Michael J. Sailer
Expertise in
3
conditions

Dr. Michael J. Sailer

Sports Medicine | General Surgery | Orthopedics
Swedish Medical Center
Proliance Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
1231 116th Avenue Northeast, Suite 750, 
Bellevue, WA 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Expertise in
3
conditions
Swedish Medical Center
Proliance Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
1231 116th Avenue Northeast, Suite 750, 
Bellevue, WA 
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Overview

Dr. Sailer is a Board-certified orthopaedic surgeon. His specialty area is sports medicine, with a focus on shoulder and knee surgery—both arthroscopic and joint replacement. Dr. Sailer’s patients range from “weekend warriors” to high-level athletes. Dr. Sailer is a native Seattleite, attending Whitman College for his Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry and Biology and graduating with Honors from the University of Washington Medical School. He completed his Sports Medicine fellowship at the Steadman-Hawkins Clinic in Vail, Colorado after a year on the Orthopaedic faculty at the University of Washington, before joining Proliance in 1994. He and his wife have three children. They enjoy snow skiing, water sports, biking, and are involved in their kids’ sports teams and activities. Dr. Sailer is the team physician for the Skyline High School Spartan football team, providing care since 1997. Dr. Sailer’s philosophy of care is simple. Take good care of people and treat them like you would a family member. He listens to the patient, puts them at ease and thoroughly explains their condition so they can make an informed decision about their care.

Dr. Sailer is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Frozen Shoulder, Tendinitis, Bursitis, Hip Replacement, and Knee Replacement.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
University Of Washington School Of Medicine , 1987
Residency
University of Washington School of Medicine , 1992
Specialties
Sports Medicine
General Surgery
Orthopedics
Licenses
Orthopaedic Surgery in WA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowships
Steadman Hawkins Clinic , 1994
Hospital Affiliations
Swedish Issaquah
Overlake Hospital Medical Center
Kittitas Valley Community Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

Proliance Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
1231 116th Avenue Northeast, Suite 750, Bellevue, WA
Call: 425-455-3600
Other Locations
Proliance Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Redmond
18100 Northeast Union Hill Road, Suite 330, Redmond, WA 98052
Call: 425-455-3600
Proliance Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
510 8th Avenue Northeast, Suite 200, Issaquah, WA 98029
Call: 425-392-3030
Swedish Issaquah
751 Northeast Blakely Drive, Issaquah, WA 98029
Call: 425-313-4000

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Sailer 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.

Hip Replacement
Plantar Fasciitis
Osteochondroma
Knee Replacement
Osteochondritis Dissecans
Freiberg's Disease
Chondroma
Frozen Shoulder
Rickets
Compartment Syndrome
Infectious Arthritis
Spondylolisthesis
Osteonecrosis
Bursitis
Osteomyelitis
Arthritis
Osteoarthritis
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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.


1 Total Publications

Predictors for Adherence to Recommended Anticoagulation after Stroke Unit Discharge in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.
Predictors for Adherence to Recommended Anticoagulation after Stroke Unit Discharge in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.
Journal: Cerebrovascular diseases extra
Published: October 01, 2023
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