Sinanan, Mika N.

Mika N Sinanan, M.D., Ph.D.

Dr. Sinanan is a UW professor of surgery, specializing in gastrointestinal oncology and surgery, inflammatory bowel disease, reoperative surgery, and diseases of the colon and rectum.

A leader in minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgery, he is one of the founders of the UW Institute for Simulation and Interprofessional Studies (ISIS). He is also medical director of the UW Surgical Specialties Center and serves as the current president of University of Washington Physicians, a practice plan for all faculty physicians practicing in the UW Medicine health system.

Clinical Interests
Gastrointestinal surgery with special emphasis on gastrointestinal oncology; inflammatory bowel disease; diseases of the colon and rectum; pancreatic and hepatobiliary diseases; and videoendoscopic surgery.

Research Interests
Videoendoscopic surgery; applications of gastrointestinal function testing to
surgical treatment of inflammatory bowel disease; advanced surgical technology; and surgical robotics.

Teaching Interests
Application of surgical simulation to train surgeons in advanced surgical skills.

Languages
English

Expertise
Surgery

Education History
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Medical education 1980
UW - Dept. of Surgery Residency
UW - Dept. of Surgery Residency
UW - Dept. of Surgery Residency


Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery Surgery 1989

Awards and Honors
YearName
2008Distinguished Alumnus of the University of Washington

Clinics
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA)
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA)
825 Eastlake Ave. E.
Seattle, WA 98109-1023
206.288.7222
Colorectal Services
University of Washington Medical Center
3rd Floor, Surgical Pavilion
Box 356165
1959 N.E. Pacific St.
Seattle, WA 98195
206.598.4477
General Surgery Clinic at UWMC
University of Washington Medical Center
3rd Floor, Surgical Specialties
Box 356165
1959 N.E. Pacific St.
Seattle, WA 98195
206.598.4477
Surgical Oncology Clinic at UWMC
University of Washington Medical Center
3rd Floor, Surgical Specialties Center
1959 N.E. Pacific St.
Seattle, WA 98195
206.598.4477