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    MediFind found 103 doctor with experience in Colitis near Puyallup, WA. Of these, 86 are Experienced and 17 are Advanced.

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    103 providers found
      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Kamyar Vaziri
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Kamyar Vaziri
      Internal Medicine

      Franciscan Medical Group

      9230 Sky Island Dr E, 
      Bonney Lake, WA 
       (5.2 miles away)
      253-750-6000
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Korean, Mandarin, Spanish, Vietnamese
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      Kamyar Vaziri is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bonney Lake, Washington. Dr. Vaziri is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Vitrectomy, and Trabeculectomy. Dr. Vaziri is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Corie L. Sandall
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Corie L. Sandall
      Internal Medicine

      Franciscan Medical Group

      9230 Sky Island Dr E, 
      Bonney Lake, WA 
       (5.2 miles away)
      253-750-6000
      Languages Spoken:
      English
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      Corie Sandall is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bonney Lake, Washington. Dr. Sandall is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. Her top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), High Cholesterol, Familial Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Dr. Sandall is currently accepting new patients.

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      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Salochna Khetpal
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Salochna Khetpal
      Family Medicine

      Franciscan Medical Group

      15214 Canyon Rd E, Suite 100, 
      Puyallup, WA 
       (5.6 miles away)
      253-539-4200
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Arabic, French, Hindi, Sindhi, Urdu
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      Salochna Khetpal is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Puyallup, Washington. Dr. Khetpal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. Her top areas of expertise are Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Familial Hypobetalipoproteinemia, Apo A-I Deficiency, and Familial HDL Deficiency. Dr. Khetpal is currently accepting new patients.

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      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Claire M. Harvey
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Claire M. Harvey
      Family Medicine

      Franciscan Medical Group

      15214 Canyon Rd E, Suite 100, 
      Puyallup, WA 
       (5.6 miles away)
      253-539-4200
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Bulgarian, Portuguese, Spanish
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      Claire Harvey is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Puyallup, Washington. Dr. Harvey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, Cirrhosis, and High Cholesterol. Dr. Harvey is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Robert A. Ory
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Robert A. Ory
      Internal Medicine

      Franciscan Medical Group

      34503 9th Ave S, Suite 100, 
      Federal Way, WA 
       (7.6 miles away)
      253-874-2227
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Castilian, Spanish
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      Robert Ory is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Federal Way, Washington. Dr. Ory is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). Dr. Ory is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Jennifer E. Sweet
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Jennifer E. Sweet
      Family Medicine

      Franciscan Medical Group

      34503 9th Ave S, 
      Federal Way, WA 
       (7.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
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      Jennifer Sweet is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Federal Way, Washington. Dr. Sweet is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Obesity, Hypothyroidism, Melorheostosis, and Intrauterine Device Insertion. Dr. Sweet is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Fenfen Wu
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Fenfen Wu
      Internal Medicine

      Franciscan Medical Group

      34503 9th Ave S, Suite 100, 
      Federal Way, WA 
       (7.6 miles away)
      253-874-2227
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Russian
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      Fenfen Wu is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Federal Way, Washington. Dr. Wu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. Her top areas of expertise are Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis, Familial Periodic Paralysis, Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis, and Infant Hyperglycemia. Dr. Wu is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Kanwardeep K. Sidhu
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Kanwardeep K. Sidhu
      Family Medicine

      Franciscan Medical Group

      34503 9th Ave S, 
      Federal Way, WA 
       (7.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, French, German, Hindi, Punjabi, Spanish
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      Kanwardeep Sidhu is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Federal Way, Washington. Dr. Sidhu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. Her top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, and Vitamin D Deficiency. Dr. Sidhu is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Boris I. Lazarev
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Boris I. Lazarev
      Internal Medicine

      Franciscan Medical Group

      34503 9th Ave S, 
      Federal Way, WA 
       (7.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Farsi
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      Boris Lazarev is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Federal Way, Washington. Dr. Lazarev is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Sciatica, Scoliosis, Vertigo, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Lazarev is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Yuehua J. Gao
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Yuehua J. Gao
      Family Medicine

      Franciscan Medical Group

      34503 9th Ave S, 
      Federal Way, WA 
       (7.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Japanese, Mandarin
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      Yuehua Gao is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Federal Way, Washington. Dr. Gao is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, High Cholesterol, Obesity in Children, and Sciatica. Dr. Gao is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Robert M. Eager
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Robert M. Eager
      Internal Medicine

      Franciscan Medical Group

      34503 9th Ave S, Suite 100, 
      Federal Way, WA 
       (7.6 miles away)
      253-874-2227
      Languages Spoken:
      English
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      Robert Eager is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Federal Way, Washington. Dr. Eager is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Obesity in Children, Sciatica, and Osteomyelitis in Children. Dr. Eager is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Jude G. Verzosa
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Jude G. Verzosa
      Internal Medicine

      Franciscan Medical Group

      1802 Yakima Ave, Suite 304, 
      Tacoma, WA 
       (8.3 miles away)
      253-627-1244
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Castilian, Filipino, Russian, Spanish
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      Jude Verzosa is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Verzosa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Emphysema, and Bullae. Dr. Verzosa is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Paul W. Schmidt
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Paul W. Schmidt
      Family Medicine

      Franciscan Medical Group

      1812 S J St, Suite 120, 
      Tacoma, WA 
       (8.4 miles away)
      253-428-2200
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
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      Paul Schmidt is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Schmidt is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Thrush, Tension Headache, Macroamylasemia, and Obesity in Children. Dr. Schmidt is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Shahrooz Zandnia
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Shahrooz Zandnia
      Internal Medicine

      Franciscan Medical Group

      1812 S J St, Suite 120, 
      Tacoma, WA 
       (8.4 miles away)
      253-428-2200
      Languages Spoken:
      English, French, Hebrew, Korean, Spanish, Vietnamese
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      Shahrooz Zandnia is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Zandnia is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), High Cholesterol, Infant Hyperglycemia, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Zandnia is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Adrienne M. Lopata
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Adrienne M. Lopata
      Internal Medicine

      Franciscan Medical Group

      1812 S J St, Suite 120, 
      Tacoma, WA 
       (8.4 miles away)
      253-428-2200
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Norwegian, Swedish
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      Adrienne Lopata is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Lopata is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. Her top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Chronic Kidney Disease, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, and Melorheostosis. Dr. Lopata is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Mark D. Garcia
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Mark D. Garcia
      Family Medicine

      Franciscan Medical Group

      1812 S J St, Suite 120, 
      Tacoma, WA 
       (8.4 miles away)
      253-428-2200
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Filipino
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      Mark Garcia is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Garcia is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Chronic Pain, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). Dr. Garcia is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. John S. Smoots
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. John S. Smoots
      Internal Medicine

      Franciscan Medical Group

      1608 S J St, 
      Tacoma, WA 
       (8.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Japanese, Mandarin, Polish, Spanish
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      John Smoots is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Smoots is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), and Postmenopausal Osteoporosis. Dr. Smoots is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Brendon B. Hutchinson
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Brendon B. Hutchinson
      Family Medicine

      Franciscan Medical Group

      1608 S J St, 
      Tacoma, WA 
       (8.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Castilian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Vietnamese
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      Brendon Hutchinson is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Hutchinson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, Drowsiness, Excessive Daytime Sleepiness, and Meige Disease. Dr. Hutchinson is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Xiaotian Yan
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Xiaotian Yan
      Family Medicine

      Franciscan Medical Group

      1608 S J St, Fl 3, 
      Tacoma, WA 
       (8.5 miles away)
      253-274-7503
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Korean, Spanish
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      Offers Telehealth

      Xiaotian Yan is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Yan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, Sciatica, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Macroamylasemia. Dr. Yan is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Anna O. Troncales
      Geriatrics | Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Colitis

      Dr. Anna O. Troncales
      Geriatrics | Internal Medicine

      Franciscan Medical Group

      1608 S J St, 
      Tacoma, WA 
       (8.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hindi, Marathi
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      Anna Troncales is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics and Internal Medicine in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Troncales is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Colitis. Her top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Troncales is currently accepting new patients.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of Colitis?

      Colitis is swelling (inflammation) of the large intestine (colon).

      When should I see a Colitis doctor near Puyallup, 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 Colitis doctor near Puyallup, 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 do I find the best Colitis doctor near Puyallup, WA?

      You can find a Colitis doctor in any of the 10 largest U.S. cities by clicking below:

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      How does MediFind rank Colitis doctors near Puyallup, 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 Colitis doctors near Puyallup, 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 Colitis doctor near Puyallup, 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 Colitis doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Colitis 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 Colitis doctor near Puyallup, 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 Colitis 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 Colitis 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 Colitis doctors near Puyallup, WA?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Colitis 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 Colitis doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Colitis 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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