“SMA has the best primary care physicians in Seattle. ”
“SMA offers what we consider to be the highest level of care available.”
“Our experience with our primary care physicians at SMA has simply been the best. ”
Seth Franklin, MD - Physician Administrator
Retired from Clinical Practice
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON PHI BETA KAPPA, 1982
University of Washington School of Medicine, 1986, member AOA–national honor medical society
Residency in Internal Medicine, University of Washington, 1986-1989
Chief Resident, Internal Medicine, Swedish Hospital, Seattle, Washington, 1986
Voted one of the Best Doctors in America: Pacific Region by his professional peers on multiple occasions
Milah Frownfelter, MD, FACP
Not Currently Accepting New Patients
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, 1999
University of Washington School of Medicine, 2003, member AOA–national honor medical society
Residency in Internal Medicine, University of Washington, 2003-2006
The Polyclinic (Seattle), 2008-2015; Strategic Planning Committee; Integrative Medicine Committee; Quality Committee
Voted by her professional peers as a Seattle Top Doctor in Internal Medicine in Seattle Metropolitan Magazine on multiple occasions
Sue Paik, MD
Not Currently Accepting New Patients
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, 1989
University of Illinois, College of Medicine, 1989-1993.
Residency in Internal Medicine, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center, 1994-1996
Emerson Hospital (Concord), 1996-2000
Virginia Mason Medical Center (Seattle), 2001-2008
The Polyclinic (Seattle), 2008 – 2021; Peer Review Committee
Voted by her professional peers as a Seattle Top Doctor in Internal Medicine in Seattle Metropolitan Magazine on multiple occasions
Judy Vu, MD
Not Currently Accepting New Patients
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH CUM LAUDE, 2006
University of Utah School of Medicine, 2010, member of King County Medical Society
Cameron C. Lewis Award – Outstanding & Unusual Compassion in Medicine
University of Utah School of Medicine Resident of the Year, 2013
Combined Residency in Internal Medicine & Pediatrics, University of Utah Affiliated Hospitals and Clinics, 2010-2014
Advisory Council, Swedish Hospital Medicine, 2019 – 2021
Member, Society of Hospital Medicine Education Committee, March 2016 – Present
Stefanie A. Deeds, MD FACP
Not Currently Accepting New Patients
Dr. Stefanie Deeds is providing support and care for our patients at times when their SMA primary care physician is out of the office.
Dr. Deeds attended the University of Michigan, with a BS in Molecular Biology, 2009
Dr. Deeds attended Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 2013
Residency in Internal Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 2016- 2017
Leadership VA, Dept of Veterans Affairs Healthcare Leadership Talent Institute 2021
Faculty Positions Held:
2016-2020: Acting Instructor of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA (Parental leave Aug-No 2018; Oct- March 2020)
2020-present: Assistant Professor of medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
Work Experience:
7/2016-6/2017 Attending Physician, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
6/2017-present: Attending Physician, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA
10/2018-10/2020: Medical Director., Acting, Women’s Veterans Program Medical Director, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA
5/2020-present: Director, Primary Care Innovation Lab, Primary Care Analytics Team, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA
Board Certification:
2016: Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine
2022: Diplomate, American Board of Obesity Medicine
Oren Townsend, MD
Not Currently Accepting New Patients
INDIANA UNIVERSITY, 1992
Internship Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA
Residency Internal Medicine Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA
Internal Medicine Physician in the Navy (Lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander 1995-1999)
The Polyclinic Seattle, 1999-2022
Polyclinic Quality committee; Strategic Planning Committee; Medical Director, Physician’s Care Network; Physician Lead, Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine
Voted by his professional peers as a Seattle Top Doctor in Internal Medicine in Seattle Metropolitan Magazine for 10 consecutive years
Moin Shaikh, DO
Currently Accepting a Limited Number of New Patients
Baylor University 1987-1991
A.T. Still University 1991-1995
Residency University of North Texas Health Science Center 1995-1998
Chief Resident 1998
University of North Texas Health Science Cntr
Asst Professor 1998-2002
M.L. Coleman Faculty Award for Clinical Sciences
Via Christi Regional Medical Center, Wichita Kansas
Hospitalist 2002-2007
Director Hospitalist Program 2004-2007
Swedish Medical Center
Hospitalist 2007 - 2023
Palliative Care 2010 - 2023
Swedish Hospital Medicine Advisory Council
Disaster Planning Committee
Medical Quality Review Committee
The Open Door Foundation, Bangalore India
Founding Trustee and Board Member 2011 -present
Gail Boriel, MD
Not Currently Accepting New Patients
Dr. Gail Boriel is providing support and care for Dr. Frownfelter’s patients through telehealth, MyChart messages, urgent care needs, and prescription refills.
Dr. Boriel most recently was on the Executive Health Program at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. She also participated as an Internal Medicine Physician in the Complex Care Consultation and Integrative Fibromyalgia Clinics where she received multiple top performing physician awards.
Dr. Boriel attended University of the West Indies Medical school from 200-2005 with a 1-year internship at the Port of Spain General Hospital, Trinidad
She worked as a Senior House officer emergency room physician, contributing to the underserved local communities of St. Lucia from 2006-2009
She received her Masters of Public Health from the University of Minnesota in 2019