Overview
James Crutcher is an Orthopedics provider in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Crutcher is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Knee Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Acute Pain, Tendinitis, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement. Dr. Crutcher is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 5 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Knee Replacement.
Insurance
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- MEDICARE MAPD
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
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- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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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.
Proliance Surgeons
Timothy Alton, MD, is a dual fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon. He completed his first fellowship in fracture surgery at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, WA then completed a second fellowship in adult reconstruction, hip and knee replacement surgery. He trained directly under Dr. William Barrett at Valley Medical Center, mastering the direct anterior approach for total hip replacement and learned Dr. Barrett’s technique for primary knee replacements. He then traveled the country learning advanced arthroplasty and revision techniques from master surgeons at the Florida Orthopedic Institute in Tampa, FL and at the world-renown Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Dr. Alton specializes in the management of acute fractures, malunions and nonunions of the upper and lower extremity in addition to both primary and revision hip and knee replacements. He has published in national and international journals, has written multiple book chapters and presented his research at local, national and international meetings. Dr. Alton has a particular interest in direct anterior total hip replacement surgery and moving joint replacement surgery from the inpatient to outpatient setting. Outside of medicine, Dr. Alton enjoys spending time with his wife and small children. He enjoys football, running, weight lifting and playing with his kids. Dr. Alton is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Knee Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Bursitis, Tendinitis, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement.
Proliance Surgeons
William Barrett is an Orthopedics provider in Renton, Washington. Dr. Barrett is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Knee Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Bursitis, Tendinitis, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement. Dr. Barrett is currently accepting new patients.
The Association Of University Physicians
Seth Leopold is an Orthopedics provider in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Leopold is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Knee Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Collins Pope Syndrome, Arthritis, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement. Dr. Leopold is currently accepting new patients.
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
- OsteoarthritisDr. Crutcher isDistinguished. Learn about Osteoarthritis.
- Advanced
- Acute PainDr. Crutcher isAdvanced. Learn about Acute Pain.
- Hip ReplacementDr. Crutcher isAdvanced. Learn about Hip Replacement.
- Knee ReplacementDr. Crutcher isAdvanced. Learn about Knee Replacement.
- Experienced
- Baker CystDr. Crutcher isExperienced. Learn about Baker Cyst.
- BursitisDr. Crutcher isExperienced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Invertebral Disc DiseaseDr. Crutcher isExperienced. Learn about Invertebral Disc Disease.
- SynovitisDr. Crutcher isExperienced. Learn about Synovitis.
- TendinitisDr. Crutcher isExperienced. Learn about Tendinitis.
- TenosynovitisDr. Crutcher isExperienced. Learn about Tenosynovitis.
