ACL issues again

I would like to re-open this topic as my friend will need a surgery. In the past, several surgeons were recommended here but I am wondering whether I could re-fresh the list.

Anyone had recently a good experience with Seattle-based surgeon and can recommend one?

Thanks in advance for a reply.

I highly recommend Dr. Scott Hormel in Seattle. Here is his bio:

www.opaortho.com/staff/hormel.html

(206) 386-2600

He did my ACL reconstruction in 2008 (I was referred by a friend) and again in 2012. I have referred several friends to him. Great surgeon and staff. He's a skier and also a really nice guy.

I'd recommend checking out Dr. Peter Mandt. He did my knee in 2004. Great guy, great credentials (Steadman-Hawkins Clinic Fellowship), skier and doc to the U.S. Ski team for a time.

www.pro-osm.com/directory/people/show/peter-mandt

I have seen both Hormel and Mandt, and I can give good recs on both.

It also kind of comes down to which flavor of ACL replacement you decide to go with- Mandt does a bit more patellar tendon autografts, while Hormel prefers Hamstring quadbundle autografts. Both will do allografts as well, but from my own personal experience with graft failure I can't recommend them for highly active people.

Both guys are highly qualified- Hormel is more personable IMHO and located in Seattle at Swedish/Providence, Mandt was at Overlake when I saw him and driving to Bellevue was a bit of a pain (no pun intended).

Thanks for the replies.

Any good surgeon at the UW?

Thanks for the replies.

Any good surgeon at the UW?

Dr. Fred Madsen. He did my shoulder, not sure if he does knees, but they have top-notch orthopedic surgeons at UW.  I'm sure someone could recommend a knee guy.