Dr. Nathan L. Bowers
Overview
Nathan Bowers, MD, is originally from Peoria, Illinois. He spent summers growing up working on his grandpa's farm and learned that he loves working with his hands. He has been going to the Rocky Mountain West for several weeks each year since he was five to ski, raft, and enjoy the outdoors. Dr. Bowers is so excited to be permanently located in the Northwest to enjoy all it has to offer. Dr. Bowers' philosophy as a doctor is that he wants to provide the highest quality, evidence-based care for his patients. He advises patients as he would a family member and helps guide them to the decision that fits them best. He wants to be able to care for all of his patient's upper extremity problems from shoulder to fingertip.His advice to patients regarding maintaining a healthy lifestyle is that it is important to stay active and moving. The time to seek care is when the problem is interfering with work or recreation. Dr. Bowers loves his job because he gets to help people get back to their occupation, their hobbies, and the things that make life worth living.In his free time, Dr. Bowers loves spending time with his wife, a pediatrician, and son, exploring the outdoors, and trying new cuisines and foods.
Dr. Bowers is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Accessory Navicular Bone. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Rhizarthrosis, Dupuytren Contracture, and Trigger Thumb.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Locations
Bonney Lake, WA 98391
3801 5th Street SE, Suite 110, Puyallup, WA 98374
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Bowers 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.
Grant R. Lohse, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon with fellowship training in hand, wrist, and elbow surgery. He cares for both adults and children. In addition to general orthopedics, he specializes in upper extremity nerve problems, tendon and ligament injuries, fractures, and arthritis.Dr. Lohse grew up in Indiana. He received his bachelor's of science in Mechanical Engineering, graduating with highest honors, from Purdue University. He went on to attend medical school at Northwestern University where he graduated Alpha Omega Alpha (highest honors). Dr. Lohse completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at the University of Washington before going onto subspecialty training in hand and upper extremity surgery at Vanderbilt University.His care philosophy is centered on education. He believes patients are best able to participate in their care when they thoroughly understand their problem and treatment options. He feels strongly that treatment must be individualized, as the same condition may affect two people very differently.Dr. Lohse enjoys spending time with this wife and three children. He also enjoys running, skiing (snow and water), hiking, and camping. Dr. Lohse is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Accessory Navicular Bone. His top areas of expertise are Dupuytren Contracture, Trigger Thumb, Rhizarthrosis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, and Hip Replacement.
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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
- Advanced
- Carpal Tunnel SyndromeDr. Bowers isAdvanced. Learn about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
- Dupuytren ContractureDr. Bowers isAdvanced. Learn about Dupuytren Contracture.
- Ganglion CystDr. Bowers isAdvanced. Learn about Ganglion Cyst.
- OsteoarthritisDr. Bowers isAdvanced. Learn about Osteoarthritis.
- RhizarthrosisDr. Bowers isAdvanced. Learn about Rhizarthrosis.
- Scaphoid Non-UnionDr. Bowers isAdvanced. Learn about Scaphoid Non-Union.
- Experienced
- Accessory Navicular BoneDr. Bowers isExperienced. Learn about Accessory Navicular Bone.
- BursitisDr. Bowers isExperienced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Congenital Radioulnar SynostosisDr. Bowers isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Radioulnar Synostosis.
- Contracture DeformityDr. Bowers isExperienced. Learn about Contracture Deformity.
- Distal Median Nerve DysfunctionDr. Bowers isExperienced. Learn about Distal Median Nerve Dysfunction.
- Frozen ShoulderDr. Bowers isExperienced. Learn about Frozen Shoulder.