Ellen Derrick, MD is board certified by the American Board of Surgery in both general and vascular surgery. Prior to working with Sound Vascular Dr. Derrick founded Box Bar Vascular and practiced at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett where she also served as Medical Director of Safety.
Dr. Derrick is a nationally recognized pioneer in the need to track and monitor patient safety to improve outcomes. Working with the University of Washington and the Washington State Foundation for Healthcare Quality, Ellen led the state-wide effort to establish the nation’s first Surgical Care and Outcomes Assessment Program database to look at outcomes in vascular surgery, interventional radiology, and interventional cardiology.
She is a former clinical faculty member at the University of Washington School of Medicine, sits on the American College of Surgeons Advocacy and Vascular Surgery Councils, and acts as a delegate for King County to the Health Care Policy to the State of Washington. Dr. Derrick is published in numerous technical and professional journals and has spoken at symposiums and seminars across the country.
Yet Ellen’s greatest professional joy comes from delivering the highest quality, personal care to her patients – to improve not only their vascular health but the overall quality of life.
Bringing passion, commitment and extraordinary skill to everything we do
“Venous disease has a huge quality of life component; not only can it be life threatening, but even what we think of as ‘normal’ varicose veins can be terribly uncomfortable. Many patients – both men and women – don’t understand that it doesn’t have to be this way.
Dr. Derrick's Eduction and Fellowships
1995 BA Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
1997 MA University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland
2001 MD University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
2003 Surgery residency, University of Texas Health Science Center
2006 Surgery residency, University of Washington, Seattle
2007 Fellowship, Interventional Radiology, University of Washington
2008 Fellowship, Vascular Surgery, University of Washington
2008 Fellowship, Endovascular Surgery, Kaiser Permanente, Honolulu
2013 Masters Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle
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