Sound weight. Sound health. Sound medicine.
At Sound Medical, we help patients achieve more than weight loss. Through expert obesity medicine, hormone optimization, advanced metabolic assessment, early disease detection, and ongoing medical support, we take a comprehensive approach to understanding what is driving your symptoms and slowing your progress. Weight gain is often influenced by hormones, metabolism, nutrition, sleep, stress, body composition, genetics, and underlying medical conditions. That's why lasting results require more than a prescription or a diet plan.
Weight loss is often where the journey begins. Better health is where it leads.
Expert obesity medicine including semaglutide (Ozempic®, Wegovy®) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro®, Zepbound®), along with personalized treatment plans designed to support sustainable weight loss and long-term health.
Personalized hormone care for women and men seeking improved energy, vitality, healthy aging, body composition, and overall well-being.
Comprehensive evaluation and treatment of the metabolic factors that influence weight, blood sugar, insulin resistance, fatty liver disease, cardiovascular risk, inflammation, and long-term health.
Comprehensive testing helps identity hidden barriers affecting weight, hormones, energy, metabolism, early disease detection, and overall wellness.
Track meaningful progress by measuring and monitoring fat loss, muscle preservation, metabolic health, and body composition, a deeper look beyond the number on the scale.
Advanced-trained providers specializing in weight management.
Weight, hormones, metabolism, and long-term health.
Data-driven treatment plans tailored to you.
Support designed for lasting results, not quick fixes.
Prescribing GLP-1 medications since 2015, long before they became household names. GLP-1 medications can be powerful tools for weight loss when prescribed and monitored appropriately.
Our approach goes beyond writing prescriptions. We help patients preserve muscle mass, optimize nutrition, manage side effects, monitor progress, and build sustainable habits that support long-term success.
We take the time to understand your health history, goals, symptoms, existing medical conditions, and vision for your future health.
Laboratory testing and body composition analysis provide a detailed picture of your metabolism, hormones, early disease detection, and overall health.
Your care plan may include GLP-1 therapy, hormone optimization, disease management, nutrition, lifestyle medicine, supplements, and targeted metabolic support.
Monthly follow-up visits allow us to monitor progress, make adjustments, provide accountability, and support your continued success.
Our goal is not simply helping you lose weight. Our goal is helping you build a healthier body, improve your quality of life, and maintain your results to optimize your health for years to come.
Whether you're focused on weight loss, hormone optimization, metabolic health, or all three, our memberships provide ongoing access to expert medical guidance, personalized treatment, accountability, and support for those seeking a long-term partner in their health, not a short-term program.
Specialized care for unique life stages and goals. These programs are offered separately from our core membership tiers.
An approved provider for Microsoft's employee weight management benefit. We partner with employees across the Pacific Northwest to bring concierge obesity medicine to your team.
In-person & telehealth
Comprehensive metabolic support through pregrancy and the postpartum period, led by our dedicated pregnancy program team.
Duration of pregnancy + 2 mo · in-person & telehealth
Most GLP-1 weight loss programs focus on a prescription. We focus on the person. Sound Medical combines obesity medicine, hormone optimization, metabolic health, advanced diagnostics, and ongoing clinical support into one comprehensive care experience, because lasting results require more than a prescription.
Dr. Christine James founded Sound Medical with the understanding that weight is a complex medical condition and that successful weight loss requires more than a prescription.
Specializing in obesity medicine since 2012, Dr. James was among the early adopters of GLP-1 therapy for weight management when Saxenda® (liraglutide) received FDA approval in 2015. As a national speaker on obesity medicine, she is passionate about advancing evidence-based care and helping patients achieve lasting improvements in weight, metabolic health, and quality of life.
Under Dr. James' leadership, Sound Medical has helped thousands of patients throughout the region and has been selected as a Microsoft employee health benefit provider since 2015. Today, Sound Medical is one of the Pacific Northwest's most experienced medical weight loss, obesity medicine, and metabolic health practices.
National speaker and educator on obesity medicine, GLP-1 therapy, and metabolic health.
Our providers are advanced-trained in obesity medicine.
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Discover how our patients have transformed their weight, health, energy, and confidence through personalized medical care and ongoing support.
No referral is needed. Care begins with a provider consultation; you can book directly online.
Most weight loss programs focus on short-term results. Our membership model provides ongoing medical oversight, accountability, treatment adjustments, and personalized support so you can continue improving your gut health long after the initial weight loss phase.
No. While GLP-1 medications can be powerful tools for many patients, every treatment plan is individualized. We offer a variety of evidenced-based options depending on your health history, goals, and preferences.
Yes. We maintain a hybrid model that combines insurance-covered medical visits with membership-based support services designed to enhance your experience.
Yes. We offer fully virtual, telehealth-based care for patients who qualify, as a month-to-month option with no minimum commitment. Learn about Sound Online.
Sound Medical has been offered as a weight management benefit to eligible Microsoft employees since 2015. Through this relationship, we have helped hundreds of individuals improve their weight, metabolic health, energy, and overall well-being through personalized medical care and ongoing support. Microsoft employees should verify their current benefits package for eligibility and reimbursement details.
For more than a decade, Sound Medical has helped busy professionals achieve lasting weight loss and better health through expert medical weight loss, personal training, and metabolic health care. Our personalized, doctor-led approach focuses on long-term results, not quick fixes, which is why we have remained a trusted resource for Microsoft employees since 2015.
Sound Medical has been offered as a weight management benefit to eligible Microsoft employees sine 2015. Through this relationship, we have helped hundreds of individuals improve their weight, metabolic health, energy, and overall well-being through personalized medical care and ongoing support. This benefit is available to employees and their significant other who have enrolled in the Premera or Kaiser of Washington health plans.
Microsoft employees enrolled on Surest should verify their current benefits package for eligibility and reimbursement details.
We provide non-surgical body and facial treatments to freshen up your look or target your individual needs
SculpSure (or WarmSculpting) is a state-of-the-art body sculpting procedure that allows you to permanently eliminate stubborn excess fat in the abdomen and flanks. Completely non-invasive, SculpSure uses laser energy to heat subdermal fat cells so that they can be eliminated by the lymphatic system. This process causes no harm to surrounding tissues, allowing for a quick and comfortable recovery. SculpSure can help you refine your body’s contours, offering a finishing touch to your weight loss journey or providing an ultimate solution to hard-to-lose fat pockets.
RF (radiofrequency) skin tightening enhances skin elasticity and increases circulation in targeted areas, delivering a more youthful appearance that lasts. While TempSure Firm smooths and diminishes fine lines and wrinkles in the face, TempSure Envi treats loose skin and cellulite on the body. For women with intimate concerns, TempSure Vitalia stimulates natural rejuvenation for increased elasticity and function. Achieve full-body rejuvenation or target specific concerns with TempSure RF skin tightening in Kirkland, WA.
Injectable treatments like Botox and dermal fillers offer substantial non-surgical results that last for months or longer. Administered by our in-house expert injectors, each injectable treatment we perform is highly personalized to produce impeccably natural, exquisite outcomes. With a broad range of applications, cosmetic injectables can help prevent or diminish fine lines and wrinkles, restore or enhance volume, and increase facial feature definition for a youthfully refined appearance. Explore your options and begin your customized injectable treatment.
Collagen induction therapy is a mechanical energy treatment that creates microscopic channels in the skin to stimulate repair, flood the targeted area with collagen, and enhance topical product absorption. We are proud to offer SkinPen, the gold standard in microneedling technology. SkinPen offers comprehensive cosmetic complexion repair, enhancing your skin’s tone, texture, and elasticity to reveal a brighter, fresher, firmer, and overall more youthful appearance. Experience why SkinPen is the most trusted name in microneedling.
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