Despite their best efforts, UW Medicine has not yet been able to reach fair and sustainable agreements with Aetna that ensure continued access to care and are in the best interests of patients. Effective June 1, 2025, UW Medicine’s contracts with Aetna for Medicare Advantage and Commercial services have expired and we are now out of network with Aetna. Learn more about what this means for you and what you should do next.
Marcus Kauffman, MD is a board certified urologist and full diplomate of the American Board of Urology. Dr. Kauffman was born in Seattle and grew up in the Pacific Northwest. He earned his BA from the University of Pennsylvania, graduating magna cum laude. He then completed his doctor of medicine degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Dr. Kauffman completed both his surgical internship and urology residency at the University of Missouri Hospital.
Dr. Kauffman is a member of the American Urological Association, the American College of Surgeons, the Endourologic Society, the American Association of Clinical Urologists, and the American Medical Association. He specializes in all aspects of adult urology including kidney stones, urologic cancers, incontinence, and BPH. He has also received extensive training in minimally invasive surgery of the kidney and endourologic management of stone disease.
Dr. Kauffman’s hobbies include skiing, cycling, golf, and camping.
This provider is an affiliate and not a Valley Medical Group practitioner.