Overview
Karen Schowalter, DO, is a board-certified family medicine physician who sees patients of all ages.Dr. Schowalter focuses on treating the whole person and family. She believes each person is the expert on their own life, and she works in partnership with them to prevent disease through healthy living. She loves genetics and offers osteopathic manipulation.Dr. Schowalter is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, American Medical Association and American Osteopathic Association.Outside of work, she enjoys reading, traveling, gardening and walking her two golden retrievers, Jig and Rodney.
Dr. Schowalter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Peptic Ulcer. Her top areas of expertise are Hypothyroidism, Alopecia Areata, Autosomal Recessive Hypotrichosis, and Sciatica.
Insurance
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Locations
5741 N 26th Street, Suite 115, Tacoma, WA 98407
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Jessica Pierce, MD, specializes in wound care and limb preservation. Dr. Pierce has special interest in venous ulcers, pressure injuries, diabetic ulcers and complex wounds.Every new patient receives a comprehensive evaluation and a customized treatment plan that may continue to be adapted over time. Dr. Pierce makes a point to try every dressing she applies, as well as the vitamins and health shakes she recommends, so that she can provide first-hand, experience-based opinions.Dr. Pierce considers her work a calling and enjoys being able to impact the quality of life of her patients on a day-to-day basis. She also enjoys forming bonds with her patients - learning about their kids, dogs and partners - and having them come back to visit her after their wound has healed. Dr. Pierce is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Peptic Ulcer. Her top areas of expertise are Peptic Ulcer, Necrosis, Venous Insufficiency, and Stasis Dermatitis and Ulcers.
Tie Wei is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Edmonds, Washington. Dr. Wei is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Peptic Ulcer. His top areas of expertise are Peptic Ulcer, Stasis Dermatitis and Ulcers, Varicose Veins, and Urinary Tract Infection in Children.
Overlake Medical Clinics LLC
Birendra Piya is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Issaquah, Washington. Dr. Piya is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Peptic Ulcer. His top areas of expertise are Cellulitis, Necrosis, Peptic Ulcer, and Pustules. Dr. Piya 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
- Experienced
- Acute CystitisDr. Schowalter isExperienced. Learn about Acute Cystitis.
- AlbinismDr. Schowalter isExperienced. Learn about Albinism.
- Alopecia AreataDr. Schowalter isExperienced. Learn about Alopecia Areata.
- Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS)Dr. Schowalter isExperienced. Learn about Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS).
- Autosomal Recessive HypotrichosisDr. Schowalter isExperienced. Learn about Autosomal Recessive Hypotrichosis.
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional VertigoDr. Schowalter isExperienced. Learn about Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.