Overview
Dr. Fuchs is a fellowship-trained board certified orthopedic surgeon. He specializes in minimally invasive surgery (MIS), joint replacement, and sports medicine. Dr. Fuchs completed his fellowship in joint replacement and sports medicine at the prestigious Insall Scott Kelly Institute in New York City. During this time, he worked with the team physicians of the New York Yankees, New York Knicks, and New Jersey Nets. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital level 1 trauma training facility and was awarded the Florida Orthopedic Society Resident Research Paper Award. Dr. Fuchs obtained his medical degree from the Penn State University College of Medicine while being president of his graduating class. He was the recipient of the Dean's Award, the Medical Student Research Award, and the Medical Student Orthopedic Award. Dr. Fuchs received his undergraduate degree from the University of Washington, where he graduated on the Dean's List and was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society.
Dr. Fuchs is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tennis Elbow. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Tendinitis, Baker Cyst, and Bursitis.
Insurance
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Locations
12911 120th Avenue NE Suite H-210, Kirkland, WA 98034
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Fuchs 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.
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.
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.
Proliance Surgeons
I am looking forward to working with your Hand, Shoulder and Elbow conditions. I enjoy treating conditions such as arthritis, fractures, sports injuries and nerve disorders. In addition, I have a particular interest in pediatric upper extremity deformity and disorders. Having trained with some of the leaders in the field at Harvards hand and upper extremity fellowship, I am excited to bring a personal approach to my hometown here in Seattle. For more information, visit my practice website www.seattleortho.com. Dr. Ruhlman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tennis Elbow. His top areas of expertise are Ganglion Cyst, Rhizarthrosis, Trigger Thumb, and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
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. Fuchs isAdvanced. Learn about Baker Cyst.
- BursitisDr. Fuchs isAdvanced. Learn about Bursitis.
- OsteoarthritisDr. Fuchs isAdvanced. Learn about Osteoarthritis.
- TendinitisDr. Fuchs isAdvanced. Learn about Tendinitis.
- Experienced
- Achilles Tendon RuptureDr. Fuchs isExperienced. Learn about Achilles Tendon Rupture.
- CoccydyniaDr. Fuchs isExperienced. Learn about Coccydynia.
- Frozen ShoulderDr. Fuchs isExperienced. Learn about Frozen Shoulder.
- Invertebral Disc DiseaseDr. Fuchs isExperienced. Learn about Invertebral Disc Disease.
- OsteochondromaDr. Fuchs isExperienced. Learn about Osteochondroma.
- Sandhaus Ben-Ami SyndromeDr. Fuchs isExperienced. Learn about Sandhaus Ben-Ami Syndrome.