Established in 1989, Northwest Hand Specialists, Inc., P.S. is one of the Puget Soundregion's leading hand and upper extremity surgery centers, specializing in the evaluationand treatment of injuries and medical conditions of the hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder.Its founder and medical director Edwin D. Vyhmeister, M.D. began his surgical practice inKing County in 1989. He demonstrates his passionate commitment to patient care byconsistently putting the patient first.
Dr. Vyhmeister moved to the Pacific Northwest in the late 1980s after completing his generalsurgery residency at the University of Michigan and a Hand and Upper Extremity fellowshipat Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. The growing Puget Sound region was intremendous need for hand surgeons and Dr. Vyhmeister's solo practice quickly expanded towhat is now Northwest Hand Specialists.
Northwest Hand's high caliber medical team is committed to ensuring its patients areeducated and confident in all aspects of their care. Its dedicated nursing staff average morethan 20 years of direct surgical experience and its surgeons have more than 50 cumulativeyears of surgical expertise.
Northwest Hand's North Seattle, Woodinville and Everett offices are designed for patientcomfort, efficiency, and ease of access. They include the most advanced patient caretechnologies, allowing doctors and patients instant, in-room access to their digital X-rays,MRIs intra-operative photographs and medical records. Its digital X-ray imagingtechnologies are one of the most advanced. Northwest Hand Specialists is also one of theregion's largest specialty upper extremity therapy programs.
Its flagship practice in Seattle includes a 15,400 sq. ft. state-of-the-art surgery center withthree operating suites that incorporate the same technologies.
In summary, our goal is to deliver unparalleled excellence in care for our patients.
All three Northwest Hand locations feature patient consultations tailored to the needs ofeach individual.
Northwest Hand treats the following medical conditions:
Hand and Wrist
Edwin D. Vyhmeister MD, C. Hendrik Kirchhoff MD, Harold J. Kirkpatrick MD, Michael A. Santoro MD, MPH, David Mokhtee, MD, and Emmanuel A. De La Cruz, MD
- Providing services in hand and wrist injury surgery, tennis elbow and shoulder therapy and tendinitis treatment to the areas of Everett and Seattle, and Woodinville, Washington.
Woodinville Hand Surgery
19930 Ballinger Way NE Seattle, WA 98155 | Toll Free 1-877-7NWHand | Fx: 206.417.6947
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