Overview
Nanda Venu, MD, is a board-certified gastroenterologist who specializes in inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, celiac disease, esophageal diseases, colon cancer, endoscopy and food allergies. He strives to offer his patients good treatment options and helps them to make informed choices.Dr. Venu enjoys building long-lasting relationships with patients and helping them to stay well and maintain a high quality of life over a lifetime. He feels he learns a lot from his patients, as he listens to their stories and witnesses their health journeys.
Dr. Venu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pseudomembranous Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Turcot Syndrome, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 11 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Pseudomembranous Colitis.
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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.
Christina Surawicz is a Gastroenterologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Surawicz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pseudomembranous Colitis. Her top areas of expertise are Pseudomembranous Colitis, Diarrhea, Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth, and Viral Gastroenteritis.
Mohit Girotra is a Gastroenterologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Girotra is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pseudomembranous Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Jaundice, Choledocholithiasis, Bile Duct Obstruction, Endoscopy, and Stent Placement. Dr. Girotra is currently accepting new patients.
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Otto Lin, MD, is a board-certified gastroenterologist who specializes in colonoscopy. Other areas of expertise include inflammatory bowel disease, hepatitis B and C, gastroesophageal reflux disease and peptic ulcer disease. He is also active in outcomes research, particularly as it relates to colon cancer screening.Dr. Lin finds it highly rewarding to follow patients over time. He believes that a positive physician-patient relationship can promote healing.Dr. Lin is the medical director of Quality Improvement for the Digestive Disease Institute at Virginia Mason, a clinical assistant professor of medicine at the University of Washington and a consultant for the Radiological Devices Panel at the FDA. He is also the recipient of several awards including the Franklin Ebaugh Award for Outstanding Research (Stanford Hospital), Glaxo Institute of Digestive Health Resource Award, Cabot Prize (Harvard Medical School) and Clinical Research Award (Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason). Dr. Lin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pseudomembranous Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Gas Bloat Syndrome, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gardner Syndrome, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.
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
- Crohn's DiseaseDr. Venu isDistinguished. Learn about Crohn's Disease.
- Advanced
- Bacterial GastroenteritisDr. Venu isAdvanced. Learn about Bacterial Gastroenteritis.
- Barrett EsophagusDr. Venu isAdvanced. Learn about Barrett Esophagus.
- Benign Esophageal StrictureDr. Venu isAdvanced. Learn about Benign Esophageal Stricture.
- ColitisDr. Venu isAdvanced. Learn about Colitis.
- Collagenous ColitisDr. Venu isAdvanced. Learn about Collagenous Colitis.
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Experienced
- Angiodysplasia of the ColonDr. Venu isExperienced. Learn about Angiodysplasia of the Colon.
- Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
- Banti's SyndromeDr. Venu isExperienced. Learn about Banti's Syndrome.
- Childhood VolvulusDr. Venu isExperienced. Learn about Childhood Volvulus.
- Chronic Erosive GastritisDr. Venu isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Erosive Gastritis.
- ColonoscopyDr. Venu isExperienced. Learn about Colonoscopy.