Lindsay

Gunnell

MD

Appointments

Fred Hutch Cancer Center  

855.557.0555
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South Lake Union Clinic
825 Eastlake Ave E
Seattle, WA 98109

 

Primary & Specialty Care Center at South Lake Union

206.485.9000
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750 Republican St.
Building F, Floor 2
Seattle, WA 98109

UW Medical Center – Roosevelt Dermatology Center

206.598.4067
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4225 Roosevelt Way NE, Floor 4
Seattle, WA 98105

Biography

Lindsay Gunnell, MD, (she/her) is an Acting Assistant Professor in the Department of Dermatology and dermatologist based at the Fred Hutch Cancer Center, Primary & Specialty Care Center at South Lake Union, and Roosevelt Dermatology Clinic. 

She specializes in oncologic dermatology and the management of pigmented lesions.

Dr. Gunnell earned her BS in Neuroscience, graduating magna cum laude from Brigham Young University in 2006, and received her MD from the University of Arizona College of Medicine in 2012. She completed her Family Medicine Residency at UW Medicine/Valley Medical Center in 2015. From 2021 to 2022, she served as a Clinical Research Fellow in the Nghiem Lab, contributing to translational research in Merkel cell carcinoma and coordinating multidisciplinary tumor boards. Dr. Gunnell went on to complete her Dermatology Residency at the University of Washington (2022–2025), where she served as Chief Resident in her final year. 

Education & Training

Co-Chief Resident, University of Washington Department of Dermatology Residency Program (2024-2025)

Dermatology Residency, University of Washington Department of Dermatology, Seattle, WA (2022-2025) 

Clinical Research Fellowship, Nghiem Lab, University of Washington Department of Dermatology, Seattle, WA (2021-2022) 

Family Medicine Residency, UW Medicine/Valley Medical Center, Renton, WA (2012-2015) 

MD, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ (2008-2012)

BS, Neuroscience, magna cum laude, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (2003-2008)

Honors

Duel in Dermatopathology Physician-in-Training Award – 2nd Place, A Case of Peristomal Amebiasis: A Pyoderma Gangrenosum Mimic (2023)

Society for Investigative Dermatology Future Leaders Retreat Award Recipient (2022)

Outstanding Senior Award for Distinguished Academic Achievement (2012)

Bernard Revsin Memorial Scholarship Award for Academics (2012)

MICA Scholastic Achievement Award (2011)

Publications 

 

Akaike T, Ch'en PY, Hippe DS, Gilmour MW, Gong E, Fu A, Singh N, Cahill K, Gunnell L, Vohra N, Hall E, Bhatia S, Lipson EJ, Blosser CD, Nghiem PT. Merkel Cell Carcinoma in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: Prognosis and Response to Immunotherapy. Br J Dermatol. 2025 Jul 26:ljaf304. doi: 10.1093/bjd/ljaf304. PMID: 40713931.

Siddiqui N, Wu B, Gunnell L, George E, Chang O. Cutaneous Acanthamoebiasis: Two Cases Highlighting Diverse Histopathologic Findings. J Cutan Pathol. 2025 Aug 17. doi: 10.1111/cup.14854. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40820565.

Akaike T, Thakuria M, Silk AW, Hippe DS, Park SY, So NA, Maloney NJ, Gunnell L, Eschholz A, Kim EY, Sinha S, Hall ET, Bhatia S, Reddy S, Rodriguez AA, Aleshin A, Choi JS, Tsai KY, Yom SS, Yu SS, Choi J, Chandra S, Nghiem P, Zaba LC. Circulating Tumor DNA Assay Detects Merkel Cell Carcinoma Recurrence, Disease Progression, and Minimal Residual Disease: Surveillance and Prognostic Implications. J Clin Oncol. 2024 Sep 10;42(26):3151-3161. doi: 10.1200/JCO.23.02054. Epub 2024 Jul 25. PMID: 39052958; PMCID: PMC11379364.

Gunnell L, Neher J, Safranek S. Clinical Inquiries: Does breastfeeding affect the risk of childhood obesity? J Fam Pract. 2016 Dec;65(12):931-932. PMID: 28149981.

Wexler TL, Durst R, McCarty D, Picard MH, Gunnell L, Omer Z, Fazeli P, Miller KK, Klibanski A. Growth hormone status predicts left ventricular mass in patients after cure of acromegaly. Growth Horm IGF Res. 2010 Oct;20(5):333-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ghir.2010.05.003. Epub 2010 Jul 3. PMID: 20598930; PMCID: PMC3670701.