Moira L. Aitken M.D., F.R.C.P.

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Moira L. Aitken M.D., F.R.C.P.

Medical Specialties

  • Internal medicine
  • Pulmonary and respiratory disease care

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Languages

  • English

About Moira L. Aitken

Moira Aitken, M.D., F.R.C.P., is a board certified physician and director of the Pulmonary, Cystic Fibrosis and Medical Subspecialty Clinics at UW Medical Center. She is also a UW professor of Medicine and Pulmonary and Critical Care. She has been honored with awards including America’s Top Physicians, Best Doctors in America and Professional of the Year by Cystic Fibrosis Research.

Dr. Aitken likes to work with patients in a multidisciplinary setting to allow most of their medical needs to be met at one visit.

Dr. Aitken earned her M.D. from the University of Edinburgh. She is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Disease. She is a fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians, a member of the American Thoracic Society and a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. She conducts research related to cystic fibrosis.

Personal Interests

In her free time Dr. Aitken enjoys photography, family, hiking and biking.

Education and Training

  • Univ. of Edinburgh (Scotland)
    Medical education, 1978
  • Univ. of Washington
    Fellowship, Cardiology/Gen. Med.
  • Western General Hospital
    Residency
  • Northern General Hosp. (Edinburgh)
    Residency, Respiratory Medicine
  • Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
    Residency, Cardiology/Gen. Med.
  • Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
    Internship
  • Western General Hospital
    Internship

Board Certifications

  • Pulmonary Disease, 1988, American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Internal Medicine, 1987, American Board of Internal Medicine