History
Dr. Forest Flashman and Dr. John Stewart established Orthopedic Physicians, Inc. in 1958. Several doctors entered the practice in the intervening years and, in 1994, Orthopedic Physicians, Inc. merged with Orthopedic Associates to form the present group, Orthopedic Physician Associates.
Specialties
OPA physicians are board certified in Orthopedics, Sports Medicine, Physiatry, and Anesthesiology / Interventional Pain Medicine, and each has advanced sub-specialty fellowship training in Sports, Joints, Foot & Ankle, Spine, and Trauma. OPA physicians are known regionally and throughout the world as leaders in their fields. They lecture frequently, train others and develop new surgical techniques using breakthrough hardware in today's surgical fields. Our physicians are the team physicians for many of the area's professional sports teams including the Seattle Mariners, the Seattle Seahawks, the Seattle Storm, Pacific Northwest Ballet and dozens of collegiate and recreational leagues throughout the greater Seattle area.