Dr. Carl Basamania is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon and internationally recognized expert. He graduated from George Washington Medical School. He completed an orthopedic surgery residency at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, WA, and a fellowship in reconstructive shoulder surgery with Dr. Charles A. Rockwood Jr. at the University of Texas in San Antonio.
Dr. Carl Basamania is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon and internationally recognized expert. He graduated from George Washington Medical School. He completed an orthopedic surgery residency at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, WA, and a fellowship in reconstructive shoulder surgery with Dr. Charles A. Rockwood Jr. at the University of Texas in San Antonio.
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Very professional and took his time with me explaining procedure.
Jul-2025
Nice to visit, as always. Looking forward to my next new shoulder.
Jun-2025
Always professional and kind!
Jun-2025
Easy to talk to, direct, warm and friendly and comes highly recommended as a surgeon.
Jun-2025
Carl Is The Best in Washington State’s West and he passed my Patientt’s Test
In my Quest to find relief for my ailment
Jun-2025
Always takes time to thoroughly explain what the MRI shows and what your options are.
Jun-2025
The best
Jun-2025
Excellent experience
Thank you
Jun-2025
Dr Basamania is terrific. My surgery couldn’t have been better and I had zero pain afterwards…”like it never happened.”
Dr. Carl Basamania is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon and internationally recognized expert in shoulder replacement surgery and the treatment of clavicle fractures. Dr. Basamania performed the first Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty in the US in 2003 and continues to perform over 500 shoulder surgeries each year. He helped develop an innovative, minimally invasive technique for repairing both new and poorly healed clavicle fractures which significantly decreases complications and greatly improves patient outcomes. Dr. Basamania has been featured in the National Geographic special entitled “The Incredible Human Body” and has been a guest on CBS’s “The Doctors”.
Actively involved with clinical research, Dr. Basamania has contributed chapters to more than 17 orthopedic text books and has written over 30 peer reviewed articles. He is an editorial reviewer for The Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery and continues to lecture both nationally and internationally having lectured in over 25 countries. He is a senior design consultant for Depuy Synthes and holds multiple patents on various orthopedic devices and instruments.
Dr. Basamania is a world renowned expert in shoulder surgery. After graduating from George Washington Medical School, Dr. Basamania began his career in the US Military. He completed an orthopedic surgery residency at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, WA, and a fellowship in reconstructive shoulder surgery with Dr. Charles A. Rockwood Jr. at the University of Texas in San Antonio. After training, Dr. Basamania was stationed at Fort Bragg, NC where he was named Chief of Orthopedic Surgery and worked with the Army’s Delta Force as their designated orthopedic surgeon. In addition to multiple military decorations, he has been the only physician in the military to receive both the Surgeon General’s Physician Recognition Award and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Physician Recognition Award.
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Very professional and took his time with me explaining procedure.
Nice to visit, as always. Looking forward to my next new shoulder.
Always professional and kind!
Easy to talk to, direct, warm and friendly and comes highly recommended as a surgeon.
Carl Is The Best in Washington State’s West and he passed my Patientt’s Test In my Quest to find relief for my ailment
Always takes time to thoroughly explain what the MRI shows and what your options are.
The best
Excellent experience Thank you
Dr Basamania is terrific. My surgery couldn’t have been better and I had zero pain afterwards…”like it never happened.”
Always great!