
Overview
Dr. Hawkins is a multiple time recipient of the Seattle Top Doctor Award and most recently received the 2024 Seattle Magazine Top Doc Award. She likes to take a full body approach to patient care, recognizing that the effects of a patient's disease can be taxing to both their physical and emotional well-being. Dr. Hawkins specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disease of the colon, rectum and anus. This includes an interest in minimally invasive surgical approaches to colon and rectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease and diverticulitis, pelvic floor disorders such as fecal incontinence, colonoscopy and basic anorectal disorders.
Dr. Hawkins is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retroperitoneal Inflammation. Her top areas of expertise are Levator Syndrome, Rectal Prolapse, Bowel Incontinence, Colostomy, and Hernia Surgery.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 7 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
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- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
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- STATE MEDICAID
- INSURANCE PLAN
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- MEDICARE SNP
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
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- INSURANCE PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
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- EPO
- HMO
- POS
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
1101 Madison Street, Floor 5, Seattle, WA 98104
21605 76th Avenue West, Suite 200, Edmonds, WA 98026
21601 76th Avenue West, Edmonds, WA 98026
747 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122
500 17th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122
751 Northeast Blakely Drive, Issaquah, WA 98029
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Hawkins 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.
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.
2 Clinical Trials
Franciscan Surgical Associates At St. Joseph
Shalini Kanneganti, MD, FACS, FASCRS, is a fellowship-trained surgeon specializing in the treatment of colon and rectal diseases. Her areas of expertise include the laparoscopic treatment of colon and rectal disease; diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopy; surgical management of colon and rectal cancer; inflammatory bowel disease; diverticulitis; rectal prolapse; hemorrhoids; fecal incontinence; anal fissures; anal abscesses; and fistulas.Dr. Kanneganti endeavors to deliver care with the highest order of compassion and innovation. She is dedicated to healing patients through surgical intervention.Shalini Kanneganti, MD, #1 Colorectal Surgeon in Pierce County, Top 3 in Washington State. Dr. Kanneganti is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retroperitoneal Inflammation. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Lynch Syndrome, Bladder Reconstruction, and Colostomy.
Multicare Health System
Laila Rashidi is a Colorectal Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Gig Harbor, Washington. Dr. Rashidi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retroperitoneal Inflammation. Her top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Lynch Syndrome, Bladder Reconstruction, and Endoscopy. Dr. Rashidi is currently accepting new patients.
Franciscan Surgical Associates At St. Anne
Ani Fleisig, MD, FACS, is a board-certified general surgeon with additional fellowship training in minimally invasive/laparoscopic surgical techniques and surgical oncology. She believes in treating each patient with respect and compassion, working with the patient on his or her road to recovery.Dr. Fleisig specializes in surgery for a broad range of cancers from breast, skin, thyroid and gastrointestinal cancer to sarcomas. Dr. Fleisig is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retroperitoneal Inflammation. Her top areas of expertise are Paget Disease of the Breast, Breast Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Hernia Surgery, and Small Bowel Resection.
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
- Advanced
- Bowel IncontinenceDr. Hawkins isAdvanced. Learn about Bowel Incontinence.
- EncopresisDr. Hawkins isAdvanced. Learn about Encopresis.
- Levator SyndromeDr. Hawkins isAdvanced. Learn about Levator Syndrome.
- Rectal ProlapseDr. Hawkins isAdvanced. Learn about Rectal Prolapse.
- Experienced
- Anal CancerDr. Hawkins isExperienced. Learn about Anal Cancer.
- Anal FissureDr. Hawkins isExperienced. Learn about Anal Fissure.
- Bladder ReconstructionDr. Hawkins isExperienced. Learn about Bladder Reconstruction.
- Colorectal CancerDr. Hawkins isExperienced. Learn about Colorectal Cancer.
- ColostomyDr. Hawkins isExperienced. Learn about Colostomy.
- Diverticular DiseaseDr. Hawkins isExperienced. Learn about Diverticular Disease.

