Carl J. Basamania
Advanced in Bursitis

Dr. Carl J. Basamania

Orthopedics
Swedish Medical Center
Orthopedic Physician Associates - First Hill
601 Broadway, Floor 7, 
Seattle, WA 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Advanced in Bursitis
Swedish Medical Center
Orthopedic Physician Associates - First Hill
601 Broadway, Floor 7, 
Seattle, WA 
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Overview

Dr. Carl Basamania is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon and internationally recognized expert in shoulder replacement surgery and the treatment of clavicle fractures. Dr. Basamania performed the first Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty in the US in 2003 and continues to perform over 500 shoulder surgeries each year. He helped develop an innovative, minimally invasive technique for repairing both new and poorly healed clavicle fractures which significantly decreases complications and greatly improves patient outcomes. Dr. Basamania has been featured in the National Geographic special entitled “The Incredible Human Body” and has been a guest on CBS’s “The Doctors”. Actively involved with clinical research, Dr. Basamania has contributed chapters to more than 17 orthopedic text books and has written over 30 peer reviewed articles. He is an editorial reviewer for The Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery and continues to lecture both nationally and internationally having lectured in over 25 countries. He is a senior design consultant for Depuy Synthes and holds multiple patents on various orthopedic devices and instruments. Dr. Basamania is a world renowned expert in shoulder surgery. After graduating from George Washington Medical School, Dr. Basamania began his career in the US Military. He completed an orthopedic surgery residency at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, WA, and a fellowship in reconstructive shoulder surgery with Dr. Charles A. Rockwood Jr. at the University of Texas in San Antonio. After training, Dr. Basamania was stationed at Fort Bragg, NC where he was named Chief of Orthopedic Surgery and worked with the Army’s Delta Force as their designated orthopedic surgeon. In addition to multiple military decorations, he has been the only physician in the military to receive both the Surgeon General’s Physician Recognition Award and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Physician Recognition Award.

Dr. Basamania is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bursitis. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Tendinitis, Frozen Shoulder, and Bursitis.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
George Washington University School Of Medicine And Health Sciences , 1984
Residency
Madigan Army Medical Center , 1991
Specialties
Orthopedics
Licenses
Orthopaedic Surgery in NC
Board Certifications
American Board Of Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowships
The University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio , 1994
Hospital Affiliations
Swedish Medical Center
Olympic Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Orthopedic Physician Associates - First Hill
601 Broadway, Floor 7, Seattle, WA
Call: 206-386-2600
Other Locations
Orthopedic Physician Associates - Poulsbo
20700 Bond Road Northeast, Building B, Poulsbo, WA 98370
Call: 206-386-2600
Swedish First Hill
747 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122
Call: 206-386-6000

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Basamania has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Chondroma
Osteochondroma
Rickets
Compartment Syndrome
Infectious Arthritis
Osteonecrosis
Bursitis
Osteomyelitis
Osteoarthritis
Arthritis

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


2 Total Publications

A Novel Intramedullary Locked Fixation Device for Treatment of Clavicle Shaft Fractures.
A Novel Intramedullary Locked Fixation Device for Treatment of Clavicle Shaft Fractures.
Journal: JBJS essential surgical techniques
Published: February 24, 2016
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