Spotlight: EHP Otolaryngology and Podiatry

In this newsletter, we’re spotlighting two specialties – otolaryngology and podiatry.  Below is a listing of our EHP member practices in these specialties, along with their EHP quality measures:

Otolaryngology 

Bellevue Ear Nose & Throat

(Bellevue)

Cynthia Anonsen, MD    

Trac Duong, MD  

Thomas Knipe, MD  

Alice Kuntz, MD  

Samson Lee, MD  

Daniel Seely, MD  

Roger Zundel, MD

Eastside Ear Nose & Throat

(Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond)

Steven Dawson, MD  

Tom Gumprecht, MD  

Jennifer Heydt, MD  

Eric Pinczower, MD  

William Young, MD  

EvergreenHealth Ear, Nose and Throat Care

(Kirkland)

Paul Bikhazi, MD  

John Brockenbrough, MD  

Click here to view the Otolaryngology Clinical Initiatives >

Choosing Wisely – Otolaryngology  

1. Don’t order computed tomography (CT) scan of the head/brain for sudden hearing loss.
2. Don’t prescribe oral antibiotics for uncomplicated acute tympanostomy tube otorrhea.
3. Don’t prescribe oral antibiotics for uncomplicated acute external otitis.
4. Don’t routinely obtain radiographic imaging for patients who meet diagnostic criteria for uncomplicated acute rhinosinusitis.
5. Don’t obtain computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with a primary complaint of hoarseness prior to examining the larynx.

Podiatry

Integrative Foot and Ankle Centers of Washington

(Kirkland, Redmond)

Jacqueline Buckley, DPM

Mikhail Burakovskiy, DPM

Robert B Kierstein, DPM

(Kirkland)

Lakeshore Clinic PLLC

(Kirkland)

Peter Lallas, DPM

L. Kirk Lorimer, DPM

(Bellevue)

Mill Creek Foot & Ankle Clinic

(Mill Creek)

Joseph Hall, DPM

Joyce Yan, DPM

Northwest Foot and Ankle

(Lake Forest Park)

Kelly Hall, DPM

Northwest Podiatry

(Redmond, Mill Creek)

Brendon Moodley, DPM (not on web as EHP)

Pro Sports Club

(Bellevue)

Dr. Mari Rodriguez Adad, DPM

Washington Foot and Ankle Sports Medicine

(Kirkland)

Kevin Blue, DPM

Lawrence Maurer, DPM

Peter Vincent, DPM

Click here to view the Podiatry Clinical Initiatives >

Choosing Wisely – Podiatry

1. Don’t perform surgery for a bunion or hammertoes without symptoms.
2. Don’t use shoe inserts for symmetric flat feet or high arches in patients without symptoms.
3. Don’t perform surgery for plantar fasciitis before trying six months of non-operative care.
4. Avoid X-ray evaluation of the foot and ankle without standing (weight-bearing) in the absence of injury.
5. Don’t use alcohol injections for Morton’s neuromas.