Dr. John T. Heffernan
Overview
John T. Heffernan, MD, is fellowship trained in all aspects of shoulder and elbow surgery and has extensive training in sports medicine surgery. His interests include arthroscopy of the shoulder and elbow, rotator cuff repair, shoulder instability, shoulder and elbow reconstruction, fracture care of the upper extremity, ligament reconstruction of the knee, and knee replacements. He is a Candidate Member of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons and serves as a reviewer for their Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery.During his medical training, Dr. Heffernan volunteered his time providing medical care as a sideline team physician for high school football teams of New Orleans, worked as an assistant team physician for Columbia University Athletics and assisted with the medical care of the New York Yankees and New York City FC (MLS). As a former varsity collegiate athlete in swimming, Dr. Heffernan is passionate about getting athletes of all ages back to their best performance.Dr. Heffernan is passionate about his work as an orthopedic surgeon and getting his patients back to their highest quality of life and activity. He believes that providing outstanding orthopedic care starts first with listening carefully to his patients.Dr. Heffernan is a fifth-generation native of the Puget Sound region and is proud to return home and take care of the people of his community. He and his wife, who is also a physician, are avid downhill skiers and enjoy cycling, hiking, being on the water, and spending time with their family.
Dr. Heffernan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteoarthritis. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Mirror Movement Disorder, Frozen Shoulder, Tendinitis, and Tennis Elbow.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 8 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Locations
7308 Bridgeport Way W., Suite 201, Lakewood, WA 98499
2727 Hollycroft Street, Suite #410, Gig Harbor, WA 98335
1724 W. Union, Suite 100, Tacoma, WA 98405
1724 W. Union, Suite 100, Tacoma, WA 98405
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Heffernan 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
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
- BursitisDr. Heffernan isAdvanced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Congenital Mirror Movement DisorderDr. Heffernan isAdvanced. Learn about Congenital Mirror Movement Disorder.
- Frozen ShoulderDr. Heffernan isAdvanced. Learn about Frozen Shoulder.
- OsteoarthritisDr. Heffernan isAdvanced. Learn about Osteoarthritis.
- TendinitisDr. Heffernan isAdvanced. Learn about Tendinitis.
- Tennis ElbowDr. Heffernan isAdvanced. Learn about Tennis Elbow.
- Experienced
- Baker CystDr. Heffernan isExperienced. Learn about Baker Cyst.
- Brachial PlexopathyDr. Heffernan isExperienced. Learn about Brachial Plexopathy.
- Caffey DiseaseDr. Heffernan isExperienced. Learn about Caffey Disease.
- Carpal Tunnel SyndromeDr. Heffernan isExperienced. Learn about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
- Ganglion CystDr. Heffernan isExperienced. Learn about Ganglion Cyst.
- Gorham's DiseaseDr. Heffernan isExperienced. Learn about Gorham's Disease.