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First Choice Health is a Seattle-based, physician and hospital-owned company that has served Washington and the Northwest since 1985. The company has grown to serve well over 1 million people with its array of products and services. First Choice Health Preferred Provider Organization is recognized as one of the leading independent PPOs in the state of Washington and has a growing regional presence in Idaho, Montana and Alaska. Its network includes more than 27,000 directly contracted and credentialed providers, and is used by a wide variety of insurance companies, third party administrators and plan sponsors.

With fluency in Vietnamese, Huong proudly serves clients in the Seattle, WA area. Huong has 8 years of experience as a Senior Home Lending Advisor. Whether you're a first-time homebuyer, need to expand or downsize, or are looking for a second home, Huong is here to help you find a mortgage to fit your needs. Starting with a review of your finances, Huong can help you get a clear picture of what might work best for you. Huong will explain your options, answer any questions you may have, keep you informed and guide you through every step of the mortgage process. Above all, Huong wants to ensure that you have a positive home lending experience.

Dr. Winner (She/Her/Hers) is a fellowship-trained, board-certified minimally invasive gynecologic surgeon, and the Medical Director for Gynecologic Surgery at Swedish Medical Center. She specializes in the treatment of uterine fibroids, endometriosis, adenomyosis, ovarian cysts and other gynecologic conditions. By doing two additional years of dedicated surgical training, and never having practiced obstetrics, she has been able to focus her entire career on gynecologic surgery and performs a very high volume of laparoscopic hysterectomy, laparoscopic myomectomy, laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy and laparoscopic excision of endometriosis. Most of her patients are referred by general obstetrician/gynecologists (OB/GYNs), for surgeries they deem too difficult. Dr. Winner is able to offer a minimally invasive approach to almost every woman including those with extremely large fibroids, Stage IV endometriosis (including bowel endometriosis), and patients with known or suspected adhesions (multiple prior abdominal surgeries, prior pelvic infections or mesh in place). She is passionate about patient care, and she loves to educate her patients about their diagnosis and options. Reflecting this, she has received numerous patient satisfaction awards including selection by her peers as a Seattle Met Top Doc in 2021, was rated in the top 10% of all Washington University physicians, and is highly rated on Google, Yelp, and Healthgrades. She has several peer-reviewed publications in journals including The New England Journal of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, and Gynecologic Surgery. Her research interests include improving minimally invasive gynecologic surgical outcomes, and making less-invasive treatments safer and more available to women. If you would like to learn more about Dr. Winner and her gynecologic surgery practice, you can find her on Instagram @dr.brookewinner and on Facebook @Dr. Brooke Winner, MD. You can also listen to a podcast interview with Dr. Winner at gritcitywomen.com/podcast/.