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Top Doctors 2018: Orthopedic Surgery
Part of our annual list of the region's best physicians
By Edited by Virginia Smyth March 1, 2018
This article originally appeared in the April 2018 issue of Seattle Magazine.
This article appears in print in the April 2018 issue, as part of the Top Doctors cover story. Click here to subscribe.
Carlo Bellabarba, M.D., spinal surgery, cervical spine, spinal deformity; Spine Center at Harborview, 908 Jefferson St., Seattle, 206.520.5000; Harborview Medical Center; McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Canada, 1992
Stephen K. Benirschke, M.D., foot and ankle surgery, foot and ankle reconstruction, trauma; Foot and Ankle Center at Harborview, 908 Jefferson St., Seattle, 206.744.4830; Harborview Medical Center; Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 1979
Howard Chansky, M.D.,** hip and knee reconstruction, hip and knee surgery, metastatic bone tumors; Orthopedic Oncology Center at University of Washington Medical Center–Roosevelt, , 4245 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, 206.520.5000; University of Washington Medical Center, Veterans Administration Puget Sound Health Care System–Seattle; University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, 1987
Thomas D. Chi, M.D., foot and ankle surgery, sports medicine, trauma; Proliance Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, 1231 116th Ave. NE, Suite 750, Bellevue, 425.455.3600; Overlake Hospital Medical Center, Swedish Medical Center–Issaquah; Harvard Medical School, 1994
Samuel S. Koo, M.D., arthroscopic shoulder surgery, shoulder replacement/surgery, minimally invasive surgery; ProOrtho, 12911 120th Ave. NE, Suite H210, Kirkland, 425.823.4000; EvergreenHealth; Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, 2003
Chad J. Marion, M.D., arthroscopic shoulder and knee surgery, sports injuries, elbow surgery; Pacific Medical Centers, First Hill, 1101 Madison St., Suite 301, Seattle, 206.326.2400; Swedish Medical Center–First Hill; Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, 2003
Nicholas Rajacich, M.D., pediatric orthopedic surgery, clubfoot, scoliosis; Mary Bridge Children’s Orthopedics, 311 South L St., Tacoma, 253.403.1507; Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital, MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1982
Jeffrey S. Roh, M.D., spinal surgery, minimally invasive spinal surgery; Proliance Surgeons, 550 17th Ave., Suite 500, 751 NE Blakely Drive, Issaquah, 206.323.1900; Swedish Medical Center–Issaquah; Medical College of Wisconsin, 1998
Bruce J. Sangeorzan, M.D., foot and ankle surgery, trauma, ankle replacement and revision; Foot and Ankle Center at Harborview, 908 Jefferson St., Seattle, 206.520.5000; Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington Medical Center; Wayne State University School of Medicine, 1981
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