Overview
Oviea Akpotaire, MD, provides care for general gastrointestinal disease and colorectal cancer prevention. His special medical interests include obesity medicine/endoscopic bariatrics and public health.Dr. Akpotaire's approach is kind, warm, thoughtful and thorough. He enjoys empowering patients through education and health literacy, which gives them the tools to further participate in their own care. Seeing people regain a sense of control in the midst of illness motivates him to bring his best self to work. This engagement strengthens the patient-physician partnership, and aligns them on the shared and lifelong goal of living well and in good health.Dr. Akpotaire is a member of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and American Gastroenterological Association. He serves as an associate professor of gastroenterology at Virginia Mason.Dr. Akpotaire will treat patients at Virginia Mason Seattle Medical Center and St. Anne Hospital in Burien.
Dr. Akpotaire is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Proctitis. His top areas of expertise are Berdon Syndrome, Hemorrhoids, Gas Bloat Syndrome, and Anal Fissure.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
16233 Sylvester Road SW, Suite 290, Burien, WA 98166
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
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- Advanced
- Anal FissureDr. Akpotaire isAdvanced. Learn about Anal Fissure.
- Berdon SyndromeDr. Akpotaire isAdvanced. Learn about Berdon Syndrome.
- Gas Bloat SyndromeDr. Akpotaire isAdvanced. Learn about Gas Bloat Syndrome.
- HemorrhoidsDr. Akpotaire isAdvanced. Learn about Hemorrhoids.
- Experienced
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Akpotaire isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- Alcoholic CirrhosisDr. Akpotaire isExperienced. Learn about Alcoholic Cirrhosis.
- Angiodysplasia of the ColonDr. Akpotaire isExperienced. Learn about Angiodysplasia of the Colon.
- AscitesDr. Akpotaire isExperienced. Learn about Ascites.
- Attenuated Familial Adenomatous PolyposisDr. Akpotaire isExperienced. Learn about Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis.
- Bacterial GastroenteritisDr. Akpotaire isExperienced. Learn about Bacterial Gastroenteritis.