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Bruce J. Sangeorzan, M.D. Bruce J. Sangeorzan, M.D.
Professor and Vice Chair of Orthopedics UW School of Medicine; Chief of Orthopedics Harborview
Specialty: Foot & Ankle
College:B.S. in Biology, University Of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1972-1976
Medical School:M.D., Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 1977-1981
Internship:General and Trauma Surgery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 1981-1982
Residency:Orthopaedic Surgery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 1982-1986
Fellowship:Foot and Ankle Reconstruction, University of Washington, Jan.-Jun., 1987; Trauma, University of Washington, Jun.-Dec., 1986; Kashiwagi Suzuki/AAOS Travelling Fellowship, 1994
Articles, Videos and Publications:
Scientific Publications (PubMed Listing)
Honors:

National Merit Scholarship Award
Resident Teaching Award, University of Washington
Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation Clinical Research award for Outstanding Clinical Research (Given to one orthopedic surgeon nationally each year for research that improves patient care)
AOA Kashiwagi Traveling fellowship
Roger Mann Award for clinical Orthopedic Research

Memberships:
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
  • American Society for Biomechanics
  • Fellow, American Board Orthopedic Surgery
  • King County Medical Society
  • Orthopaedic Trauma Association
  • Washington State Orthopaedic Association
  • Western Orthopedic association
Board Certification:Board Certified
Common Diagnoses Treated:Adult foot and Ankle disorders: arthritis, flat foot, cavus foot, sports injuries, fractures
Clinic locations and days of week:Harborview Medical Center; Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System
Appointment request information (web, phone, fax):Bruce Sangeorzan, M.D., is chief of Orthopaedics at Harborview Medical Center and a physician at the Sigvard T. Hansen Jr. Foot and Ankle Institute. To request an appointment or for more information, please call (206) 731-4830. For new patient, please download Orthopaedic New Information Form.
Research Interests:

Bbiomechanics of the foot and ankle: relationship between foot shape and disease, arthritis of the foot and ankle; deformed foot.

Recent publications:

Agel J, Beskin JL, Brage M, Guyton GP, Kadel NJ, Saltzman CL, Sands AK, Sangeorzan BJ, Soohoo NF, Stroud CC. Reliability of the Foot Function Index: A Report of the AOFAS Outcomes Committee. Foot Ankle Int. 2005 Nov;26(11):962-7

Sangeorzan BJ, Beskin JL, Britt SM, Brage M, Holt S, Kadel NJ, Legro MW, Sands AK, SooHoo NF, Stroud CC; Outcomes Committee of the AOFAS.Issues of importance to patients seeking care from members of the AOFAS: a preliminary report of the outcomes committee of the AOFAS. Foot Ankle Int. 2005 Aug;26(8):638-44.

Davitt JS, Kadel N, Sangeorzan BJ, Hansen ST Jr, Holt SK, Donaldson-Fletcher E. An association between functional second metatarsal length and midfoot arthrosis. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005 Apr;87(4):795-800

Ledoux WR, Sangeorzan BJ. Clinical biomechanics of the peritalar joint. Foot Ankle Clin. 2004 Dec;9(4):663-83, v. Review.

Ledoux WR, Shofer JB, Ahroni JH, Smith DG, Sangeorzan BJ, Boyko EJ. Biomechanical differences among pes cavus, neutrally aligned, and pes planus feet in subjects with diabetes. Foot Ankle Int. 2003 Nov;24(11):845-50.

Van Boerum DH, Sangeorzan BJ. Biomechanics and pathophysiology of flat foot.
Foot Ankle Clin. 2003 Sep;8(3):419-30. Review

Greisberg J, Hansen ST Jr, Sangeorzan B. Deformity and degeneration in the hindfoot and midfoot joints of the adult acquired flatfoot. Foot Ankle Int. 2003 Jul;24(7):530-4.

Malicky ES, Crary JL, Houghton MJ, Agel J, Hansen ST Jr, Sangeorzan BJ.
Talocalcaneal and subfibular impingement in symptomatic flatfoot in adults. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2002 Nov;84-A(11):2005-9.

DiGiovanni CW, Kuo R, Tejwani N, Price R, Hansen ST Jr, Cziernecki J, Sangeorzan BJ. Isolated gastrocnemius tightness. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2002 Jun;84-A(6):962-70.

Barei DP, Bellabarba C, Sangeorzan BJ, Benirschke SK. Fractures of the calcaneus.
Orthop Clin North Am. 2002 Jan;33(1):263-85, x. Review


Latest Articles from 2004-2005:


1: Agel J, Beskin JL, Brage M, Guyton GP, Kadel NJ, Saltzman CL, Sands AK, Sangeorzan BJ, Soohoo NF, Stroud CC. Reliability of the Foot Function Index: A Report of the AOFAS Outcomes Committee. Foot Ankle Int. 2005 Nov;26(11):962-7.
 

2: Wang WC, Ledoux WR, Sangeorzan BJ, Reinhall PG. A shear and plantar pressure sensor based on fiber-optic bend loss. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2005 May-Jun;42(3):315-25.
 

3: Sangeorzan BJ, Beskin JL, Britt SM, Brage M, Holt S, Kadel NJ, Legro MW, Sands AK, SooHoo NF, Stroud CC; Outcomes Committee of the AOFAS.Issues of importance to patients seeking care from members of the AOFAS: a preliminary report of the outcomes committee of the AOFAS. Foot Ankle Int. 2005 Aug;26(8):638-44.
 

4: Agel J, Coetzee JC, Sangeorzan BJ, Roberts MM, Hansen ST Jr. Functional limitations of patients with end-stage ankle arthrosis. Foot Ankle Int. 2005 Jul;26(7):537-9. Erratum in: Foot Ankle Int. 2005 Sep;26(9):table of contents. Hansen, Sigvard T Jr [added].
 

5: Greisberg J, Assal M, Hansen ST Jr, Sangeorzan BJ. Isolated medial column stabilization improves alignment in adult-acquired flatfoot. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2005 Jun;(435):197-202.
 

6: Davitt JS, Kadel N, Sangeorzan BJ, Hansen ST Jr, Holt SK, Donaldson-Fletcher E.

An association between functional second metatarsal length and midfoot arthrosis. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005 Apr;87(4):795-800.
 

7: Dumontier TA, Falicov A, Mosca V, Sangeorzan B. Calcaneal lengthening: investigation of deformity correction in a cadaver flatfoot model.

Foot Ankle Int. 2005 Feb;26(2):166-70.
 

8:Segal A, Rohr E, Orendurff M, Shofer J, O'Brien M, Sangeorzan B. The effect of walking speed on peak plantar pressure. Foot Ankle Int. 2004 Dec;25(12):926-33.
 

9:Ledoux WR, Sangeorzan BJ. Clinical biomechanics of the peritalar joint. Foot Ankle Clin. 2004 Dec;9(4):663-83, v. Review.
 

10:Vallier HA, Nork SE, Benirschke SK, Sangeorzan BJ.Surgical treatment of talar body fractures. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004 Sep;86-A Suppl 1(Pt 2):180-92.
 

11:Vallier HA, Nork SE, Barei DP, Benirschke SK, Sangeorzan BJ. Talar neck fractures: results and outcomes. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004 Aug;86-A(8):1616-24.
 

12: Kadel NJ, Segal A, Orendurff M, Shofer J, Sangeorzan B.
The efficacy of two methods of ankle immobilization in reducing gastrocnemius, soleus, and peroneal muscle activity during stance phase of gait.
Foot Ankle Int. 2004 Jun;25(6):406-9.
 

13: Pinney SJ, Sangeorzan BJ, Hansen ST Jr.Surgical anatomy of the gastrocnemius recession (Strayer procedure). Foot Ankle Int. 2004 Apr;25(4):247-50.
 

14: Mayfield JA, Reiber GE, Maynard C, Czerniecki J, Sangeorzan B. The epidemiology of lower-extremity disease in veterans with diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2004 May;27 Suppl 2:B39-44.
 

15: Cooper J, Benirschke S, Sangeorzan B, Bernards C, Edwards W. Sciatic nerve blockade improves early postoperative analgesia after open repair of calcaneus fractures. J Orthop Trauma. 2004 Apr;18(4):197-201.
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