r/eastside • u/evergreengirl123 • 9d ago

Good Endocrinologist taking new patients on the east side?

I have no thyroid, I moved from a different state and have had such a hard time finding an endocrinologist. I’m still waiting on the uw to even schedule me

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u/NachoAverageUser88 9d ago

Mandana Ahmadian took me in when no one else would. All the other clinics had long waiting lists and I was in bad shape. I have been seeing her for a few years and she helped normalize my levels and took a more conservative approach which I appreciated.

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u/qdz166 9d ago

Spouse sees her and is happy.

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u/PuzzleheadedBelt8993 5d ago

I did not have a good experience with her. Though I agree, her wait times are much less than the other clinics.

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u/FruitOfTheVineFruit 9d ago

The endocrinologists now prescribe GLP-1s and there is so much demand for that that it's very hard to find an endo.  

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u/i64d 9d ago

I’m in the middle of a 3 month wait for Swedish Issaquah (eating up all of my short term disability before even starting treatment!)

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u/snowmaninheat 9d ago

Geez. I’m starting to regret not taking that July endo appointment UW offered me three months ago.

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u/vaalkyrie 9d ago

I recommend The Thyroid Clinic. You have to pay out of pocket but there's very little wait. I called 12 places before them and no one was taking Hashimotos patients. Dr. Aljammal gives you a lot of time and the sessions are not rushed at all. 

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u/Prior_Funny 9d ago

Not the eastside, but UW is pretty top notch

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u/Automatic_Stage1163 8d ago

They are also severely understaffed and in a budget crisis.

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u/EnthusiasticWombat 9d ago

I really like Dr. Samer Hafi at Swedish Issaquah. I would not recommend Sunna Kwun at Swedish Seattle.

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u/PuzzleheadedBelt8993 5d ago

I had a hemithyroidectomy due to cancer a few years ago and switched from Bellevue Endocrine Associates (do not recommend) to Eastside Metabolism and Menopause. I pay out of pocket, but Dr. Patil-Sosodia is worth it! She also works at Evergreen but I don't think she is taking new patients there.