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James M. Ridgway, MD, FACS

Accepting New Patients
1231 116th Avenue Northeast, Suite 900
Bellevue, WA 98004
2002.9 miles away
Speaks: English and Spanish
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Ridgway Face & Aesthetic Center

1231 116th Avenue Northeast, Suite 900, Bellevue, WA 98004

About James M. Ridgway

An award-winning physician with a career invested in humanitarian efforts, Dr. James M. Ridgway graduated with honors with undergraduate degrees in both fine art and biologic science. After earning his medical doctorate from the University of Arizona he entered the highly competitive academic residency in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of California, Irvine. During this time, Dr. Ridgway trained with several world-renowned authorities in facial plastic surgery, completed his post-doctoral fellowship at the nationally acclaimed Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, and received multiple national awards including honors from The Triologic Society, American Head and Neck Society, American Broncho-Esophagological Association, and the American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery. These foundational experiences led Dr. Ridgway to pursue the prestigious fellowship in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Washington. During his tenure Dr. Ridgway served as faculty in the Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle Children’s Hospital and the Larrabee Center for Plastic Surgery. Dr. Ridgway remained on staff at the Larrabee Center for Plastic surgery for four years with his entire practice dedicated to the art and science of facial plastic surgery. Dr. Ridgway is actively involved in a number of national and scholastic efforts including his roles on both humanitarian and research committees for the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the authorship of numerous original manuscripts, as well as his ongoing humanitarian efforts through FACE TO FACE, Seattle Anesthesia Outreach, and Global Surgical Outreach. He is one of the founding members of the Swedish Medical Center’s Facial Reconstruction Team, the founding physician of the Larrabee Center’s Latisse Eyelash Program for breast cancer survivors, and volunteers his services to victims of domestic violence through the national FACE TO FACE program. As a double board certified surgeon, Dr. Ridgway is a fellow and member of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American College of Surgeons, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery. His practice encompasses the entire spectrum of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, including all facets of facial aesthetic surgery, laser resurfacing, trauma and cancer reconstruction, as well as minimally invasive procedures including autologous fat transfer, Botulinum toxin and dermal facial filler. Dr. Ridgway as been a Seattle Met Top Doctor of 2017, 2018, and 2020.

Fellowship

University of Washington
Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Residency

University of California, Irvine

Medical School

University of Arizona

Professional Associations
American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, American College of Surgeons, European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery
Board Certifications
  • Grandfathered in, Otolaryngology Otorhinolaryngology
Ridgway Face & Aesthetic Center
1231 116th Avenue Northeast, Suite 900
Bellevue, WA 98004

Affiliated Locations
Swedish Issaquah
Swedish Cherry Hill
Swedish First Hill

I was an art scholar and obtained a bachelor's degree in painting. My interests in art continue with medical illustration and graphic design. I have enjoyed exhibiting and publishing my work, but my most enjoyable moments are with my wife and daughters.

Clinical Interests

  • Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
  • Aesthetic Surgery
  • Blepharoplasty
  • Breast Augmentation
  • Breast Reconstruction
  • Breast Reduction
  • Brow Lift
  • Circumferential Body Lift
  • Cleft Lip
  • Cleft Lip/Palate Repair
  • Cleft Palate
  • Cleft Palate Repair
  • Compromised Skin Grafts
  • Compromised Tissue Flaps
  • Developmental And Congenital Hand Deformities
  • Deviated Septum
  • Diep
  • Ear Melanoma
  • Ear Plastic Surgery
  • Eyelid Repair
  • Face Lift
  • Flap Surgery
  • Free Flap Head
  • Free Flap Neck
  • Frostbite
  • Frostbite Of Ear
  • Frostbite Of Face
  • Frostbite Of Nose
  • Frostbite Of Toes
  • Ganglion Cyst
  • Genioplasty
  • Glomangioma
  • Glomus Tumor
  • Hand Injury
  • Head And Neck Melanoma
  • Head Deformities
  • Hemangiomas
  • Lymphedema
  • Malformations Of Ear
  • Malignant Melanoma
  • Malignant Melanoma Of Eyelid
  • Mammoplasty
  • Mastopexy
  • Mastoplasty
  • Melanoma
  • Melanoma On Face
  • Metastatic Melanoma
  • Midfacial Hypoplasia
  • Musculocutaneous Flap
  • Neck Plastic Surgery
  • Neck Reconstruction
  • Nipple Repair
  • Otoplasty
  • Postmastectomy Lymphedema Syndrome
  • Prominent Ears
  • Ptosis Of Breasts
  • Reconstruction Of Ear
  • Reconstruction Of Nose
  • Rectus Flap Reconstruction
  • Release Scar Contracture
  • Rhinoplasty
  • Scar Revision
  • Skin Graft
  • Squamous Cell Carcinoma Of Skin Of Lip
  • Thumb Dislocation
  • Vermilionectomy