Brian E. Louie
Doctor
Thoracic Surgery
Sweden Medical Center
Sweden
Biography
Dr. Louie is a 2017 Seattle Met Top Doctor Award winner. Philosophy of care: Dr. Louie’s practice involves all aspects of general thoracic surgery including the lung, esophagus, stomach and mediastinum. He has particular interests in minimally invasive surgery that involves the use of laparoscopy, robotics and endoscopy for both cancer and non-cancerous diseases. He believes that care is about helping patients and their families understand their illness and guiding them in selecting treatment that is appropriate and individualized for the patient at his or her stage of life. He completed his education from University of Toronto, Residency in General Surgery from University of Alberta, Fellowship in Esophageal and Gastric Surgery from University of Southern California and Fellowship in Thoracic Surgery from McMaster University.
Research Interest
His research areas of interests are achalasia, anomalies of diaphragm, asbestos lung, atelectasis, barretts esophagus, barrx, biopsy chest wall, biopsy diaphragm, biopsy of lung and bronchial fistula repair.
