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Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine at the University of Washington

The fellowship-trained surgeon faculty of University of Washington Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine provides expert and personalized surgical approaches to the bone and joint problems that threaten the comfort and function of thousands of individuals each year. These surgeons combine decades of experience, knowledge of the world's literature and their own cutting edge research to optimize the approaches to the vast range of conditions that can be effectively managed by arthroscopic surgery, arthritis and arthritis surgery, foot and ankle surgery, hand and wrist surgery, hip and knee reconstruction, pediatric orthopaedic surgery, shoulder and elbow surgery, spine surgery, orthopaedic trauma surgery, as well as tumor surgery and post surgical reconstruction.

 Featured Article
Kit M. Song, M.D.

Spinal Fusion for the Treatment of Idiopathic Scoliosis in Children: Orthopedic Surgery to Treat Curvature of the Back in Children and Teenagers
by Kit M. Song, M.D.

Idiopathic scoliosis is a curvature of the spine that affects 2 to 3 percent of children under the age of 16. Most often, the curve in the back willremain small. However, very large curves may require spine surgery to correct the curve and fuse the affect View the Article

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Sports: Common Running Injuries
Featuring John O'Kane, M.D. and Lori Sabado, physical therapist, UW Sports Medicine Clinic

Dr. O'Kane and Lori Sabado, physical therapist at the UW Sports Medicine Clinic, discuss running injuries and conservative management in this UWTV video. View the Video

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 Faculty Feature
An interview with Dan L. Stamper PA-C 
An interview with Dan L. Stamper PA-C I grew up in a farming community located 45 miles north of Malibu in southern California. After high school, I went to work with my father as an ironworker. Two years later, I joined the US Army and was trained as a combat medic. I graduated from the University of Washington School of Medicine (MEDEX Northwest) in 2001. I joined the orthopaedic team at the University of Washington in 2003. Read More
 Department News

The University of Washington Medical Center was again ranked highly for orthopaedic surgery by US News and World Report, this year being listed as 13th in the nation, the best in the west.


Drs. Seth Leopold and Jason Weisstein premieres on UWTV December 9th at 2:30pm - Total Hip Resurfacing and Quadriceps-Sparing Knee Replacement


Dr. Smith, professor of the orthopedics & sports medicine at the Harborview Medical Center, is featured in The Seattlemagazine - "Life After Loss".


Dr. Matsen was featured in Racquetball magazine (July/August 2008)


Dr. Conrad and Dr. Matsen are listed as two of the eleven top Orthopaedic Surgeons by The Seattle Magazine
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