Dr. Ryan E. Stern

Kevin Kennedy is an Otolaryngologist in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Kennedy is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mastoiditis. His top areas of expertise are Mastoiditis, Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, and Meniere Disease. Dr. Kennedy is currently accepting new patients.

Dick Hoistad is an Otolaryngologist in Federal Way, Washington. Dr. Hoistad is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mastoiditis. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, DFNB1, Vertigo, and Tinnitus. Dr. Hoistad is currently accepting new patients.

Douglas Backous, MD, is a board-certified neurotologist specializing in treating conditions of the ear and skull base. For more than 22 years, Dr. Backous has provided leading edge treatments for patients with hearing loss, deafness, chronic ear infections, cholesteatoma acoustic neuromas and facial nerve disorders. His professional passion is ensuring access to care for patients who choose to hear with cochlear implants, brainstem implants, Baha and other hearing devices. He treats adults and children. His medical research interests focus on implantable hearing device program efficiency for improved patient access and program viability. Dr. Backous is a member of the Proliance Surgeons Board of Directors. He is also the program director for the Seattle Advanced Otology Fellowship at Puget Sound ENT. Both Doug (’84) and his wife, Julie (’86), are alumni of Seattle Pacific University, where he previously served as Board Chair. They have three adult children. Dr. Backous is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mastoiditis. His top areas of expertise are Cholesteatoma, Acoustic Neuroma, Schwannoma, and Infant Hearing Loss.