Amanda Lee, MD
Internal Medicine

"Doctors want to take good care of patients. By preventing unnecessary hospitalizations, we are serving our patients better, since most don't want to go to the hospital if they don't have to."

James Parker, MD
Child Psychiatrist

He was a youth when he first experienced Group Health--as a patient. He graduated from public schools, then Harvard, and completed medical school at the University of Washington. James A. Parker, MD, says, "The gift of working with kids is that even small corrections can positively affect their maturation into healthy adults. That's priceless."

Martine Levine, MD
Family Medicine & Geriatric Medicine

"A physician’s skills as healer include the ability to listen. It’s one of the ways I encourage patients to make decisions that are right for them."

Ali Thomas, MD
Internal Medicine

When should a patient be referred for a treadmill test? Primary care physicians may not know the latest recommendations. Dr. Ali Thomas and his colleagues developed ways to help clinicians decide who and when to refer.

Cristina Ryser, PA-C
Sleep Medicine

"As a Physician Assistant, I feel I am making an impact in patients' lives as an advocate to help them make their health care decisions. Working at Group Health, I feel part of a team in providing comprehensive, high quality care to our patients."

Barbara J. Detering, MD
Family Medicine

Board member and family medicine physician Barbara Detering, MD, is committed to the sustainability of primary care. "We must acquaint ourselves with the foundations of primary care: medical excellence and meaningful relationships. That will not only help attract and retain the best doctors, but also secure the future of our profession."

Jane Dimer, MD
OB/Gyn

"Women are the keystone to the family, and to making society work every day. And women need to be well and want to be well to keep their families healthy. The great thing about working here is each day I know I wasn't trying to do too much, or too little. I was trying to do the right things."
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Bradley Steinfeld, PhD
Chief, Clinical Psychology

Brad Steinfeld, PhD, leads the practice of evidence-based behavioral health care at Group Health. His concern doesn’t stop at patient care—he developed the GHP Physician Wellness program to ensure timely, effective support for our colleagues struggling with work or life difficulties.

Mamatha Palanati, MD
Family Medicine

"The medical home approach to primary care is really making a difference. I have more time to take better total care of my patients."

Kyle Kim, MD
Neurosurgery

"I love it here because we're not paid per widget. Or per craniotomy. We're paid to see patients. At Group Health, our practice is driven by evidence of what works. As a patient you want your doctor absolutely committed to evidence-based medicine; it saves lives as well as dollars."

Matthew Fei, MD
Pulmonology/Critical

Matthew Fei is one of Group Health's latest additions to our acclaimed Pulmonology team. The Harvard Medical School graduate is board-certified in pulmonology and critical care medicine, and multi-talented--he's also an accomplished concert violinist.