Overview
John M. Blair, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon with a specialty in the treatment of degenerative conditions of the cervical and lumbar spine. His professional interests focus on outpatient minimally invasive spinal surgery resulting in the least possible amount of down time, early return to work and active lifestyles for his patients. He treats a wide range of spinal conditions with expertise in deformative spinal conditions, such as scoliosis, and major reconstructive spine surgery. Dr. Blair believes that his role as a physician is to understand each patient’s individual needs and personalize treatment. A practicing surgeon since 1994, he has over 20 years of experience in all aspects of spinal surgery. He is also constantly learning new and innovative skills to better serve his patients. He gives community lectures on new innovations in spinal care and is an active member of the Puget Sound Spine Interest Group, a local group that meets quarterly with guest speakers. He is also a member of an annual medical mission group. He and his wife have six children. In addition to family time, he enjoys computers, photography, and outdoor activities. He is an Eagle Scout and currently helps out with his son’s local Boy Scouts troop.
Dr. Blair is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spondylolisthesis. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Fractured Spine, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy.
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Locations
2727 Hollycroft St Suite #410, Gig Harbor, WA 98335
1724 W Union Ave, Suite 100, Tacoma, WA 98405
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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
- Distinguished
- Spinal StenosisDr. Blair isDistinguished. Learn about Spinal Stenosis.
- Advanced
- Fractured SpineDr. Blair isAdvanced. Learn about Fractured Spine.
- ScoliosisDr. Blair isAdvanced. Learn about Scoliosis.
- Spinal Cord AbscessDr. Blair isAdvanced. Learn about Spinal Cord Abscess.
- SpondylolisthesisDr. Blair isAdvanced. Learn about Spondylolisthesis.
- Experienced
- Adolescent Idiopathic ScoliosisDr. Blair isExperienced. Learn about Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
- Cervical Disc SurgeryDr. Blair isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Disc Surgery.
- Cervical SpondylosisDr. Blair isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Spondylosis.
- CoccydyniaDr. Blair isExperienced. Learn about Coccydynia.
- Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis
- DiskitisDr. Blair isExperienced. Learn about Diskitis.