Brian E. Louie, MD
Seattle, WA 98104
Swedish Thoracic Surgery - First Hill
1101 Madison Street, Suite 900, Seattle, WA 98104
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About Brian E. Louie
Dr. Louie most recently received the 2024 Thoracic Surgery Top Doc designation and has received the Seattle Top Doc award for multiple consecutive years. 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.
McMaster University St Joseph`s Hospitali
2004
University of Alberta Hospital
2002
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
2005
University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine
1996
- American Board of Surgery, Surgery (General Surgery)
- Early experience with robotic lung resection results in similar operative outcomes and morbidity when compared with matched video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery cases
- Partial Thymectomy Results In Similar Outcomes To Total Thymectomy In Masaoka-Koga Stages I And II Thymoma. Submitted to Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. (2016)
- Click here for a full list of Dr. Louie's publications. A subset of his citations is summarized below.
- Impact of Prior Interventions on outcomes during per oral endoscopic myotomy.
- Comparison of Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery and Robotic Approaches for Clinical Stage I and Stage II Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Using The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database
- Short-term outcomes using magnetic sphincter augmentation versus Nissen fundoplication for medically resistant gastroesophageal reflux disease.
7315 212th Street Southwest, Suite 205
Edmonds, WA 98026
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When not caring for patients, Dr. Louie enjoys spending time with his wife and two children. He also enjoys cooking, travelling, and playing and coaching ice hockey.
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I thought Dr. Louie was wonderful, patient, thorough, and knowledgeable. He put me at ease concerning my issue. His staff was great also. Thank you so much!
Swedish Patient
Dr Louie is knowledgeable and compassionate. He took the time to listen to my concerns. The explanations of future testing needed and of possible surgery procedures were detailed and easy to understand. I feel very confident that I am receiving the very best care for my condition.
Swedish Patient
My condition has Dr Louie stumped so far, but he isn't giving up. He's trying harder than any other doctor ever has
Swedish Patient
Very impressed and satisfied with Dr Louie"s demeanor, knowledge and his style in presenting the surgical issue and the surgical resolution to my somewhat unusual presentation. I left feeling very fortunate and comfortable that I will be under his careHe allayed any apprehensions I might have hadAnd his easy manner leaves me with absolute comfort in anticipating my upcoming procedure
Swedish Patient
Thank them for being so caring and understanding of me in this very scary proccess
Swedish Patient
While waiting for the video meeting, my laptop broke. I switched to a minimac with the monitor w/o video camera. I can see him and hear him but he could not see me. He was kind enough to call me by phone so we could video conference. I appreciate his patience and his judgement.
Swedish Patient