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Office
4100 Lake Otis Pkwy
Ste 300
Anchorage, AK 99508Phone+1 907-563-3145Fax+1 907-561-3967- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- Oregon Health & Science UniversityResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1988 - 1992
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1984
- University of Washington School of MedicineClass of 1983
Certifications & Licensure
- OR State Medical License 1988 - Present
- AK State Medical License 1984 - 2024
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 4 citationsPrevalence of Cobalturia Among Adults With Joint Replacements.Stephen S. Tower, Christina S. Cho, Robert L. Bridges, Bradford D. Gessner> ;JAMA Network Open. 2021 Aug 2
- 7 citationsCorrosion of Polished Cobalt-Chrome Stems Presenting as Cobalt Encephalopathy.Stephen S. Tower, Dana J. Medlin, Robert L. Bridges, Christina S. Cho> ;Arthroplasty Today. 2020 Dec 1
- 8 citationsF-18 FDG PET brain imaging in symptomatic arthroprosthetic cobaltismRobert L. Bridges, Christina S. Cho, Marc R. Beck, Bradford D. Gessner, Stephen S. Tower> ;European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 2020 Jul 1
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Press Mentions
- Netflix and Drill: 3 Surgeons Starring on the Small ScreenDecember 7th, 2020
- ‘The Bleeding Edge’: Not Even Doctors Know How Medical Devices Are RegulatedApril 30th, 2018
- Evidence Mounts That Some Hip Implants Are Toxic to the BrainJune 6th, 2017
Hospital Affiliations
- Alaska Regional HospitalAnchorage, Alaska
- Providence Alaska Medical CenterAnchorage, Alaska
- Providence Seward Medical CenterSeward, Alaska
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