Virginia Mason's Multidisciplinary Approach

Patients come to Virginia Mason from all over the world to receive care from our award winning digestive disease team, receiving outstanding outcomes in the treatment of pancreatic cancer, occult GI bleeding, inflammatory bowel disease and other digestive diseases. Digestive disease patients are seen at Virginia Mason's Hospital & Seattle Medical Center, as well as our regional medical centers. If you have questions or would like to schedule an appointment, call (206) 223-2319.

Virginia Mason's digestive disease team is led by:

• Donald E. Low, MD, Program Director, Esophageal Center of Excellence
• Jonathan Stoehr, MD, PhD, Program Director, Nutrition Center of Excellence
• Scott Helton, MD, Program Director, Liver, Pancreas and Biliary Surgical Center of Excellence
• Vincent Picozzi, MD, Program Director, Pancreatic Center of Excellence
• Shayan Irani, MD, Associate Program Director, Pancreatic Center of Excellence
• Asma Siddique, MD, Interim Medical Director, Liver Center of Excellence 
• Andrew Ross, MD, Program Director, Therapeutic Endoscopy Center of Excellence
• Blaire E. Burman, MD, Director, Training & Education

These leaders work with Virginia Mason's digestive disease team, including physicians in cancer care, endocrinology, gastroenterology and hepatology, interventional radiology, pathology, radiation therapy and surgery.

• Cancer Institute
• Endocrinology
• Gastroenterology and Hepatology
• General Surgery
• Interventional Radiology
• Pathology
   

Gut Instinct

To see activity and accomplishments of the Digestive Disease Institute team over time, view our national publication, Gut Instinct — 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.