LaparoscopicAppendectomy near Anacortes, WA

Care Philosophy: Kristy Wells, MD, FACS, is a board-certified general surgeon who performs surgery at Virginia Mason Medical Center and St. Anne Hospital. Dr. Wells has a special medical interest in emergency general surgery. Dr. Wells takes a maternalistic approach to patient care. She seeks to understand each patient's goals and to help them achieve them. Her role is to assist, not judge. Dr. Wells' focus on patient-centered care resulted in the receipt of an Award for Outstanding Patient Satisfaction for five consecutive years. Away from work, Dr. Wells enjoys spending time with her kids and dogs, and getting to know the beautiful city of Seattle.

Biography: Dr. Amit Kainth, MD is a Vascular Surgery Specialist who practices in Federal Way, WA. He is 37 years old. Dr. Amit Kainth, MD is affiliated with St. Joseph Medical Center.

Biography: Daniel Cuadrado, MD, is a board-certified general and cardiothoracic surgeon specializing in thoracic surgery. Prior to joining Franciscan, Dr. Cuadrado was an associate professor of cardiothoracic surgery at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences and an active duty Army surgeon. During his 20+ year Army career, he served as a surgeon for the Joint Special Operations Command with nine combat deployments and as the consultant to the Office of the Surgeon General in Cardiothoracic Surgery. He is a graduate of the Army War College with a Master's Degree in Strategic Sciences._x000D_ Dr. Cuadrado is interested in all aspects of non-cardiac thoracic surgery and has had extensive training in minimally invasive and robotic procedures for benign and malignant diseases of the lung, esophagus, pleura and mediastinum as well as anti-reflux surgery. He has experience in robotic navigational bronchoscopy, airway stenting, endobronchial ultrasound, esophagoscopy to include stenting and transoral incisionless fundoplication._x000D_ Dr. Cuadrado is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, American College of Chest Physicians and a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. He has authored numerous book chapters, peer-reviewed publications and served as an editor for Surgical Clinics of North America.

Care Philosophy: Dr. Coleman has completed specialty training in Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery. She focuses primarily on anti-reflux surgery and hiatal hernia repair. She also provides surgical care for breast cancer, colorectal surgery, melanoma, hernia, spleen, and adrenal disease.