Melinda E. Hawkins

Biography

She like to take a full body approach to patient care, recognizing that the effects of a patients disease can be taxing to both their physical and emotional well being. She specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of disease of the colon, rectum and anus. This includes an interest in minimally invasive surgical approaches to colon and rectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease and diverticulitis, pelvic floor disorders such as fecal incontinence, colonoscopy and basic anorectal disorders. She completed her education from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Residency in General Surgery from Swedish Medical Center and Fellowship from St Marks Colorectal Surgery, UtahFellowship. She is also member in Professional Associations like American College of Surgeons, I have presented at several meetings of the Northwest Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.

Research Interest

The research areas of interest are minimally invasive surgical approaches to colon and rectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease and diverticulitis, pelvic floor disorders such as fecal incontinence, colonoscopy and basic anorectal disorders.