Overview
Stephen Kennedy is a Hand Surgeon and an Orthopedics provider in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Kennedy is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dupuytren Contracture. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Dupuytren Contracture, Trigger Thumb, and Rhizarthrosis. Dr. Kennedy is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 23 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- 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
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
Locations
325 9th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104
1959 Ne Pacific St, Seattle, WA 98195
908 Jefferson St, Seattle, WA 98104
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.
The Association Of University Physicians
Jerry Huang is a Hand Surgeon and an Orthopedics provider in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Huang is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dupuytren Contracture. His top areas of expertise are Dupuytren Contracture, Rhizarthrosis, Scaphoid Non-Union, Osteotomy, and Fasciotomy. Dr. Huang is currently accepting new patients.
Matthew Robon is a Hand Surgeon and an Orthopedics provider in Bellevue, Washington. Dr. Robon is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dupuytren Contracture. His top areas of expertise are Trigger Thumb, Dupuytren Contracture, Rhizarthrosis, and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Dr. Robon is currently accepting new patients.
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 Dupuytren Contracture. 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. Kennedy isAdvanced. Learn about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
- Dupuytren ContractureDr. Kennedy isAdvanced. Learn about Dupuytren Contracture.
- RhizarthrosisDr. Kennedy isAdvanced. Learn about Rhizarthrosis.
- Trigger ThumbDr. Kennedy isAdvanced. Learn about Trigger Thumb.
- Experienced
- Achard SyndromeDr. Kennedy isExperienced. Learn about Achard Syndrome.
- Acute PainDr. Kennedy isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pain.
- BursitisDr. Kennedy isExperienced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Congenital ContracturesDr. Kennedy isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Contractures.
- Contracture DeformityDr. Kennedy isExperienced. Learn about Contracture Deformity.
- Distal ArthrogryposisDr. Kennedy isExperienced. Learn about Distal Arthrogryposis.

