Dr Lee is an Assistant Professor in spine surgery who specializes in degenerative conditions of the spine. He has a particular interest in newer surgical technologies, including minimally invasive approaches to the spine, and disc replacement surgeries. He graduated from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago IL, and joined the University of Washington faculty in 2007.

Dr. Warme retired from a career as an academic orthopaedist in the US Army in 2007. Beginning as a Special Forces Medic, he developed an interest in sports medicine, with special focus on shoulder and elbow problems. Dr. Warme completed a fellowship with Dr. Arciero in 1998. As a Shoulder and Elbow Team member at UW, Dr. Warme continues to provide optimal care to patients while teaching orthopaedic surgeons-in-training and forwarding related research projects.

Suzanne Slaney joined the Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine as a certified physician assistant (PA) in November 2005. She complements and extends Dr. Wahl’s sports medicine practice at the UW Sports Medicine Clinic and Eastside Specialty Clinic.

Dr. Susan Ott received her BA degree from Stanford University and her MD from the University of Washington. She did a combined residency in Family Practice and Internal Medicine at the University of California at Davis and further training as a nephrology fellow at the University of Washington, after which she joined the faculty.

Alexander Bertelsen is a graduate from the University of Washington Physician Assistant Program in 2005 and is now working with the University of Washington Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Department.

A native of southern California, Dr. Weisstein joins the Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine as an Assistant Professor specializing in bone and soft tissue tumors. He has a particular interest in both limb salvage surgery and the care of patients with metastatic bone disease. He also serves as Co-Medical Director of the Northwest Tissue Center, a world class tissue bank dedicated to providing high quality tissue for transplantation.

I grew up in a farming community located 45 miles north of Malibu in southern California. After high school, I went to work with my father as an ironworker. Two years later, I joined the US Army and was trained as a combat medic. I graduated from the University of Washington School of Medicine (MEDEX Northwest) in 2001. I joined the orthopaedic team at the University of Washington in 2003.

Dr. Beingessner was born and raised in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. She completed Medical School and her Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario. Following residency training, she completed a Hand and Upper Limb Fellowship at the Hand and Upper Limb Center in London, Ontario. She traveled to Seattle, Washington to join the Trauma Advanced Clinical Experience program at Harborview Medical Center.

Dr. O’Kane grew up in Vermont attending Dartmouth College. He was a varsity letter winner in football and directed the Dartmouth Ski School as an undergradulate. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with Honors in Biology and attended medical school at the University of Vermont where he was awarded membership in the AKA medical honor society.

Dr. Conrad received his medical degree from the University of Virginia after graduating from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. He completed his orthopaedic training at the Hospital for Special Surgery and served as a fellow in orthopaedic oncology for Dr. William Enneking at the University of Florida, and also as a fellow in pediatric orthopaedics for Dr. Mercer Rang at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario.

I’ve enjoyed clinical care in surgery from the time I started my residency up until the present. Throughout my career I have always found someone who can teach me a new trick if I can find residents and students who will benefit from hearing these ideas.

I love to see people get better and see their change in outlook. I love to take care of challenging problems and see a positive outcome.

Dr. Barei was born and raised in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Despite living in the Automotive Capital of Canada, he pursued higher education north of Windsor, first studying in the biologic sciences at The University of Western Ontario in London. Subsequent to this, he pursued his medical degree and orthopaedic residency in the Nation’s Capital of Ottawa, Ontario.

Dr. Carol Teitz is a Professor of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine at the University of Washington where she has been on the School of Medicine faculty since 1980. She is an honors graduate of the University of Cincinnati and received her M.D degree from Yale University School of Medicine.

Greg grew up in Rochester, New York, learning to love the outdoors and a wide variety of sporting activities. A yearning for higher education led him to medical school at the University of Washington and his current career path ultimately into pediatric orthopaedics.

Dr. Leopold specializes in knee and hip replacement surgery. He has a particular interest in the use of minimally-invasive joint replacement techniques to decrease post-operative pain, shorten the hospital stay, and help his patients recover more quickly following the surgery. He performs and teaches quadriceps-sparing total knee replacement, a new technique that may help patients return to function within weeks of knee replacement surgery, rather than months.

Dr Matsen has dedicated his entire professional life to developing excellence in Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine at the University of Washington. Starting with his residency here in 1971 he developed an interest in shoulder and elbow reconstruction. A fellowship with the father of modern shoulder surgery, Dr Charles S. Neer II confirmed his lifetime commitment to improving the art of care of patients with simple and complex problems involving the shoulder and elbow.

Dr. Trumble is a professor in the Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine and Chief of the UW Hand & Microvascular Surgery Service. Dr. Trumble received his Medical Degree at Yale University School of Medicine in 1979. He has been at the University of Washington since 1989, when he was recruited to develop a Hand and Microvascular Surgery Program at the UW.

Dr. Wahl joined the faculty of the UW Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine as an assistant professor and UW team physician in July 2004. He sees patients at the UW Sports Medicine Center and at the Eastside Specialty Center.