Experienced in Esophageal Varices

Dr. Hawwa Alao

Gastroenterology
Providence
1221 Madison Street, Suite 1220, 
Seattle, WA 
Offers Telehealth

Experienced in Esophageal Varices
Providence
1221 Madison Street, Suite 1220, 
Seattle, WA 
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Overview

Hawwa Alao is a Gastroenterologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Alao is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Varices. Her top areas of expertise are Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Hepatitis, and Hepatitis C.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 16 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Gastroenterology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MA
Hospital Affiliations
Swedish Issaquah
Swedish Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

1221 Madison Street, Suite 1220, Seattle, WA 98104
Call: 206-215-4250

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Alao 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.

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

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.


1 Clinical Trials

Evaluation of Sickle Cell Liver Disease
Evaluation of Sickle Cell Liver Disease
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: May 16, 2022

16 Total Publications

Bouveret syndrome in 2 parts: endoscopic removal of residual cholelithiasis with closure of cholecystoduodenal fistula after initial surgical management.
Bouveret syndrome in 2 parts: endoscopic removal of residual cholelithiasis with closure of cholecystoduodenal fistula after initial surgical management.
Journal: VideoGIE : an official video journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Published: April 17, 2025
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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.

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      • Painful Swallowing
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