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Office
2401 E 42nd Ave
Ste 101
Anchorage, AK 99508Phone+1 907-222-2924Fax+1 907-222-2934
Education & Training
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health)Residency, 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 - 2026
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Orthopaedic implant cobaltism from spinal instrumentation.Jack Donovan Sedwick 3rd, Stephen Tower, Robert Bridges, Mark Flanum
BMJ Case Reports. 2025-02-03 - 1 citationsThe association of cobalturia with cobaltism symptoms a prospective blinded study of 229 post-arthroplasty patients.Stephen S Tower, Bradford D Gessner, Christina S Cho, Robert L Bridges
Plos One. 2023-01-01 - 8 citationsPrevalence of Cobalturia Among Adults With Joint Replacements.Stephen S. Tower, Christina S. Cho, Robert L. Bridges, Bradford D. Gessner
JAMA Network Open. 2021-08-02
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
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