Distinguished in Esophageal Cancer
Distinguished in Esophageal Cancer
Virginia Mason Medical Center
1100 9th Ave, 
Seattle, WA 

Overview

Donald Low is a Thoracic Surgeon in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Low is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Hiatal Hernia, Diaphragmatic Hernia, Esophageal Cancer, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 187 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 56 articles in the study of Esophageal Cancer.

Specialties
Thoracic Surgery
Licenses
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) in WA
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Accepted insurance plans:

Blue Shield of California
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
PacificSource
  • PPO
Premera
  • EPO
  • PPO

Locations

Virginia Mason Medical Center
1100 9th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101

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.


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