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Biography: Dr. Michelle Lam, MD is an Internist who practices in Seattle, WA. She is 39 years old. Dr. Michelle Lam, MD is affiliated with Virginia Mason Medical Center.

Biography: Nkeiruka Duze, MD, FACP, is a board-certified internal medicine physician who provides primary care to adults of all ages with a broad range of acute and chronic medical conditions. Her areas of expertise include general internal medicine, preventive medicine, geriatrics, women's health, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, and treatment of anxiety and depression. She also provides care to medically complex patients._x000D_ A concierge medicine physician, Dr. Duze enjoys developing long-term relationships with her patients and their families. She strives to ensure they feel heard and understood, and takes an individualized and empathetic approach to their care._x000D_ Dr. Duze is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, and member of the American Medical Association, American College of Physician Advisors and Washington State Medical Association. She serves as a Physician Champion with the Care for the Colleague Program and served as the Inaugural Chair of the Underrepresented Voices in Health Care Belonging Group at Virginia Mason._x000D_ When not busy practicing medicine, Dr. Duze enjoys spending time with her husband and three children. She enjoys walking, reading, listening to music, dancing, and connecting with friends and family.

Care Philosophy: Dr. Larisa Martin is board certified in family medicine. Having chosen to be a physician nearly 25 years ago, Dr. Martin remained devoted to her calling. After working as an Otolaryngologist in Russia for eight years, she expanded her scope of practice to acute care and later to family medicine. She is fascinated with family medicine, which gives her a view of the entire person, allows her to use her surgical skills in office procedures and provides a sense of belonging to a community.

Biography: *Accepting new patients, however, there is a waitlist. Please call Concierge Medicine, (206) 344-7930, for additional information.Christine Pineda-Liu, MD, is a board-certified internal medicine physician offering primary care for adults. In addition to general internal medicine, her areas of expertise include preventive care, geriatrics, adolescent medicine, and reproductive/sexual/women's health.As part of the Virginia Mason Concierge Medicine program, Dr. Pineda-Liu takes the time to get to know her patients first, before diving into their medical concerns. She strives to develop a partnership grounded in trust and loves to celebrate her patients' health care successes.Dr. Pineda-Liu is a member of the American College of Physicians, American Medical Association and Washington State Medical Association.In her free time, Dr. Pineda-Liu enjoys spending time with her family: cooking, traveling and brushing up on her Tagalog.

Care Philosophy: Dr. Maria Flores is board certified in family medicine. She believes that one needs to treat a unified human being, not a collection of disconnected symptoms. She believes patients get the best medical care when their physician knows them as a whole - physically, mentally, spiritually and also taking into account their unique social contexts.

Biography: Dr. Jonathan Hodax, MD is an Orthopedic Surgery Specialist who practices in Seattle, WA. He is 41 years old and has been practicing for 13 years. Dr. Jonathan Hodax, MD is affiliated with Virginia Mason Medical Center.

Biography: Rajiv Sethi, MD, currently serves as the executive medical director of the Center of Neurosciences and Spine at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. This includes leadership of the spine program, which employs spinal surgeons across five hospitals in the Pacific Northwest. Dr. Sethi has trained complex spine fellows from America's best neurosurgery and orthopedic programs. He is also a clinical professor at the University of Washington, specializing in health systems research in the Program of Health Economics and Outcomes Methodology in the schools of medicine and public health. Prior to beginning medical school at Harvard, Dr. Sethi was a Fulbright Scholar in the field of public health.Dr. Sethi has been actively involved in the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS), serving on its Board of Directors, as past chair of the Safety and Value committee and recent chair of the Program committee, as well as on the adult deformity, research grant, IMAST, website and worldwide conference committees and multiple task forces. His research around team strategies and multidisciplinary protocols to enhance safety in spinal deformity surgery has led to numerous peer-reviewed manuscripts and podium presentations as well invited visiting professorships in the US and abroad. He has published two textbooks focusing on value-based care in spine care delivery and spine safety protocols.Dr. Sethi's research has been awarded major nominations including the Whitecloud Award by the SRS for best research paper and the Mary McClinton Award for Patient Safety in the United States. His work on the Seattle Spine Team approach and the use of the Toyota Production System to model safety and appropriateness in spine care have led to the designation of ``centers of excellence`` by American purchasers of health care and the introduction of value-based principles to American spine care.Dr. Sethi is fluent in several languages and enjoys cycling, music and spending time with family.

Biography: Dr. Melinda Loveless, MD is a Sports Medicine Specialist who practices in Bellevue, WA. She is 40 years old. Dr. Melinda Loveless, MD is affiliated with UW Medicine and Harborview Medical Center.