Overview
Dr. Hulst is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee replacement surgery. In addition to his special interest in joint replacement, Dr. Hulst enjoys fracture care and general orthopaedics. Dr. Hulst attended medical school and did his orthopaedic surgery residency at the University of California, San Diego. He completed a fellowship at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, where he trained with internationally recognized leaders in joint replacement. His experience focused on minimally invasive surgical techniques, rapid recovery protocols, revision replacement surgery, and complex primary joint reconstruction. Dr. Hulst believes it’s important to consider each patient’s unique goals and expectations. He wants his patients to play a key role in the decision-making process, educating them on both surgical and non-surgical treatment options in order for them to make informed healthcare choices. Dr. Hulst enjoys spending time with his wife, Jennifer, and two children. His interests include snowboarding, skiing, camping, and running.
Dr. Hulst is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Beukes Familial Hip Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Bursitis, Tendinitis, Hip Replacement, and Hip Resurfacing.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 6 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Locations
18100 Northeast Union Hill Road, Suite 330, Redmond, WA
1231 116th Avenue Northeast, Suite 750, Bellevue, WA 98004
510 8th Avenue Northeast, Suite 200, Issaquah, WA 98029
751 Northeast Blakely Drive, Issaquah, WA 98029
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Hulst 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.
Orthopedic Specialists Of Seattle
My philosophy of care starts by gaining a thorough understanding of your medical problem and how it affects your enjoyment of daily activities. Once I have an idea of how it impacts your life, I work with you to manage the problem. Together we decide medical and operative treatments which are most suited to your condition and that can best get you back to your previous level of activity. Dr. Downer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Beukes Familial Hip Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Beukes Familial Hip Dysplasia, Bursitis, Tendinitis, and Hip Replacement.
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Dr. Christopher Boone is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in complex fracture care as well as disorders of the hip and pelvis. Dr. Boone has strong ties to the Northwest. After playing two years of collegiate basketball, he finished his undergraduate degree in Biology at Western Washington University in Bellingham. He attended medical school at the University of Washington in Seattle and then completed his orthopedic residency at Beaumont Hospital in Michigan. After residency, Dr. Boone went on to complete subspecialty training in Traumatology and Hip and Pelvic Reconstruction at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Boone has notable experience in the care of all types of fractures as well as treatment of complex hip disorders such as osteoarthritis, hip dysplasia, Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), and labral tears. He has extensive training in complex hip surgery including peri-acetabular osteotomies, hip arthroscopy and labral repair, surgical hip dislocations, and minimally invasive anterior hip replacement surgery. He is also experienced in treating difficult nonunions and malunions as well as osteomyelitis or post-operative infections. Dr. Boone has also been a productive research scientist, presenting his work at national meetings and publishing articles in national and international medical journals. Dr. Boone’s outside interests include skiing and the occasional basketball pickup game. He and his wife Carmen Betz-Boone, also a native Washingtonian and longtime member of the Washington wine community, live in Redmond and spend much of their free time playing with their two boys. Special interests: Fractures of the upper extremity and lower extremity as well as fractures of the pelvis and acetabulum, non-unions, mal-unions, and bone infections, as well as disorders of the hip including femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), dysplasia, labral pathology, and treatment of hip arthritis with the minimally invasive anterior approach. Dr. Boone is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Beukes Familial Hip Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Coccydynia, Beukes Familial Hip Dysplasia, Hip Replacement, and Knee Replacement.
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Todd Blumberg is an Orthopedics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Blumberg is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Beukes Familial Hip Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Beukes Familial Hip Dysplasia, Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease (LCPD), Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis, Amniotic Band Syndrome, and Osteotomy. Dr. Blumberg is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- OsteoarthritisDr. Hulst isDistinguished. Learn about Osteoarthritis.
- Advanced
- BursitisDr. Hulst isAdvanced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Hip ReplacementDr. Hulst isAdvanced. Learn about Hip Replacement.
- Infectious ArthritisDr. Hulst isAdvanced. Learn about Infectious Arthritis.
- TendinitisDr. Hulst isAdvanced. Learn about Tendinitis.
- TenosynovitisDr. Hulst isAdvanced. Learn about Tenosynovitis.
- Experienced
- Acute PainDr. Hulst isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pain.
- Adolescent Idiopathic ScoliosisDr. Hulst isExperienced. Learn about Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
- Baker CystDr. Hulst isExperienced. Learn about Baker Cyst.
- Beukes Familial Hip DysplasiaDr. Hulst isExperienced. Learn about Beukes Familial Hip Dysplasia.
- Calcium Pyrophosphate ArthritisDr. Hulst isExperienced. Learn about Calcium Pyrophosphate Arthritis.
- CoccydyniaDr. Hulst isExperienced. Learn about Coccydynia.