June 20, 2022
Tacoma home to more than a dozen ‘Top Doctors’ as named by Seattle magazine
June 20, 2022
Congratulations to the MultiCare doctors honored in Seattle magazine’s 22nd annual “Top Doctors” issue. The list names the best physicians in the Puget Sound region.
Doctors on this list were nominated by their peers — licensed physicians in the region — along with the help of Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., a health care research and information company that identifies the top doctors in America.
Below are the MultiCare physicians honored this year by Seattle magazine:
MultiCare Medical Associates
- Laila Rashidi, MD: colon and rectal surgery, anorectal disorders, minimally invasive surgery; MultiCare Colon and Rectal Surgery, MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital
- Eun Kyung Koh, MD: endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, adrenal disorders, diabetes, thyroid disorders; MultiCare Endocrinology Specialists-Tacoma, MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital
- Camela A. Billick, MD: family medicine, obstetrics, women’s health, preventive medicine; MultiCare Family Medicine Center, Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital
- Ryan U. Riel, MD: hand surgery, carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome, arthritis-wrist and hand, arthroscopic surgery; MultiCare Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
- Charles C. Nam, MD: internal medicine; MultiCare Puyallup Internal Medicine Clinic
- Tamara T. Chao, MD: maternal and fetal medicine, pregnancy-high risk, prenatal diagnosis, infectious disease in pregnancy; MultiCare Regional Maternal Fetal Medicine
- Loren P. Molina, MD: maternal and fetal medicine; MultiCare Regional Maternal Fetal Medicine
- Ahmad Azari, MD: obstetrics and gynecology, minimally invasive surgery, laparoscopic hysterectomy, gynecology only; MultiCare Tacoma Women’s Specialists, MultiCare Allenmore Hospital
- Orestes Molina, MD: obstetrics and gynecology, obstetrics, minimally invasive surgery, robotic surgery, menopause problems; MultiCare Women’s Health & Wellness Center, MultiCare Allenmore Hospital
- Benjamin Y. Chen, MD: orthopedic surgery, minimally invasive spinal surgery, spinal deformity, spinal disorders-degenerative, scoliosis; MultiCare Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
- Stephen A. Cobert, MD: otolaryngology, ear disorders, head and neck surgery, nasal and sinus disorders, throat disorders; MultiCare ENT, Allergy & Med Aesthetics
- Christine Puig, MD: otolaryngology, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, endoscopic sinus surgery, sleep disorders/apnea/snoring, skin cancer/facial reconstruction; MultiCare ENT, Allergy & Med Aesthetics, MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital
- Kimberly A. Mebust, MD: sleep medicine, sleep and snoring disorders, narcolepsy, insomnia; MultiCare Sleep Medicine, Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital
- Jeffrey L. Clemons, MD: urogynecology/female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery, urogynecology, pelvic organ prolapse repair, incontinence-urinary, robotic surgery; MultiCare Urogynecology, MultiCare Allenmore Hospital
Pulse Heart Institute
- Tobias T. Lee, MD: cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology; MultiCare Pulse Heart Institute, Cardiology & Electrophysiology Services, MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital
- Prashant Atri, MD: interventional cardiology, heart valve disease, coronary artery disease, angioplasty and stent placement, aortic valve replacement-transcatheter TAVR; MultiCare Pulse Heart Institute, MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital
Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital
- Nicholas Rajacich, MD: orthopedic surgery, pediatric orthopedic surgery, Clubfoot, scoliosis, spinal disorders; Mary Bridge Children’s Orthopedics, MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital
- Rebecca Whitesell, MD: orthopedic surgery, pediatric orthopedic surgery; Mary Bridge Children’s Orthopedics, MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital