Offices: Downtown & Spokane Valley
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Michael D. McDonald, M.D. began practicing at NWOS in January, 2009. Prior to that, he spent ten years at a busy private practice in St. Paul, Minnesota before moving to Spokane to be closer to family.
Dr. McDonald specializes in total joint replacements, sports medicine, and general orthopaedics. He has a special interest in treating problems of the shoulder including arthroscopy and total shoulder replacement.
Dr. McDonald enjoys golfing, skiing, fly-fishing, and the outdoors.
Undergraduate
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT 1990
Medical School
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, UT 1994
Internship
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 1994-1995
Residency
University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, MN 1995-1999
Chief Resident Research Award
Certification
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Medical Interests
Shoulder arthroscopy
Total shoulder replacement
Total joint replacement
Sports medicine
General orthopaedic
Hospitals
Deaconess Medical Center
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center
Valley Hospital and Medical Center
Professional Memberships
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Spokane County Medical Society
Washington State Medical Association
Research/Presentations
Health East Orthopedic Seminar "Distal Tibia and Ankle Fractures" - 2004
St. Josephs Hospital Grand Rounds "Evaluation and Management of Rotator Cuff Disorders" - 2003
"Posterior Instability in Athletes" chief resident research award paper - 1999
Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting, Boston, MA "Methods of Analyzing Creep and Wear in Joint Replacement" - 1994
