Overview
Dr. Alao is passionate about investigating health problems and helping patients understand them to better make an informed decision. She approaches each patient with dedication, compassion, and understanding because it is an honor to have their health entrusted to her. Dr. Alao's Awards Include: ASGE Leadership Education and Development AGA/AASLD Academic Skills Workshop NIH Fellows Award for Research Excellence AASLD miRNA Single Conference Travel Award AASLD Young Investigator Travel Award.
Dr. Alao is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. 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.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
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- INSURANCE PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- HMO
- POS
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- 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
- EPO
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- 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, Suite 1220, Seattle, WA 98104
751 Northeast Blakely Drive, Suite 3020, Issaquah, WA 98029
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.
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
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
- Painful SwallowingDr. Alao isAdvanced. Learn about Painful Swallowing.
- Swallowing DifficultyDr. Alao isAdvanced. Learn about Swallowing Difficulty.
- Experienced
- Alcoholic CirrhosisDr. Alao isExperienced. Learn about Alcoholic Cirrhosis.
- AnemiaDr. Alao isExperienced. Learn about Anemia.
- Angiodysplasia of the ColonDr. Alao isExperienced. Learn about Angiodysplasia of the Colon.
- Autoimmune HepatitisDr. Alao isExperienced. Learn about Autoimmune Hepatitis.
- Barrett EsophagusDr. Alao isExperienced. Learn about Barrett Esophagus.
- Benign Esophageal StrictureDr. Alao isExperienced. Learn about Benign Esophageal Stricture.