Dr. Eric G. Puttler
Overview
Eric Puttler, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who performs anterior approach total hip arthroplasty, knee arthroplasty, knee arthroscopy to include ACL reconstruction, shoulder arthroscopy to include rotator cuff repair, and provides fracture care to include distal radius fractures, collarbone fractures, and proximal humerus fractures. After completing his residency in orthopedic surgery he had several duty assignment in the US Army, including a year in Iraq in command of a Forward Surgical Team. Dr. Puttler has three beautiful daughters who keep him and his wife busy. He enjoys snow skiing, waterskiing, and all that the Pacific Northwest has to offer.
Dr. Puttler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteochondroma. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Tendinitis, Bursitis, Hip Replacement, and Knee Replacement.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
3801 5th Street SE, Suite 110, Puyallup, WA 98374
Bonney Lake, WA 98391
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Puttler 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
- OsteoarthritisDr. Puttler isAdvanced. Learn about Osteoarthritis.
- Experienced
- Achilles Tendon RuptureDr. Puttler isExperienced. Learn about Achilles Tendon Rupture.
- Baker CystDr. Puttler isExperienced. Learn about Baker Cyst.
- Beukes Familial Hip DysplasiaDr. Puttler isExperienced. Learn about Beukes Familial Hip Dysplasia.
- BursitisDr. Puttler isExperienced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Caffey DiseaseDr. Puttler isExperienced. Learn about Caffey Disease.
- Calcium Pyrophosphate ArthritisDr. Puttler isExperienced. Learn about Calcium Pyrophosphate Arthritis.