Christina Mathilda Surawicz

Physician, gastroenterologist

Born Jan. 4, 1948, Munich, Germany; came to U.S., 1951; daughter of Borys and Frida (Van Klaveren); married James (Bushyhead); children: Joseph, Jesse, Daniel.

Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) (in biology), Barnard College, New York City, 1969; Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), University of Kentucky Medical School, Lexington, 1973.

Career: residency, University of Washington, Seattle, 1973; chief (endoscopy), 1981-94, chief (gastroenterology), 1993 -, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle.

Author: editor, Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Infections, 1994; numerous articles in professional journals.

Member of: fellow, secretary, American College of Gastroenterology; fellow, American College of Physicians (ACP); American Gastroenterological Association; American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; American College of Gastroenterologists.

Language: English.

Office: Harborview Medical Center, 325 9th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.