Overview
Dr. Zhao believes in providing the best cancer care through multidisciplinary, evidence-based — yet personalized — approaches.
Dr. Zhao is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stomach Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Variegate Porphyria, Hereditary Coproporphyria, Porphyria, and WT1-Related Wilms Tumor Syndromes.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER MEDICARE
- POS
- PPO
- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
1221 Madison Street, 0, Seattle, WA 98104
751 Northeast Blakely Drive, Issaquah, WA 98029
500 17th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122
747 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Zhao 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.
The Association Of University Physicians
Veena Shankaran is an Oncologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Shankaran is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stomach Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Stomach Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Shankaran is currently accepting new patients.
Medical Oncology - Swedish Cancer Institute First Hill
Dr. Gold is a multiple time recipient of the Seattle Top Doctor Award and most recently received the 2024 Seattle Magazine Top Doc Award. Dr. Gold is Director of Clinical Research and the Program Leader for the Gastrointestinal (GI) Oncology Program at the Swedish Cancer Institute in Seattle, Washington. In 1991, Dr. Gold obtained his degree in medicine with a distinction in research at the University of Miami School of Medicine in Florida. He then completed an internal medicine internship and residency at the University of Washington. Dr. Gold received the Amgen Oncology Fellowship Award while he was training in medical oncology at the University of Washington School of Medicine and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Presently, he is board certified in medical oncology. Dr. Gold’s clinical investigations on GI tumors, and particularly colorectal cancer treatment, can be found in peer-reviewed publications like the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Seminars in Oncology, and Cancer Investigation. Furthermore, he currently serves as a member of the NCI Colon Task Force, and the Southwest Oncology Group, where he serves as the subcommittee co-chair for colon cancer. In his free time, Dr. Gold enjoys photography and spending time with his wife and three sons. Dr. Gold is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stomach Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Neuroendocrine Tumor, and Lynch Syndrome.
The Association Of University Physicians
David Zhen is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Zhen is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stomach Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Stomach Cancer, Neuroendocrine Tumor, and Familial Pancreatic Cancer. Dr. Zhen 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
- Distinguished
- Adult Soft Tissue SarcomaDr. Zhao isDistinguished. Learn about Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
- Chromophobe Renal Cell CarcinomaDr. Zhao isDistinguished. Learn about Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma.
- Familial Prostate CancerDr. Zhao isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Prostate Cancer.
- Hereditary CoproporphyriaDr. Zhao isDistinguished. Learn about Hereditary Coproporphyria.
- Muscle Invasive Bladder CancerDr. Zhao isDistinguished. Learn about Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer.
- PorphyriaDr. Zhao isDistinguished. Learn about Porphyria.
- Advanced
- Bladder CancerDr. Zhao isAdvanced. Learn about Bladder Cancer.
- Clear Cell SarcomaDr. Zhao isAdvanced. Learn about Clear Cell Sarcoma.
- Essential ThrombocythemiaDr. Zhao isAdvanced. Learn about Essential Thrombocythemia.
- Familial Wilms Tumor 2Dr. Zhao isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Wilms Tumor 2.
- Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS)
- Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
- Experienced
- Acute Hepatic Porphyria (AHP)Dr. Zhao isExperienced. Learn about Acute Hepatic Porphyria (AHP).
- Acute Mountain SicknessDr. Zhao isExperienced. Learn about Acute Mountain Sickness.
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- B-Cell LymphomaDr. Zhao isExperienced. Learn about B-Cell Lymphoma.
- Childhood Iron Deficiency AnemiaDr. Zhao isExperienced. Learn about Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia.
- ChoriocarcinomaDr. Zhao isExperienced. Learn about Choriocarcinoma.