Casey Lion, MD, MPH

Pediatrics-Inpatient

On staff since August 2010

Academic Title: Clinical Instructor

K. Casey Lion, MD, MPH, is an attending physician in General Pediatrics at Seattle Childrens Hospital and an Acting Instructor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

She earned her medical degree at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, and a Masters in Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health. She completed her residency at Seattle Childrens Hospital. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Academic Pediatric Association. Her research interests are in improving quality of health care for vulnerable children, espcially those with language barriers.

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Training Ground
The opportunity to live and practice in a rural setting and pursue the passion that brings new doctors to pediatric medicine distinguishes the UW Pediatric Residency Program.... cont.

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DoloresTulalip,Wa09.27.11

I cannot speak the name Casey Lion without tears welling up in my eyes. What a blessing she was to my son, Talon, and my family. she is kind, caring, extremely intelligent and very good at what she does. she explains everything in detail and makes certain that everyone is on the same page. She is also very gentle and takes the time to listen to everyone's needs and respects that. I truley believe our son is with us today for the jugdment call she made that day. she has a place in our hearts forever. Thank GOD for Casey!

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Overview
Publications

Overview

Board Certification(s): Pediatrics
Medical/Professional School: University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco
University of California Berkeley, Berkeley
Residency: Pediatrics, University of Washington/Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle
Clinical Interests: Care of culturally and linguistically diverse patients, hospital-based medicine Quality of care for limited English proficiency patients and families, health care delivery systems in low-resource settings

Publications

Adolescent childbearing in Nicaragua: a quantitative assessment of associated factors.
International perspectives on sexual and reproductive health , 2009 Jun: 91-6

Leptotrichia endocarditis: report of two cases from the International Collaboration on Endocarditis (ICE) database and review of previous cases.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology , 2008 Feb: 139-43

Contrasting actions of prolonged mitogen-activated protein kinase activation on cell survival.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications , 2006 Jun 30: 843-50

Toxoplasmosis in a California sea lion (Zalophus californianus).
American journal of veterinary research , 1977 Jan: 135-6

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Seattle Children's Research Institute

CW8-6 - Child Health, Behavior and Development
2001 Eighth Ave

Seattle, WA 98121

206-884-7591

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Seattle Children's

M1-13 - Hospital Medicine
4800 Sand Point Way NE

Seattle, WA 98105

Providence Regional Medical Center - Everett

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PO Box 1067

Everett, WA 98206

425-258-7311

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