Overview
Michael Githens is an Orthopedics provider in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Githens is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypermobile Joints. His top areas of expertise are Fractured Spine, Infectious Arthritis, Hypermobile Joints, Osteotomy, and Fasciotomy. Dr. Githens is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 51 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Hypermobile Joints.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
Locations
325 9th Ave, 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.
Proliance Surgeons
Grant Garcia, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with advanced accredited fellowship training in sports medicine and shoulder surgery. Dr. Garcia’s primary focus for his practice is sports medicine, having a great interest in returning athletes safely to their sport after shoulder, knee and elbow injuries and surgeries.During residency and fellowship, Dr. Garcia trained in numerous advanced sports procedures and techniques. These include cartilage regeneration, meniscus transplantation, multi-ligamentous knee reconstruction and complex limb realignment procedures. In addition, many minimally invasive shoulder procedures, including stemless arthroplasty, stabilization procedures, and rotator cuff revision surgery are part of his expertise. He has special elbow training in ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction and repair procedures. Dr. Garcia is also fellowship-trained in orthobiologic treatments, including stem cell transplantation and PRP, to assist in these surgical procedures, as well as non-operative treatments.Dr. Garcia has authored over 50 publications found in the American Journal of Sports Medicine, Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery and Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. He has presented more than 60 academic sports papers worldwide, in addition to authoring book chapters on advanced techniques in sports medicine. He has also published over a dozen papers on sports medicine that have been featured in ESPN.com, Orthopedics Today and AAOS Now.Dr. Garcia was an assistant team physician for the Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox. During residency, he cared for players on the New York Giants, New York Mets, US Tennis Team, New York Rangers, New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets, as well as many collegiate athletes.Dr. Garcia’s outside interests include spending time with his family, wake-boarding, high intensity interval training and travel. He is excited to return to the Seattle area with his wife and their two daughters. Dr. Garcia is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypermobile Joints. His top areas of expertise are Osteochondritis Dissecans, Osgood-Schlatter Disease, Tendinitis, Osteotomy, and Tenotomy.
Proliance Orthopedic Associates
David Lessman, MD, is fellowship-trained in non-operative sports medicine for patients of all ages. Though he enjoys seeing all active patients from weekend warriors to professionals, Dr. Lessman specializes in acute and overuse injuries of the adolescent athlete. He also has specific training in ultrasound and ultrasound-guided injections used for the treatment of arthritis and tendon injuries. He recently moved from Chicago, where he developed a thriving concussion clinic for the largest medical system in Illinois. He prides himself on communication, from explaining the diagnosis to involving the patient in their treatment plan. He is passionate about returning his patients to what they love doing as quickly and safely as possible.Dr. Lessman is a team physician for the Seattle Thunderbirds hockey team and works with athletes from high schools and colleges throughout the Seattle metropolitan area. Outside of medicine, Dr. Lessman enjoys spending time with his wife and three young boys. He's been active his whole life and loves baseball, dance, watching all sports, and being in and on the water. Dr. Lessman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypermobile Joints. His top areas of expertise are Tendinitis, Osteoarthritis, Bursitis, and Hypermobile Joints.
William Ericson is an Orthopedics provider in Mountlake Terrace, Washington. Dr. Ericson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypermobile Joints. His top areas of expertise are Hypermobile Joints, Trigger Thumb, Ganglion Cyst, and Nerve Decompression. Dr. Ericson is currently accepting new patients.
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
- Experienced
- Acute PainDr. Githens isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pain.
- ArthritisDr. Githens isExperienced. Learn about Arthritis.
- Bone GraftDr. Githens isExperienced. Learn about Bone Graft.
- Compartment SyndromeDr. Githens isExperienced. Learn about Compartment Syndrome.
- FasciotomyDr. Githens isExperienced. Learn about Fasciotomy.
- Fractured SpineDr. Githens isExperienced. Learn about Fractured Spine.

