Amy S. Anstead, MD, FARS

Sinus and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgeon

Sinus Surgery
  • Accepting New Patients
  • Virtual Visits Available

Overview

Amy Anstead, MD, FARS, IFMCP, ABOIM, is the only fellowship-trained rhinologist and endoscopic skull base surgeon in the world who also has formal education in both functional and integrative medicine. She provides holistic, personalized, patient-centered care, and is unafraid to look outside the box for solutions for her patients. She is one of the most experienced sinus surgeons in the Pacific Northwest, has performed thousands of complex sinus and endoscopic skull base surgeries, and has successfully treated tens of thousands of patients suffering from chronic sinus disease and sinonasal/skull base tumors.

Dr. Anstead completed the prestigious fellowship in rhinology and endoscopic skull base surgery at the University of Miami, Florida with one of the founding fathers of skull base surgery, Dr. Roy Casiano. She is a Fellow of the American Rhinologic Society and a Diplomat of the American Board of Otolaryngology. Dr. Anstead completed her Residency in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Illinois, Chicago where she was awarded the Resident Research Award. She completed her Doctorate of Medicine at the University of Miami, Florida, graduating with honors and nominated to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honors Society. Prior to medical school, Dr. Anstead completed two concurrent Bachelor of Science degrees in Microbiology and Psychology. She is a Certified Practitioner by the Institute for Functional Medicine and completed a second fellowship with Dr. Andrew Weil at the Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona. She is double board certified in both Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery as well as Integrative Medicine.

Dr. Anstead has been voted Best Doctor in Seattle by her peers in the Seattle Metropolitan Magazine many times. She has frequently been an invited speaker on the topics of Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery across the Americas and Europe and directed cadaveric dissection courses on Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgery for her peers. She has served as a reviewer for several academic journals and has published in the areas of Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery in both peer reviewed journals and book chapters including Dr. Casiano’s bestselling Endoscopic Sinonasal Dissection Guide.

Dr. Anstead is married and has two beautiful children.

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Specializing in:

  • Ear Nose & Throat
  • Rhinology and Sinus Surgery

Locations

Care Center

21911 76th Ave W Suite 211
Edmonds, WA 98026

(425) 670-6718

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Care Center

515 Minor Avenue Suite 140
Seattle, WA 98104

(425) 670-6718

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Education

Program: MD
Institution: University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

Program: Residency in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Institution: University of Illinois, Chicago

Program: Fellowship in Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery with Roy Casiano, MD
Institution: University of Miami, Florida

Program: Fellowship in Integrative Medicine with Andrew Weil, MD
Institution: University of Arizona

Program: Board Certified
Institution: American Board of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery

Program: Board Certified
Institution: American Board of Integrative Medicine

Associations

Fellow of the American Rhinologic Society

Certified Practitioner by the Institute of Functional Medicine

Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society

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