Professional Statement

James D. Bruckner, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon. His clinical interests include the reconstruction and preservation of the hip and knee, as well as orthopedic oncology, including adult and pediatric musculoskeletal tumor surgery.

After he completed his residency, he served as a clinical instructor in orthopedics with the U.S. Navy. While at the University of Washington, he was an associate professor in the Department of Orthopaedics and served as director of the hip and knee replacement service where he developed the total-joint fellowship program.

He is married with three grown sons. He is an avid gardener and musician, and he enjoys both skiing and waterskiing.

Accepts 49 Insurance Plans

• Aetna US Healthcare Managed Choice
• Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO
• Aetna Medicare Advantage PPO
• Aetna PPO
• Amerigroup Washington Apple Health
• Amerigroup Medicaid (Apple Health/Healthy Options/CHIP)
• Apple Health (Medicaid Fee-for-Service, PC zip code restrictions)
• Asuris
• Bridgespan (authorization required, otherwise not in network)
• Cigna (all plans accepted)
• Community Health Plan of Washington (Medicaid Fee-for-Service, PC zip code restrictions)
• Coordinated Care Medicaid (Medicaid Fee-for-Service, PC zip code restrictions)
• Coordinated Care Ambetter HMO
• Coventry/First Health (most products accepted)
• Crime Victims Compensation
• First Choice Health Network
• Group Health Cooperative Options PPO
• GWH-CIGNA (Great West) HMO
• Health Net Federal Services (CHAMPUS)
• Healthy Options (Medicaid Fee-for-Service, PC zip code restrictions)
• Holland American Cruise Lines
• Humana HMO
• Humana Medicare Advantage
• Kaiser (Contract Limitations)
• Labor and Industries Washington
• LifeWise Health Plan of Washington LifeWise Preferred
• Mail Handlers Benefit Plan
• Medicaid (zip code restrictions)
• Medicare Railroad
• Molina Healthcare (Medicaid Fee-for-Service, PC zip code restrictions)
• Multiplan/PHCS (all programs accepted)
• Premera Blue Cross Microsoft
• Providence Health Plan Medicare Advantage
• Regence Blue Shield Preferred
• Regence MedAdvantage PPO
• Sound Health and Wellness (Puget Sound Health Partners)
• Soundpath Health
• TRICARE
• TriCare/TriWest PPO
• Uniform Medical Plan
• United Healthcar Medicare Solution
• United Healthcare Select
• United HealthCare HMO
• United HealthCare Medicare Advantage
• United HealthCare PPO
• United Healthcare West
• Veterans Affairs (authorization required)
• Workers Compensation Federal
• Workers' Compensation (L&I)

Services

• Orthopedic Institute

Clinical Interests

• Abnormalities Of The Arms
• Abnormalities Of The Hips
• Abnormalities Of The Legs
• Above The Knee Amputation
• Achilles Tendon Repair
• Achilles Tendonitis
• Acl Injuries
• Acl Repair
• Acromioclavicular Joint Separation
• Amputation Of Finger
• Ankle Arthritis
• Ankle Impingement
• Ankle Injury
• Ankle Sports Injury
• Anterior Cruciate Ligament
• Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair
• Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair Revision
• Anterior Tibial Tendon Rupture
• Apophysitis
• Arm Arthritis
• Arm Fracture
• Arm Injury
• Arm Mass
• Arm Pain
• Arthralgia
• Arthritis
• Arthroscopy
• Arthroscopy Of Hip
• Arthroscopy Of Knee
• Arthroscopy Of Shoulder
• Arthroscopy Of Wrist
• Back Fracture
• Back Muscle Injury
• Bicep Injury
• Bicep Tear
• Biceps Tendonitis
• Bone Densitometry
• Bone Disorders
• Bone Mass
• Broken Coccyx
• Buckle Fracture
• Bursitis
• Calf Muscle Injury
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Cartilage Injury
• Cervical Arthritis
• Chondroma
• Chondromalacia
• Clavicle
• Clavicle Fracture
• Clicking Elbow
• Clicking Shoulder
• Coccyx Injury
• Compartment Syndrome
• Compound Fracture
• Compression Fracture
• Concussion Testing
• Cortisone Injection
• Critical Limb Ischemia
• Crush Injury Leg
• Delayed Union
• Discoid Meniscus
• Distal Clavicular Osteolysis
• Elbow Dislocation
• Elbow Fracture
• Elbow Injection
• Elbow Injury
• Elbow Pain
• Elbow Sprain
• Epicondylitis
• Fibulectomy
• Finger Dislocation
• Foot Injury - Sports Related
• Foot Pain
• Fracture
• Fracture Of Fibula
• Fracture Of Finger
• Fracture Of Forearm
• Fracture Of Humerus
• Fracture Of Ilium
• Fracture Of Scapula
• Fracture Of Shoulder
• Fracture Of Wrist
• Fractures
• Freiberg's Disease
• Frozen Joint
• Frozen Shoulder
• Fusion Of Joint
• Galeazzi Fracture
• Gastrocnemius Injury
• Gluteal Injury
• Gonarthrosis
• Growth Plate Fracture
• Growth Plate Injury
• Hamstring Injury
• Heat Illness
• Hemarthrosis
• Hip Arthroplasty
• Hip Dysplasia
• Hip Impingement
• Hip Labral Tear
• Hip Labrum Repair
• Hip Pain
• Hip Pain Under Age 60
• Hip Rotator Cuff
• Hip Rotator Cuff Repair
• Hip Rotator Cuff Tear
• Iliotibial Band
• Infectious Arthritis
• Injury Of Muscle
• Injury To Hand
• Injury To The Hip
• Insufficiency Fracture
• Joint Disorder
• Joint Effusion
• Joint Injection
• Joint Sprain
• Joint Swelling
• Joint Warmth
• Knee Arthroplasty
• Knee Injuries
• Knee Pain
• Knee Pain For Patients Aged Younger Than 60
• Knee Surgery
• Kneecap Dislocation
• Knock Knee Deformity
• Lateral Collateral Ligament
• Lateral Collateral Ligament Repair
• Lateral Collateral Ligament Tear
• Leg Injury
• Leg Mass
• Leg Pain
• Ligament Injury
• Limb Length Difference
• Locking Knee
• Malunion Fracture
• Medial Collateral Ligament
• Medial Collateral Ligament Injury Of The Knee
• Medial Collateral Ligament Repair
• Median Nerve Entrapment At Elbow
• Meniscus
• Meniscus Injury
• Muscle Cramps
• Muscle Strain
• Muscle Tears
• Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
• Neck Muscle Injury
• Non-Displaced Fracture
• Non-Operative Management Of Arthritis
• Nonunion Fracture
• Osgood Schlatter Disease
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteochondral Defect
• Osteochondritis Dissecans
• Osteochondroma
• Osteolysis
• Osteomyelitis
• Osteonecrosis
• Overuse Injury
• Painful Hardware
• Partial Hip Replacement
• Patellar Instability
• Patellar Stabilization
• Patellar Tendinitis
• Patellectomy
• Patellofemoral Instability
• Patellofemoral Syndrome
• Pathological Fracture
• Pectoral Muscle Injury
• Pelvic Fracture
• Pelvis Injury
• Periprosthetic Humerus Fracture
• Peroneal Tendonitis
• Piriformis Syndrome
• Plantar Fasciitis
• Popliteal Cyst
• Posterior Cruciate Ligament
• Posterior Cruciate Ligament Repair
• Posterior Cruciate Ligament Tear
• Posterior Tibial Tendon Rupture
• Quadricep Injury
• Radial Head Subluxation
• Reconstructive Knee Surgery
• Rickets
• Rotator Cuff
• Rotator Cuff Impingement
• Rotator Cuff Injury
• Rotator Cuff Repair
• Running Injury
• Rupture Of Achilles Tendon
• Separated Shoulder
• Sequestrectomy
• Shin Splints
• Shoulder Dislocation
• Shoulder Impingement
• Shoulder Injury
• Shoulder Instability
• Shoulder Labrum Repair
• Shoulder Pain
• Shoulder Strain
• Spondylolisthesis
• Sports Injury
• Sports Physical
• Sports Psychology
• Sprain
• Sternal Clavicular Joint Dislocation
• Stress Fractures
• Tendon Injury
• Tendonitis
• Tenodesis
• Throwing Injuries
• Thumb Fracture
• Tibial Tendonitis
• Tibial Torsion
• Toe Amputation
• Toe Bone Spur
• Torn Ligament
• Torn Meniscus
• Torn Meniscus Repair
• Total Hip Replacement
• Total Hip Revision
• Total Knee Replacement
• Total Knee Revision
• Total Shoulder Replacement
• Total Shoulder Revision
• Tricep Injury
• Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair
• Wrist Arthritis
• Wrist Pain
• Wrist Sprain

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