• Accepting Children: Yes
• Accepting New Patients: Yes

• Accepting Medicare: Yes
• Accepting Medicaid/DSHS: Yes

Insurance Accepted:

Contact this office for accepted insurance plans.

Additional Information:

Dr. Becker was voted "Top Doctors" in Seattle Metropolitan Magazine (2011, 2012)

Nearly 4,500 physicians, nurses and physician assistants in King, Kitsap and Snohomish counties nominated colleagues they would choose to treat themselves and their loved ones.

News Release

Dr. Becker was voted "Top Doctors" in Seattle Magazine (2012). 

A survey was mailed to more than 18,000 physicians in King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap counties. The survey asked physicians to name the provider they would seek out or recommend to loved ones.

News Release

Philosophy of Care

"I try my best to see the individual as a whole, to take the time required to listen and learn. At each visit I strive to deliver the care I would want for my family members from the allergist."

Personal Interests

The doctor is a co-recreational soccer player and competitive international postal history exhibitor. Dr. Becker, his wife, and school-aged children reside in Seattle.

Medical School

University of Washington School of Medicine

Residency

Duke University Medical Center

Fellowship(s)

University of Washington, Allergy and Immunology

Board Certifications

Board Certified Allergy-Clinical Immunology (Adults/Children); Pediatrics

Professional Associations:

Fellow of: American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Clinical Immunology; American College of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology; American Academy of Pediatrics

Awards:

First University of Washington Allergy Fellows Teaching Award, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Leroy Matthews Physician Scientist Award

Additional Information:

Dr. Becker was voted "Top Doctors" in Seattle Metropolitan Magazine (2011, 2012)

Nearly 4,500 physicians, nurses and physician assistants in King, Kitsap and Snohomish counties nominated colleagues they would choose to treat themselves and their loved ones.

News Release

Dr. Becker was voted "Top Doctors" in Seattle Magazine (2012). 

A survey was mailed to more than 18,000 physicians in King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap counties. The survey asked physicians to name the provider they would seek out or recommend to loved ones.

News Release

BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Hamilton MS, Becker JW, Hamilton BL. Maternally induced graft-versus-host disease to minor antigens as possible etiology of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in mice. Cancer Detection and Prevention 1988;12:205-10.

2. Becker JW, Chi E, Henderson WR. Morphometric analysis of systemic mastocytosis mast cell granules. Annals of Allergy 1991;66:85. Immunol Allergy Practice 1992;14:119-20. Presented abstract, American College of Allergy and Immunology, San Francisco in 1990; 16th Pacific Skin Research Club, Friday Harbor in 1991; and Southern Medical Association, Atlanta in 1991.

3. Becker JW, Burke W, McDonald G, Greenberger PA, Henderson WR, Aitken ML. Prevalence of aspergillosis and atopy in adult cystic fibrosis. Pediatr Pulmonol Suppl 1991;6:627. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1992;89:330. Poster presentation at 5th Annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference in 1991; 48th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, Orlando in 1992. Oral presentation at 4th meeting of TransPacific Allergy and Immunology Society, Kauai in 1992.

4. Henderson WR, Astley SJ, McCready MM, Kushmerick P, Becker JW, Ramsey BW. Absorption of omega-3 fatty acids in CF patients. Pediatr Pulmonol Suppl 1992;8:311.

5. Becker JW, Chi EY, Henderson WR. Morphometric ultrastructural analysis of CF polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs). Pediatr Pulmonol Suppl 1992;8:31b. Presented as poster at 6th Annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference, Washington, D.C. in 1992.

6. Becker JW, Martin TR, Chi EY, Henderson WR. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) augments degranulation and eicosanoid release of human alveolar macrophages. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1993;91:349. Presented as poster at 49th annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, Chicago in 1993.

7. Becker JW, VanVoorhis WC, Henderson WR. Amplification of mRNA for 5-Lipoxygenase (5-LO) pathway proteins by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Presented as oral presentation at the 5th meeting of the TransPacific Allergy and Immunology Society, Lanai in 1994. Pediatric Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology 1994.

8. Becker JW, Bierman CW. Prophylactic anti-asthma drugs. In Page CP, Metzger WJ (eds) Drugs and the Lung, Raven Press (New York) 1994;221-56.

9. Henderson WR Jr., Astley SJ, McCready MM, Kushmerick P, Casey S, Becker JW, Ramsey BW. Oral absorption of omega-3 fatty acids in patients with cystic fibrosis who have pancreatic insufficiency and in healthy control subjects. Journal of Pediatrics 1994;124(3):400-8.

10. Becker JW, Burke W, McDonald G, Greenberger PA, Henderson WR, Aitken ML. Prevalence of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis and atopy in adult patients with cystic fibrosis. Chest 1996;109(6):1536-40.

11. Becker JW. Evaluation of patients with chronic respiratory symptoms. In Comprehensive Care in the Allergy/Asthma Office from Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America 1999;19(1).

12. Childhood Asthma Management Program Research Group (Becker). The Childhood Asthma Management Program (CAMP): Design, Rationale, and Methods. Controlled Clin Trials 1999;20:91-120.

13. Childhood Asthma Management Program Research Group (Becker). Design and implementation of a patient education center for the childhood asthma management program. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 1998;81:571-58.

14. Childhood Asthma Management Program Research Group (Becker). Recruitment of Participants in the Childhood Asthma Management Program (CAMP). I. Description of Methods. Journal of Asthma. 1999;36:217-237.

15. Childhood Asthma Management Program Research Group (Becker). Relationships between duration of asthma and asthma severity among children in the Childhood Asthma Management Program (CAMP). J Allergy Clin Immunol 1999;103:376-387.

16. Childhood Asthma Management Program Research Group (Becker). Relationship between Increased Airway Responsiveness and Asthma Severity in the Childhood Asthma Management Program. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2000; 162:50-56.

17. Altman LC, Williams PV, Becker JW (eds). Allergy in Primary Care. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 2000.

18. Childhood Asthma Management Program Research Group (Becker). House dust mite and cockroach exposure are strong risk factor for positive allergy skin test responses in the Childhood Asthma Management Program. J of Allergy Clin Immunol 2001; 107:48-54.

19. Childhood Asthma Management Program Research Group (Becker). Bacharier LB, Dawson C, Bloomberg GR, et al. Hospitalization for asthma: atopic, pulmonary function, and psychological correlates among participants in the Childhood Asthma Management Program. Pediatrics 2003;112:e85-e92.

20. Becker, JW, Immunology, Connective Tissue, and Allergic Disorders. In Manual of Perioperative Medicine, Jaffe R, López J, Pearl R (eds), Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore: in preparation.