
Overview
Dr. Pesenson treats patients the way she would like her family to be treated when they seek medical care. She also believes in educating patients about their medical conditions and invites them to be active participants in their care.
Dr. Pesenson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Potassium Level. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Nephrotic Syndrome, and Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 6 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Locations
904 7th Avenue, 0, Seattle, WA 98104
3400 California Avenue Southwest, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98116
500 17th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122
747 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Pesenson 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.
Virginia Mason Medical Center
"Ahmad Mahallati, MD, specializes in nephrology (kidney disease), renal transplantation and diabetes.Dr. Mahallati dislikes the use of the word ""patient"" because he prefers to treat people who walk into his office as individuals; as fathers, brothers, sisters, mothers, daughters and sons with connections to the greater community and not isolated entities. He aspires to think outside the box and to provide options as part of the art of medicine.Dr. Mahallati is a member of the American Medical Association and American Society of Nephrology. He was named the American College of Physicians Resident of the Year at Harbor Hospital in 2007 and received a Scholarship and Professionalism Award there in 2006.In addition to practicing medicine, Dr. Mahallati enjoys portrait painting (featured on ABC News' ""Nightline"") and hiking with his wife and golden retriever.". Dr. Mahallati is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Potassium Level. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Kidney Failure, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Michael Sutters, MD, is a board-certified nephrologist with a clinical focus in hypertension, transplant nephrology, glomerulonephritis and polycystic kidney disease. He completed medical training in the UK at Oxford, London and Cambridge universities before moving to the USA in 1992.Dr. Sutters is a member of the American Society of Nephrology and the Royal College of Physicians. He pursued postdoctoral studies at Yale University School of Medicine. Before taking a position at Virginia Mason Medical Center, he was an assistant professor of medicine for ten years in the department of nephrology at Johns Hopkins University. He has published papers in human fluid physiology and polycystic kidney disease.Dr. Sutters loves the Pacific Northwest. He enjoys fly fishing, photography and restoring old cars during his leisure time. He also plays the violin in a local orchestra. Dr. Sutters is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Potassium Level. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Acute Kidney Failure, Polycystic Kidney Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Medical Pavilion - Edmonds
Maria Salazar, MD, is a board-certified nephrologist with interests in kidney and pancreas transplantation, hypertension and chronic kidney disease. Dr. Salazar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Potassium Level. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Kidney Failure, Chronic Kidney Disease, Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.
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
- Chronic Kidney DiseaseDr. Pesenson isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic Kidney Disease.
- End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)Dr. Pesenson isAdvanced. Learn about End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).
- Experienced
- Acute Kidney FailureDr. Pesenson isExperienced. Learn about Acute Kidney Failure.
- Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia Type 1Dr. Pesenson isExperienced. Learn about Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia Type 1.
- High Potassium LevelDr. Pesenson isExperienced. Learn about High Potassium Level.
- HypercalcemiaDr. Pesenson isExperienced. Learn about Hypercalcemia.
- Liver FailureDr. Pesenson isExperienced. Learn about Liver Failure.
- Low Sodium LevelDr. Pesenson isExperienced. Learn about Low Sodium Level.


