Dr. Sean D. Ghidella
Overview
Sean D. Ghidella, MD, is fellowship trained in hand surgery and specializes in the surgical management of the upper extremity. He has been practicing since 1996 and has received a CAQ subspecialty certificate in orthopedic surgery of the hand from the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He brings experience rarely found outside military practice to Tacoma, Lakewood, and Gig Harbor. He is well versed in management of common sports, work-related, arthritic, and traumatic injuries and ailments. He has a wealth of experience managing severe injuries and conditions resulting from combat as well as birth defects in children.Once management short of surgery has failed, Dr. Ghidella tries to speed recovery and improve function surgically with a combination of traditional techniques that have proven reliable and the latest techniques that depend on current technology. His goal is to restore function to his patients and get them back to their daily activities as quickly as possible by solving their orthopedic problem, big or small.He is a graduate of the Unites States Military Academy, West Point and has served in the military as an orthopedic and hand surgeon with the last eight years of his career holding positions of Chief of Hand Surgery and Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at Madigan Army Medical Center. He retired from the Army as a Colonel and a combat veteran after 21 years of service in 2010 to pursue civilian practice. He has previously taught as an Assistant Professor at Texas A&M, USUHS, and Swedish Medical Center.He hails from New England, but he considers the South Sound home. He is an avid skier and enjoys water sports. His passion is assistant coaching for Gig Harbor High School Tides Varsity Football.
Dr. Ghidella is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bursitis. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Rhizarthrosis, Trigger Thumb, and Dupuytren Contracture.
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
7308 Bridgeport Way W., Suite 201, Lakewood, WA 98499
1724 W. Union, Suite 100, Tacoma, WA 98405
2727 Hollycroft Street, Suite #410, Gig Harbor, WA 98335
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Ghidella 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.
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- Distinguished
- Carpal Tunnel SyndromeDr. Ghidella isDistinguished. Learn about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
- Advanced
- Dupuytren ContractureDr. Ghidella isAdvanced. Learn about Dupuytren Contracture.
- Ganglion CystDr. Ghidella isAdvanced. Learn about Ganglion Cyst.
- OsteoarthritisDr. Ghidella isAdvanced. Learn about Osteoarthritis.
- RhizarthrosisDr. Ghidella isAdvanced. Learn about Rhizarthrosis.
- Scaphoid Non-UnionDr. Ghidella isAdvanced. Learn about Scaphoid Non-Union.
- Tennis ElbowDr. Ghidella isAdvanced. Learn about Tennis Elbow.
- Experienced
- ArthritisDr. Ghidella isExperienced. Learn about Arthritis.
- BursitisDr. Ghidella isExperienced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Contracture DeformityDr. Ghidella isExperienced. Learn about Contracture Deformity.
- Kienbock's DiseaseDr. Ghidella isExperienced. Learn about Kienbock's Disease.
- OsteochondromaDr. Ghidella isExperienced. Learn about Osteochondroma.
- Radial Nerve DysfunctionDr. Ghidella isExperienced. Learn about Radial Nerve Dysfunction.