Overview
Paul Smith is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Smith is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Afibrinogenemia. His top areas of expertise are Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma, Hodgkin Lymphoma, High Cholesterol, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Smith is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 15 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
Locations
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.
Alex Efird is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Efird is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Afibrinogenemia. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Postmenopausal Osteoporosis.
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Medical Pavilion - Kirkland
Kavita Chawla, MD, is a board-certified internal medicine physician offering primary care for adults. Her special medical interests include diabetes and obesity management, cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment - especially in women, osteoporosis, preventive care and transgender care.Dr. Chawla enjoys building long-term relationships with her patients and helping them achieve their health care goals through genuine, honest interaction.Dr. Chawla is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. She is a clinical instructor with the University of Washington School of Medicine and residency faculty with the Virginia Mason Internal Medicine Residency program.Away from work, Dr. Chawla enjoys spending time outdoors with her family and friends. Dr. Chawla is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Afibrinogenemia. Her top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and High Cholesterol.
Franciscan Medical Clinic - Poulsbo
Connie Tomada, MD is a board-certified internal medicine physician. Dr. Tomada believes it is her responsibility to stay current with evidenced-based medicine without losing focus on the most important part of the profession - the patient. Dr. Tomada is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Afibrinogenemia. Her top areas of expertise are Sjogren Syndrome, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, and Heart Failure.
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
- Advanced
- Classical Hodgkin LymphomaDr. Smith isAdvanced. Learn about Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma.
- Hodgkin LymphomaDr. Smith isAdvanced. Learn about Hodgkin Lymphoma.
- Experienced
- AnemiaDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Anemia.
- ApraxiaDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Apraxia.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Atrial TachycardiaDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Tachycardia.
- Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT)
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional VertigoDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.

