Overview
Matthew Allen, MD joined Ballard Pediatrics in 2001 after completion of residency at Seattle Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center. Born in Seattle, Dr. Allen is a graduate of both the Philosophy Department and School of Medicine at the University of Washington. His training has given him opportunities to practice medicine in China, Guatemala and Chiapas, Mexico. Dr. Allen works full time at Ballard Pediatrics and enjoys following the development of children within their families. He is a past President of the Medical Staff at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Dr. Allen lives in Seattle with his wife, interior designer Allison Allen, and daughter Ellie and sons Andrew and Grant. His outside interests include alpine hiking, sea kayaking, soccer and reading.
Dr. Allen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Eyelid Bump. His top areas of expertise are Roseola, Delayed Growth, Stork Bite, and Vascular Birthmark.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
7554 15th Avenue Northwest, 0, Seattle, WA
500 17th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122
747 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Allen 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.
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.
Childrens Eye Care
Dr. Epley earned his Parks Bronze medal after serving as President of AAPOS from 2012-13. He has volunteered on numerous AAO and AAPOS Committees, and is an AAO media spokesperson. He served on the board of the Washington Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons (WAEPS) since 1999 and as its President 2004-5. He earned Honor Awards from AAPOS in 2009 and the AAO in 2010. He was the inaugural section editor of the EyeWiki for pediatrics from 2010-15. Dr. Epley was the founding Deputy Editor of the Pediatric Ophthalmology Education Center, for which he earned an AAO Secretariat Award in 2016. He founded the Washington Eye Foundation of WAEPS in 2015 and was named President of the Children’s Eye Foundation in 2015. He serves as a Director of the American Board of Ophthalmology 2016-2023. Dr. Epley has authored over two-dozen scientific papers and book chapters, and given over 100 presentations worldwide. Dr. Epley is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Eyelid Bump. His top areas of expertise are Strabismus, Oculocutaneous Albinism, Ocular Albinism, and Brown Syndrome.
Proliance Surgeons
Dr. Lenart's philosophy of care is firmly established in delivering superb eye care to all his pediatric patients and in the treatment of ocular misalignment in adults. He is passionate about facilitating the achievement of maximal binocular potential in children and adults. The realignment of a person’s eyes can be one of the most rewarding experiences of their life. He is proud to provide this kind of surgical and non-surgical correction to his patients. His training allows him to have special expertise to help any child with ocular disease or adult with ocular misalignment. Dr. Lenart is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Eyelid Bump. His top areas of expertise are Strabismus, Esotropia, Amblyopia, and Astigmatism.
Mazen Dahan, MD
Mazen Dahan is a Pediatrics provider in Puyallup, Washington. Dr. Dahan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Eyelid Bump. His top areas of expertise are Delayed Growth, Undescended Testicle, Vascular Birthmark, and Stork Bite. Dr. Dahan is currently accepting new patients.
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
- CroupDr. Allen isAdvanced. Learn about Croup.
- Delayed GrowthDr. Allen isAdvanced. Learn about Delayed Growth.
- Increased Head CircumferenceDr. Allen isAdvanced. Learn about Increased Head Circumference.
- RoseolaDr. Allen isAdvanced. Learn about Roseola.
- Stork BiteDr. Allen isAdvanced. Learn about Stork Bite.
- Vascular BirthmarkDr. Allen isAdvanced. Learn about Vascular Birthmark.
- Experienced
- Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS)
- Autism Spectrum DisorderDr. Allen isExperienced. Learn about Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Cardiofaciocutaneous SyndromeDr. Allen isExperienced. Learn about Cardiofaciocutaneous Syndrome.
- Developmental Dysphasia FamilialDr. Allen isExperienced. Learn about Developmental Dysphasia Familial.
- DiarrheaDr. Allen isExperienced. Learn about Diarrhea.
- Eyelid BumpDr. Allen isExperienced. Learn about Eyelid Bump.