
Overview
Joshua Shatsky, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon whose primary focus is spinal pathology, including degenerative cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine pathology, adult spinal deformity, spine tumor, and cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine trauma.Dr. Shatsky completed one of the most competitive orthopedic traumatology fellowships in the country at Harborview Medical Center and followed that with an intensive interdisciplinary orthopedic and neurosurgical spine fellowship at Harborview Medical Center/University of Washington. Combining the two orthopedic disciplines has given him a unique perspective and skills, allowing him to address many challenging spinal and traumatic pathologies.Dr. Shatsky is a member of the North American Spine Society (NASS), a candidate member of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) and a candidate member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Dr. Shatsky is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Laminectomy. His top areas of expertise are Spondylolisthesis, Spinal Stenosis, Ankylosing Vertebral Hyperostosis with Tylosis, Microdiscectomy, and Herniated Disc Surgery.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 5 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
4409 NW Anderson Hill Road, Silverdale, WA 98383
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.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Ankylosing Vertebral Hyperostosis with Tylosis
- Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal HyperostosisDr. Shatsky isDistinguished. Learn about Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis.
- Spinal StenosisDr. Shatsky isDistinguished. Learn about Spinal Stenosis.
- SpondylolisthesisDr. Shatsky isDistinguished. Learn about Spondylolisthesis.
- Advanced
- Cervical Disc SurgeryDr. Shatsky isAdvanced. Learn about Cervical Disc Surgery.
- Foot DropDr. Shatsky isAdvanced. Learn about Foot Drop.
- Fractured SpineDr. Shatsky isAdvanced. Learn about Fractured Spine.
- Herniated Disc SurgeryDr. Shatsky isAdvanced. Learn about Herniated Disc Surgery.
- Invertebral Disc DiseaseDr. Shatsky isAdvanced. Learn about Invertebral Disc Disease.
- MicrodiscectomyDr. Shatsky isAdvanced. Learn about Microdiscectomy.
- Experienced
- Adolescent Idiopathic ScoliosisDr. Shatsky isExperienced. Learn about Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
- Cervical MyelopathyDr. Shatsky isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Myelopathy.
- Cervical SpondylosisDr. Shatsky isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Spondylosis.
- Familial Multiple LipomatosisDr. Shatsky isExperienced. Learn about Familial Multiple Lipomatosis.
- Herniated DiskDr. Shatsky isExperienced. Learn about Herniated Disk.
- Klippel-Feil SyndromeDr. Shatsky isExperienced. Learn about Klippel-Feil Syndrome.

