Overview
James D. Bruckner, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon. His clinical interests include the reconstruction and preservation of the hip and knee, as well as orthopedic oncology, including adult and pediatric musculoskeletal tumor surgery. Dr. Bruckner completed both his undergraduate and graduate work at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, graduating summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Mathematics and earning magna cum laude honors from the medical school. He completed his residency and served as a clinical instructor in orthopedics with the U.S. Navy. His fellowship training was completed at Seattle at Children's Hospital and the University of Washington. While at U.W., he was an associate professor in the Department of Orthopaedics, served as Director of the hip and knee replacement service and developed the total-joint fellowship program. Dr. Bruckner has received numerous honors, awards, and peer recognition. He was Chairman of the Overlake Hospital Department of Orthopaedics from 2006 through 2010. He has three grown sons, is an avid gardener and musician, and enjoys both skiing and wakesurfing.
Dr. Bruckner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Bone Tumor, Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement.
His clinical research consists of participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Bruckner 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
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- OsteoarthritisDr. Bruckner isDistinguished. Learn about Osteoarthritis.
- Advanced
- Bone TumorDr. Bruckner isAdvanced. Learn about Bone Tumor.
- Epithelioid SarcomaDr. Bruckner isAdvanced. Learn about Epithelioid Sarcoma.
- Fibrous DysplasiaDr. Bruckner isAdvanced. Learn about Fibrous Dysplasia.
- MesenchymomaDr. Bruckner isAdvanced. Learn about Mesenchymoma.
- Myxoid LiposarcomaDr. Bruckner isAdvanced. Learn about Myxoid Liposarcoma.
- SynovitisDr. Bruckner isAdvanced. Learn about Synovitis.
- Experienced
- AcrospiromaDr. Bruckner isExperienced. Learn about Acrospiroma.
- Adult Soft Tissue SarcomaDr. Bruckner isExperienced. Learn about Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
- Alveolar Soft Part SarcomaDr. Bruckner isExperienced. Learn about Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma.
- BowlegsDr. Bruckner isExperienced. Learn about Bowlegs.
- BursitisDr. Bruckner isExperienced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Calcium Pyrophosphate ArthritisDr. Bruckner isExperienced. Learn about Calcium Pyrophosphate Arthritis.