Annette Wundes, MD
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Annette Wundes, MD
Medical Specialties
- Neurology
- Multiple sclerosis
- Telehealth services
Locations
Multiple Sclerosis Center at UW Medical Center – Northwest
About Annette Wundes
Annette Wundes, MD, is a neurologist with 2 year- subspecialty training in multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuroimmunology. She is greatly invested in improving patient outcomes, wellbeing, and care for people living with MS and related demyelinating and autoimmune diseases of the central nervous system, such as Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disease and MOG Antibody Disease. She is an active clinician engaged in MS care and in addition, actively engages in MS education, research and the regional MS community.
Dr. Wundes is the Medical Director Neurology of the University of Washington Medicine Multiple Sclerosis Center. She also directs the UW Multiple Sclerosis Fellowship training program to address the shortage of neurologists skilled in taking care of the complex care needs of those living with MS and similar conditions. In addition to training the next generation of MS doctors, she is highly committed to peer education to ensure advances in MS care are readily distributed. She has lectured extensively on MS and related topics and serves as the co-chair of the annual Regional MS Summit.
Dr. Wundes engages in a comprehensive patient care approach, focusing on differentiating multiple sclerosis from other mimicking medical conditions. She aims for the best outcome for each of her patients by incorporating an individual’s goals, needs, and experiences. She supports individualized, interdisciplinary symptom management and optimized disease-modifying therapies. She is very familiar with newer and evolving treatment options to be incorporated into her patients’ care. She also feels passionate about her patients having access to relevant information for them to live their best lives despite chronic disease, not only for the individuals she sees in her clinics. She founded and continues to organize the monthly UW Medicine Patient Education program since 2014.
She continuously receives high ratings from her patients and has received repeatedly patient satisfaction awards. She also has been repeatedly awarded peer recognition, such as “Seattle Top Doctors”). Dr. Wundes was also awarded the national 2017 Hall of Fame Health Care Professional Volunteer Award by the National MS Society.
Dr. Wundes' is a professor of neurology and adjunct professor of rehabilitation medicine at UW School of Medicine. She actively engaged in the local MS community and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS). She has been a member of the NMSS Greater NW Board of Trustees since 2011.
Her research has focused on topics related to management of worsening MS, addressing optimizing access to care and women’s health issues. She is involved with ongoing collaborations related to stem cell transplantation for MS as well as Women’s Health initiatives in MS (neuring.org).
Dr. Wundes' research publication list can be found here.
Personal Interests
In addition to providing care to her patients, Dr. Wundes enjoys outdoor activities, volunteering as a beach naturalist, performing arts, and gardening.
Education and Training
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Heinrich-Heine-Universitaet , Medizinische Fakultaet