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Office
315 Martin Luther King Jr Way
Tacoma, WA 98405Phone+1 253-383-3325Fax+1 253-848-9861
Summary
- Dr. James Buttorff, MD is a vascular surgeon in Tacoma, Washington. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Washington. He is affiliated with MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital and MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital.
Education & Training
Henry Ford HospitalResidency, Thoracic Surgery, 1980 - 1981
SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1980
Albany Medical CollegeClass of 1975
Certifications & Licensure
WA State Medical License 1981 - 2025
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 105 citationsMajor vascular injuries during laparoscopic proceduresAksel G. Nordestgaard, Kenton C. Bodily, Robert W. Osborne, James D. Buttorff
American Journal of Surgery. 1995-05-01 - 25 citationsThoracic esophageal and tracheal injury following blunt traumaJoseph C. Stothert, James Buttorff, Donald L. Kaminski
The Journal of Trauma. 1980-11-01 - 15 citationsRuptured abdominal aortic aneurysmKenton C. Bodily, James D. Buttorff
American Journal of Surgery. 1985-05-01
Professional Memberships
- Member
