LisaTaitsmanMDMPH

Orthopaedic Surgery • Seattle, WA

Orthopedic Trauma

Professor, Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine

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Office
325 9th Ave
Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone+1 206-543-6420

Fax+1 206-520-5620
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Education & Training

Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1996 - 2000
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterInternship, Surgery, 1995 - 1996
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityClass of 1994

Certifications & Licensure

WA State Medical License 2001 - 2026
NJ State Medical License 2001 - 2025
MA State Medical License 2000 - 2005
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014

Clinical Trials

Vancomycin Or Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Osteomyelitis Start of enrollment: 2006 May 01
Completed
Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

7 citations
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery's Initiatives Toward Competency-Based Education.
Ann E Van Heest, April D Armstrong, Michael S Bednar, James E Carpenter, Kevin L Garvin, John J Harrast, David F Martin, Peter M Murray, Terrance D Peabody, Charles L ...> ;JB & JS Open Access. 2022 May 19
101 citations
Non-union bone fractures.
Britt Wildemann, Anita Ignatius, Frankie Leung, Lisa A. Taitsman, R. Malcolm Smith, Rodrigo Pesantez, Martin J. Stoddart, R. Geoff Richards, Jesse B. Jupiter> ;Nature Reviews. Disease Primers. 2021 Aug 5
Letter to the Editor on "Iatrogenic Peroneal Nerve Palsy Rates Secondary to Open Reduction Internal Fixation for Tibial Plateau Fractures Using an Intraoperative Distr...
Robert Zura, Peter C. Krause, Stuart A Grant, Edward A. Perez, Adam J. Starr, Lisa A. Taitsman, R. Grant Steen> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2020 Dec 1
16 citations
The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Response to COVID-19.
Rick W. Wright, April D. Armstrong, Frederick M. Azar, Michael S. Bednar, James E. Carpenter, Jack B. Evans, John M. Flynn, Kevin L. Garvin, Joshua J. Jacobs, James D....> ;The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2020 Jun 1
6 citations
Trauma Providers' Perceptions of Frailty Assessment: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs.
Thomas Hugh Shoultz, Megan Moore, May J. Reed, Stephen J. Kaplan, Itay Bentov, Catherine L. Hough, Lisa A. Taitsman, Steven H. Mitchell, Grace E. So, Saman Arbabi, Her...> ;Southern Medical Journal. 2019 Mar 1
15 citations
Concomitant Upper Extremity Fracture Worsens Outcomes in Elderly Patients With Hip Fracture
Mary Kate Thayer, Conor P. Kleweno, Vivian H. Lyons, Lisa A. Taitsman> ;Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation. 2018 Jun 6
7 citations
Utility of Geriatric Assessment in the Projection of Early Mortality Following Hip Fracture in the Elderly Patients.
Aunaly Palmer, Lisa A. Taitsman, May J. Reed, Bala G. Nair, Itay Bentov> ;Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation. 2018 Jan 1
1 citations
Assessment of Osteoporosis in Injured Older Women Admitted to a Safety-Net Level One Trauma Center: A Unique Opportunity to Fulfill an Unmet Need.
Elisabeth S. Young, May J. Reed, Tam N. Pham, Joel A. Gross, Lisa A. Taitsman, Stephen J. Kaplan> ;Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research. 2017 Nov 6
85 citations
Association of Radiologic Indicators of Frailty With 1-Year Mortality in Older Trauma Patients: Opportunistic Screening for Sarcopenia and Osteopenia.
Stephen J. Kaplan, Tam N. Pham, Saman Arbabi, Joel A. Gross, Mamatha Damodarasamy, Itay Bentov, Lisa A. Taitsman, Steven H. Mitchell, May J. Reed> ;JAMA Surgery. 2017 Feb 15
3 citations
Interpretation of Post-operative Distal Humerus Radiographs After Internal Fixation: Prediction of Later Loss of Fixation
Femke M.A.P. Claessen, Nicky Stoop, David Ring, Job N. Doornberg, Thierry G. Guitton, Michel P.J. van den Bekerom, A. B. Spoor, Aakash Chauhan, Abhijeet L. Wahegaonkar...> ;The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2016 Oct 1
6 citations
Radiographic loss of contact between radial head fracture fragments is moderately reliable
Wendy E. Bruinsma, Thierry G. Guitton, David Ring, Kevin Eng, Vispi Jokhi, David O. Oloruntoba, Sanjev Jain, Parag Melvanki, Frede Frihagen, Iain McGraw, Philipp Lenzl...> ;Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2014 Apr 8
27 citations
How surgeons make decisions when the evidence is inconclusive.
Michiel G.J.S. Hageman, Thierry G. Guitton, David Ring, A. Lee Osterman, A. B. Spoor, A. L. Van Der Zwan, Abhay Shrivastava, Abhijeet L. Wahegaonkar, Aida Garcia, M. A...> ;The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2013 Jun 1
Salvage of an Infected Periprosthetic Failed Fracture Fixation in a Nonagenarian
Jennifer E. Hagen, Howard A. Chansky, Sean E. Nork, Lisa A. Taitsman> ;Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation. 2013 Oct 2
24 citations
Orthopaedic surgery milestones.
Peter J. Stern, Stephen A. Albanese, Mathias P.G. Bostrom, Charles S. Day, Steven L. Frick, William Hopkinson, Shepard R. Hurwitz, Keith Kenter, John S. Kirkpatrick, J...> ;Journal of Graduate Medical Education. 2013 Apr 4
2 citations
Fluoroscopically guided hip capsulotomy: effective or not? A cadaveric study.
Aric A Christal, Lisa A. Taitsman, Robert P Dunbar, James C. Krieg, Sean E. Nork> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2011 Apr 1
17 citations
Lateral ankle radiographs: do we really understand what we are seeing?
Matthew L Graves, John Kosko, David P. Barei, Lisa A. Taitsman, Thom A Tarquinio, George V Russell, James Woodall, Scott E Porter> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2011 Feb 1
58 citations
Isolated locked compression plating for Vancouver Type B1 periprosthetic femoral fractures
Ginger K. Bryant, Saam Morshed, Julie Agel, M. Bradford Henley, David P. Barei, Lisa A. Taitsman, Sean E. Nork> ;Injury. 2009 Nov 1
22 citations
Fractures of the sustentaculum tali: injury characteristics and surgical technique for reduction.
Gregory J. Della Rocca, Sean E. Nork, David P. Barei, Lisa A. Taitsman, Stephen K. Benirschke> ;Foot & Ankle International. 2009 Nov 1
78 citations
Risk factors for femoral nonunion after femoral shaft fracture.
Lisa A. Taitsman, Joseph R. Lynch, Julie Agel, David P. Barei, Sean E. Nork> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2009 Dec 1
29 citations
Single-incision fasciotomy for compartmental syndrome of the leg in patients with diaphyseal tibial fractures.
Rajshri Maheshwari, Lisa A. Taitsman, David P. Barei> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2008 Nov 1
11 citations
Shortening Osteotomy and Compression Plating for Atrophic Humeral Nonunions : Surgical Technique
Michael Lee Brennan, Lisa A. Taitsman, David P. Barei, Eric Puttler, Sean E. Nork> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2008 Oct 1
12 citations
Complications of Cervical Halo-Vest Orthoses in Elderly Patients
Lisa A. Taitsman, Daniel T. Altman, Andrew C. Hecht, Frank X. Pedlow> ;Orthopedics. 2008 May 1
117 citations
Frequency and fracture morphology of the posteromedial fragment in bicondylar tibial plateau fracture patterns.
David P. Barei, Timothy J O'Mara, Lisa A. Taitsman, Robert P Dunbar, Sean E. Nork> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2008 Mar 1
99 citations
Femoral nonunion: risk factors and treatment options.
Joseph R. Lynch, Lisa A. Taitsman, David P. Barei, Sean E. Nork> ;The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2008 Feb 1
6 citations
Open diaphyseal long bone fractures: a reduction method using devitalized or extruded osseous fragments.
David P. Barei, Lisa A. Taitsman, Daphne M. Beingessner, Robert P Dunbar, Sean E. Nork> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2007 Sep 1
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