WWAMI Rural Telemedicine Project

Seattle-Based Consultants

To request consultation with any of the individuals on this list, contact:

NOTE: This list includes consultants who have either provided consultation to WWAMI Telemedicine sites in the past, or who have specifically expressed interest in serving as a Telemedicine consultant. It does not necessarily reflect the full range of available consultants. If you have a need for consultation in an area that does not appear on this list, additional consultants may be contacted through WWAMI Telemedicine Staff.

Anesthesiology

Stephen H. Butler, MD -- Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Associate Director, Chronic Pain Services, Multidisciplinary Pain Center, UMMC--Roosevelt

Sam R. Sharar, MD -- Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Areas of interest: Anesthesia for trauma; anesthesia for burns; perioperative care of the traumatized child.

Cardiology

David Linker, MD

Dermatology

Eric Rasmussen, MD -- Areas of interest: General dermatology

Marshall Welch, MD
Areas of interest: General dermatology; contact dermatitis/occupational dermatology

Endocrinology

William Hagopian, MD -- Acting Assistant Professor of Medicine
Areas of interest: Adrenal pituitary and gonadal disorders; thyroid disease and diabetes.

Catherine Pihoker, MD; Pediatric Endocrinologist-- Areas of interest: Diabetes

Ear, Nose, & Throat/ Otolaryngology

Craig Murakami, MD -- Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery
Areas of interest: Facial plastic & reconstructive surgery; reconstructive problems caused by trauma, cancer, and congenital deformity; elective cosmetic surgery.

Eric Pinczower, MD -- Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery

Family Medicine

Ronald Schneeweiss, MD -- Professor & Chairman, Family Medicine

Gastroenterology

W. Scott Helton, MD -- Assistant Professor of Surgery
Areas of interest:
1) Liver, pancreatic, and bile duct surgery for tumors or diseases of these organs
2) Portal hypertension and bleeding varices
3) Laparoscopic surgery of the adrenal gland, liver, gallbladder, stomach, and hernias
4) Special nutrition support problems

Michael B. Kimmey, MD -- Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Areas of interest: Gastrointestinal, pancreas, and biliary tract disease. Special interest in diagnostic and therapeutic gastrointestinal endoscopy of all types.

Kris Kowdley, MD -- Areas of interest: liver-related problems.

Gerontology/Geriatric Medicine

Itamar Abrass, MD -- Professor & Division Head, Medicine--Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

Wayne McCormick, MD -- Assistant Professor of Medicine--Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine
Areas of interest: Ethics

Hematology

M. Linenberger
Assistant Professor of Medicine--Hematology
Areas of interest: benign and malignant hematologic disorders including anemias, leukopenias, thrombocytopenias, unexplained elevated blood counts, coagulation/bleeding disorders, hypercoaguable states, transfusion issues, iron overload (hemochromatosis), and malignant hematologic disorders (leukemias, lymphomas, myeloma, myeloproliferative disorders, myelodysplastic syndromes).

James R. McArthur, MD -- Professor of Medicine--Hematology
Areas of interest: General hematology and morphology.

Laboratory Medicine

Gottfried Schmer, MD -- Professor & Head, Laboratory Medicine, Coagulation Division
Areas of interest: coagulation studies; clinical internal medicine; tropical diseases.

Neurology

Keith Claypoole, PhD
Areas of interest: neuropsychology; organic brain dysfunction; head injuries; infectious CNS diseases such as HIV, Alzheimers, MS, COPD, HTN, neurotoxin exposure, anoxic events, learning disabilities, ADHD, etc.

Neurological Surgery:

Mitchel S. Berger, MD -- Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
American Cancer Society Professor of Clinical Oncology

Marc R. Mayberg, MD -- Chief of Clinical Services, Neurological Surgery

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Kirkwood Shy -- Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Michael R. Soules, MD -- Professor & Director, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Areas of interest: Infertility and reproductive endocrinology problems.

Hisham K. Tamimi, MD -- Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Areas of interest: Gynecologic Oncology

Orthopaedics

James Bruckner, MD -- Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics
Areas of interest: Hip & knee arthritis; adult & pediatric musculoskeletal tumors; limb salvage; bone and cartilage transplantation; joint reconstructive surgery.

John Clark, MD -- Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Areas of interest: Hip & knee arthritis

Ernest U. Conrad III, MD -- Associate Professor and Director of Orthopaedic Services, UWMC
Director, Sarcoma Service
Areas of interest: Tumors & bone transplantation.

Douglas Hanel, MD -- Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics
Areas of interest: Hand & microvascular surgery

Frederick A. Matsen III, MD -- Professor & Chairman, Orthopaedics

Kit M. Song, MD -- Assistant Director, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Childrens Hospital & Medical Center
Areas of interest: Pediatric Orthopedics; scoliosis and spinal deformity in children.

Ophthalmology

Avery Weiss, MD -- Chief, Division of Ophthalmology, CHMC
Areas of interest: Eye problems in infants and children.

Pathology

Donald E. Born, MD -- Acting Instructor, Pathology-Neuropathology
Areas of interest: Pathology and Neuropathology.

Pediatrics

Forrest C. Bennett, MD -- Professor of Pediatrics
Areas of interest: Developmental pediatrics; children with chronic developmental disabilities including cerebral palsy, mental retardation/developmental delay, sensory deficits, autism, language disorders, learning disabilities, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

S. Paul Herndon, MD -- Head, Division of Cardiology, CHMC
Areas of interest: Pediatric cardiology including structural congenital heart disease (heart murmurs, heart failure, or cyanoisis/blueness); problems related to heart rate or rhythm, chest pain, palpitations.

Thomas W. Pendergrass, MD -- Associate Professor of Pediatrics--Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Areas of interest: Pediatric immunology

Gregory J. Redding, MD -- Professor of Pediatrics
Areas of interest: Pediatric lung disease including asthma management, cystic fibrosis, neonatal lung disorders, etc.; management of viral respiratory infections.

Psychiatry

Soo Borson, MD -- Associate Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Areas of interest: Mental disorders of the elderly including dementia (related to stroke, Alzheimer's, and other diseases), depression, anxiety, agitation, psychosis, etc.

Benjamin B. Brodey, MD, MPH -- Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Medical Director, UWMC Access Center

Kathleen Decker, MD -- Areas of interest: Adults & adolescents (8 years & over) with psychosis, bi-polar disorder, ADD

David L. Dunner, MD -- Vice Chair for Clinical Services, Director of Outpatient Psych
Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Areas of interest: Depression; medication problems.

D. Daniel Hunt, MD -- Associate Dean, Academic Affairs, UWSM
Areas of interest: Transsexualism.

Stephen Sulzbacher, PhD -- Associate Professor, Pediatrics & Psychiatry
Areas of interest: Children with special health care needs; behavioral disorders.

Alan Unis, MD -- Associate Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences--Psychiatric Neurosciences
Director for Research in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Areas of interest: Early-onset severe psychiatric disorders in children & adolescents, including autism & other pervasive developmental disorders, psychotic disorders (schizophrenia), organic brain disorders (FAS) and/or Tourette's disorder.

Radiology

Frederick Mann, MD -- Associate Professor of Radiology

Michael Richardson, MD -- Associate Professor of Radiology
Areas of interest: Musculoskeletal radiology

Rehabilitation Medicine

Kathleen Bell, MD -- Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine
Areas of interest: Stroke, traumatic brain injury, and related cerebral damage and their complications.

Diana Cardenas, MD -- Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine
Areas of interest: Spinal cord injury and disease and its complications

George H. Kraft, MD -- Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine
Areas of interest: Multiple sclerosis; musculoskeletal medicine; diagnosis and treatment of neuromuscular disease.

Walter C. Stoltov, MD -- Professor and Chair of Rehabilitation Medicine
Areas of interest: Post-polio; assistive technology needs for the severely disabled; bracing and prosthetics; disability from diseases and conditions not mentioned above.

Rheumatology

Bruce C. Gilliland, MD -- Professor of Medicine
Professor of Laboratory Medicine
Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
Areas of interest: Rheumatology; clinical immunology.

V. Joyce Gauthier, MD -- Assistant Professor of Medicine--Rheumatology
Areas of interest: Autoimmune disorders

David Sherry, MD- Associate Professor--Pediatric Rheumatology

Surgery

David Byrd, MD -- Assistant Professor of Surgery

E. Patchen Dellinger, MD Professor & Vice Chairman Department of Surgery

David W. Heimbach, MD -- Professor of Surgery
Areas of interest: Burn patients

Nicholas B. Vedder, MD -- Associate Professor of Surgery
Areas of interest: Hand and plastic surgery.

Vascular Surgery

R. Eugene Zierler, MD -- Professor of Surgery