Practitioners
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Bonnie Gong, MD
Dr. Gong graduated from the University of Vermont College of Medicine and completed her OB/GYN residency at the University of Minnesota in 1990. Prior to joining “A Women’s Clinic” in 1999, she maintained a busy practice while teaching residents and medical students in Pittsburgh, PA. She is Board Certified, is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and a member of King County Medical Society.
Dr. Gong practices with an emphasis on educating her patients and a style of mutual respect and open communication. She encourages her patients to take an active role in their own healthcare decisions. As a generalist in OB/GYN, she takes what comes her way, be it obstetrics, menopause, PMS, polycystic ovaries, adolescent healthcare or gynecologic surgery.
Bonnie enjoys skiing, reading, sewing and is currently learning to play piano. She has been happily married since 1985 and has 2 daughters born in 1990 and 1994.
Dr. Gong is fluent in both English and Spanish.
Kathy Partida, M.D.
Dr. Partida is a graduate of the University of California system, having received a BS in biological sciences from UC Irvine (1977), medical degree from UC San Francisco (1981), and internship at UCSF’s extension campus in Fresno (1982).
She practiced primary care medicine for 3 years for the county of San Mateo, where she realized her “true love” was women’s healthcare. Because she found that she was energized by the special communication that women share, she entered the Kaiser Santa Clara (with Stanford affiliation) OB-GYN residency program.
She joined a midwifery-physician practice in Berkeley-Oakland, followed by 3 years in an all woman multi-specialty San Francisco practice. She worked for Virginia Mason: Issaquah and Bellevue from 1992 to 2001. She’s now excited to refresh and relocate her Eastside practice to Kirkland.
Kathy sees her patients very much as she sees her own children: she cares deeply for their ultimate welfare and tries to give information to help them make the best choices for their future. She believes a little hug is good for both patient and physician.
Kathy enjoys spending her off time doing many outdoor activities with her 2 very active sons.
Dr. Partida fluently speaks both English and Spanish.
Lorraine Robertson, MD
A graduate of the University of Washington, her residency was at the University of California. Enjoying studying, she practiced as a dental hygienist 10 years before attending dental school for 2 years followed by medical school.
After her residency in obstetrics and gynecology, she joined Health Care for Women in downtown Seattle. In 1989 she moved her OB/GYN practice to Kirkland.
Believing that the responsibility of her medical discipline is to teach her patients how to care for themselves has influenced all parts of her practice. She believes that the physician should aid in surgical or medical intervention when the patient is unable to optimize health.
Clinically, she especially enjoys high-risk obstetrics, infertility, and gynecologic surgery, with emphasis in laparoscopic and hysteroscopic procedures.
Being in love with life, her hobbies range from skiing to scuba diving, jet skiing, gardening, back packing, and traveling.
Married with seven children, she enjoys a busy personal life.
Dr. Tsang graduated from the University of Illinois School of Medicine and completed her OB/GYN residency at Mercy Hospital Medical Center in 1991. She is Board Certified and is an active member of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists, Washington State Medical Association and King County Medical Society. She has been with our practice since 1991. Dr. Tsang treats her patients with respect and compassion while providing high quality care. She encourages active participation in managing and making decisions pertaining to their own health. Her areas of special interest are, but are not limited to, laparoscopy, menopause, hormonal replacement therapy and its alternatives, PMS, endometriosis and infertility. In her time off, Theresa enjoys tennis, swimming, gardening, music and reading. She is happily married with two children. Dr. Tsang speaks Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin) as well as English. 
S. Theresa Tsang, MD, PhD
Joyce Kulina, ARNP
Joyce began specializing in women’s healthcare in 1975 and has been with our clinic since 1988. She is a clinical instructor at the University of Washington’s Nurse Practitioner program.
Joyce tries to individualize her care to meet the needs of each person. She provides health education so her patients can make informed choices regarding their health. Her areas of special interest are, infertility, care of teens and young adults and contraceptives.
Joyce enjoys walking, strength training, scrapbooking and Mariner baseball games.
Maheen Fallah, MD
Dr. Maheen Fallah graduated with postgraduate specialty training in obstetrics and gynecology from Osmania Medical College in 2004. In 2010 she completed the Phoenix Integrated Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology program. Dr. Fallah provides comprehensive obstetric and gynecological care to her patients. She has a special interest in the evaluation and treatment of abnormal pap smears, contraceptive management, and minimally invasive laparoscopic surgeries and office procedures.
Dr. Fallah believes in forming and maintaining a sensitive and enduring relationship with her patients through education, compassion, and expert care. Her goal is to develop individualized plans of care combining both informed patient decisions and use of evidence–based medicine.
Dr. Fallah speaks English and is also fluent in Farsi, Hindi, and Urdu. She and her husband have two young and energetic little boys. Outside of medicine, she enjoys cooking, reading, and traveling as well as spending time with her family.
Boriana Ianakiev, ARNP
Boriana graduated in 2007 from the University of Washington Midwifery/Nurse Practitioner program. Since then she has worked in Seattle, providing women’s healthcare to a diverse population. During that time she has also worked as faculty at Lake Washington School of Nursing, teaching pharmacology and clinical practicum.
Boriana has also enjoyed participating in the training of family practice medical residents during their women’s health rotation. Boriana is an active member of the American College of Nurse Midwives. In October 2009 Boriana was happy to join A Woman’s Clinic at Evergreen, PLLC.
Boriana strongly believes in preventative care and education of her patients. She encourages all her patients to be actively participating in their care and she strives to meet the individual needs of each and every person. Boriana’s areas of interests are teens and young women, contraception, pregnancy care, and the adjustment of women and their families to the new baby in the post partum period.
In her free time she enjoy’s traveling and spending time with her 2 beautiful daughters, crafts, dance and skiing.
In addition to English she speaks Bulgarian and Spanish.
