Wendy Z. Hawley, M.D., FAAP, FAIHM
Dr. Hawley has practiced pediatrics in Kitsap County since 1996. She founded Sound Pediatrics in 2011 at Cascade View Medical Center in Poulsbo. She graduated from Harvard University receiving a B.A. Cum Laude in General Studies with a concentration in Social Anthropology. While at Harvard she was a Varsity soccer player and captain her senior year. She received her M.D. degree from the University of Washington and then completed a civilian Pediatric Residency at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma. She is board certified in Pediatrics and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. In 2019 she completed a two year Integrative Medicine Fellowship at the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine. Dr. Hawley feels it is a privilege to provide healthcare to children and develop a close relationship with their families. She enjoys the opportunity to care for children as they grow and develop from infancy through adolescence. Dr. Hawley lives in Poulsbo with her husband, Rob, a High School Math and Science teacher. She is a proud mom of her adult children, Ruthie and Joe. Dr. Hawley enjoys gardening, dog walking and cooking in her free time.
Dr. Ellgass grew up in South Bend, Indiana, attended the University of Notre Dame, and majored in literature and science. It was there that she volunteered at a local clinic and discovered the joys of practicing medicine. She received a full scholarship to medical school at Indiana University and completed her Pediatrics Residency at Dayton Children’s Hospital in Ohio. She moved to Misawa, Japan to serve as one of two pediatricians on a U.S. Air Force base. Stabilizing children and transporting them gave her a profound respect for EMS providers stateside. After military service she practiced pediatrics in the San Francisco Bay Area, working for Stanford Children’s Health evaluating newborns at the hospital and providing care for children and adolescents at the clinic. She is board certified in Pediatrics and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Committed to lifelong learning, Dr. Ellgass serves on the AAP planning committee for the national conference. Dr. Ellgass draws from her varied geographic and cultural experiences to partner with parents to provide the best care for each child. She lives in Poulsbo with her husband and young daughter, Autumn. Her interests include reading, running, and hiking. She is thrilled to serve the patients of Sound Pediatrics.
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Katie Ellgass, MD, FAAP