Overview
Vlad Simianu is a General Surgeon and a Colorectal Surgeon in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Simianu and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encopresis. His top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Encopresis, Colostomy, and Appendectomy. Dr. Simianu is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 64 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans
- PacificSource
- Premera
- Humana
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.
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Jennifer Kaplan is a Colorectal Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Kaplan and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encopresis. Her top areas of expertise are Anal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Encopresis, Colostomy, and Bladder Reconstruction. Dr. Kaplan is currently accepting new patients.
Swedish Health Services
Amir Bastawrous is a General Surgeon and a Colorectal Surgeon in Issaquah, Washington. Dr. Bastawrous and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encopresis. His top areas of expertise are Bowel Incontinence, Rectal Prolapse, Levator Syndrome, Colostomy, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Bastawrous is currently accepting new patients.
Swedish Health Services
Melinda Hawkins is a General Surgeon and a Colorectal Surgeon in Edmonds, Washington. Dr. Hawkins and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encopresis. Her top areas of expertise are Levator Syndrome, Bowel Incontinence, Rectal Prolapse, Colostomy, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Hawkins is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
When evaluating expertise, MediFind pulls from factors such as the 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.
To learn more about how MediFind determines the expertise levels, check out our expert tiers page.