Overview
Michael J. Sailer, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon. His specialty area is sports medicine, with a focus on shoulder and knee surgery—both arthroscopic and joint replacement. Dr. Sailer’s patients range from “weekend warriors” to high-level athletes.Dr. Sailer is a native Seattleite, attending Whitman College for his Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry and Biology and graduating with Honors from the University of Washington Medical School. He completed his Sports Medicine fellowship at the Steadman-Hawkins Clinic in Vail, Colorado after a year on the orthopedic faculty at the University of Washington, before joining Proliance in 1994.He and his wife have three children. They enjoy snow skiing, water sports, biking, and are involved in their kids’ sports teams and activities. Dr. Sailer is the team physician for the Skyline High School Spartan football team, providing care since 1997.Dr. Sailer’s philosophy of care is simple. Take good care of people and treat them like you would a family member. He listens to the patient, puts them at ease, and thoroughly explains their condition so they can make an informed decision about their care.
Dr. Sailer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. His top areas of expertise are Frozen Shoulder, Tendinitis, Bursitis, Hip Replacement, and Knee Replacement.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Sailer 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
Charles A. Peterson II, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with subspecialty interest and extensive experience in knee and hip replacement, sports medicine, and shoulder surgery. He has been in practice since 1996.Dr. Peterson believes it is important to listen to his patients, and fully answer their questions. He takes care to understand how an injury or condition is affecting each patient's daily life and activities, and craft a a treatment plan specifically suited to that patient.During his training at the Mayo Clinic and Hospital for Special Surgery (New York), he was a team physician for the New York Mets, New York Giants, the Association of Tennis Professionals, and St. John's University.Dr. Peterson also has helped lead Proliance Surgeons, sitting on the Board of Directors from 2004 until 2021, and holding the positions of President and Chairman from 2014 to 2022. He also served as interim CEO from 2017 to 2019, and in 2021.A lifelong athlete, Dr. Peterson and his wife enjoy all forms of outdoor sports and activities in the Great Northwest. This dovetails nicely with his love of photography. Dr. Peterson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Tendinitis, Bursitis, Hip Replacement, and Knee Replacement.
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David Rothstein is a Pediatric Surgeon and a Pediatrics provider in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Rothstein is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. His top areas of expertise are Biliary Dyskinesia, Omphalocele, Umbilical Hernia, Appendectomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Rothstein is currently accepting new patients.
Multicare Health System
James Wyman is a Sports Medicine specialist and an Orthopedics provider in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Wyman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Acute Pain, Baker Cyst, Hip Replacement, and Knee Replacement. Dr. Wyman is currently accepting new patients.
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
- Frozen ShoulderDr. Sailer isDistinguished. Learn about Frozen Shoulder.
- Advanced
- BursitisDr. Sailer isAdvanced. Learn about Bursitis.
- TendinitisDr. Sailer isAdvanced. Learn about Tendinitis.
- Experienced
- Acute PainDr. Sailer isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pain.
- Tennis ElbowDr. Sailer isExperienced. Learn about Tennis Elbow.