Overview
Melissa enjoys caring for kids of all ages and is dedicated to working with them and their families to establish healthy life skills. She believes the importance of youth sports and activities goes beyond physical health by improving self-confidence, academics, and mental health. An active healthy childhood promotes lifelong health and wellness. Her goal is to keep children as involved in their hobbies as possible through education and active recovery. Melissa’s experience as an athletic trainer allows her to gear treatment towards specific sports. As a former collegiate soccer player, she understands the physical demands of sports and the academic and mental stress athletes face.
Dr. Stearns is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sciatica. Her top areas of expertise are Rickets, Compartment Syndrome, Osteoarthritis, and Osteonecrosis.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER MEDICARE
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
Locations
751 Northeast Blakely Drive, Suite 5010, Issaquah, WA
1101 Madison Street, Suite 800, Seattle, WA 98104
13020 Meridian Avenue South, Everett, WA 98208
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Stearns 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
Theodore Wagner is an Orthopedics specialist and a Pediatric Orthopedics provider in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Wagner is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sciatica. His top areas of expertise are Sciatica, Spondylolisthesis, Scoliosis, and Kyphosis. Dr. Wagner is currently accepting new patients.
Swedish Pediatric Specialty Care - Issaquah
Dr. Laurel H Saliman is an Orthopedic Surgery Specialist in Seattle, Washington. She graduated with honors in 1997. Having more than 21 years of diverse experiences, especially in ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY, Dr. Laurel H Saliman affiliates with Swedish Medical Center- Cherry Hill/Issaquah. Dr. Saliman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sciatica. Her top areas of expertise are Sandhaus Ben-Ami Syndrome, Small Patella Syndrome, Macrodactyly of the Foot, and Trochlear Dysplasia.
Areas of Expertise
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