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You probably learned about Puget Sound Orthopaedics from your personal care provider when you were in need of a specialist. A referral coordinator like Monika St. Jean assisted you when you first contacted us. In her role as a referral coordinator, Monika proactively shapes a positive experience for you and all our patients. She verifies

Helping Gig Harbor & Tacoma Orthopedic Surgery Patients Schedule Care Scheduling surgery at our Tacoma and Gig Harbor clinics runs smoothly, thanks in part to our surgery scheduler AJ Whaley. The role of a surgery scheduler is not as straightforward as it seems. At Puget Sound Orthopaedics we appreciate the nuanced work that AJ performs.

LAKEWOOD – It’s obviously indisputable that the men and women who fight fires for a living are professional athletes. To perform the demanding jobs at the high level they do, firefighters need to maintain optimal physical conditioning. It is also evident that saving buildings and lives is a dangerous job where firefighters face considerable personal

Dr. Patrick Vaughan has been involved in supporting local sports teams for the last few years now including being the medical director for the Tacoma Rainiers for the last three seasons. When asked what has made him so interested in baseball Dr. Vaughan replied that his son loves the sport, saying “he’s an encyclopedia of