Kendall Shibuya
(on madison street)Doctors in Seattle, WA
Doctors
My interests in medicine are rooted in my fascination with the human body’s innate ability to heal. This interest led me to explore traditional medicine in Japan as a part of my Asian Studies major at Whitman College, research the immune response to cancer at the Fred Hutch, and eventually study osteopathic medicine at Western University of Health Sciences COMP-NW in Oregon. I elected to spend an extra year as a teaching fellow in the osteopathic manipulative medicine department at my school to hone my teaching skills and understanding of manual medicine, both of which I plan to use throughout my career to help patients better understand their health and integrate non-pharmacologic ways to treat pain and promote health into my practice. As a family physician, I look forward to a career of working with patients and communities to help address the root causes of illnesses. My family and I are thrilled to be staying in Seattle and finally living in one place together again! I never dreamed that I would be living close to my high school (Holy Names Academy, go cougs!) and training as a resident at the hospital I used to volunteer at. Outside of work, we spend our time chasing our son around and dreaming of the days when he can carry his weight as our adventure buddy in the mountains. Until then, we are trying to put into practice the lifestyle medicine principles I promote in the clinic so we can keep up with our son and show him the pure joy of a powder ski day and share with him the peace (and quiet…) of backpacking in the mountains.
