Amy Anstead, M.D., FARS
Dr. Amy Anstead 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 over 2,000 complex sinus and endoscopic skull base surgeries, and has successfully treated thousands of patients suffering from chronic sinus disease and sinonasal/skull base tumors.
Background
Dr. Anstead 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.
Education
Degrees
- Doctor of Medicine, Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honors Society, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
- Bachelor of Science, Microbiology, ,
- Bachelor of Science, Psychology, ,
Residencies
- Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
Board Certifications
- American Board of Otolaryngology
Activities & Honors
- Prestigious Fellow of Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery, University of Miami
- Fellow of the American Rhinologic Society
- Diplomat of the American Board of Otolaryngology
- Resident Research Award, University of Illinois
- Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honors Society
- Institute for Functional Medicine
- Best Doctor in Seattle, Seattle Metropolitan Magazine
