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Seattle, WA
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST BUT MY CURRENT PRACTICE IS CLOSED TO NEW PATIENTS AND NO MORE HEALTHTAP CONCIERGE PATIENTS EITHER. SORRY!
Family medicine trained doctor with a strong interest in patient centered medicine. I feel the clinical relationship requires input from both sides, but ultimately patient makes the decision. I am also fellowship trained in sports medicine.
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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.
Family Medicine
Sports Medicine
Licenses
United States: New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington
Doctor Q&A
39 Answers
91 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Could be serious: could be sign of a tick bite you should seek medical attention right away
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A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Fever, body aches,: a true influenza has sudden onset, true fever (over 38.5 C), severe muscle/body aches, headache, nausea and cough. It also may be accompanied by diar... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
More than neosporin: if you can, take some nsaids like motrin or aleve (naproxen) to reduce inflammation, as long as you arent allergic or can't tolerate it
while ice pack... Read More
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2.5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 42-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Yes: Chlamydia is a dangerous sexually transmitted infection. It can cause pelvic inflammatory disease if untreated which can negatively impact fertility.... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Get checked out: human bites are very likely to get infected, if there is any skin breaks from the bit you need to get it checked out immediately. From your descrip... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Yes: A ferrtin of 17 is borderline low. Most labs would say 10 and below is low. But if you are having problems losing your hair, it is important to chec... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Acute breathing !: A toddler with asthma will make wheezing noises when they breathe, will have issues with activity and usually will have episodes of symptoms, often wo... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Maybe: If you truly had a dislocated patella i doubt you would be able to keep running! unless it popped right back into place.
You have to get your quad... Read More
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A 71-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Overuse: It could be from a variety of reasons. Are you exercising too much or have a very physically demanding job? If you are overdoing it that could lead ... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Marketing term: Superfood is really a marketing term, nothing more. There are many GOOD foods to eat out there, avocados, quinoa, broccoli, cauliflower, brussel spr... Read More
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A 52-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Hormone effects/age: It could be a variety of reasons. As you get older there are physiologic changes, likely related to menopause. With lower or no estrogen in your sys... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Normal sed rate: that is well within the range of normal for a sed rate. No major abnormal inflammation
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Very unlikely: Skin is an effective barrier to HIV. If there was no blood on her fingers and had no open sores or cuts, transmission with hiv would be very low risk... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
No: The blood test for HSV2 only shows whether you have been EXPOSED to HSV2 virus. This is extremely common. It does not mean you have been INFECTED. The... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
For what: your question could be a bit more specific--for injections it can help for cosmetic purposes. For taking it for arthritis or to support joints, there... Read More
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A 53-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Try a teabag: what you describe could be dry socket syndrome. It does not respond well to antibiotics. I would place a dry teabag over the empty tooth socket and s... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Hinged knee brace: Getting an appropriate knee brace with a hinge on the medial and lateral sides will help. It will let you flex and extend at the knee but gives rotat... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Yes: The kneecap or patella is very important for appropriate knee motion. If its a serious fracture in multiple pieces, then i would seriously consider s... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Aspirin: It depends given your past medical history. If you are over 45 you might benefit from a baby Aspirin daily. If you have high cholesterol, having th... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Depends!: There are many different potential mutations which can cause cystic fibrosis. The traditional ones usually cause severe recurrent lung infections/pne... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Probably not: it would not be a typical antibiotic for a kidney infection or a UTI. It is unlikely to help a kidney infection. You should check with provider on a ... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Yes: you can take it, but it is really not that effective in terms of weight loss or management. You are much better off focusing on simple, minimally pro... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
No: no do not attempt to drain, pop, excise, or poke with a needle--any lesion on the penis--the chance of a serious injury which could permanently injure... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Smoking is bad: Smoking is bad. In addition to negative effects on your lungs it also damages your blood vessels and increases the risk of heart attack and stroke. ... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Possibly: tramadol binds to opoid receptors as well as serotonin and nor-epinephrine receptors.
Some of this would depend on how long you have been taking tr... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Thin meniscus: yes physio or home exercises could help in trying to keep the muscles around your knee strong--that will help off load any further damage to the knee.... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Depends on symptoms: usually strep throat is very painful sore throat with fever, swollen lymph nodes in the neck and NO nasal congestion. If you have all those symptoms ... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
No: detox is a buzz word with little clinical or medical meaning. If you have a functional liver or kidneys they detox the body. Any drink or supplement ... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Anatomy: The trochea is the part of the tibia (leg bone) that is the groove that the patella sits in and slides up and down. If that is shallow for whatever r... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
No: I would tend to think no if the air quality is poor, or if there is volcanic ash around!
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Yes: Certainly if you can lose weight, reduce your sugar intake and exercise, you can certainly reverse the pre-diabetes. It will require careful atten... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Very unlikely: It partially depends if you mean hsv1 or hsv2. These are usually passed with skin to skin contact. If you drink something from a glass or cup and the... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Lateral knee: A knee cap that subluxes or dislocates will almost always do so laterally and will sit on the lateral plateau of the tibia. It will be painful but ge... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Arthritis: The biggest concern would be the development of secondary arthritis. This can cause pain, limit mobility and cause problems walking or being physical... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
For your heart: I think it all depends on how you want to live. Those that eat a good diet generally have happier and healthier lives. Those that don't can spend a l... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Probably fungus: If you have dry scale on skin and it is not improving with moisturizer cream, it could be a fungal infection. I would try a topical anti-fungal cream ... Read More
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A 62-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Meniscus tear: it is painful to squat down on that knee? Do you notice any swelling behind the knee? It could be a torn meniscus. Ice and home exercises might be ... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
No: midol just treats symptoms of menstrual periods.
It will not affect the frequency of the cycles.
you need something else. See a doctor.
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A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Feiganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Probably not: Upper respiratory infections are Viral in nature. It is unlikely that amoxicillin would help, since that treats bacterial infections only. I would be... Read More
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Dr. Leslianne Yen
Dec 2, 2012
I endorse this doctor.
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Nov 26, 2015
This Thanksgiving, I wanted to share my appreciation for all that you do! Thank you, doctor! :)
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Feig is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Thank you for clarification of: "exposed, Antibody B.T. Positive, lesions, culture test results, verified INFECTION."
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Thank you for answering my question. It's Healing It's Only A Small Portion That Has A SMAll green Piece
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thanks doctor, now i know i have no problem :)
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Emory University School of Medicine, GA
Graduated 2003MD
Medical/Graduate school
Emory University School of Medicine, GA
Graduated 2003MD
Residency
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM
Completed 2006
Awards
Heart/Stroke Recognition Program, NCQA
Top Family Physician, Third Place, Washington - Fall
2014
Thought Leader, Second Place, Washington - Fall
2014
Affiliations
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
American Academy Family Physicians
American College of Sports Medicine
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