LisaTaitsmanMDMPH

Orthopedic Trauma

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

Overview of Dr. Taitsman

Dr. Lisa Taitsman is an orthopedic surgeon in Seattle, WA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including UW Medicine/University of Washington Medical Center and UW Medicine/Harborview Medical Center. She received her medical degree from The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and has been in practice 22 years. Dr. Taitsman accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. She is one of 143 doctors at UW Medicine/Harborview Medical Center and one of 122 doctors at UW Medicine/University of Washington Medical Center who specialize in Orthopaedic Surgery. She has more than 30 publications and over 500 citings.

Office
325 9th Ave
Seattle, WA 98104
Book by Phone+1(206) 537-0504

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

146 citations
Non-union bone fractures.
Britt Wildemann, Anita Ignatius, Frankie Leung, Lisa A. Taitsman, R. Malcolm Smith
Nature Reviews. Disease Primers. 2021-08-05
101 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. 2008-02-01
6 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. 2018-01-01

Insurance Accepted

Aetna Choice POS II
BCBS Blue Card PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
First Choice
First Health PPO
Great West PPO
Health Net Oregon PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
ODS Network
Premera BCBS Heritage & Heritage Plus 1
Providence Health System Personal Option
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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