Seth Schwartz
Advanced in Laryngitis

Dr. Seth Schwartz

Otolaryngology
CommonSpirit Health
Virginia Mason Medical Center
1100 Ninth Avenue, 
Seattle, WA 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Advanced in Laryngitis
CommonSpirit Health
Virginia Mason Medical Center
1100 Ninth Avenue, 
Seattle, WA 
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Overview

Seth Schwartz, MD, is a board-certified otolaryngologist/neurotologist who provides cares for a wide-range of ear problems ranging from hearing loss and chronic ear disease to skull-base tumors. He specializes in cochlear implants, acoustic neuroma, hearing reconstructive surgery, chronic ear disease, and other medical and surgical management of ear problems.Dr. Schwartz enjoys helping people to communicate better through hearing restoration surgery and cochlear implants, which is a large part of what he does as the head of the cochlear implant program at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. He finds it hugely rewarding to be able to play a part in enhancing the quality of patients' lives through this transformative surgery.When not busy practicing medicine, Dr. Schwartz enjoys skiing, biking and spending time in the outdoors.

Dr. Schwartz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Laryngitis. His top areas of expertise are Acoustic Neuroma, Infant Hearing Loss, Schwannoma, Myringotomy, and Adenoidectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 56 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 3 articles in the study of Laryngitis.

Graduate Institution
MD, Yale University School Of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ; MPH, University Of Washington School Of Public Health, Department Of Epidemiology, Seattle - 1998,2001
Residency
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle - 2004
Specialties
Otolaryngology
Licenses
Otolaryngology in AK
Board Certifications
American Board Of Otolaryngology
American Board Of Otolaryngology, Neurotology
Fellowships
Otology/Neurotology, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand - 2005
Hospital Affiliations
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Virginia Mason Medical Center
1100 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101
Call: 206-624-1144

Clinical Research

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56 Total Publications

Hearing Science Accelerator: Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss-Executive Summary of Research Initiatives.
Hearing Science Accelerator: Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss-Executive Summary of Research Initiatives.
Journal: Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology
Published: October 30, 2024
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