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Hawwa Alao
Expertise in
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Dr. Hawwa Alao

Hepatology | Gastroenterology
Swedish Medical Center
Swedish Gastroenterology - First Hill
1221 Madison Street, Suite 1220, 
Seattle, WA 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Expertise in
2
conditions
Swedish Medical Center
Swedish Gastroenterology - First Hill
1221 Madison Street, Suite 1220, 
Seattle, WA 
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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 rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Colonoscopy. Her top areas of expertise are Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, 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. In particular, she has co-authored 16 articles and participated in 1 clinical trial in the study of Colonoscopy.

Graduate Institution
St George's University School Of Medicine , 2008
Residency
University of Massachusetts Medical Center Office , 2012
Specialties
Hepatology
Gastroenterology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
Fellowships
Los Angeles County,Harbor,UCLA Medical Center , 2024
National Institutes of HealthExec Bldg , 2014
University of Maryland Medical Center , 2017
Hospital Affiliations
Swedish Issaquah
Swedish Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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

Swedish Gastroenterology - First Hill
1221 Madison Street, Suite 1220, Seattle, WA 98104
Call: 206-215-4250
Other Locations
Swedish Gastroenterology - Issaquah
751 Northeast Blakely Drive, Suite 3020, Issaquah, WA 98029
Call: 425-313-5345

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.

Hepatitis
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
Colonoscopy

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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1221 Madison Street, Suite 1220, 
Seattle, WA 
 (0.1 miles away)
206-215-4250
Languages Spoken:
English
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Areas of Expertise

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