Dr. Richard Kozarek is a gastroenterologist in Seattle, WA and is affiliated with Virginia Mason Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and has been in practice 44 years. He specializes in advanced endoscopic interventional, biliary tract disease, gastrointestinal cancer, and inflammatory bowel disease and is experienced in general gastroenterology, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, crohn's disease, and interventional gastroenterology.
Education & Training
University of ArizonaFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1976 - 1978
Banner Good Samaritan Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1974 - 1976
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthClass of 1973
Certifications & Licensure
WA State Medical License1983 - 2021
AZ State Medical License1975 - Present
WI State Medical License1974 - 1995
American Board of Internal MedicineInternal Medicine
American Board of Internal MedicineGastroenterology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
MasterAmerican Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Henry L. Bockus Medal recipientWorld Gastroenterology Organization, 2019
MasterWorld Gastroenterology Organization, 2017
PresidentSociety of Gastrointestinal Intervention, 2010-2012
America's Top DoctorsCastle Connolly, 2002-2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 CertificationHealthSentry EHR, Cerner Corporation, 2013
Hyun Seok Lee, Navroop Nagra, Danielle La Selva, Richard A. Kozarek, Andrew S. Ross, Wade Weigel, Ryan Beecher, Michael V. Chiorean, Michael Gluck, Elisa K. Boden, Nan...> ;Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2021 Jan 1
Rodrigues-Pinto, E., Pereira, P., Sousa-Pinto, B., Shehab, H., Pinho, R., Larsen, M. C., Irani, S., Kozarek, R. A., Capogreco, A., Repici, A., Shemmeri, E., Louie, B. ...> ;Gastrointestinal endoscopy. 2020 Oct 20
Otto S. Lin, Danielle La Selva, Richard A. Kozarek, Wade Weigel, Ryan Beecher, Michael Gluck, Michael V. Chiorean, Elisa K. Boden, Nanda Venu, Rajesh Krishnamoorthi, M...> ;The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2020 Oct 8
Krishnamoorthi, R., Dasari, C. S., Chandrasekar, V. T., Priyan, H., Jayaraj, M., Law, J., Larsen, M., Kozarek, R., Ross, A., Irani, S.> ;Surgical endoscopy. 2020 Mar 7
Nadav Sahar, Rajesh Krishnamoorthi, Richard A. Kozarek, Michael Gluck, Michael C. Larsen, Andrew S. Ross, Shayan Irani> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2020 Jan 1
Kozarek, R.> ;Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. 2019 Dec 10
Muthusamy, V. R., Bruno, M. J., Kozarek, R. A., Petersen, B. T., Pleskow, D. K., Sejpal, D. V., Slivka, A., Peetermans, J. A., Rousseau, M. J., Tirrell, G. P., Ross, A...> ;Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. 2019 Nov 11
Ross, A. S., Bruno, M. J., Kozarek, R. A., Petersen, B. T., Pleskow, D. K., Sejpal, D. V., Slivka, A., Moore, D., Panduro, K., Peetermans, J. A., Insull, J., Rousseau,...> ;Gastrointestinal endoscopy. 2019 Nov 5
Otto S. Lin, Danielle La Selva, Richard A. Kozarek, Deborah Tombs, Wade Weigel, Ryan Beecher, Johannes Koch, Susan E. McCormick, Michael V. Chiorean, Fred Drennan, Mic...> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2019 Jun 4
Hyun, J. J., Rose, J. B., Alseidi, A. A., Biehl, T. R., Helton, S., Coy, D. L., Kozarek, R. A., Rocha, F. G.> ;Journal of surgical oncology. 2019 May 17
Crown, A.,Kennecke, H.,Kozarek, R.,Lopez-Aguiar, A. G.,Dillhoff, M.,Beal, E. W.,Poultsides, G. A.,Makris, E.,Idrees, K.,Smith, P. M.,Nathan, H.,Beems, M.,Abbott, D.,Fi...> ;Am. J. Surg.. 2019 Jan 29
Clanton, J., Oh, S. Y., Kaplan, S. J., Johnson, E., Ross, A. S., Kozarek, R. A., Alseidi, A., Biehl, T., Picozzi, V. J., Helton, W. S., Coy, D. H., Dorer, R., Rocha, F...> ;HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association. 2018 May 14