July 23, 2009
UW Medicine physicians among ‘Seattle’ magazine’s top docs
Sixty-five University of Washington faculty members were among the region’s top 386 physicians in Seattle magazine’s ninth annual top doctors survey. The Top Docs issue hit newsstands earlier this month.
The magazine featured Dr. Paul Nghiem’s research in the use of caffeine to prevent skin cancer. Nghiem is an associate professor in medicine-dermatology and pathology (adjunct). Dr. Rosario Freeman, associate professor in medicine, was also profiled for her work in women’s heart health. She is based at the UW Medicine Regional Heart Center, Roosevelt. Dr. Pete McGough, chief medical officer of UW Medicine Neighborhood Clinics and an associate professor in medicine, was interviewed for an article about the new medical home model.
How do magazine editors decide who makes the cut? Surveys were mailed earlier this year to 10,000 physicians in King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap counties. The survey asked physicians to name the provider they would recommend to loved ones, regardless of hospital, clinic or health plan affiliation. According to the magazine, more than 4,050 physicians were nominated.
Freeman’s profile is available online at at http://www.seattlemag.com/0p135a1520/top-doctors-qa-freeman-cardiology/. Seattle magazine’s Top Docs list and other articles are only available in print.
