Andrew L. Merritt, MD, is dedicated to getting injured athletes back to the activities they love. His practice is focused on sports medicine and surgical treatment of the knee and hip. He has specialized training in ligament, cartilage, and tendon injuries of the knee. He also specializes in hip and knee replacement, including minimally-invasive partial knee replacement.Dr. Merritt brings advanced training to his practice, using the same surgical techniques and individualized care that helps professional athletes get back in the game. He has published many papers and chapters on orthopedics and complex knee surgery. He served as an assistant team physician for the New York Giants professional football team.He spends most of his free time outdoors and enjoys traveling. He has provided medical services to natives and fellow travelers in Peru and Nepal during two treks to Mt. Everest base camp. He and his wife reside in the Seattle area with their two children. He is honored to be involved in your care and will work with you toward regaining your active lifestyle. Dr. Merritt is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Baker Cyst, Osgood-Schlatter Disease, Hip Replacement, and Knee Replacement.

Dr. Wayne Weil is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who is well known in the community for his expertise in hand surgery. He sees patients with a wide variety of hand ailments, including carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome, dupuytren’s syndrome, thumb arthritis, wrist fractures, and more. Dr. Weil is the only physician in the Swedish Hospital system who performs endoscopic carpal tunnel release surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome. Endoscopic carpal tunnel release surgery, like the traditional approach to carpal tunnel surgery, boasts excellent outcomes. The advantage is that it is minimally invasive, and patients generally regain function sooner. Likewise, Dr. Weil is one of the only physicians in Seattle who performs the endoscopic cubital tunnel release surgery for cubital tunnel syndrome (or, “cell phone elbow”). Dr. Weil is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis. His top areas of expertise are Dupuytren Contracture, Rhizarthrosis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Ganglion Cyst, and Hip Replacement.

Majid Chalian is a Radiologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Chalian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis. His top areas of expertise are Mononeuritis Multiplex, Femoral Nerve Dysfunction, Accessory Deep Peroneal Nerve, Liposarcoma, and Tenotomy.

Daniel Stoop is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Spokane, Washington. Dr. Stoop is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis. His top areas of expertise are Cirrhosis, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, and Hypertension.

Dr. Wahl is an orthopaedic surgeon fellowship trained in sports medicine, arthroscopy and trauma. He has extensive experience in the care of professional, elite, endurance and recreational athletes, having formerly served as head team physician for the San Diego Chargers (2013 - 2015) and as Associate Professor and team physician at the University of Washington (2004 - 2012). Dr. Wahl has researched, lectured and published widely, and is recognized nationally as an expert in the treatment of high-energy, complex knee and shoulder disorders. For additional information about Dr. Wahl and his clinical experience, please visit his website: http://www.opaortho.com/staff/christopher-j-wahl-md. Dr. Wahl is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis. His top areas of expertise are Small Patella Syndrome, Sandhaus Ben-Ami Syndrome, Trochlear Dysplasia, Hip Replacement, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Bruckner did 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 medical school. He completed his residency and served as a clinical instructor in orthopaedics with the U.S. Navy. Dr. Bruckner did his fellowship training in 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. He has received numerous honors, awards, and peer recognition. He was Chairman of the Overlake Hospital Department of Orthopaedics from 2006 through 2010. Dr. Bruckner is an avid gardener, musician and enjoys both snow and water skiing. Congratulations to Dr. Bruckner for being awarded Top Orthopaedic Doctor by Seattle Magazine, Seattle Met, and Consumers Checkbook in 2015!. Dr. Bruckner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Bone Tumor, Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement.

Dr. Cannon believes that the management of musculoskeletal tumors requires careful planning, attention to detail, and the ability to effectively address unusual and difficult problems. I strive to apply that same level of detail to all surgeries and all patient care. Through his compassionate care and trust in the medical community, he was also selected as a Top Doctor by both Seattle Magazine and Seattle Met Magazine. Dr. Cannon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis. His top areas of expertise are Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH), Osteoarthritis, Acute Pain, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).

Dr. Tyler Nathe is an Orthopaedic Surgeon treating both sports medicine and general orthopaedic patients. His practice has a special focus on arthroscopic surgery and sports injuries as well cartilage transplant procedures and the treatment of complex fractures. He finds great satisfaction in helping athletes of all types return to action. Dr. Nathe received his BS in Chemistry and Medical Degree from the University of Washington. Dr. Nathe completed his residency at UC Davis, one of the top orthopaedic training programs in the country. He then completed a fellowship in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy at UC Davis. He is a recently published author on the topic of Sports Medicine with articles appearing in The American Journal of Sports Medicine and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. He was recently honored with an award for his research on injuries in collegiate baseball players. Dr. Nathe has lectured on topics that include complex ligament reconstruction of the knee and shoulder problems in overhead athletes. Dr. Nathe was a collegiate student-athlete competing in soccer that involved one season with Bellevue College and a spring season with the University of Washington. That summer he sustained a knee injury wakeboarding and focused his efforts on cycling. He competed in road, mountain, and cyclocross racing and competed in the collegiate road cycling national championships with the University of Washington cycling team. He is still a sports enthusiast and enjoys snowboarding, wakeboarding, mountain biking, cycling, rock climbing, and crossfit workouts. Dr. Nathe serves as a team physician for the Bellevue High School Football team, Mt. Si High School Football team, and the US Ski and Snowboard Association. He finds great satisfaction in helping athletes of all types return to action. Dr. Nathe is a proud born and raised Washingtonian, growing up in Yakima. He met his wife Sharon at UW School of Medicine and together they have three children. Tyler and his family are thrilled to be back in Washington State near family and friends. Visit Dr. Nathe’s website and blog with patient information. Website: http://www.tylernathemd.com. Dr. Nathe is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Small Patella Syndrome, Sandhaus Ben-Ami Syndrome, Hip Replacement, and Knee Replacement.

Dr. McAdam is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder, elbow, knee, and ankle. He treats a broad range of patients, from professional and recreational athletes to people simply looking for less invasive treatments of their problems. From his work with the Seattle Seahawks and the US Rugby team , Dr. McAdam has developed an understanding of a wide range of athletic injuries. In his work with both athletes and non-athletes in his practice, he has developed an understanding of the importance of personalized care for each person. Dr. Mcadam is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Tendinitis, Osgood-Schlatter Disease, and Osteochondritis Dissecans.

Dr. Wilcox is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine and arthroscopy. He provides complete care for most bone and joint problems with a special interest in the reconstruction of the shoulder, hip, and knee. Dr. Wilcox is especially interested in understanding the individual goals and expectations of each patient and then tailoring both surgical and nonsurgical treatments to meet those individual needs. Dr. Wilcox is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis. His top areas of expertise are Achilles Tendon Rupture, Osteolysis Syndrome Recessive, Gorham's Disease, and Skeletal-Extraskeletal Angiomatosis.

Dr. Chinda Roach, MD is a family medicine specialist in Seattle, WA and has been practicing for 23 years. She graduated from University Of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School Of Medicine in 1992 and specializes in family medicine. Dr. Roach is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis. Her top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Diabetic Nephropathy, Hypertension, and Familial Hypertension.

Grant Garcia, MD, is a board-eligible 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 is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis. His top areas of expertise are Osteochondritis Dissecans, Osgood-Schlatter Disease, Tendinitis, Osteotomy, and Tenotomy.

Dr. Trevor Scott is a Fellow of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons and a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. He also serves as the Director of the Total Joint Program at Overlake Hospital. He specializes in adult reconstruction of the hip and knee and general orthopaedics. Dr. Scott’s area of special focus includes treatment of hip and knee arthritis including complex deformity hip and knee reconstruction, revision arthroplasty; computer navigated joint reconstruction and partial knee replacement. He also focuses on pediatric orthopaedics, fracture care and knee arthroscopy. Dr. Scott derives great personal and professional satisfaction from helping patients regain their mobility. Dr. Scott did his undergraduate work at Williams College in Williamstown, MA and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BA in Biology. While at Williams Dr. Scott was a 4-year varsity letter winner in men’s lacrosse and was selected to the Academic All NESCAC team as a senior. He then completed his medical degree at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City and went on to an Orthopaedic Surgery residency at UCLA. Following residency Dr. Scott completed a fellowship in Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City; one of the most highly regarded fellowship programs in the world. There he learned the most up to date techniques in both operative and non-operative treatment of hip and knee deformity and arthritis. He has recently published articles in The Journal of Arthroplasty, Spine, The Spine Journal and the American Chemical Society Nano Journal. As a resident he was honored with the Resident Research Award by the California Orthopaedic Association and has lectured on multiple topics including periprosthetic fracture after total hip replacement, dual mobility liners and safe return to driving after surgery. In total Dr. Scott has authored over 15 peer-reviewed papers on orthopaedics and has also authored textbook chapters on advanced techniques in total knee arthroplasty and shoulder surgery. In addition to playing collegiate lacrosse Dr. Scott also competed in one season of collegiate cross-country. After college he won a club men’s national championship while playing lacrosse in medical school and participated in men’s rugby. Dr. Scott continues to enjoy running, weight training and cross fit. He is also an avid skier and especially enjoys backcountry skiing. With his wife he enjoys backpacking, fly fishing and surfing. He wants to help his patients live an active lifestyle. Dr. Scott and his wife are extremely excited to be in the Seattle area where they can enjoy the many outdoor opportunities available and raise a family. Dr. Scott is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Tendinitis, Bursitis, Hip Replacement, and Knee Replacement.

Dr. Christopher Boone is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in complex fracture care as well as disorders of the hip and pelvis. Dr. Boone has strong ties to the Northwest. After playing two years of collegiate basketball, he finished his undergraduate degree in Biology at Western Washington University in Bellingham. He attended medical school at the University of Washington in Seattle and then completed his orthopedic residency at Beaumont Hospital in Michigan. After residency, Dr. Boone went on to complete subspecialty training in Traumatology and Hip and Pelvic Reconstruction at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Boone has notable experience in the care of all types of fractures as well as treatment of complex hip disorders such as osteoarthritis, hip dysplasia, Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), and labral tears. He has extensive training in complex hip surgery including peri-acetabular osteotomies, hip arthroscopy and labral repair, surgical hip dislocations, and minimally invasive anterior hip replacement surgery. He is also experienced in treating difficult nonunions and malunions as well as osteomyelitis or post-operative infections. Dr. Boone has also been a productive research scientist, presenting his work at national meetings and publishing articles in national and international medical journals. Dr. Boone’s outside interests include skiing and the occasional basketball pickup game. He and his wife Carmen Betz-Boone, also a native Washingtonian and longtime member of the Washington wine community, live in Redmond and spend much of their free time playing with their two boys. Special interests: Fractures of the upper extremity and lower extremity as well as fractures of the pelvis and acetabulum, non-unions, mal-unions, and bone infections, as well as disorders of the hip including femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), dysplasia, labral pathology, and treatment of hip arthritis with the minimally invasive anterior approach. Dr. Boone is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Coccydynia, Beukes Familial Hip Dysplasia, Hip Replacement, and Knee Replacement.

Andrew Howlett is a General Surgeon and an Orthopedics provider in Spokane, Washington. Dr. Howlett is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis. His top areas of expertise are Epithelioid Sarcoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma Embryonal, Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma, Hip Replacement, and Knee Replacement. Dr. Howlett is currently accepting new patients.

Jesse Roberts is a Pediatric Orthopedics specialist and an Orthopedics provider in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Roberts is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis. His top areas of expertise are Rhabdomyosarcoma Embryonal, Epithelioid Sarcoma, Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma, Mesenchymoma, and Osteotomy.

James Cowan is an Orthopedics provider in Vancouver, Washington. Dr. Cowan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis. His top areas of expertise are Synovial Osteochondromatosis, Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis, Chondroma, Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease (LCPD), and Endoscopy. Dr. Cowan is currently accepting new patients.

Bao Nguyen is a Radiologist in Bothell, Washington. Dr. Nguyen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis. His top areas of expertise are Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia, Liposarcoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma Embryonal, and Myxoid Liposarcoma.

Donald Roberts is a Sports Medicine specialist and an Orthopedics provider in Vancouver, Washington. Dr. Roberts is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Bowlegs, Baker Cyst, Knock Knees, and Knee Replacement. Dr. Roberts is currently accepting new patients.

Cris Johnson is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Lacey, Washington. Dr. Johnson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis. His top areas of expertise are Empyema, Sitosterolemia, Sinusitis, and High Cholesterol.