Best Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision Doctors in Seattle, WA

'Practicing medicine today involves forming a partnership between the patient and physician, so that decisions can be made together.'

Nick Cowan, MD, is a board certified urologist and transplant surgeon specializing in kidney transplant, kidney cancer, kidney stones, and laparoscopic and robotic urologic surgery. Dr. Cowan is the Urology Residency Program director at Virginia Mason and a clinical assistant professor of urology at the University of Washington. He is a member of the American Urologic Association, and the Urologic Society for Transplantation and Renal Surgery. He serves as a manuscript reviewer with Urology Practice, Urology, Journal of Urology and Clinical Transplantation. Away from work, Dr. Cowan enjoys surfing, skiing and backpacking.

Linda Hsu, MD, is a surgical specialist who treats benign urologic conditions as well as tumors of the prostate, bladder, kidney and other genitourinary organs. Dr. Hsu works with a multidisciplinary team to ensure her patients are aware of all options that today's cutting-edge urologic care has to offer, both inside and outside the operating room. She strives to offer optimal, compassionate patient care founded on a mutual understanding that allows her to work together with patients to achieve the best outcomes possible.

Joel Sternbach, MD, is a board-certified thoracic surgeon specializes in the minimally invasive treatment of benign and malignant conditions of the lung, esophagus, mediastinum, pleura and chest wall. He offers surgical solutions for esophageal motility disorders and reflux disease (GERD), and performs robotic and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).