
Overview
Paul Haeder (“Hay-der”), MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with fellowship training in sports medicine. He joins Proliance Pacific Rim Orthopaedic Surgeons after practicing in North Lake Tahoe, California, where he gained extensive experience treating professional, Olympic, elite, and recreational athletes in a wide range of outdoor sports.Dr. Haeder specializes in advanced arthroscopic techniques of the knee, hip, and shoulder aimed at getting athletes back to their pre-injured level of sports participation. He believes getting back to full activity is important for not only the elite, professional, and Olympic athletes, but also for the recreational athletes and weekend warriors.In addition to his sports medicine surgery, Dr. Haeder also performs shoulder, knee, and anterior hip replacements to help the aging athlete after a lifetime of activity has taken its toll. He is also one of a few surgeons north of Seattle who treat hip labrum tears and who perform PRP injections.Dr. Haeder moved to Whatcom County with his wife Amanda, who grew up in Ferndale, and his 3 children. When not at work, he enjoys exploring the outdoors with his family, playing soccer, skiing, CrossFit, hiking, and biking.
Dr. Haeder is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tennis Elbow. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Frozen Shoulder, Tendinitis, and Bursitis.
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Locations
2979 Squalicum Pkwy, Suite 203, Bellingham, WA 98225
Public Hospital Dist No 1 Skagit
Ryan Vellinga is a Sports Medicine specialist and an Orthopedics provider in Mount Vernon, Washington. Dr. Vellinga is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tennis Elbow. His top areas of expertise are Tennis Elbow, Tendinitis, Frozen Shoulder, and Osteoarthritis. Dr. Vellinga is currently accepting new patients.
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Nicholas Vaudreuil, MD, (pronounced vo-dray) is an orthopedic surgeon with advanced accredited fellowship training in sports medicine, including hip arthroscopy, at Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles. During his time in fellowship, Dr. Vaudreuil cared for professional as well as Olympic, collegiate, and high school level athletes. Dr. Vaudreuil served as assistant team physician for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Rams, among other professional sports teams in the Los Angeles area. He served as team physician for Loyola Marymount University's NCAA D1 men's and women's athletics. Consistent with his athletic background, he is focused on returning athletes to full function after hip, knee, shoulder and elbow injury, and surgery. Dr. Vaudreuil is excited to treat patients of all ages and activity levels.He enjoys spending time with his family, watching movies, snowboarding, waterskiing, hiking, and travel. Dr. Vaudreuil is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tennis Elbow. His top areas of expertise are Tennis Elbow, Tendinitis, Bursitis, Osteotomy, and Shoulder Arthroscopy.
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Jonathan B. Shafer, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in surgery to the upper extremity. His clinical interests include reconstructive surgery to the shoulder, forearm and hand, as well as arthroscopic surgery to the upper extremity, and total shoulder and elbow replacement, and upper extremity trauma. The greatest pleasure of his job is making his patients feel special and cared for. He believes that since so many people are scared and afraid to see a doctor, it is imperative to make every patient feel comfortable.He comes from a highly-educated and scientific family spanning two continents. His American father was a petroleum engineer for ExxonMobil, while his Ghana-born mother was an educator and counseling professional. In the Shafer household, education and achievement were highly-prized values. Science was always very prominent in his house, so he always knew that he was going to do something in science. After graduating with a degree in biochemistry from Rice University, he took a job developing a new drug to treat psoriasis for Allergan Pharmaceuticals. But he soon decided he wanted to go to medical school and become an orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Shafer is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tennis Elbow. His top areas of expertise are Dupuytren Contracture, Ganglion Cyst, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, 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
- Advanced
- Baker CystDr. Haeder isAdvanced. Learn about Baker Cyst.
- BursitisDr. Haeder isAdvanced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Frozen ShoulderDr. Haeder isAdvanced. Learn about Frozen Shoulder.
- OsteoarthritisDr. Haeder isAdvanced. Learn about Osteoarthritis.
- TendinitisDr. Haeder isAdvanced. Learn about Tendinitis.
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- Infectious ArthritisDr. Haeder isExperienced. Learn about Infectious Arthritis.
- Osgood-Schlatter DiseaseDr. Haeder isExperienced. Learn about Osgood-Schlatter Disease.
- Osteochondritis DissecansDr. Haeder isExperienced. Learn about Osteochondritis Dissecans.
- OsteochondromaDr. Haeder isExperienced. Learn about Osteochondroma.
- SciaticaDr. Haeder isExperienced. Learn about Sciatica.
- ScoliosisDr. Haeder isExperienced. Learn about Scoliosis.


