Overview
Kristy Wells, MD, FACS, is a board-certified general surgeon who performs surgery at Virginia Mason Medical Center and St. Anne Hospital. Dr. Wells has a special medical interest in emergency general surgery.Dr. Wells takes a maternalistic approach to patient care. She seeks to understand each patient's goals and to help them achieve them. Her role is to assist, not judge. Dr. Wells’ focus on patient-centered care resulted in the receipt of an Award for Outstanding Patient Satisfaction for five consecutive years.Away from work, Dr. Wells enjoys spending time with her kids and dogs, and getting to know the beautiful city of Seattle.
Dr. Wells is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Mammary Hamartoma. Her top areas of expertise are Gallbladder Disease, Gallstones, Choledocholithiasis, Hernia Surgery, and Endoscopy.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
Locations
1100 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101
Olympic Medical Physicians
Sandra Tatro is a General Surgeon in Port Angeles, Washington. Dr. Tatro is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Mammary Hamartoma. Her top areas of expertise are Hernia, Anal Cancer, Angiosarcoma, Hernia Surgery, and Colostomy. Dr. Tatro is currently accepting new patients.
Lynne Clark is a General Surgeon in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Clark is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Mammary Hamartoma. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Intraductal Papilloma, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, and Mastectomy. Dr. Clark is currently accepting new patients.
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Debra Wechter, MD, FACS, has expertise inBreast disease and breast cancerSentinel lymph node biopsySkin-sparing mastectomyBreast conserving surgeryGeneral surgery including thyroid surgery, gallbladder surgery and surgery for gastrointestinal malignanciesDr. Wechter has special interest inBreast surgeryLaparoscopic surgeryGastrointestinal surgeryEndocrine surgeryOncoplastic breast surgeryWhen not at work, Dr. Wechter enjoys spending time with her husband and their two children. She also enjoys bicycling, skiing and backpacking. Dr. Wechter is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Mammary Hamartoma. Her top areas of expertise are Intraductal Papilloma, Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Lymphadenectomy, and Mastectomy.
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
- Experienced
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- AngiosarcomaDr. Wells isExperienced. Learn about Angiosarcoma.
- Breast CancerDr. Wells isExperienced. Learn about Breast Cancer.
- Breast LumpDr. Wells isExperienced. Learn about Breast Lump.
- CellulitisDr. Wells isExperienced. Learn about Cellulitis.
- CholecystitisDr. Wells isExperienced. Learn about Cholecystitis.