Overview
James W. Pritchett, MD, is a board-certified, award-winning orthopedic physician and surgeon specializing in hip, knee, and shoulder resurfacing, joint replacement, and arthroscopic surgery. He has a special interest in implantology, the study and development of joint prostheses.Dr. Pritchett’s surgical practice has taught him that technical skill is the mastery of the complex. It takes years and a lot of listening and experience to understand the nuances of joint resurfacing and replacement surgery. He looks carefully at his outcomes and publishes his results in peer-reviewed journals. He understands that survivorship of a patient and implant is not synonym for synonymous with true wellness. Resumption of a completely autonomous lifestyle and a return to all activities is the goal.He is the chief of orthopedic surgery at Swedish Orthopedic Institute, the tenth largest orthopedic hospital in the country. Several of Dr. Pritchett’s design concepts have been incorporated into currently available joint implants, and he has been invited to speak about implantology at more than 85 scientific meetings. He is a highly regarded authority in orthopedics, having published more than 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts. He was also named one of Puget Sound’s best doctors and earned an award for outstanding patient care from Swedish Hospital.
Dr. Pritchett is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Osteolysis Syndrome Recessive, Poland Syndrome, Hip Resurfacing, and Hip Replacement.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 41 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Acute Pain.
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Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Pritchett 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.
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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
- Elite
- Hip ResurfacingDr. Pritchett isElite. Learn about Hip Resurfacing.
- Distinguished
- OsteoarthritisDr. Pritchett isDistinguished. Learn about Osteoarthritis.
- Advanced
- Amniotic Band SyndromeDr. Pritchett isAdvanced. Learn about Amniotic Band Syndrome.
- Hip ReplacementDr. Pritchett isAdvanced. Learn about Hip Replacement.
- Multiple Pterygium SyndromeDr. Pritchett isAdvanced. Learn about Multiple Pterygium Syndrome.
- Multiple Pterygium Syndrome X LinkedDr. Pritchett isAdvanced. Learn about Multiple Pterygium Syndrome X Linked.
- Osteolysis Syndrome RecessiveDr. Pritchett isAdvanced. Learn about Osteolysis Syndrome Recessive.
- Poland SyndromeDr. Pritchett isAdvanced. Learn about Poland Syndrome.
- Experienced
- Acute PainDr. Pritchett isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pain.
- ArthritisDr. Pritchett isExperienced. Learn about Arthritis.
- Brachial PlexopathyDr. Pritchett isExperienced. Learn about Brachial Plexopathy.
- Collins Pope SyndromeDr. Pritchett isExperienced. Learn about Collins Pope Syndrome.
- Kienbock's DiseaseDr. Pritchett isExperienced. Learn about Kienbock's Disease.
- Knee ReplacementDr. Pritchett isExperienced. Learn about Knee Replacement.