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Virginia Mason Liver Center of Excellence in Seattle Washington

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I’m researching the Virginia Mason Liver Center of Excellence in Seattle for a second opinion for PBC. I’m wondering if anyone in the group seeking treatment there? If so, any recommendations? I’m at stage 2 and was recently diagnosed.

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I don’t know about the Virginia Mason Center for Excellence but Dr Kris Kowdley posted this on Twitter recently:

I am delighted to announce rhat we have opened a new institute in Seattle (Liver Institute Northwest) dedicated to bringing cutting-edge treatments for liver diseases to patients in the Pacific Northwest! Stay tuned!!

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Thank you so much!

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I know many of his patients were missing him!

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