New Medical Specialty Offered in Monroe
ENT will be privileged at Valley General Hospital

Monroe, WA – James Erhardt, MD, a board-certified otolaryngologist, also known as an Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) physician, will be having office hours in Monroe and performing procedures at Valley General Hospital starting in July.

Dr. Erhardt is a member of Western Washington Medical Group and currently has practices in Bellingham and Everett. Recognizing the need for ENT services east of Everett, Erhardt decided to open in Monroe as well. “The administration at Valley General Hospital is very dedicated to providing state-of-the-art medical care in a setting that is caring and convenient to the patients of Monroe and the surrounding area. I have been delighted by the welcoming response that I have received from the medical community and I look forward to developing healthy productive relationships with both patients and practitioners,” states Dr. Erhardt.

“This area definitely needs more specialty physicians,” says Mark Judy, Valley General Hospital CEO. “Dr. Erhardt is filling a gap in local care by providing ENT services to the community. As the medical care in this area continues to expand we are able to offer more and more specialties that provide local services so people don’t need to travel outside the community for their medical care. We are pleased he is here.”

Dr. Erhardt has had extensive experience in all areas of head and neck surgery, to include ear and hearing disorders, nasal airway complaints and snoring, pediatric ENT problems, surgery and cosmetic reconstruction of facials skin cancers, as well as laser surgery. The comprehensive management of sinus disease and Dr. Erhardt’s use of newer, minimally-invasive sinus surgery techniques allow for significant relief of symptoms for his patients and great professional satisfaction for Dr. Erhardt. These techniques will now be available in Monroe.

After raising three wonderful children and having been actively involved with the Boy Scouts of America for many years, Dr. Erhardt currently spends his free time spin and fly fishing, as well as hunting. He enjoys entertaining friends and loved ones and occasionally even cooking for them the game he has harvested.

Dr. Erhardt’s office will be located in the Specialty Suites at Valley General Hospital. In order to make an appointment with Dr. Erhardt, a referral from a health practitioner is required. To make an appointment, please call 425-252-0895.

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