
Overview
Scott D. Ruhlman, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in the care of hand, shoulder, and elbow disorders. He practices fracture care, sports medicine, and joint replacement surgery of the upper and lower extremities. Dr. Ruhlan grew up in Shoreline, WA, and is happy to be practicing in the Pacific Northwest. Outside of medicine, he enjoys many sports including skiing, golf, running and tennis. His greatest pride is his wonderful wife and lifetime best friend, Mary, who brought into this world the two most wonderful children, Sam and Nola.
Dr. Ruhlman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Ganglion Cyst, Rhizarthrosis, Trigger Thumb, and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- EPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
5350 Tallman Ave NW, Ste 500, Seattle, WA 98107
2409 N 45th Street, Seattle, WA 98103
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Ruhlman 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.
Proliance Surgeons
John Beck is an Orthopedics provider in Bellevue, Washington. Dr. Beck is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Synovitis, Trigger Thumb, Ganglion Cyst, and Endoscopy. Dr. Beck is currently accepting new patients.
Proliance Surgeons
Alan B. Thomas, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in upper extremity surgery. He has been practicing medicine since 2000, and he has a special interest in arthroscopy of the wrist, elbow and shoulder. He received a CAQ subspecialty certificate in orthopedic surgery of the hand from the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.He enjoys the challenges of restoring people to health through his practice. His doctorate work in biochemistry opened up new approaches for treating complex problems and made him a more detailed clinician.Dr. Thomas is a former vice president of St. Clare Hospital and has served on the operating and surgical committees for St Clare Hospital and the medical executive committee for Franciscan Health at St. Josephs Medical Center. He is a chairman for an outreach committee at his church and a member of the board of directors for The Health Project – Cambodia, which delivers medical supplies and equipment to underserved people in Southeast Asia and he travels to Cambodia each year to provide surgical care to those in need.Outside of his medical practice and volunteer work, he tries to keep up with his three children who are avid skiers, wakeboarders, and surfers. Dr. Thomas is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Ganglion Cyst, Trigger Thumb, and Rhizarthrosis.
Proliance Surgeons
Jonathan B. Shafer, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in surgery to the upper extremity. His clinical interests include reconstructive surgery to the shoulder, forearm and hand, as well as arthroscopic surgery to the upper extremity, and total shoulder and elbow replacement, and upper extremity trauma. The greatest pleasure of his job is making his patients feel special and cared for. He believes that since so many people are scared and afraid to see a doctor, it is imperative to make every patient feel comfortable.He comes from a highly-educated and scientific family spanning two continents. His American father was a petroleum engineer for ExxonMobil, while his Ghana-born mother was an educator and counseling professional. In the Shafer household, education and achievement were highly-prized values. Science was always very prominent in his house, so he always knew that he was going to do something in science. After graduating with a degree in biochemistry from Rice University, he took a job developing a new drug to treat psoriasis for Allergan Pharmaceuticals. But he soon decided he wanted to go to medical school and become an orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Shafer is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Dupuytren Contracture, Ganglion Cyst, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, and Rhizarthrosis.
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. Ruhlman isAdvanced. Learn about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
- Ganglion CystDr. Ruhlman isAdvanced. Learn about Ganglion Cyst.
- RhizarthrosisDr. Ruhlman isAdvanced. Learn about Rhizarthrosis.
- TendinitisDr. Ruhlman isAdvanced. Learn about Tendinitis.
- Tennis ElbowDr. Ruhlman isAdvanced. Learn about Tennis Elbow.
- TenosynovitisDr. Ruhlman isAdvanced. Learn about Tenosynovitis.
- Experienced
- Achilles Tendon RuptureDr. Ruhlman isExperienced. Learn about Achilles Tendon Rupture.
- Baker CystDr. Ruhlman isExperienced. Learn about Baker Cyst.
- BursitisDr. Ruhlman isExperienced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Caffey DiseaseDr. Ruhlman isExperienced. Learn about Caffey Disease.
- Contracture DeformityDr. Ruhlman isExperienced. Learn about Contracture Deformity.
- Dupuytren ContractureDr. Ruhlman isExperienced. Learn about Dupuytren Contracture.


