Namou Kim
Distinguished in Tongue Cancer
Distinguished in Tongue Cancer
747 Broadway, 0, 
Seattle, WA 

Overview

Dr. Kim is a multiple time recipient of the Seattle Top Doctor Award and most recently received the 2023 Seattle Magazine Top Doc Award.

Dr. Kim is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tongue Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Tongue Cancer, Ewing Sarcoma, Thyroidectomy, and Tissue Biopsy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Case Western Reserve UniversityMedicine , 1998
Residency
Case Western Reserve University , 2003
Specialties
Otolaryngology
Licenses
Otolaryngology in WA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery
Fellowships
Mayo Clinic , 2004
Hospital Affiliations
Swedish Issaquah
Harrison Medical Center
Swedish Medical Center
Providence Centralia Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
French
Korean
Gender
Male

Insurance

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Accepted insurance plans:

Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Anthem BCBS
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Cambia Health Solutions
  • EPO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Community Health
  • EPO
  • HMO
Coordinated Care
  • HMO
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
Group Health Cooperative
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Health Care Services Corporation
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Kaiser Permanente
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • POS
  • PPO
Medicaid
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  • STATE MEDICAID
Premera
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  • PPO
Premera Blue Cross
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • PPO
Prominence Health
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  • PPO
Regence
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  • PPO
Sunshine Health
  • EPO
  • HMO
UnitedHealthcare
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  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Wellcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

Swedish First Hill
747 Broadway, 0, Seattle, WA 98122
Other Locations
Swedish Cherry Hill
500 17th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122
Swedish Head and Neck Surgery
1221 Madison Street, Suite 1523, Seattle, WA 98104

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Kim 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.

Throat Cancer
Myringotomy
Vocal Cord Dysfunction
Branchial Cleft Cyst
Vertigo
Hearing Loss
Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer
Balloon Sinuplasty
Thyroid Nodule
Nasal Polyps
Adenoidectomy
Laryngocele
Malignant Otitis Externa
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
Laryngitis
Sinusitis
Laryngeal Cancer
Gastrectomy
Subglottic Stenosis
Sialadenitis
Melanoma
Ludwig Angina
Toxic Nodular Goiter
Mastoiditis
Pancreatectomy
Sinus Cancer
Parathyroidectomy
Pseudomyxoma Peritonei
Stapedectomy
Parathyroid Adenoma
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
Liposarcoma
Dry Mouth
Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia
Retropharyngeal Abscess
Labyrinthitis
Mastectomy
Stomach Cancer
Strep Throat
Frostbite
Glossodynia
Thyroid Cancer
Cholesteatoma
Microtia
Breast Cancer
Parathyroid Cancer
Tongue Cancer
Chronic Cough
Ruptured Eardrum
Otosclerosis
Ear Cancer
Laryngomalacia
Otitis
Stridor
Allergic Rhinitis
Tinnitus
Anosmia
Tonsillitis
Lymphedema
Acoustic Neuroma
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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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