{"id":15828,"date":"2018-12-06T11:56:24","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T19:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/fammed\/?page_id=15828"},"modified":"2026-08-03T20:41:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T20:41:23","slug":"patients","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/osher\/patients\/","title":{"rendered":"Patient Care \/ Clinical Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  <div id=\"page-header-1866629790\" class=\"page-header-wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"page-title dark featured-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"page-title-bg\">\n      <div class=\"title-bg fill bg-fill\"\n        data-parallax-container=\".page-title\"\n        data-parallax-background\n        data-parallax=\"-\">\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"title-overlay fill\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"page-title-inner container align-center text-center flex-row-col medium-flex-wrap\" >\n              <div class=\"title-wrapper flex-col\">\n          <h1 class=\"entry-title mb-0\">\n            Services and Locations          <\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"title-content flex-col\">\n        <div class=\"title-breadcrumbs pb-half pt-half\"><\/div>      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n     \n<style>\n#page-header-1866629790 .title-bg {\n  background-image: 17752;\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n<div class=\"message-box relative dark\" style=\"padding-top:15px;padding-bottom:15px;\"><div class=\"message-box-bg-image bg-fill fill\" ><\/div><div class=\"message-box-bg-overlay bg-fill fill\" style=\"background-color:rgb(206, 121, 9);\"><\/div><div class=\"container relative\"><div class=\"inner last-reset\">\n\n<div class=\"row align-middle align-center\"  id=\"row-1094581780\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1504867344\" class=\"col medium-9 small-12 large-9\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Please note<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 115%\">Services differ by location<br \/>Some services require a referral from a physician<br \/>Please verify coverage with your insurer<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-314926461\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-314926461 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-small align-equal\"  id=\"row-1639675826\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1264478439\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2><a style=\"font-size: 23.04px\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uwmedicine.org\/locations\/primary-care-northgate\">UW Medicine Primary Care at Northgate Clinic<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 105%\">Call for appointment: <strong>206.528.8000<\/strong><br \/>Services offered at this location:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 105%\">Integrative Primary Care (in-person or telemedicine)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 105%\">Acupuncture<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1264478439 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-272825713\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwmedicine.org\/locations\/the-sports-medicine-clinic-ballard\"><strong>UW Medicine Sports Medicine Clinic at Ballard<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Call for appointment: <strong>206.668.6100<\/strong><br \/>Services offered at this location:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Integrative Medicine Consult (in-person or telemedicine)<\/li>\n<li>Naturopathic Consult (in-person or telemedicine)<\/li>\n<li>Medical Massage Therapy (by referral only)<\/li>\n<li>Acupuncture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1051583526\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwmedicine.org\/locations\/primary-care-factoria\"><strong>UW Medicine Primary Care at\u00a0 Factoria<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Call for appointment: <strong>425.957.9000<\/strong><br \/>Services offered at this location:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Acupuncture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1793268912\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2><strong>UW Medicine Virtual Group Visits<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Call to check your eligibility:<br \/><strong>206.668.6100<\/strong><br \/>Current Offerings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What is Happening to me? Life After 40. An integrative medicine approach to Perimenopause and Menopause<\/li>\n<li>Quieting food noise. An integrative to metabolism and healthy weight<\/li>\n<li>An integrative Medicine Approach to Long COVID<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>See below for more information <\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1877313186\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-375133332\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1076319507\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-2108335645\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2>Virtual Medicine Consults<\/h2>\n<p>These are medical visits and sessions are billed through insurance<br \/>All visits are virtual. You must have access to the internet, video and audio on your computer or phone.<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>To register for a group medical visit: <\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><b>Ask your doctor for a referral to the Osher Center\/Integrative Medicine for group visit or,\u00a0\u00a0call our clinic to see if you are eligible 206-668-6100<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2108335645 {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n#text-2108335645 > * {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row align-equal\"  id=\"row-556484859\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-466173229\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-shadow-2 dark\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"accordion\">\n\n\t<div id=\"accordion-2946746492\" class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t<a id=\"accordion-2946746492-label\" class=\"accordion-title plain\" href=\"#accordion-item-why-join-a-telemedicine-group?\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-2946746492-content\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t<span>Why Join a Telemedicine Group?<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion-2946746492-content\" class=\"accordion-inner\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-2946746492-label\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<ul>\n<li>Increase access to integrative health care<\/li>\n<li>Provide an opportunity to build community and learn -not only from the health care practitioner but from one another on the healing journey.<\/li>\n<li>Allow our integrative medicine experts to meet virtually with multiple patients at once. Individual are addressed in the context of the group.<\/li>\n<li>Allow for sufficient time that is often not available at an individual office visit<\/li>\n<li>Encourage open dialogue, questions and sharing of experience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2123189767\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-shadow-2 dark\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"accordion\">\n\n\t<div id=\"accordion-2471282818\" class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t<a id=\"accordion-2471282818-label\" class=\"accordion-title plain\" href=\"#accordion-item-current-group-offerings\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-2471282818-content\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t<span>Current Group Offerings<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion-2471282818-content\" class=\"accordion-inner\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-2471282818-label\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p><strong><em>offered by Debra G. Bell, MD<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What is Happening to me? Life After 40. An integrative medicine approach to Perimenopause and Menopause<\/strong>. A series of three 90minute virtual visits. Topics addressed: The changes that occur during perimenopause and menopause and the symptoms that can arise, Possible treatment options, Understanding the mind-body connection, Food and menopause \u2013 weight, metabolism and menopause symptoms, Sleep, Sexual Health<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quieting food noise. An integrative to metabolism and healthy weight.<\/strong> A series of three 90minute sessions. Topics include glucose and hormone metabolism, dopamine and cravings, mindfulness of eating, creating healthy nutrition rather than dieting, and culinary medicine information including practical tips for shopping, recipes and cooking.<\/li>\n<li><strong>An integrative Medicine Approach to Long COVID<\/strong>. A series of three, 90minute virtual visits. Topic discussed: Nutrition for encouraging healing, anti-inflammatory and elimination diets, dietary supplements, the stress response and Mind Body Medicine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1076319507 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1877313186 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n  background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n#section_1877313186 .section-bg-overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.5);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n<div class=\"message-box relative\" style=\"padding-top:15px;padding-bottom:15px;\"><div class=\"message-box-bg-image bg-fill fill\" ><\/div><div class=\"message-box-bg-overlay bg-fill fill\" ><\/div><div class=\"container relative\"><div class=\"inner last-reset\">\n\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width align-middle align-center\"  id=\"row-2000289714\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-585264519\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2>Integrative Health &amp; Medicine Consult<\/h2>\n<div>Integrative Medicine is a patient-centered approach to healthcare that prioritizes holistic healing. It treats individuals comprehensively, employing various evidence-based therapies including nutrition, mind-body practices, lifestyle adjustments, stress management, and mental and spiritual wellbeing. Additionally, it utilizes appropriate dietary supplements, herbs, and bioidentical hormone therapy to support overall wellness.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>An integrative medicine consultation provides a 60-minute session to delve into your concerns, thoroughly review your entire health history, and collaborate with you to craft a personalized health and wellness plan tailored to meet your needs.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Those with complex healthcare needs or seeking additional treatments can benefit from an Integrative Medicine Consultation.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>You have the option to consult with either our primary care physicians or naturopathic physicians. Both types of physicians integrate herbs, supplements, and prioritize supporting the body&#8217;s natural healing processes. They collaborate with your primary care providers and specialists to develop a safe, effective, and comprehensive treatment plan for your health concerns.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>The ongoing care provided through your consultation can be communicated to any other members of your healthcare team and does not replace the need for primary care or other medical specialties.<\/div>\n<p>We offer in-person and telemedicine consultations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/osher\/osher-team\/debra-bell\/\">Debra Bell, MD<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Family Medicine Physician<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/osher\/osher-team\/wu-hsun-tom-yang\/\">Wu-Hsun Tom Yang, ND, LAc<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Naturopathic Physician, Acupuncturist<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/osher\/osher-team\/stephanie-wang\/\">Stephanie Wang, ND, LAc<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Naturopathic Physician, Acupuncturist<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/osher\/osher-team\/iman-majd\/\">Iman Majd, MD, LAc<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Family Medicine Physician, Acupuncturist<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<h4>We provide consultation services for people with a variety of health concerns such as:<\/h4>\n<div>\u2022\u00a0 Allergies<\/div>\n<div>\u2022\u00a0 Autoimmune disease<\/div>\n<div>\u2022\u00a0 Cancer-related side effects<\/div>\n<div>\u2022\u00a0 Cardiovascular Disease<\/div>\n<div>\u2022\u00a0 Chronic fatigue<\/div>\n<div>\u2022\u00a0 Chronic pain and fibromyalgia<\/div>\n<div>\u2022\u00a0 Diabetes and Prediabetes<\/div>\n<div>\u2022\u00a0 Gastrointestinal and digestive issues<\/div>\n<div>\u2022\u00a0 Headaches<\/div>\n<div>\u2022\u00a0 High Blood Pressure and high cholesterol<\/div>\n<div>\u2022\u00a0 Irregular menses, PCOS, PMS and other common gynecologic concerns<\/div>\n<div>\u2022\u00a0 Mental Health, anxiety \/ depression<\/div>\n<div>\u2022\u00a0 Peri-menopause \/ menopause (including bioidentical hormone therapy)<\/div>\n<div>\u2022\u00a0 Recurrent infections or chronic inflammation<\/div>\n<div>\u2022\u00a0 Thyroid and adrenal hormone concerns<\/div>\n<div>\u2022\u00a0 Stress-related conditions<\/div>\n<div>\u2022\u00a0 Cancer-related supportive care<\/div>\n<div>\u2022\u00a0 General preventative, holistic approach to health<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Acupuncture<\/h2>\n<p>Acupuncture is a part of Traditional Chinese Medicine in which practitioners stimulate specific points on the body using very thin needles to restore health. There has been extensive research on the benefits of acupuncture, especially for:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul style=\"line-height: 14px\">\n<li>Pain management<\/li>\n<li>Back and neck pain<\/li>\n<li>Osteoarthritis \/ knee pain<\/li>\n<li>Headaches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Acupuncture may also be effective in treating other health issues \u2014 each person will have a unique response to the treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Our providers at the UW Osher Center bring integrative medicine and acupuncture into mainstream medicine to provide cohesive and coordinated care for our patients.<\/p>\n<h2>Medical Massage Therapy<\/h2>\n<p>The goal of medical message is to reduce pain and improve mobility. After a thorough assessment and intake, our licensed medical massage therapist may incorporate a variety of techniques such as Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue, Neuromuscular Technique, Lymphatic Drainage, and Myofascial Integration, as indicated, to improve function.<\/p>\n<p>Our therapist collaborates with your healthcare provider to ensure the treatment is safe and effective for the conditions diagnosed. Please ask your provider for a referral.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Integrative Primary Care<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Our physicians practice primary care through the lens of integrative medicine. They are accepting new patients at UW Medicine\u2019s Primary Care at Northgate Clinic. Integrative Primary Care enhances conventional care by focusing on holistic approach to health. Our providers respect the wisdom of modern technology, medication, and conventional treatments, as they introduce other natural therapies.<\/p>\n<p>Integrative Primary Care Medicine allows natural therapies to become part of \u201cregular\u201d health care. The interaction between all practitioners of varied services is respectful and collaborative. Patients and practitioners work in partnership, focusing on the whole person and their unique needs.<\/p>\n<p>Patients with complex healthcare needs and those who want to include other kinds of treatments in their care would benefit from an Integrative Medicine Consult.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1711004011\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1711004011 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17752,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-blank.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15828","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/osher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/osher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/osher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/osher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/osher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15828"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/osher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31270,"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/osher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15828\/revisions\/31270"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/osher\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/osher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}