About Us

Meet the physicians caring for patients with giant cell arteritis at the UW Fast Track Clinic.

Alison Bays, MD

Dr. Bays earned her medical degree at Tulane University (2005-2010). She completed internal medicine residency at the University of Washington (2010-2013) and rheumatology fellowship at University of California, San Francisco (2013-2015). Her primary site of work is at Harborview Medical Center. She helps coordinate the Fast Track Clinic.

Ingeborg Sacksen, MD, FACP

Dr. Sacksen obtained her medical degree at Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH (1991) and completed internal medicine residency at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA (1991-1994) and rheumatology fellowship at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA (2011-2013). Her primary clinical site is Roosevelt Clinic where she is the section head. She is certified in MSK Ultrasound and co-runs the ultrasound program for rheumatology fellows.

Scott Pollock, MD

Dr. Pollock attended the University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (1971). He completed his residency at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA (1975-1978) and rheumatology fellowship at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA (1978-1980). He is certified in MSK Ultrasound and co-runs the fellowship ultrasound program for rheumatology fellows.