At the University of Washington Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Center, patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease are offered specialized, state of the art comprehensive care by our multidisciplinary team of expert providers.
Together, our integrated team meets and reviews individual patient cases in an effort to provide personalized, multi-disciplinary care for every patient. Our mission is to provide the highest quality of care to our IBD patients while improving quality of life and advancing our understanding of IBD thru collaborative research projects.
Our care team includes gastroenterologists, colon and rectal surgeons, ostomy nurses, pharmacists, nutritionists, radiologists, pathologists, dermatologists, and rheumatologists and offers a breadth of comprehensive care services for patients with IBD. For patient convenience, care is provided at multiple UW locations including the
Eastside Specialties Center,
Digestive Health Clinic at Eastside Specialty Center,
Digestive Health Clinic at UW Medical Center - Northwest,
Surgical Services at UW Medical Center - Northwest,
General Surgery Clinic at UW Medical Center - Montlake, and the
Digestive Health Center at UW Medical Center - Montlake, and
Gastroenterology Clinic at Harborview Medical Center.
Our
gastroenterology team provides evidence based medical care that is individualized to the unique needs of each patient. We offer advanced, cutting edge medical treatments for all patients ranging from those newly diagnosed to those who have failed multiple treatments. From a procedural standpoint, our IBD gastroenterologists have advanced training in colonoscopy, Crohn’s stricture balloon dilation, and chromo-endoscopy. Our gastroenterologists also have a robust research program, including trials that allow patients access to medications not otherwise available.
Our
colorectal surgeons are board certified colon and rectal surgeons with expertise in the surgical management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Our surgeons perform over 1500 procedures annually with a focus on minimally invasive techniques including laparoscopic and robotic techniques as well as transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS). Our surgical care extends beyond the operating room and follows an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) program providing comprehensive care before, during and after surgery with a integrated team of surgeons, nurses, dieticians, as well as ostomy and wound care teams. In addition to our clinical focus, surgical research is ongoing looking at quality of life and disparities in access amongst our surgical patients.
