Overview
Jennifer has been been practicing in endocrinology at Swedish since 2009, initially within the Swedish Pituitary Center for 8 years, and subsequently in General Endocrinology. She has been a yearly Seattle Met Top Nurse Practitioner Award winner for Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism since 2019. She is dedicated to life-long learning in order to provide the safest and most up-to-date care as possible. Jennifer strives to engage and empower her patients by listening intently, helping them to understand their diagnosis, and encouraging participation in the medical decision making. Jennifer thrives on helping people to better health and quality of life.
Dr. Mercado is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rathke Cleft Cyst. Her top areas of expertise are Sheehan Syndrome, Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency, Short Stature (Growth Disorders), and Rathke Cleft Cyst.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 7 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
1124 Columbia Street, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98104
Additional Areas of Focus
Mercado has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Uw Medicine/Harborview Medical Center
Brent Wisse is an Endocrinologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Wisse is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rathke Cleft Cyst. His top areas of expertise are Pituitary Tumor, Hypothalamic Tumor, Empty Sella Syndrome, and Rathke Cleft Cyst.
Franciscan Endocrine Associates At St. Michael
Hope Torregosa, MD is a board-certified endocrinologist with medical interest in diabetes mellitus, thyroid disease, pituitary and adrenal disease, osteoporosis and mineral disease, general endocrinology, fine-needle aspiration, and thyroid biopsy and ultrasound.Dr. Torregosa tailors her medical care to the needs of each individual patient, with a focus on empowering patients' knowledge and action on their health.Dr. Torregosa is a member of the Endocrine Society, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American Thyroid Association. Dr. Torregosa is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rathke Cleft Cyst. Her top areas of expertise are Parathyroid Hyperplasia, Neonatal Severe Hyperparathyroidism, Familial Isolated Hyperparathyroidism, and Osteitis Fibrosa.
Gme Office University Of Washington
Richard Failor is an Endocrinologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Failor is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rathke Cleft Cyst. His top areas of expertise are Pituitary Tumor, Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, Thyroid Cancer, and Follicular Thyroid Cancer.
Areas of Expertise
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- Advanced
- Pediatric Growth Hormone DeficiencyMs. Mercado isAdvanced. Learn about Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency.
- Rathke Cleft CystMs. Mercado isAdvanced. Learn about Rathke Cleft Cyst.
- Sheehan SyndromeMs. Mercado isAdvanced. Learn about Sheehan Syndrome.
- Short Stature (Growth Disorders)Ms. Mercado isAdvanced. Learn about Short Stature (Growth Disorders).
- Experienced
- Cushing's diseaseMs. Mercado isExperienced. Learn about Cushing's disease.
- Secondary Adrenal InsufficiencyMs. Mercado isExperienced. Learn about Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency.