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Office
Seattle, WA
My office hours
Thursday: 9:00am - 5:00pm
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About
Bio
I am a General Practice physician. I truly believe in the primary care and family model. In my practice I ask as many or more questions then I am asked. I like to teach as much as possible. I believe in patients hearing their own answers to their questions. I try to work as a partner with my patients. I try to empower them to know as much as possible about their bodies.
I also am specializing in Men's Health issues which include Male Aging, Addiction, Sexuality and STDS. Other areas of my expertise include LGBT medicine and HIV medicine. I have some significant experiences with Hospice care and I advocate for a sane approach to the drug war and teach and write about harm reduction. I feel my work is a calling and I get significant spiritual benefit with mny work. I grew up Mormon in Issaquah, Washington. I am the father of two sons and the grandfather of a newly born baby girl.
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
General Practice
Addiction Medicine
Family Medicine
Licenses
United States: Washington
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
13K Answers
2.1K Agrees
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 30 years experience
Proteins: I am not sure what you are missing. Cutting sugar is vital, but eating is also vital. You need to find protein sources such as nuts, egg whites, and ... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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General Practice 30 years experience
We do not guess: Please get a pregnancy test. All answers will depend on if you are pregnant.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Female Sexuality: I may have misread your question since it is so open ended. If i did please ask again. Do you mean orgasm with intercourse? Or orgasm with masturbatio... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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We do not ever Guess: Physicians never guess when it comes to diagnosing pregnancy. I have been to australia and i know that home pregnancy tests are readily available ther... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
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General Practice 30 years experience
Not pregnant: Yes. Periods, in general, are the physical definition of not being pregnant.
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A 16-year-old female asked:
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General Practice 30 years experience
Fertility: Nope. You get pregnant during the week of your ovulation in your menstrual cycle.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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General Practice 30 years experience
Please ask again: What? There are a number of type of contractions, such as how the colon moves stool through to the anus or how the clitoris or penis stimulation with ... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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General Practice 30 years experience
Nagging: Nagging is the worst thing to do when one wants to inspire a spouse. You have to think of him as an addict. It is not your right or place to change h... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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General Practice 30 years experience
Surgical Problems: Nope. It would be highly unlikely to be allergic to the metal in clamps used during surgery. It is always better here to not pre-judge you diagnosis a... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 30 years experience
Bladder infection: This is a classical presentation of a urinary tract infection.
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A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 30 years experience
Herpes: I am not sure the real question you are asking because I do not know if you have sores or if you are wanting to take this medication to lower the risk... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 30 years experience
Please Clarify: Why are you asking this? It is not likely or possible in reality to have tubal clamps come loose. Did you take a pregnancy test and it came back posit... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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General Practice 30 years experience
Please Ask Again: What? What does 'my health' mean? If you mean your period now is not the time to get pregnant. It would be impossible. If you mean you have ovulated ... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
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Danger: Giving a child caffeine before their brain is fully developed is dangerous and unwise.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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General Practice 30 years experience
Medications : Yes. Of course. Especially if both were prescribed by a physician for a specific problem.
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 30 years experience
The Flu Season: You have an infection. If you are not feverish and if the pain is manageable you can wait and watch how your symptoms progress. Good rest and good h... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 30 years experience
Yeast Infection: You have a yeast infection. You need to treat yourself with anti-fungal medication.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 30 years experience
Pregnancy Testing: It is recommended that you have missed your period when you do a home pregnancy test. I would wait two days and if the period does not start then do t... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 30 years experience
Unanswerable: That is impossible to answer without any other information. The cornerstone of your fertility is ovulation. You are most likely to become pregnant f... Read More
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A 70-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 30 years experience
Frequent Illness: You may be best served for your piece of mind to have a full evaluation at the doctor's.
But, here are some ideas: mistaking colds for allergies or... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 30 years experience
HIV Is hard to Get: To get an HIV infection one needs direct body fluid to body fluid transmission. I.E. Through sexual intercourse, anything that leads from blood to blo... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 30 years experience
Onions are Food: Onions are food, not medicine. There would be no 'side effects' to report. I do not believe there is any science on this subject: 'how many onions ar... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
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Dreams: Nothing. One cannot control dreams, or why they occur. This person very well may have had a conversation or thought about pregnancy and this entered ... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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General Practice 30 years experience
Ultrasound: It is very unlikely unless the ultrasound is read by someone without any experience. But, mistakes do occur.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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General Practice 30 years experience
Gastroenterology: I know of no blood test that would in any way assist in diagnosing the cause of your symptoms. A blood test is not how these problems are assessed.
... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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General Practice 30 years experience
Honeymoon UTIs: This phrase, coined some years back before sexual norms changed, remind us that early sexual encounters can often lead to urinary tract infections. T... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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General Practice 30 years experience
Ovulation: You cannot get pregnant that soon in your cycle, you were not ovulating then if you are a normal female. So, the emergency contraception was unnecessa... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
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Gall Bladder : Gall stones, if they cannot be dissolved, and if they are causing pain, are removed surgically.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 30 years experience
Herpes: I think that you may have heard wrong. It is very common for people having frequent recurrent herpes outbreaks to be placed on a daily dose of an anti... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Trust the Facts: Trust or learn to trust the facts. Was sperm inside of the vagina during the five fertile days of the cycle? Is there other reasons for the feelings ... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 30 years experience
Irregular: I believe, given the limited data you have shared that something is up with your periods and the period that started early is not normal. Or the way y... Read More
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A 40-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 30 years experience
Skin and Sex: It sure sounds like you have friction caused skin damage and i wonder if you are not using any lubrication. If you are using lubrication then you may... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
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Ethics: I would advise both a visit with your psychiatrist and an attorney if you plan on tricking a man into making a baby, there are significant legal and ... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 30 years experience
Urology: Please, stop going to the er for health care that should be managed by your primary care physician or the urologist who is a specialist in kidney ston... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 30 years experience
Not preg symptoms: These are not in any way symptoms of early pregnancy.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Treating HIV: Hiv patients are now treated to the point that their virus is suppressed and kept suppressed. Even in the poorest regions of the world this treatment... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Doctor's Orders: Please do not rely upon our advice here about this. This baby's physician would have a prescription and dosing schedule that you should follow. Pleas... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
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Blood Clots: It is the nature of blood when it is delayed it clots. This is natural.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Can I be pregnant: Not if she had a period of normal duration. Having periods means one is not pregnant.
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A male asked:
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Sex: Sex, with or without another participant is a normal part of the human experience. Being sexual is a benefit to both physical and mental health. There... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 30 years experience
Sperm: Sperm have to be fresh and deposited inside the vagina during a female's ovulation. If there is no sperm there is no pregnancy. It does not matter h... Read More
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A 16-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 30 years experience
Flu Season: It is likely the flu. If this persists or you feel too weak to do your daily activities then please get to your family clinic.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 30 years experience
No endorsement: First, we do not endorse any products. Second, many of us would caution you against taking these vitamins unless your physician, caring for you in pe... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 30 years experience
Testicles: One testicle is always dominant and is always bigger than the other testicle. The texture of a testicle should be firm and smooth.
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A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 30 years experience
Testosterone: Yes. It very well may make it so that you stop making sperm. You should not be on testosterone or other hormones if you want to conceive.
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Post op: Pain is not normal and may be a sign of a post op complication. Please contact your surgeon.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 30 years experience
Pregnancy Testing: Four weeks after conception testing should be valid. Pregnancy tests are thought to be valid from fourteen days post conception on.
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Unanswerable: I do not understand what the reason behind this question could be. Perhaps it would be better to ask a question that includes your symptoms and what ... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 30 years experience
Expensive Testing: If they can afford and are trained on the right equipment. These tests are usually done at the pulmonary clinic due to the cost of maintaining and pur... Read More
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A 51-year-old female asked:
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Breast Infection: It is an infection of the breast or breast tissue.
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Dr. Donald Jacobson
Nov 29, 2013
I highly recommend Dr. Killian for his dedication and excellent and straightforward responses on HealthTap. He is clearly very knowledgeable in the area of human sexuality and sexually transmitted dis...Read More
Dr. Martin Fried
Nov 7, 2014
I see Dr K on line often giving expert and knowledgeable advice from a variety of topics including : Human immunodeficiency virus, Sexually transmitted infections, AIDS, Gay, lesbian and transgender h...Read More
May 18, 2014
Dr. Killian has a vast amount of knowledge and a great ability to separate the wheat from the chaff in answering questions with clarity and wit. I appreciate learning from him as much as I'm sure the ...Read More
HealthTap member
This made me feel good. Thanks! I suspected muscle spasms as opposed to something more concerning. Your answer helped relieve my worries. Now I'm certain it was a muscle spasm and nothing more. Th...Read More
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And ask yourself...why on earth would I keep asking the same question over and over if I had saw the answer in my face? Duhhhhh...and you're a doctor omg really? Even Dr. Suess isn't dumb as you
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Thank you, your answer or tip was very helpful! Thank you. The dr said that he will wheter cut it out or bring it to the scortium depending on how the testicle looks like at the surgery.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Utah School of Medicine, UT
Graduated 1993MD
Awards
Top Doctor, First Place, Washington - Winter
2013
Top General Practitioner, First Place, National - Winter
2013
Top Doctor, Second Place, National - Summer
2013
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