Seattle Area Medical Providers
for Vestibular and Balance Disorders
These medical providers have been a Guest Speaker at a Seattle Dizzy Group Meeting and/or Seattle Dizzy Group partipants have given them consistently positive reviews.
*This is meant to be a helpful starting place for people seeking diagnosis and/or treatment of vestibular and balance disorders, and is not intended to be an extensive or exhaustive Seattle area medical provider list or an endorsement of certain providers. There are many additional qualified health care professionals in the Seattle Area.*
(Please feel free to share your personal experiences with providers listed or suggest other local providers by leaving a page comment. If you have had a good experience with a provider and would like to recommend them to others, please include their name, location/contact info, medical specialty, and also share why you recommend them).
Vestibular Specialists
Dr. Alan Langman, Otolaryngologist (ENT)
Clinical Interests: Treatment of hearing and balance problems including chronic ear infections, cochlear implantation, treatment for Meniere’s disease, and treatment of acoustic neuromas.
Dr. Constantine Palaskas, Otolaryngologist (ENT)
Clinical Interests: Otolaryngology
Dr. Jay Rubinstein, Otolaryngologist (ENT)
Clinical Interests: Cochlear implants, Acoustic Neuroma, facial nerve disorders, Meniere’s disease, auditory brainstem implants, tinnitus. Research interests include development of a vestibular implant.
Vestibular Therapists
Lisa Eaton, DPT, OCS
Seattle Dizzy Group Presentation: BioFeedback
Julie Grove, MPT
Seattle Dizzy Group Presentation: “Calm, Cool, and Compensated”
Morgan Kriz, DPT
Seattle Dizzy Group Presentation: “Posture Control & Balance”
Kaela Pauly, DPT
Vision Specialists
Dr. Curtis Baxstrom, Optometrist, MA, OD, FCOVD
Clinical Interests: Visual development, reading, dyslexia, head trauma, amblyopia and strabismus.
Dr. Nancy Torgerson, OD, FCOVD
Clinical Interests: Treating children and adults who have challenges in learning or vision information processing, special needs, or brain injuries.
Complementary Medicine Practitioners
Marley Braun, Nutritionist, Registered/Certified Dietician
Seattle Dizzy Group Presentations: “Food and Mood” and “Nutrition Fundamentals”
Dr. Maeghan Culver, Naturopathic Physician
Clinical Interests: Supporting a healthy lifestyle, encouraging optimal function with techniques such as craniosacral therapy and hydrotherapy, and utilizing specifically targeted nutritional, botanical, and homeopathic prescriptions. Special interest in chronic pain, autoimmune disease and weight management.
Dr. Sarah Deam, Chiropractor
Seattle Dizzy Group Presentation: “Improve Balance with Chiropractic Therapy”
Francesca Garibaldi, Massage Practitioner
Seattle Dizzy Group Presentation: “Massage Therapy”
Steve Knobler, Licensed Acupuncturist
Seattle Dizzy Group Presentation: “Acupuncture and Acupressure Therapy”
Dr. Bobbi Lutack, Naturopathic Physician
Clinical Interests: General Family Medicine, Botanical Medicine, Nutrition, Chronic Lyme Disease and other tick-borne illnesses.
Exercise & Movement Practitioners
Brett Lezamiz, DPT, OCS, Pilates Instructor
Seattle Dizzy Group Presentation: “Vestibular Rehabilitation from a Pilates Point of View”
Irene Pasternack, Feldenkrais Practitioner
Clinical Interests: Teaching children and adults to tune into body sensations and learn how to find easier, more comfortable ways to move in order to get out of pain or learn new skills.
(OCS = Orthopedic Certified Specialist)
*Seattle Dizzy Group does not recommend medical providers. Patient experiences vary*
See also VEDA Provider Directory
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I had a good experience with Mary Hjelm at Virginia Mason. She is an ARNP in the ENT Dept and she does the initial evaluation to decide which of their Dr’s to send you to. My current BPPV episode resolved itself (finally, mostly) before I actually saw the Dr there who evaluated my balance testing results, so I don’t have any opinion on a Dr in that dept. However, I just wanted to say that Mary Hjelm was a great listener, smart, and knows from personal experience what chronic BPPV is like, so she knows exactly what questions to ask.
By: Rebecca Wilcox on May 13, 2014
at 10:00 pm
By the way, thanks for compiling this list!
By: Rebecca Wilcox on May 13, 2014
at 10:01 pm