Overview
Joy Bucher, MD, is a board-certified internal medicine physician offering primary care for adults, with special medical interest in heart disease and diabetes. Dr. Bucher strives to spend quality time with her patients, getting to know them and ensuring optimal care decisions are made. She also maintains ongoing communication with the specialists involved in her patients' care.As part of her primary care work, Dr. Bucher teaches medical students and residents, which keeps her up-to-date on the latest evidence-based medicine and always learning.Dr. Bucher is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.Away from work, Dr. Bucher enjoys bicycling, running, and family time with her husband and daughters.
Dr. Bucher is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Melorheostosis. Her top areas of expertise are Melorheostosis, Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis, Osteopenia, and Diabetic Nephropathy.
Her 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
1100 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101
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.
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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
- Distinguished
- MelorheostosisDr. Bucher isDistinguished. Learn about Melorheostosis.
- Melorheostosis with OsteopoikilosisDr. Bucher isDistinguished. Learn about Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis.
- OsteopeniaDr. Bucher isDistinguished. Learn about Osteopenia.
- Advanced
- Diabetic NephropathyDr. Bucher isAdvanced. Learn about Diabetic Nephropathy.
- Experienced
- Alopecia AreataDr. Bucher isExperienced. Learn about Alopecia Areata.
- Autosomal Recessive HypotrichosisDr. Bucher isExperienced. Learn about Autosomal Recessive Hypotrichosis.
- Calcium Pyrophosphate ArthritisDr. Bucher isExperienced. Learn about Calcium Pyrophosphate Arthritis.
- Cerebellar DegenerationDr. Bucher isExperienced. Learn about Cerebellar Degeneration.
- Chronic CoughDr. Bucher isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Cough.
- Deep Vein ThrombosisDr. Bucher isExperienced. Learn about Deep Vein Thrombosis.