DigestA private gastroenterology practice where you get answers — not just referrals. Appointments that start on time and end when your questions do.
"She found what three other doctors missed — and explained it in plain English."
Marcus R., 52
Patient since 2022
The moment everything
finally made sense.
Every one of these is a real person who came in not knowing what was wrong.
"I ate bread for the first time in two years. I cried in the parking lot."
Priya Nair, 38
Celiac & IBS
"She found what three other doctors missed. The appointment ran 40 minutes. Nobody rushed me."
Marcus Reid, 52
Crohn's Disease
"I'd been putting off my colonoscopy for three years. The prep checklist they sent made it actually manageable."
Diane Kowalski, 57
Screening
"My son was 16 and scared. Dr. Chen sat on the same side of the desk as him."
Jennifer Osei, 44
Teen IBS Diagnosis
"The reflux that was waking me up at 2 a.m. for two years — gone in six weeks with the right treatment."
Robert Szymanski, 49
GERD
"I came in with a stack of printouts from Google. She read every one of them."
Aisha Mohammed, 35
Bloating & Discomfort
"Three months of 'it's probably just stress.' One visit here and we had a real answer."
Tom Callahan, 41
H. Pylori
"The front desk remembered my name on the second visit. That sounds small. It isn't."
Sunita Patel, 63
Ongoing Care
"I was embarrassed to talk about my symptoms. She made it feel like the most normal conversation in the world."
Carlos Mendez, 33
IBS-C
Dr. Sarah Chen
MD, FACG
Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist
18 years helping patients in the Pacific Northwest find answers to digestive conditions that other practices dismissed as "lifestyle issues." I trained at Johns Hopkins and believe that a thorough first visit prevents years of unnecessary suffering.
"Every symptom you've been Googling at 2 a.m. deserves a real answer."
Credentials & Training
Board Certified
Gastroenterology
Fellowship Trained
Johns Hopkins Medicine
ACG Member
American College of Gastroenterology
AGA Member
American Gastroenterological Assoc.
Accepted Insurance
Don't see your plan? Call us — we verify benefits before your visit so there are no surprises.
Capitol Hill & Eastside
1402 E Olive Way, Seattle · 12220 NE 8th St, Bellevue
Mon–Fri 8am–5pm · Telehealth available
From first click to
leaving with answers.
01 / Request Your Appointment
02 / Prep With Confidence
03 / Your First Visit
Request Your Appointment
Fill out our short intake form — reason for visit, insurance, and one text field for anything you want us to know before you arrive. No portal login. No 40-question health history form before we even meet.
We call to confirm within one business day. Urgent symptoms? We keep same-week slots open.
Prep With Confidence
We send a plain-English prep guide 5 days before your visit — what to eat, what to bring, what the appointment will actually look like. No surprises. If it's a colonoscopy, the prep checklist breaks it down hour by hour.
Our nurse coordinator is reachable by text the week of your visit for any prep questions.
Your First Visit
Dr. Chen has already read your intake notes. The first 15 minutes are yours to talk — no interruptions. You'll leave with a diagnosis or a clear next-step plan, never a "let's just wait and see."
Average first-visit rating: 4.9/5. Average wait time once in the building: under 8 minutes.
The first step is the
hardest one.
You've been sitting with these symptoms long enough. This form takes three minutes. We'll handle everything else — including calling to verify your insurance before your visit.
Your information is HIPAA-protected and never shared.
We confirm your appointment within one business day.
No portal account required to book.
Urgent symptoms? Note it — we keep same-week slots open.
Not ready to book yet?
Download our free New Patient Checklist — what to track before your visit, questions to ask, and how to describe your symptoms clearly.