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Dr. Hugh Allen, M.D.

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Overview

Specialties

Procedures Performed

Anesthesiologists typically provide the following: General Anesthesia, Local Anesthesia, Nitric Oxide, Nitrogen Monoxide, Regional Anesthesia

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Contact Information

Group Health Cooperative Seattle

201 16th Avenue East

Seattle, WA 98112

Office: 206-326-3000
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Hospital Affiliation/ Privileges

Group Health Central Hospital (main) (Seattle, WA)
Virginia Mason Medical Center (Seattle, WA)

Gender

Male

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Résumé

License

20 years since Hugh Allen was first licensed to practice.

State	License status	Year acquired	Last updated by Avvo
Washington	Active	1992	05/15/2012

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Board Certification

Anesthesiology - American Board of Anesthesiology
Pain Medicine - American Board of Anesthesiology

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Work Experience

Position	Duration
Chief, Pain Management. Dept of Anesthesiology at Group Health Cooperative	2011–present
Section head, Pain Management at Virginia Mason Medical Center	1994–2011

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Advanced Training

Training	Specialty	Hospital	Completed
Residency	Anesthesiology	Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School (Boston, MA)	1992
Internship		Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School (Boston, MA)	1989

Education

School	Major	Degree	Graduated
University of Southern California		MD	1988
Stanford University	Human Biology	BA - Bachelor of Arts	1981

Awards

Award Name	Granting Organization	Date
Top Doctor	Seattle Metropolitan Magazine	2011
Seattle's Top Doctors	Seattle Metropolitan Magazine	2010

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Associations

Position	Association Name	Duration
Delegate	American Society of Anesthesiologists	2004-present
President	Washington State Society of Anesthesiologists	2004-2006

Portfolio

Publications

Article	Publication	Date
Near-total esophagectomy: the influence of standardized multimodal managament and intraoperative fluid restriction	Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine	2003
A model to evaluate the pharmacokinetics and parmacodynamics of extended-release products using in vivo tissue microdialysis in humans: bupivacaine-loaded microcapsules	Anesthesia & Analgesia	2003

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