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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.
The Zimmer Durom component has been implicated in failed hip replacements; this device has NOT been used at the University of Washington. For details on the failed device, see this article in the NY Times.
UW affiliated hospital clinics (Eastside
Specialty Center,
Bone & Joint Center) score high on patient
satisfaction survey
Dr. Rick Matsen's review of clinical care options for patients with rotator-cuff failure was recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Rotator-cuff tears are the most common cause of shoulder pain and disability in the U.S.
Dr. Matsen, Chair of the orthopedics and sports medicine at the UW Medical Center, is featured in the treatyouwell.org
Dr. Leopold, Vice chair of the orthopedics and sports medicine at the UW Medical Center, is featured in the treatyouwell.org
Dr. Michael Lee specializes in degenerative conditions of the spine and has a particular interest in newer surgical techniques including minimally invasive approaches and disc-replacement surgeries.
Dr. Cavanagh has been invited to deliver the keynote talk at the International Osteoporosis meeting
Dr. Beingessner, Assistant Professor, received 2008 spring quarter's HMC CARES Service Excellence Award.
Dr Henley has recently been appointed to the Board of Directors of the
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
Dr. Leopold lectured recently in San Francisco at the annual meeting of the
Hippocrates Winslow Babbage Foundation.
Dr. Maheshwari, orthopaedic resident, has been nominated by the Program Director and Chair of Orthopaedics to attend the 2008 AOA-OREF-Zimmer Resident Leadership Forum.
Dr. Chapman has been invited by the Department of the Army to spend 2 weeks as an Orthopaedic Distinguished Visiting Surgeon at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany.
May 17, 2008: 3rd Annual Hand & Upper Extremity Course
presented by Dr.
Thomas E. Trumble. Learn about the most recent advances in the
diagnosis and treatment of conditions related to the hand and upper
extremity.
Dr. Douglas Smith, professor of orthopedics and sports medicine at the UW Medical Center, is featured in The O&P EDGE - oandp.com.
Dr. O'kane, Associate Professor Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, to receive 2007 National Institute of Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research Grants.
Dr. Carol Teitz, professor of orthopedics and sports medicine at the UW Medical Center, is featured in the uweek.org.
Dr. Christopher Wahl, assistant professor of orthopedics and sports medicine at the UW Medical Center, is featured in The Register-Guard.
Dr. Brian Krabak, associate professor of orthopedics and sports medicine at the UW Medical Center, is featured in The Seattle Times.
Dr. Chapman, Director of Spine Service, was elected to the AO foundation Board of trustees
Dr. John O'Kane, associate professor of orthopedics and sports medicine at the UW Medical Center, is featured in The Seattle Times.
In the September 2007 issue of Seattle Magazine, more UW Orthopaedic faculty
were listed as "Top Doctors" than physicians from any other orthopaedic program
in Seattle.
Dr. Maheshwari, orthopaedic resident, to receive Frank B. Smith Memorial Award from the North Pacific Orthopaedic Society.
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