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Top Doctors 2019: Hand Surgery
Part of our 19th annual list of the region's best physicians
By Edited by Virginia Smyth January 2, 2019

This article originally appeared in the April 2019 issue of Seattle magazine.
This article appears in print in the April 2019 issue, as part of the Top Doctors cover story. Click here to subscribe.
Sarah D. Beshlian, M.D., arthritis, arthroscopic surgery, fractures; Hand & Elbow Center at Northwest Primary and Specialty Care North Seattle, 11011 Meridian Ave. N, Suite 201, Seattle, 206.668.6360; Northwest Hospital & Medical Center; Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, 1986
John Buckmiller, M.D., arthritis, nerve disorders/surgery, hand injuries; Virginia Mason Medical Center, Orthopedics, 1100 Ninth Ave., Seattle, 206.341.3000; Virginia Mason Medical Center; University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 1980
Jeffrey B. Friedrich, M.D., hand and wrist surgery, brachial plexus injury, pediatric hand surgery; Hand, Elbow & Shoulder Center at Harborview, 908 Jefferson St., Seattle, 206.520.5000; Harborview Medical Center, Seattle Children’s Hospital; University of Texas, Houston, McGovern Medical School, 2000
Douglas P. Hanel, M.D., reconstructive microvascular surgery, congenital hand deformities, elbow reconstruction; Hand, Elbow & Shoulder Center at Harborview, 908 Jefferson St., Seattle, 206.520.5000; Harborview Medical Center, Seattle Children’s Hospital; Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1977
Jerry I. Huang, M.D., hand and elbow surgery, fractures and tendon transfers, elbow replacement/reconstruction; Hand, Elbow & Shoulder Center at University of Washington Medical Center–Roosevelt, 4245 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, 206.598.4288; University of Washington Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center; David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, 2001
Loryn W. Peterson, M.D., hand surgery, Dupuytren’s contracture, arthroscopic surgery; The Polyclinic Madison Center, Hand Surgery, 904 Seventh Ave., Seattle, 206.860.4430; Swedish Medical Center–First Hill, Overlake Medical Center; Brown University, Warren Alpert Medical School, 1996