Specialties
Primary care - internal medicine, Pulmonary and respiratory disease care
Languages
English
Biography
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.
General Pulmonary Clinic at UWMC
1959 NE Pacific St., 3rd Floor Seattle, WA 981956 minute walk testing, Arterial blood gases, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), High altitude simulation testing
Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic at UWMC
1959 NE Pacific St., 3rd Floor Seattle, WA 98195Pulmonary and respiratory disease care
Bronchoscopy Suite at UWMC
1959 NE Pacific Street, 3rd Floor, Surgical Pavilion Room 3104C Seattle, WA 98195Biopsy (fine needle aspiration), Bronchoalveolar lavage, Endobronchial biopsy, Endobronchial ultrasound
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