
Overview
Michael K. Gannon, MD, is a board-certified and very experienced orthopedic surgeon. His practice over the last thirty years has emphasized hip and knee replacement and care of sports injuries including meniscal, ACL and rotator cuff tears. As he has treated emergency cases for decades and has repaired countless extremity injuries great and small.Dr. Gannon began his life in medicine at age sixteen as a hospital orderly and ambulance attendant. He was the second youngest in his state to pass the national EMT-A certification exam. During college he worked summers as an operating room technician plus a second job detasseling corn. He went to medical school in his home state at the University of Iowa. He received his specialty training in the highly regarded orthopedic surgery residency program at the University of Washington. After completing his orthopedic training, he had the honor to serve five years as “co-team physician” for multiple military units from smaller Special Forces and Ranger groups to infantry divisions with 12,000+ athletic members (of note such “teams” never have an off-season and are active on rough terrain day and night). Duties included work in Europe, Africa, and the Persian Gulf. Stateside, as a faculty member, he oversaw sports medicine and trauma training for orthopedic residents at Madigan Army Medical Center. He later served as civilian consultant for sports medicine for Madigan.Since 1993 he has been serving residents of Whatcom County as a member of a topflight orthopedic surgery group. Over the course of his career, he has had the privilege to treat patients and their families from amazingly diverse backgrounds, from remote Saharan herdsmen and villagers to national leaders and Rhodes scholars…. from angry enemy combatants and fierce criminals to Medal of Honor recipients and heroic first responders…. from the youngest backyard acrobats and trampolinists to past Olympians and hobbled NFL veterans. He has worked in world class medical centers to makeshift hospitals with no windows or beds but goats in the halls. Dr. Gannon has cared for patients of the innumerable combinations of races, countries of origin, life circumstances, faiths, orientations, and political beliefs. His lifelong approach has been to provide care for each person with the respect, compassion, and diligence he would wish for his own family members.Hobbies and adventures over the years have included climbing, backpacking, flying, scuba, skiing, and more recently snowshoeing and photography. His very favorite pastime is hanging out with his family.
Dr. Gannon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tendinitis. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Contracture Deformity, Frozen Shoulder, Bursitis, and Hip Replacement.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
2979 Squalicum Parkway, Suite 203, Bellingham, WA 98225
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Gannon 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.
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.
Proliance Surgeons
Cindy E. Bullock, DPM, is a board-certified foot and ankle surgeon who specializes in the care of fractures, sports injuries, heel pain, and bunions. She finds it gratifying to share in each person’s path toward foot and ankle health. She looks forward to using her experience and training to work with each individual and provide them with effective, personalized care.Dr. Bullock worked for four years as a podiatric surgeon at ABQ Health Partners in New Mexico. She also served as chief of staff at Westside Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 2008. She is a fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons and a member of the American Podiatric Medical Association and the Washington State Podiatric Medical Association.She was born and raised in San Diego, California. She completed her undergraduate education in California. She lived in Canterbury, England while completing post-baccalaureate studies in medical biochemistry. Since then, her education and work as a podiatric surgeon have taken her to Pennsylvania, Utah, New Mexico, and now, Skagit Valley, Washington. When not working, she enjoys travel, hiking, and watching football. She is an avid fan of the San Diego Chargers. Dr. Bullock is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tendinitis. Her top areas of expertise are Hammer Toe, Plantar Fasciitis, Tendinitis, and Metatarsalgia.
Proliance Surgeons
Stacia Smith, MD, FAAOS, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in joint replacement of the hip and knee. She enjoys working with people of all ages, whether it is helping a child with congenital problems or an elderly person with fractures, or arthritic problems. She enjoys helping patients decide on the options that will be most beneficial to that individual’s lifestyle. Her goal is to make her patients as functional as possible and help them return to the lifestyle they desire.As a surgeon, Dr. Smith believes it is important to not only diagnose the injury but also how it impacts the patient’s quality of life. She feels that no two patients are alike, and neither are their lifestyles. She strives to treat the person instead of just the injury, because that is when you can really make a difference.Before she began fighting orthopedic injuries, she was fighting fires as a volunteer firefighter. While orthopedic surgery isn’t always a life or death situation, it can certainly be exciting. There are few things she finds more rewarding than making a significant difference in improving a patient’s quality of life.Dr. Smith and her husband love to spend time outdoors. Whether they are snow skiing, horseback riding, or taking walks along the river with their son and dogs, they enjoy the beauty of the Northwest. She also enjoys ethnic foods, especially Thai. Dr. Smith is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tendinitis. Her top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Bursitis, Tenosynovitis, Tendinitis, and Hip Replacement.
Proliance Surgeons
Camille Connelly, MD, is a fellowship-trained orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of acute, chronic and sports-related injuries and conditions of the foot and ankle. Dr. Connelly has extensive training in surgical and nonsurgical foot and ankle treatments, including fracture care, ligament and tendon reconstruction, achilles tendon repair, total ankle replacement and fusion, ankle arthroscopy, bunion correction and flatfoot reconstruction. She also performs knee replacement surgery and takes general orthopedic call, treating fractures throughout the musculoskeletal system. Her approach to patient care is focused on accurate diagnosis and educating her patients about their conditions and injuries so they can play an active role in the decision-making process and treatment plan. Dr. Connelly's goal is to reduce pain and increase function to get patients back on their feet so they can return to the activities they love.Dr. Connelly attended the University of Washington for her undergraduate studies, where she was an NCAA Division I track and cross country athlete and academic all-star. She went on to receive her medical degree from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle. After completing her residency training in orthopedic surgery at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she also completed a one-year UOREF orthopedic research fellowship, Dr. Connelly underwent an additional year of fellowship training in foot and ankle surgery at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio.In her spare time, Dr. Connelly stays active by running, hiking, traveling and enjoying the outdoors. She also loves the water and enjoys eating seafood, scuba diving, boating and crabbing. Dr. Connelly is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tendinitis. Her top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Tendinitis, Achilles Tendon Rupture, Hip Replacement, and Knee Replacement.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- OsteoarthritisDr. Gannon isDistinguished. Learn about Osteoarthritis.
- Advanced
- Baker CystDr. Gannon isAdvanced. Learn about Baker Cyst.
- BursitisDr. Gannon isAdvanced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Contracture DeformityDr. Gannon isAdvanced. Learn about Contracture Deformity.
- Frozen ShoulderDr. Gannon isAdvanced. Learn about Frozen Shoulder.
- TenosynovitisDr. Gannon isAdvanced. Learn about Tenosynovitis.
- Experienced
- Hip ReplacementDr. Gannon isExperienced. Learn about Hip Replacement.
- Knock KneesDr. Gannon isExperienced. Learn about Knock Knees.
- Synovial OsteochondromatosisDr. Gannon isExperienced. Learn about Synovial Osteochondromatosis.
- TendinitisDr. Gannon isExperienced. Learn about Tendinitis.
- Tennis ElbowDr. Gannon isExperienced. Learn about Tennis Elbow.


