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Christopher J. Wahl, M.D.
Assistant Professor
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Specialty:
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Sports, Shoulder & Elbow |
| College: | B.Env.D. (cum laude), University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 1990 | | Medical School: | Yale University School of Medicine (A?A), 1996 | | Internship: | Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut, General Surgery, 1996-1997 | | Residency: | Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1997-2001 | | Fellowship: | Hospital for Special Surgery (Cornell), New York, New York, Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery, 2001-2002; A.O./A.S.I.F. John Border European Trauma Fellow, Augsburg, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland, 2002 | | Articles, Videos and Publications: | Scientific Publications (PubMed Listing)
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| | Memberships: | American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American College of Sports Medicine
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
Arthroscopy Association of North America
A.O. North America (Association for the Study of Internal Fixation)
| | Board Certification: | Board Certified | | Common Surgeries Performed: |
- Arthroscopic and minimally-invasive surgery of the shoulder, elbow, knee, hip and ankle
- Knee ligament reconstruction and meniscal transplantation
- Cartilage restoration, OATs, Autogenous Chondrocyte Implantation and Allografts
- Osteotomies
- Arthroscopic rotator cuff reconstruction
- Arthroscopic Bankart reconstruction (capsulolabral repair of the shoulder)
| | Common Diagnoses Treated: |
- Shoulder instability/dislocation
- Rotator cuff tears
- Knee ligament injuries (ACL, PCL, MCL, LCL) and revision surgery
- Knee dislocation
- Meniscal tears
- Elbow ligament injuries
- Osteochondral defects and arthritis in the athlete
| | Philosophy of care/General Information: | I think as a sports medicine surgeon you need to really find out what matters most to a patient and make their goals your goals. An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in a cutting athlete is an entirely different injury than an ACL injury in a cyclist. The restoration of shoulder stability in the overhead athlete is inherently different than the same injury after a traumatic dislocation. My role in care of patients is to find out what matters most to them, how their injury affects their life, and how to best restore their function, using the best available, proven techniques.
I strive for teamwork and try hard to make myself available to my patients. Both parties (surgeon and patient) should share in the burdens and responsibility of a therapeutic relationship. When patient and physician function together as a team, they can identify and diffuse problems together as they arise; and when things are looking up-they share in the enthusiasm in a more gratifying way.
A supportive environment can make the process of recuperation and rehabilitation enjoyable. Because the Sports Med Center is literally part of the UW athletic environment and facilities, I think my patients get a sense that they are part of an elite extended family of students, athletes, trainers, therapists, and physicians. | | Clinic locations and days of week: | University of Washington Sports Medicine Center (Wednesday, Friday)
UW Eastside Specialty Center (Tuesday) | | Appointment request information (web, phone, fax): | Phone UW Sports Medicine Clinic: (206) 543-1552, Fax: (206) 543-6573, Email: sportsmd@u.washington.edu
Phone UW Eastside Specialty Center: (425) 646-7777 | | Surgeries Performed At: | University of Washington Medical Center/Ambulatory Surgery Pavilion | | Research Interests: |
- Shoulder instability and minimally-invasive techniques about the shoulder
- Cartilage regeneration/reconstruction
- Rotator cuff/soft tissue fixation
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An Interview with Christopher J. Wahl, M.D.
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.
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Dr. Christopher Wahl, assistant professor of orthopedics and sports medicine at the UW Medical Center, is featured in The Register-Guard.
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