Specialties
Colorectal cancer care, Colorectal surgery, General surgery, Hernia repair
Languages
English
Biography
Mika Sinanan, M.D., Ph.D. is a board certified surgeon at UW Medical Center and SCCA and a UW professor of General Surgery and an adjunct professor of Electrical Engineering.Dr. Sinanan specializes in gastrointestinal oncology and surgery, inflammatory bowel disease, reoperative surgery, complex hernia treatment and diseases of the colon and rectum.
Dr. Sinanan feels privileged to be able to help patients return to their families and lives feeling better and healed.
Dr. Sinanan earned his M.D. at Johns Hopkins and his Ph.D. at the University of British Columbia, Canada. He has a research focus on surgical simulation to train surgeons in advanced skills. He is a leader in minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgery and is one of the founders of the WWAMI Institute for Simulation in Healthcare.
Personal Interests
Dr. Sinanan enjoys swimming, reading, theater, classical music and opera.
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance at South Lake Union
825 Eastlake Ave. E Seattle, WA 98109Breast cancer, Cancer care, Colorectal cancer, Gynecologic oncology
Colorectal Services at UWMC
1959 NE Pacific St., 3rd Floor Seattle, WA 98195Anal Fistula, Colon, rectal and anal cancers, Colorectal surgery, Crohn's disease
Surgical Services & Hernia Center
Medical Office Building, 1560 N 115th Street, Ste. 102 Seattle, WA 98133General surgery, Hernia repair
UW - Dept. of Surgery
Residency, 1988, Gastroenterology
UW - Dept. of Surgery
Residency, 1987, General Surgery
Univ. of British Columbia
Graduate Education, 1986
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Medical education, 1980
UW - Dept. of Surgery
Residency, General Surgery
Board Certifications
- General Surgery, 1989, American Board of Surgery