Overview
I am proud to offer the highest quality specialty care of your hand, shoulder and elbow disorders. In addition to caring for such disorders in both the child and the adult, I offer state-of-the-art fracture care, sports medicine and joint replacement surgery of both the upper and lower extremities.
I earned my medical degree at the Medical College of Ohio, after which I completed my orthopedic surgical residency training at the University of Washington Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department. During my training, I served locally at Harborview Medical Center, Children’s Hospital, University of Washington Hospital, and the Seattle Veterans Administration Hospital.
After my general orthopedics training, I was accepted at Harvard Medical School’s Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship where I served on the staff of Boston’s Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital Boston and the VA Boston Healthcare System.
During my tenure in Boston, I performed complex adult and pediatric hand and upper extremity surgery, working amongst and learning from world leaders in the subspecialty. While in Boston, I also qualified for and competed in the 114th running of the Boston Marathon.
I grew up in Shoreline, WA, and am quite happy to be back in the Pacific Northwest for good. Outside of medicine, I enjoys many sports including skiing, golf, running and tennis. My greatest pride is my wonderful wife and lifetime best friend, Mary, and our wonderful children.
Dr. Ruhlman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteochondroma. His top areas of expertise are Ganglion Cyst, Rhizarthrosis, Trigger Thumb, and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
Insurance
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Locations
5350 Tallman Ave NW, Ste 500, Seattle, WA 98107
2409 N 45th Street, Seattle, WA 98103
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Ruhlman 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.
The Association Of University Physicians
Kevin Macdonald is an Orthopedics provider in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Macdonald is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteochondroma. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Osteochondroma, Epithelioid Sarcoma, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement. Dr. Macdonald is currently accepting new patients.
Suzanne Steinman is a Pediatric Orthopedics specialist and an Orthopedics provider in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Steinman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteochondroma. Her top areas of expertise are Hereditary Multiple Osteochondromas, Accessory Navicular Bone, Sprengel Deformity, Congenital Radioulnar Synostosis, and Osteotomy. Dr. Steinman is currently accepting new patients.
Proliance Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
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 Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteochondroma. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Bone Tumor, Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Carpal Tunnel SyndromeDr. Ruhlman isAdvanced. Learn about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
- Ganglion CystDr. Ruhlman isAdvanced. Learn about Ganglion Cyst.
- RhizarthrosisDr. Ruhlman isAdvanced. Learn about Rhizarthrosis.
- TendinitisDr. Ruhlman isAdvanced. Learn about Tendinitis.
- Tennis ElbowDr. Ruhlman isAdvanced. Learn about Tennis Elbow.
- TenosynovitisDr. Ruhlman isAdvanced. Learn about Tenosynovitis.
- Experienced
- Achilles Tendon RuptureDr. Ruhlman isExperienced. Learn about Achilles Tendon Rupture.
- Baker CystDr. Ruhlman isExperienced. Learn about Baker Cyst.
- BursitisDr. Ruhlman isExperienced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Caffey DiseaseDr. Ruhlman isExperienced. Learn about Caffey Disease.
- Contracture DeformityDr. Ruhlman isExperienced. Learn about Contracture Deformity.
- Dupuytren ContractureDr. Ruhlman isExperienced. Learn about Dupuytren Contracture.