Digestive Disease Center at UWMC

About this Clinic

The Digestive Disease Center at UWMC offers a full range of consultations and procedures for the care of digestive disorders, also known as gastroenterology, and problems of the gastrointestinal system.

Many of these procedures involve using a tube to look into the gastrointestinal tract in order to diagnose, and in some cases, treat, problems of the digestive system. Endoscopy procedures are used, for example, to discover the reason for swallowing difficulties, heart burn, bleeding, chronic indigestion and abdominal or chest pain.

This clinic, located in UWMC's Surgery Pavilion, is a regional resource in gastroenterology care, and treats patients from throughout the United States.

For information about facility fees and hospital-billing, please visit our facility fee FAQs.

Care Providers

Teresa A. Brentnall
Teresa A. Brentnall

Dr. Brentnall is a gastroenterology specialist practicing at UW Medical Center and specializes in familial pancreatic cancer and colon cancer ...
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Krishnavel V. Chathadi
Krishnavel V. Chathadi

Dr. Chathadi is an associate professor of medicine at the UWMC Digestive Disease Center.
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William Mallory Grady
William Mallory Grady

Dr. Grady specializes in gastroenterology and internal medicine. His particular clinical interests include diagnosis and treatment of hereditary ...
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Joo Ha Hwang
Joo Ha Hwang

Dr. Joo Ha Hwang is a UW associate professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology. He specializes in diagnosis and management of ...
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John M. Inadomi
John M. Inadomi

Dr. Inadomi is a Cyrus E. Rubin Professor of Medicine and Head at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Dr. Inadomi received his medical ...
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Cynthia W Ko
Cynthia W Ko

"My role is to help patients learn to live with and understand their bodies."
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Rahul Pradyumna Kuver
Rahul Pradyumna Kuver


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Scott David Lee
Scott David Lee

Dr. Lee is Associate Professor, Division of Gerontology, and Director of the Clinical
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program.
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Iris Wanyun Liou
Iris Wanyun Liou

Dr. Liou is a member of the Acute Liver Failure Study Group, a multicenter clinical study investigating clinical outcomes of acute liver failure. Her ...
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Michael D. Saunders
Michael D. Saunders

Dr. Michael Saunders is board-certified in internal medicine and adult gastroenterology. His clinical focus is on advanced therapeutic endoscopy ...
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Michael D Schuffler
Michael D Schuffler

Dr. Schuffler is a UW professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology. He has particular expertise in diseases affecting the nerves and ...
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Timothy L. Zisman
Timothy L. Zisman

Dr. Zisman is a UW Assistant Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology.  
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Contact Information and Hours

General Contact (Phone):206.598.4377
General Contact (Fax):206.598.4303
Hours:Monday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Address:University of Washington Medical Center
3rd Floor Surgery Pavilion
Box 356160
1959 N.E. Pacific St.
Seattle, WA 98195
Parking Information:Patients and visitors may park at either the Triangle Garage or the Surgery Pavilion Garage. There is also Valet Parking.  Directions and fees for both locations are outlined below.

Triangle Garage

The Triangle Garage is underground, across N.E. Pacific Street from UW Medical Center. Enter from N.E. Pacific Place, one-half block west of Montlake Boulevard. A pedestrian tunnel leads from the garage to the third (main) floor of the medical center.

The garage has 500 parking stalls; 67 are labeled for disability parking and nine are wheelchair-accessible. Parking staff work from 6 a.m. to midnight Monday through Friday, and from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Pay as you leave. Garage parking is free on Sundays, and after-hours parking is available. The garage has a height restriction of 6-feet-8. Reach the Triangle Garage at 206.598.3460.

Surgery Pavilion Garage

The Surgery Pavilion Garage is primarily for surgery patients and their visitors. Access the lot from N.E. Pacific Street, and turn left at the stop sign after passing the Emergency Department entrance.

Disability parking is located on all three parking levels, although Level P1 has limited availability for oversized vehicles. Maximum vehicle height is 9-feet-6-inches on Level P1 and 6-feet-7-inches on Levels P2 and P3.

Garage hours are 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday and closed on weekends. Pay the attendant as you leave. Hours are subject to UW’s special events calendar and schedule. After-hours parking is not available in the Surgery Pavilion Garage. Reach the garage at 206.598.0892.

Valet Parking

Valet service is available for medical center patients and visitors. The valet staff are in front of the medical center by the main entrance. Valet parking service has the same fees as garage parking. Patients with disability or mobility parking needs may use the valet service. Reach the valet service at 206.598.0177.

Patient/Visitor Parking Rates (Garage or Valet)

UW Medical Center parking lots are available to patients and their visitors. Discount coupons, available at clinics and nurses’ stations, enable parking at these rates:

0-30 minutes: Free
31-60 minutes: $3
1-2 hours: $6
2-3 hours: $9
More than three hours/in-out access/lost ticket: $10 daily maximum

Rates are subject to change annually in July.

 

Bus Directions:

UW Medical Center, at 1959 N.E. Pacific St., is served by many bus lines of King County Metro Transit. Use Metro's Trip Planner to learn which buses can get you to the medical center.

 
Shuttle Services
The Health Sciences Express free shuttle service assists faculty, staff, patients, families and caregivers in traveling between UW Medical Center, UWMC-Roosevelt clinics and Harborview Medical Center. See the shuttle's schedule.
 
A separate, free shuttle service similarly transports faculty, staff, patients, families and caregivers between UW Medical Center and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and Seattle Children’s. See the shuttle's schedule.
 
Accessibility Information:

UW Medical Center's main entrance and its parking facilities enable easy access for all visitors. Disability parking is available in at the Triangle and Surgery Pavilion garages, and valet service is available at the front entrance of the medical center.

 
We provide adaptive equipment for patients who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind, or who have speech impairments. TTYs (regular print, large print visual display, Braille), amplified headsets, flashing light and vibrating phone alert signalers, and TV decoders are available. Patients can request disability accommodations by calling 206.598.6970 (voice). Washington Relay Service, at 800.833.6388, provides TTY text service to the medical center.

Driving Directions

The medical center is at 1959 N.E. Pacific St. See map.

 
From Interstate 5: 
  • Take Exit No. 168B (Bellevue /Kirkland) onto State Route 520. 
  • Take the first exit off SR 520 to Montlake Boulevard. 
  • Turn left onto Montlake Boulevard and continue north across the Montlake Bridge. 
  • At the traffic light ahead, two lanes will turn left onto N.E. Pacific Street. You'll want to be in the right of those two left-turn lanes. 
  • From N.E. Pacific Street, turn right at the second "Patient Parking" directional sign onto N.E. Pacific Place, then immediately turn right into the Triangle Parking Garage, connected to the medical center via a pedestrian tunnel. 
  • OR you can access the Surgery Pavilion Garage by turning left at stop sign just past the Emergency Department entrance.

 
From the East via State Route 520 Westbound: 
  • Exit at Montlake Boulevard and continue north across the Montlake Bridge.
  • At the traffic light ahead, two lanes will turn left onto N.E. Pacific Street. You'll want to be in the right of those two left-turn lanes. 
  • From N.E. Pacific Street, turn right at the second "Patient Parking" directional sign onto N.E. Pacific Place, then immediately turn right into the Triangle Parking Garage, connected to the medical center via a pedestrian tunnel.
  • OR you can access the Surgery Pavilion Garage by turning left at stop sign just past the Emergency Department entrance.

Referral Instructions

Health-care professionals making a referral should fax a UW Medicine referral request to 206.598.4303.

To refer a patient, use the UW Medicine referral form.

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