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With a shared dedication to hand surgery, our group of five board certified orthopedic surgeons specialize in problems involving the hand, wrist and forearm. Hand surgeons are specially trained to diagnose your hand condition and to recommend appropriate treatment options - often with no surgery required. Our physicians are also on the staff and provide coverage for both Evergreen and Overlake Hospital, and work closely with hand therapists in the rehabilitation of injuries.

Edward R. North, MD

Dr. North received both his undergraduate and medical degree from the University of Kansas. He performed his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Arkansas Medical Center in Little Rock before serving two years in the United States Army as an orthopedic surgeon. He completed his hand surgery fellowship at Roosevelt Hospital in New York City then accepted a full-time teaching position in hand surgery, initially at the University of Arkansas and then at Stanford University before moving to the Pacific Northwest. Dr. North is board-certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and has received a Certificate of Added Qualification in Hand Surgery. As the founding partner of Washington Hand Surgery in 1983, Dr. North is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, the American Medical Association, the Washington State Medical Society, and the King County Medical Society. He is also on the staff at Overlake Hospital Medical Center and Evergreen Hospital Medical Center.

Clinical Focus: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Dupuytren’s Contracture, Wrist and Hand Arthritis, Skin and Soft Tissue Problems, Complex Reconstructive Surgery.

Steven L. Reed, MD

Earning his medical degree from the University of Washington, Dr. Reed completed his residency at the University of Washington. Subsequently, he had a hand surgery fellowship in Sweden and France. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery and is board-certified as a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. Dr. Reed has received a Certificate of Added Qualification in Hand Surgery and is an affiliated physician with Evergreen Hospital Medical Center and Overlake Hospital Medical Center.

Clinical Focus: Surgical and Medical Treatment of the Hand and Elbow

Steven D. Sun, MD

A native of the Chicago area, Dr. Sun did his undergraduate studies at Northwestern University, where he also graduated with honors with a Masters degree in Neurobiology and Physiology. He attended Rush Medical College in Chicago and completed his orthopedic surgery training at Jackson Memorial Hospital / University of Miami in Florida. From there, he continued his sub-specialization training with a hand and upper extremity fellowship at the University of Washington. Dr. Sun is an affiliated physician with Evergreen Hospital Medical Center and Overlake Hospital Medical Center.

Clinical Focus: Hand and Wrist Surgery, Trauma and Problem Fractures, Workers Compensation

Todd M. Guyette, MD

Raised in southern California, Dr. Guyette graduated salutorian from the University of Southern California. After earning his M.D. degree from Harvard Medical School, he completed his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. He then headed to the Curtis National Hand Center in Baltimore, MD for his fellowship in Microvascular and Hand Surgery. Dr. Guyette is board-certified as a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and has a Certification of Added Qualification in Hand Surgery. With a clinical practice that spans the range of upper extremity pathology, Dr. Guyette is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery and the American Society of Surgery of the Hand. He is also an affiliate physician with Overlake Hospital Medical Center and Evergreen Hospital Medical Center

Clinical Focus: Nerve Compression of the Upper Extremity, Complex Hand and Wrist Trauma, Wrist Arthroscopy, Hand and Wrist Arthritis.

Allison MacLennan, M.D.

Dr. MacLennan graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School and completed her orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Washington. She also completed her hand and upper extremity surgery fellowship training at the C.V. Starr Hand Surgery Center at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital in New York City. As part of her hand surgery fellowship, she trained at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston as well as Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas. Dr. MacLennan is board-certified as a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. She is on staff at both Overlake Hospital Medical Center and Evergreen Hospital Medical Centers.

Clinical Focus: Surgical and nonsurgical treatment of hand and wrist trauma, carpal tunnel syndrome, nerve compressions of the upper extremity, Dupuytren's contracture, skin and soft tissue problems, tendinitis, arthritis.