecystitis
      General Surgery
      Experienced in Cholecystitis
      General Surgery

      The Association Of University Physicians

      325 9th Ave, 
      Seattle, WA 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Arabic, Hindi, Korean, Mandarin, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Scott Brakenridge is a General Surgeon in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Brakenridge is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cholecystitis. His top areas of expertise are Necrotizing Fasciitis, Ogilvie Syndrome, Gastrointestinal Fistula, Gallbladder Removal, and Fasciotomy. Dr. Brakenridge is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Cholecystitis
      General Surgery
      Experienced in Cholecystitis
      General Surgery

      The Association Of University Physicians

      325 9th Ave, 
      Seattle, WA 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Filipino, Hindi, Romanian, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Deepika Nehra is a General Surgeon in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Nehra is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cholecystitis. Her top areas of expertise are Hypovolemic Shock, Subdural Hematoma, Spinal Shock, Gastrostomy, and Colostomy. Dr. Nehra is currently accepting new patients.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of Cholecystitis?

      Cholecystitis is a term for inflammation of the gallbladder. The gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ below the liver that collects and releases digestive fluid (bile) into the small intestine. Cholecystitis can occur when there is a buildup of bile in the gallbladder, the formation of gallstones that block the opening of the gallbladder, or the presence of tumors, hepatitis, or other serious illnesses. When the gallbladder gets blocked or inflamed, it can develop a bacterial infection. Cholecystitis can be acute or chronic.

      When should I see a Cholecystitis doctor near Seattle, WA?

      There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

      • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
      • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
      • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
      • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
      • You want a second opinion.  

      What should I consider when choosing a Cholecystitis doctor near Seattle, WA?

      It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

      How does MediFind rank Cholecystitis doctors near Seattle, WA?

      MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

      What types of insurance are accepted by Cholecystitis doctors near Seattle, WA?

      Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

      How can I book an appointment online with a Cholecystitis doctor near Seattle, WA?

      MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Cholecystitis doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Cholecystitis doctor?

      Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

      How can I prepare for my appointment with a Cholecystitis doctor near Seattle, WA?

      Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

      • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
      • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
      • Family history of disease 
      • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
      • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
      • List of questions and concerns 
      • Your insurance card 

      You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

      What questions should I ask my Cholecystitis doctor?

      Here are some sample questions: 

      • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
      • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
      • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
      • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
      • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

      How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Cholecystitis doctor may know about?

      MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

      MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

      Can I filter my search to show male or female Cholecystitis doctors near Seattle, WA?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Cholecystitis doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

      Can I filter my search to find a Cholecystitis doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Cholecystitis doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

      Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

      By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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