Overview
Sean D. Ghidella, MD, is fellowship trained in hand surgery and specializes in the surgical management of the upper extremity. He has been practicing since 1996 and has received a CAQ subspecialty certificate in orthopedic surgery of the hand from the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He brings experience rarely found outside military practice to Tacoma, Lakewood, and Gig Harbor. He is well versed in management of common sports, work-related, arthritic, and traumatic injuries and ailments. He has a wealth of experience managing severe injuries and conditions resulting from combat as well as birth defects in children.Once management short of surgery has failed, Dr. Ghidella tries to speed recovery and improve function surgically with a combination of traditional techniques that have proven reliable and the latest techniques that depend on current technology. His goal is to restore function to his patients and get them back to their daily activities as quickly as possible by solving their orthopedic problem, big or small.He is a graduate of the Unites States Military Academy, West Point and has served in the military as an orthopedic and hand surgeon with the last eight years of his career holding positions of Chief of Hand Surgery and Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at Madigan Army Medical Center. He retired from the Army as a Colonel and a combat veteran after 21 years of service in 2010 to pursue civilian practice. He has previously taught as an Assistant Professor at Texas A&M, USUHS, and Swedish Medical Center.He hails from New England, but he considers the South Sound home. He is an avid skier and enjoys water sports. His passion is assistant coaching for Gig Harbor High School Tides Varsity Football.
Dr. Ghidella is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Radial Nerve Dysfunction. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Rhizarthrosis, Trigger Thumb, and Dupuytren Contracture.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Locations
2727 Hollycroft St Suite #410, Gig Harbor, WA 98335
7308 Bridgeport Way W, Suite 201, Lakewood, WA 98499
1724 W Union Ave, Suite 100, Tacoma, WA 98405
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Ghidella 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.
Proliance Surgeons
John Beck is an Orthopedics provider in Bellevue, Washington. Dr. Beck is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Radial Nerve Dysfunction. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Synovitis, Trigger Thumb, Ganglion Cyst, and Endoscopy. Dr. Beck is currently accepting new patients.
Proliance Surgeons
Samuel Galle is a Hand Surgeon and an Orthopedics provider in Bellevue, Washington. Dr. Galle is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Radial Nerve Dysfunction. His top areas of expertise are Synovitis, Radial Nerve Dysfunction, Ganglion Cyst, and Tenosynovitis. Dr. Galle is currently accepting new patients.
Proliance Surgeons
Alan B. Thomas, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in upper extremity surgery. He has been practicing medicine since 2000, and he has a special interest in arthroscopy of the wrist, elbow and shoulder. He received a CAQ subspecialty certificate in orthopedic surgery of the hand from the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.He enjoys the challenges of restoring people to health through his practice. His doctorate work in biochemistry opened up new approaches for treating complex problems and made him a more detailed clinician.Dr. Thomas is a former vice president of St. Clare Hospital and has served on the operating and surgical committees for St Clare Hospital and the medical executive committee for Franciscan Health at St. Josephs Medical Center. He is a chairman for an outreach committee at his church and a member of the board of directors for The Health Project – Cambodia, which delivers medical supplies and equipment to underserved people in Southeast Asia and he travels to Cambodia each year to provide surgical care to those in need.Outside of his medical practice and volunteer work, he tries to keep up with his three children who are avid skiers, wakeboarders, and surfers. Dr. Thomas is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Radial Nerve Dysfunction. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Ganglion Cyst, Trigger Thumb, and Rhizarthrosis.
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
- Carpal Tunnel SyndromeDr. Ghidella isDistinguished. Learn about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
- Advanced
- Dupuytren ContractureDr. Ghidella isAdvanced. Learn about Dupuytren Contracture.
- Ganglion CystDr. Ghidella isAdvanced. Learn about Ganglion Cyst.
- OsteoarthritisDr. Ghidella isAdvanced. Learn about Osteoarthritis.
- RhizarthrosisDr. Ghidella isAdvanced. Learn about Rhizarthrosis.
- Scaphoid Non-UnionDr. Ghidella isAdvanced. Learn about Scaphoid Non-Union.
- Tennis ElbowDr. Ghidella isAdvanced. Learn about Tennis Elbow.
- Experienced
- ArthritisDr. Ghidella isExperienced. Learn about Arthritis.
- BursitisDr. Ghidella isExperienced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Contracture DeformityDr. Ghidella isExperienced. Learn about Contracture Deformity.
- Kienbock's DiseaseDr. Ghidella isExperienced. Learn about Kienbock's Disease.
- OsteochondromaDr. Ghidella isExperienced. Learn about Osteochondroma.
- Radial Nerve DysfunctionDr. Ghidella isExperienced. Learn about Radial Nerve Dysfunction.