Experienced in Pancreatectomy
Experienced in Pancreatectomy
1100 9th Ave, 
Seattle, WA 

Overview

Kimberly Bertens is a General Surgeon in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Bertens is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Pancreatectomy. Her top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Fistula, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Liver Cancer, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Hepatectomy.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 50 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 8 articles in the study of Pancreatectomy.

Specialties
General Surgery
Licenses
Surgery in WA
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Accepted insurance plans:

Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO

Locations

1100 9th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101

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.


48 Total Publications

2025 Canadian Surgery Forum: Sept. 17-20, 2025.
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