- Dr. Debra G Wechter, MD
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Dr. Debra G Wechter, MD
General Surgery - Washington, Seattle
Overview
Dr. Debra G Wechter, MD works in Seattle, Washington is a specialist in General Surgery and graduated University Of California, Davis, School Of Medicine in 1980. Dr. Wechterand practicing for 43 years
Specialties
- General Surgery
Conditions
• Aspiration Pneumonia• Cervical Spine Reconstruction
• Collapsed Lung (Pneumothorax)
• Conjunctivoplasty
• Cupping Therapy
• Dystonia 7, Torsion
• Gastrointestinal Surgery, Laproscopic
• Genetic Testing
• Glaucoma - Ectopia Microspherophakia - Stiff Joints - Short Stature
• Hypnosis (Medical Hypnotherapy)
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• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Laparoscopic Salpingectomy
• Minimally Invasive Resection of Mediastinal Tumor
• Muscular Dystrophy, Congenital, Type 1C
• Radical Retropubic Prostate Removal
• Renal Artery Stenosis (RAS)
• Shoulder Fractures
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Procedures
• Appendectomy, Laparoscopic• Biopsy of Breast
• Breast Reduction
• Colectomy
• Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
• Enterostomy (Laparoscopic or Open)
• Excision of Breast Tumor
• Excision, Shaving, or Destruction of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (incl. Mohs Micrographic Surgery), Tissue Transfer
• Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Laparoscopic
• Intestinal Transplant (incl. Enterectomy)
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• Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
• Mastectomy
• Open Incisional and-or Ventral Hernia Repair
• Port Placements or Replacements
• Removal of Reproductive Organs (Hysterectomy, Oophorectomy, Salpingectomy, Salpingo-Oophorectomy, Resection of Peritoneal Malignancy)
• Removal or Destruction of Rectal or Intestinal Tumor (incl. Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, Sigmoidoscopy and Control of Hemorrhage)
• Thoracentesis
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery
Years Since Graduation
- 43
State License
- Washington
Education & Training
Medical School
University Of California, Davis, School Of Medicine
Davis, CA, United States
Graduated: 1980
Davis, CA, United States
Graduated: 1980
Residency Hospital
University Wash Affil Hosps
Seattle, WA, USA
Year completed: 1985
Seattle, WA, USA
Year completed: 1985
Fellowship Hospital
Virginia Mason Clin
Seattle, WA, USA
Year completed: 1989
Seattle, WA, USA
Year completed: 1989
Awards
1 ACS
2 Assn Women Surg
3 Association Women Surgery
4 Hen HSS
5 Seattle Sur Soc
6 Seattle Surgeons Society
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Office Locations
Primary location
Virginia Mason Clinic
1100 9th Avenue
Washington (WA)
Seattle
98101
Phone:(206) 223-6600
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center? No
Performs Procedures On Site? Yes
Year Dr. Backous Joined Practice: 1997
Year Dr. Bayles Joined Practice: 2003
Year Dr. Biehl Joined Practice: 1997
Year Dr. Burnside Joined Practice: 2006
Year Dr. Curtis Joined Practice: 1988
Year Dr. Drennan Joined Practice: 2004
Year Dr. Geggel Joined Practice: 1984
Year Dr. Glenn Joined Practice: 1995
Year Dr. Gortner Joined Practice: 1975
Year Dr. Griggs Joined Practice: 1990
Year Dr. Hodapp Joined Practice: 2005
Year Dr. Isacson Joined Practice: 2000
Year Dr. Kozarek Joined Practice: 1983
Year Dr. McCormick Joined Practice: 1999
Year Dr. Murakami Joined Practice: 1998
Year Dr. Picozzi Joined Practice: 1985
Year Dr. Price Joined Practice: 1997
Year Dr. Primrose Joined Practice: 2005
Year Dr. Traverso Joined Practice: 1984
Year Dr. Vuky Joined Practice: 2001
Year Dr. Wechter Joined Practice: 1988
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Connect
- Coop Core
- First Choice Health
- First Choice Health PPO
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- GEHA
- Government Employees Health Association (GEHA)
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Group Health Cooperative
- Health Net
- HealthSmart
- Heritage Plus
- Heritage Signature
- LifeWise
- Medicare
- Medicare Advantage PFFS
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- National Elevator
- ODS Health Plan
- Open Access Plus
- Options PPO
- PacificSource
- Personal Option EPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- Preferred Provider Network PPN
- Premera Blue Cross
- Providence Health Plans
- Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
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