

Gastroenterology
Stephen Rulyak, MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine
Stephen Rulyak, MD, MPH, is a board-certified gastroenterologist specializing in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of gastrointestinal cancers, including esophageal, gastric, pancreatic, and colon cancers. He serves adult patients at high risk for these malignancies, such as those with inherited cancer syndromes, focusing on screening and surveillance for pre-cancerous lesions in the digestive tract. Practicing primarily at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and UW Medical Center-Montlake in S
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Credentials
Board Certifications
- Gastroenterology (American Board of Internal Medicine)
- Internal Medicine (American Board of Internal Medicine)
Education & Training
- University of Washington — Fellowship, Gastroenterology, 2000-2003
- University of Washington — Masters in Public Health, 2000-2002
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania — Internship and Residency, Internal Medicine, 1997-2000
- University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine — M.D., 1993-1997
Years in Practice
19+ years
Peer Recognition
- Seattle Magazine — Top Doctor
2021
- Seattle Met — Top Doctor
2025
Clinical Focus
Insurance(s) Accepted
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Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- Swedish First Hill
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
- UW Medical Center-Montlake
- The Polyclinic Broadway-Gastroenterology
Languages
English
Conditions Dr. Rulyak treats
Insurance accepted
- 90 Degree Benefits
- Aetna
- Allegiance Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- ASR Health Benefits
- Asuris Northwest Health
- Avera Health Plans
- Banner Health Aetna
- BridgeSpan Health Company
- Centivo
- Cigna
- Dean Health Plan
- Denver Health Medical Plan, Inc.
- EMI Health
- Employee Benefit Management Services, Inc. (MT)
- First Choice Health
- First Health
- Hawaii Medical Assurance Association
- Health Alliance Plan (HAP)
- Health Plans Inc.
- Healthcare Management Administrators (HMA)
- Healthgram
- HealthPartners
- HealthSmart
- Homestead Health Plans
- Kaiser Permanente
- LifeWise Health Plan
- Lucent Health
- MagnaCare
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MedCost
- Medica
- Medical Mutual of Ohio
- Meritain
- Moda Health
- MotivHealth Insurance Company
- Nippon Life Insurance Company of America
- Personify Health (FKA HealthComp)
- Prairie States
- Premera Blue Cross
- Priority Health
- Providence Health Plan
- Quartz
- Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield
- The Health Plan
- Trustmark Benefits
- UnitedHealthcare
- Univera Healthcare
- WebTPA
- WMI Mutual Insurance Company