Cancer Specialists
By Seattle Mag July 6, 2012

Physicians with subspecialties in treating cancer can also be found under listings for Colon & Rectal Surgery, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Hematology, Neurology, Otolaryngology, Pathology, Plastic Surgery, Pulmonary Disease, Surgery, Thoracic Surgery and Urology.
Gynecologic Oncology
Charles W. Drescher, M.D., Pacific Gynecology Specialists, First Hill Campus, 1101 Madison St., Suite 1500, Seattle, 206.965.1700, Swedish Medical Center, Providence Everett Medical Center, Overlake Hospital Medical Center; University of Michigan Medical School, 1984; gynecologic cancer and surgery, ovarian cancer, robotic surgery
Barbara A. Goff, M.D., Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Ave. E, Seattle, 206.288.7222, University of Washington Medical Center; University of Pennsylvania, 1986; ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, cervical cancer
Benjamin E. Greer**, M.D., Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Ave. E, Seattle, 206.288.2273, University of Washington Medical Center; University of Pennsylvania, 1966; gynecologic cancer
Kathryn F. McGonigle, M.D., Women’s Cancer Care of Seattle, 1560 N 115 St., Suite 101, Seattle, 206.368.6806, Northwest Hospital & Medical Center, Virginia Mason Medical Center; Saint Louis University, 1984; gynecologic cancer, gynecologic surgery
Howard G. Muntz, M.D., Women’s Cancer Care of Seattle, 1560 N 115th St., Suite 101, Seattle, 206.368.6806, Northwest Hospital & Medical Center, Evergreen Hospital Medical Center, Swedish Medical Center; Harvard Medical School, 1984; robotic surgery, ovarian cancer, complex gynecologic surgery
William A. Peters III, M.D., Pacific Gynecology Specialists, First Hill Campus, 1110 Madison St., Suite 1500, Seattle, 206.965.1700, Swedish Medical Center; University of Virginia School of Medicine, 1974; gynecologic cancer, gynecologic reconstructive surgery, urogynecology
Bahman Saffari, M.D., Ph.D., 1624 S I St., Suite 402, Tacoma, 253.426.4780, St. Joseph Medical Center; University of Southern California School of Medicine, 1998; gynecologic cancer, women’s health
Elizabeth Swisher, M.D., Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Ave. E, Seattle, 206.288.7222, University of Washington Medical Center; University of California, San Diego, 1992; ovarian cancer, early detection of ovarian cancer, cancer genetics
Medical Oncology
David M. Aboulafia, M.D., Virginia Mason Seattle Main Clinic, Buck Pavilion, 1100 Ninth Ave., Seattle, 206.223.6193, Virginia Mason Medical Center; University of Michigan Medical School, 1983; AIDS/HIV, viral syndromes, general hematology
Frederick R. Appelbaum, M.D., Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Ave. E, Seattle, 206.288.7222, University of Washington Medical Center, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Tufts University, 1972; bone marrow transplant, leukemia
Anthony Back, M.D., Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Ave. E, Seattle, 206-288-8300, University of Washington Medical Center; Harvard Medical School, 1984; palliative care, gastrointestinal cancer
Oliver Batson, M.D., Providence Regional Cancer Partnership, The Everett Clinic, 1717 13th St., Suite 300, Everett, 425.297.5500, Providence Regional Medical Center; Johns Hopkins University, 1984; gynecologic oncology
Stephen Chen, M.D., Ph.D., The Polyclinic Madison Center, 904 Seventh Ave., Seattle, 206.860.2341, Swedish Medical Center; Tongji Medical University, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China, 1985; lung cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, breast cancer
H. Joachim Deeg, M.D., Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Ave. N, Seattle, 206.667.5985, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; Friedrich-Wilhelms Universitat, Germany, 1972; myelodysplastic syndromes, myeloproliferative disorders, bone marrow failure disorders
David E. Dong, M.D., Puget Sound Cancer Centers, 1560 N 115th St., Suite G16, Seattle, 206.365.8252, Northwest Hospital & Medical Center; University of Utah, 1986; medical oncology, hematology
Philip J. Gold, M.D., Swedish Cancer Institute, First Hill Campus, 1221 Madison St., Suite 200, Seattle, 206.386.2121, Swedish Medical Center; University of Miami School of Medicine, 1991; gastrointestinal cancer, clinical trials
Peter Y.Z. Jiang, M.D., Ph.D., Providence Regional Cancer Partnership, The Everett Clinic, 1717 13th St., Suite 300, Everett, 425.297.5500, Providence Regional Medical Center–Everett, Whidbey General Hospital; Hebei United University, Tangshan, China, 1986; gastrointestinal tract cancer, genitourinary tract cancer, breast cancer
Douglas J. Lee, M.D., Puget Sound Cancer Centers, 1560 N 115th St., Suite G16, Seattle, 206.365.8252, Northwest Hospital & Medical Center; Yale University, 1981; pain management, breast cancer
David G. Maloney, M.D., Ph.D., Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Ave. E, Seattle, 206.288.1024, University of Washington Medical Center; Stanford University, 1985; lymphoma, bone marrow and stem cell transplant, vaccine therapy
Thomas W. Malpass, M.D., Virginia Mason Seattle Main Clinic, Buck Pavilion, 1100 Ninth Ave., Seattle, 206.223.6193, Virginia Mason Medical Center; University of Virginia School of Medicine, 1975; leukemia, gynecologic cancer, palliative care
Vincent J. Picozzi Jr., M.D., Virginia Mason Seattle Main Clinic, Buck Pavilion, 1100 Ninth Ave., Seattle, 206.223.6193, Virginia Mason Medical Center; Stanford University, 1978; pancreatic cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, genitourinary cancer
David A. White, M.D., The Polyclinic Madison Center, 904 Seventh Ave., Seattle, 206.860.2341, Swedish Medical Center; Yale University, 1982; general
Radiation Oncology
K. Ray Badiozamani, M.D., Virginia Mason Seattle Main Clinic, Buck Pavilion, 1100 Ninth Ave., Seattle, 206.223.6801, Virginia Mason Medical Center; University of Washington, 1995; breast cancer, bladder cancer, prostate cancer
Todd A. Barnett, M.D., Swedish Cancer Institute, 1221 Madison St., Floor 1, Seattle, 206.386.2323, Swedish Medical Center; Northwestern University, 1987; lymphoma/Hodgkin’s disease, lung cancer, breast cancer
Robert M. Douglas, M.D., Swedish Cancer Institute at Valley Medical Center, 400 S 43rd St., Renton, 425.251.5121, Valley Medical Center, Swedish Medical Center; University of Washington, 1991; intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), prostate cancer, stereotactic radiosurgery
Michael Hunter, M.D., Evergreen Cancer Center, 12040 NE 128th St., Kirkland, 425.899.1860, Evergreen Hospital Medical Center; Yale University, 1989; breast cancer, lung cancer, brain tumors
Wui-Jin Koh, M.D., Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Ave. E, Seattle, 206.288.7318, University of Washington Medical Center, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Loma Linda University, 1984; gynecologic cancer, brachytherapy, gastrointestinal cancer
George E. Laramore, M.D., Ph.D., Radiation Oncology and Cancer Center, 1959 NE Pacific St., Seattle, 206.598.4100, University of Washington Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; University of Miami School of Medicine, 1976; neutron radiotherapy, salivary gland tumors, head and neck cancer
Huong T. Pham, M.D., Virginia Mason Seattle Main Clinic, Buck Pavilion, 1100 Ninth Ave., Seattle, 206.223.6801, Virginia Mason Medical Center; University of Maryland School of Medicine, 1992; brain tumors, lung cancer, breast cancer
Kenneth J. Russell, M.D., Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Ave. E, Seattle, 206.288.7222, University of Washington Medical Center; Harvard Medical School, 1979; prostate cancer, lymphoma, genitourinary cancer
Guobin Song, M.D., Ph.D., Virginia Mason Seattle Main Clinic, Buck Pavilion, 1100 Ninth Ave., Seattle, 206.223.6801, Virginia Mason Medical Center; Shandong Medical University, China, 1988; lung cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, breast cancer
James Spiegel, M.D., Swedish Cancer Institute Issaquah, 751 NE Blakely Drive, Suite 1090, Issaquah, 425.313.4200, Swedish Medical Center; University of Connecticut, 1986; Breast cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer