An interview with Winston J. Warme, MD
 Dr. Warme recently retired from a career as an academic orthopedic surgeon in the US Army. His time in the military began as an enlisted Special Forces Medic. Subsequently he attended college at the University of Colorado, and medical school at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. His time working with elite troops and athletes fostered an interest in sports medicine, with special focus on shoulder and elbow problems. Dr. Warme completed a fully accredited fellowship with Dr. Robert A. Arciero, at West Point, NY in 1998. During COL Warme’s tenure he was a program director for a residency program and a chair of orthopedic surgery at an Army Medical Center. He served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and received many awards and decorations during his 24 year career.
Joining the Shoulder and Elbow Service in the Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine at the University of Washington has allowed Dr. Warme to continue to provide optimal care to patients while continuing to teach orthopedic surgeons-in-training, and to forward his research efforts.
What do you most enjoy about
your work?
I most enjoy developing relationships with patients, and helping them improve their quality of life through orthopedic interventions, while teaching the next generation of subspecialists how to treat patients with compassion, careful attention and dignity.
What is your treatment philosophy?
Partnering with patients, along with other experienced professionals, to help them achieve their goals and maintain or improve their quality of life.
What are your interests outside of medicine?
I enjoy exploring my faith, spending time with my family and outdoor activities including rock climbing, mountaineering, cycling and diving, as well as playing guitar.
What is the focus of your teaching efforts?
Teaching and demonstrating professionalism and integrity in medicine and life.
What do your most recent research efforts focus on? Pushing the frontiers of arthroscopic and minimally invasive surgery; developing techniques and tools to facilitate this goal.
What is the focus of your clinical efforts?
Expeditiously returning all patients to top form, and recreational or elite athletes to their previous level of sport as quickly and painlessly as possible.
Selected bibliography of Dr. Warme’s recent publications:
- Cunningham, M.R.A., Warme, W.J., Schaad, D.C.,
Wolf, F.M., and Leopold, S.S.: Industry-funded positive studies not associated
with better design or larger size. Clinical
Orthopedics and Related Research; 457: 235–41, 2006.
- Nystuen, C.M.; Leopold,
S.S.; Warme, W.J.; Simmons, G.P.: Cancellous impaction and cortical strut
allografting for revision shoulder arthroplasty: A Case Report. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 15(2):
244-248, Mar/Apr 2006.
- Warme WJ, Brooks D, Carpenter L, McManus AT: External fixator pin
tract infection model in the caprine tibia: A Randomized, Prospective, Blinded
Study. The American Journal of
Orthopedics, 33(9): 447-451, Feb 2004.
- Warme, W.J.; Burroughs, R.F.; Ferguson, T. Late Foreign Body Reaction to
Ticron Sutures Following Inferior Capsular Shift. American
Journal of Sports Medicine, 32(1):232-236, Jan-Feb 2004.
- Warme, W.J.; Whitaker,
D.C. Pectoralis Major Tendon
Avulsion from Rappelling. Military Medicine, 169(2): 151-154, Feb
2004.
- Leopold, S.S.; Casnellie, M.T.; Warme, W.J.; Dougherty, P.J.; Wingo,
S.T.; Shott, S.: Endogenous cortisol production varies in response to knee
arthroscopy and total knee arthroplasty. J
Bone Joint Surg; 85-A (11):2163-7, Nov 2003.
- Battista, V.; Combs, J., Warme, W.J.: Asynchronous Bilateral
Achilles Tendon Ruptures and Androstenediol Use. American Journal of Sports Medicine; 31(6):1007-9, Nov-Dec 2003.
- Leopold,
S.S.; Warme, W.J.; Braunlich, E.F.;
Shott, S.: Association between funding source and study outcome in orthopedic
research. Clinical Orthopedics and
Related Research; (415):293-301, Oct 2003.
- Leopold, S.S., Redd, B.B., Warme, W.J., Wehrle,
P.A., Pettis, P.D. and Shott, S.;
Corticosteroid Compared with Hyaluronic Acid Injections for the Treatment of
Osteoarthritis of the Knee. Journal of
Bone and Joint Surgery; 85-A(7): 1197-1203, July 2003.
- Leopold, S.S., Warme, W.J., Pettis, P.D. and Shott, S.; Increased Frequency of
Acute Local Reaction to Intra-Articular Hylan GF-20 (Synvisc) in Patients
Receiving More Than One Course of Treatment. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 84-A(9): 1619-1623, Sep 2002.
- Cho, M.S., Warme, W.J.; Arthroscopic Treatment of a Transarticular Low-Velocity
Gunshot Wound Using Tractoscopy. Journal of Arthroscopy and Related Surgery, 18(5): 532-537, May-June 2002.
- Warme, W.J., Todd, M.S.; The Circumferential Antishock Sheet. Military
Medicine, 167(5): 438-441, May, 2002.
- Warme, W.J., Brooks, D.; The Effect of Circumferential Taping on
Flexor Pulley Failure in Rock Climbers. American
Journal of Sports Medicine, 28(5): 674-678, Sep-Oct 2000.
- Warme, W.J., Arciero, R.A., Savoie, F.H., Uhorchak, J.M. and
Walton, M.; Nonabsorbable versus absorbable suture anchors for open Bankart
repair. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 27(6): 742-746, Nov-Dec 1999.
- Warme, W.J., Arciero, R.A., and Taylor, D.C.;
Anterior Shoulder Instability in Sport: current management
recommendations. Sports Medicine, 28(3): 209-220, Sep 1999.
- Bui-Mansfield, L.T., Youngberg,
R.A., Warme, W.J., Pitcher, J.D.,
and Nguyen, P.L.; Potential cost
savings of MR imaging obtained before arthroscopy of the knee: evaluation of 50
consecutive patients. American Journal of Roentgenology, 168(4):
913-918, Apr 1997.
- Chissell, H.R., Feagin, J.A., Warme, W.J., Lambert, K.L., King, P.
and Johnson, L; Trends in ski and snowboard injuries. Sports Medicine, 22: 141-145, Sep 1996.
- Warme,
W.J., Feagin, J.A., King, P., Lambert, K.L., and Cunningham, R; Ski injury statistics, 1982-1993, Jackson
Hole Ski Resort. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 23: 597-600, Sep-Oct 1995.
- Warme, J.D., Warme, W.J., and Bernhard, W.N.; Nutritional concerns on ascent to high altitude; is a high
carbohydrate diet best? Journal of Wilderness Medicine, 3:
216-218, 1992.
- Warme, W., Brooks, D.: A Climbing Model Of Flexor Pulley Failure: Effect Of
Circumferential Taping. Trans Orthop Res
Soc. 24:905, 1999.
- Warme
WJ, Brooks D, Carpenter L,
McManus AT: External fixator pin tract infection model in the caprine tibia. Trans Orthop Res Soc. 23:734, 1998.
- Waterman, S., Warme W.J.; Adult and Childhood Thigh Injuries. 3rd
Edition of DeLee, Drez & Miller, Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Principles
of Practice. (In press)
- Todd, M,, Warme W.J.; New Advances in Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery, Operative
Techniques in Orthopedics (In press)
- Porter, M., Zubak, J.,Warme W.J.; Foot and Ankle Injuries in Athletes. Sports
Medicine: Just the Facts, McGraw-Hill,
Columbus, OH,
2004.
- Warme
W.J., Mark D. Miller; Combined ACL/MCL Injuries. Multiligamentous Injuries in Athletes: Monograph Series, AAOS, Rosemont, IL
2002.
- Warme
W.J.; Joint Dislocations; Compartment Syndrome Management; Splint
Application; Common External Traction Devices.
Special Operation Forces Medical Handbook, Teton NewMedia / Geneva Foundation, Jackson,
WY, 2001.
- Arciero R.A., Warme W.J.; Traumatic Shoulder Injuries in Athletes. Orthopedic Knowledge Update: Sports Medicine 2, AAOS, Rosemont, IL
1999.
Dr. Warme’s Contact Information:
University of Washington Bone and Joint Center - Phone: 206-598-BONE (2663) or Eastside Specialty Center: (425) 646-7777 or the online referrals website
Last Updated:
11/18/2008
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