Doctors with diving knowledge

Rob Holman · Post by **Rob Holman** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 10:58 am

Hello, I have a buddy who is trying to get back into diving. She has some ear issues (pain while trying to clear, etc), and wants to know if anyone out there knows of a good doctor who specializes in SCUBA topics.

Anyone out there have any advice?

enchantmentdivi · Post by **enchantmentdivi** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 11:02 am

This is the guy she definitely needs to see. This is his specialty!

http://faculty.washington.edu/ekay/

Jenn

Tangfish · Post by **Tangfish** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:04 pm

Isn't LCF a doc?

CaptnJack · Post by **CaptnJack** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:15 pm

The ENT group at Minor and James Medical on First Hill is quite good. This is the ear guy:
http://www.minorandjames.com/our_physic ... laskas.htm

Ed Kay is pretty much a general internist. He has developed a SCUBA specific practice, but there are plenty of other high quality ENTs around as well.

Rob Holman · Post by **Rob Holman** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:30 pm

Great stuff, thanks folks!

Pinkpadigal · Post by **Pinkpadigal** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:45 pm

You can call DAN, and they can give you a list, but they typically recommend Dr Kay.

jackieg · Post by **jackieg** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:49 pm

Last time I called DAN they actually gave me the name of a doc in Tacoma....now...if I could only remember where I wrote down his name..

jackie

Sounder · Post by **Sounder** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 1:31 pm

Rawlings has the Tacoma guy who sounds like a class act. I'd also check into VM's hyperbaric medicine folks - they could probably make a recommendation.

John Rawlings · Post by **John Rawlings** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 4:12 pm

Sounder wrote:Rawlings has the Tacoma guy who sounds like a class act. I'd also check into VM's hyperbaric medicine folks - they could probably make a recommendation.

His name is Dr. Seth John Stankus....he is a tech-diving neurologist specializing in dive injuries.

He is at Tacoma Group Health.

- John

Rob Holman · Post by **Rob Holman** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:13 am

Thanks everyone, I'll pass al this onto her.