James D. Bruckner
Advanced in Tendinitis

Dr. James D. Bruckner

Orthopedics | Oncology
Proliance Surgeons
Proliance Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
18100 NE Union Hill Road, 
Redmond, WA 
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Clinical Trials:Currently Recruiting for 1 Trial
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Advanced in Tendinitis
Proliance Surgeons
Proliance Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
18100 NE Union Hill Road, 
Redmond, WA 
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Overview

James D. Bruckner, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon. His clinical interests include the reconstruction and preservation of the hip and knee, as well as orthopedic oncology, including adult and pediatric musculoskeletal tumor surgery. Dr. Bruckner completed both his undergraduate and graduate work at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, graduating summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Mathematics and earning magna cum laude honors from the medical school. He completed his residency and served as a clinical instructor in orthopedics with the U.S. Navy. His fellowship training was completed at Seattle at Children's Hospital and the University of Washington. While at U.W., he was an associate professor in the Department of Orthopaedics, served as Director of the hip and knee replacement service and developed the total-joint fellowship program. Dr. Bruckner has received numerous honors, awards, and peer recognition. He was Chairman of the Overlake Hospital Department of Orthopaedics from 2006 through 2010. He has three grown sons, is an avid gardener and musician, and enjoys both skiing and wakesurfing.

Dr. Bruckner is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tendinitis. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Bone Tumor, Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement.

His clinical research consists of participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Creighton University School Of Medicine
Residency
US Navy Naval Hospital Oakland
Specialties
Orthopedics
Oncology
Licenses
Orthopaedic Surgery in WA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowships
Fellowship in Orthopedic Surgery at University of Washington Medical Center
Hospital Affiliations
Overlake Hospital Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Proliance Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
18100 NE Union Hill Road, Redmond, WA 98052
Call: 425-392-3030
Other Locations
Proliance Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
3101 Northup Way, Suite 201, Bellevue, WA 98004
Call: 425-455-3600
Proliance Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
510 8th Ave NE, Suite 200, Issaquah, WA 98029
Call: 425-392-3030

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Bruckner 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.

Hip Replacement
Knee Replacement

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.


1 Clinical Trials

Post Market Clinical Follow up Study to Provide Safety, Performance and Clinical Benefits Data of the Taperloc Complete Stems
Post Market Clinical Follow up Study to Provide Safety, Performance and Clinical Benefits Data of the Taperloc Complete Stems
Enrollment Status: Recruiting
Publish Date: March 11, 2025
Intervention Type: Device
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