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Top Doctors 2019: Orthopedic Surgery

Part of our 19th annual list of the region's best physicians

By Edited by Virginia Smyth December 29, 2018

Stethoscope on the table

This article originally appeared in the April 2019 issue of Seattle Magazine.

This article appears in print in the April 2019 issue, as part of the Top Doctors cover story. Click here to subscribe.

Carlo Bellabarba, M.D., spinal surgery, cervical spine, spinal deformity; Spine Center at Harborview, 908 Jefferson St., Seattle, 206.520.5000; Harborview Medical Center; McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Canada, 1992

James Bruckner, M.D., hip and knee replacement, musculoskeletal tumors, joint preservation; Proliance Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, 1231 116th Ave. NE, Suite 750, Bellevue, 425.455.3920; Overlake Medical Center, Swedish Medical Center; Creighton University School of Medicine, 1984

Christopher P. Cannon, M.D., musculoskeletal tumors, arthroscopic surgery, knee replacement and revision; The Polyclinic Madison Center, Orthopedics, 904 Seventh Ave., Seattle, 206.860.4704; Swedish Medical Center–First Hill; University of Washington School of Medicine, 1992

Howard Chansky, M.D.,* hip and knee reconstruction, hip and knee surgery, metastatic bone tumors; Hand, Elbow & Shoulder Center (Bone and Joint Surgery Center) at University of Washington Medical Center, 4245 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, 206.520.5000; University of Washington Medical Center, Veterans Administration Puget Sound Health Care System–Seattle; University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, 1987

Robin R. Fuchs, M.D., sports medicine, joint replacement; ProOrtho, 12911 120th Ave. NE, Suite H210, Kirkland, 425.823.4000; EvergreenHealth, Swedish Medical Center, Overlake Medical Center; Penn State College of Medicine, 1997

Chad J. Marion, M.D., arthroscopic shoulder and knee surgery, sports injuries, elbow surgery; Pacific Medical Centers, First Hill, 1101 Madison St., Suite 301, Seattle, 206.326.2400; Swedish Medical Center–First Hill; Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, 2003

Jeffrey S. Roh, M.D., spinal surgery, minimally invasive spinal surgery; Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Swedish Medical Center – Cherry Hill, 550 17th Ave., Suite 500, Seattle, 206.320.3412; Swedish Medical Center – Issaquah; Medical College of Wisconsin, 1998

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