Overview
Kirby Lautman is an Otolaryngologist in Federal Way, Washington. Dr. Lautman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meniere Disease. His top areas of expertise are Empyema, Sinusitis, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), and Allergic Rhinitis. Dr. Lautman is currently accepting new patients.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- PPO
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
Locations
The Association Of University Physicians
Jay Rubinstein is a Pediatric Otolaryngologist and an Otolaryngologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Rubinstein is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meniere Disease. His top areas of expertise are Meniere Disease, Vertigo, Hearing Loss, and Acoustic Neuroma. Dr. Rubinstein 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 Meniere Disease. His top areas of expertise are Cholesteatoma, Acoustic Neuroma, Schwannoma, and Infant Hearing Loss.
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Seth Schwartz is a Plastic Surgeon and an Otolaryngologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Schwartz is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meniere Disease. His top areas of expertise are Acoustic Neuroma, Infant Hearing Loss, Schwannoma, Myringotomy, and Adenoidectomy. Dr. Schwartz is currently accepting new patients.
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
- Allergic RhinitisDr. Lautman isDistinguished. Learn about Allergic Rhinitis.
- Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP)
- EmpyemaDr. Lautman isDistinguished. Learn about Empyema.
- SinusitisDr. Lautman isDistinguished. Learn about Sinusitis.
- Advanced
- DFNB1Dr. Lautman isAdvanced. Learn about DFNB1.
- Grass AllergyDr. Lautman isAdvanced. Learn about Grass Allergy.
- Infant Hearing LossDr. Lautman isAdvanced. Learn about Infant Hearing Loss.
- Jones SyndromeDr. Lautman isAdvanced. Learn about Jones Syndrome.
- TinnitusDr. Lautman isAdvanced. Learn about Tinnitus.
- Experienced
- AnosmiaDr. Lautman isExperienced. Learn about Anosmia.
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional VertigoDr. Lautman isExperienced. Learn about Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)Dr. Lautman isExperienced. Learn about Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).
- Low Nasal BridgeDr. Lautman isExperienced. Learn about Low Nasal Bridge.
- Meniere DiseaseDr. Lautman isExperienced. Learn about Meniere Disease.
- Nasal FlaringDr. Lautman isExperienced. Learn about Nasal Flaring.

