Dr. Tycho E. Kersten, M.D.
Orthopedics physician, Spokane, WA
Northwest Orthopaedic SpecialistsBoard certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, at Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists since 2001, with sports medicine fellowship training.
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About Dr. Kersten
Dr. Kersten is a fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in shoulder, knee and elbow arthroscopy. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, including in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. He earned his medical degree at the University of Minnesota Medical School after an undergraduate degree at Amherst College.
He completed his residency at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester and a sports medicine fellowship at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles. He began practicing at Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists in 2001. His work also covers trauma and fracture care, joint reconstruction, rotator cuff repair and tennis elbow.
He has served as a team doctor for Whitworth University and Lewis and Clark High School. In his free time he likes biking, golfing, sailing, camping, canoeing and reading.
Membership and fees
Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists offers self-pay pricing where the posted price is the final price, with a new patient visit at $275 and a follow-up visit for established patients at $175.
The $275 new patient visit does not cover follow-up visits, fracture care, surgery, MRI, casting or injections.
Self-pay MRI is $800 with contrast and $600 without, each plus a separate interpretation fee from Inland Imaging, and a sports physical for ages 11 to 19 is $50.
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Is Dr. Kersten board certified?
Dr. Kersten is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is also board certified in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine.
Where did Dr. Kersten train?
Dr. Kersten received his medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School. He completed his residency at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester and a sports medicine fellowship at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles.
Does Dr. Kersten offer self-pay pricing?
Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists offers self-pay pricing where the posted price is the final price.
How much does a self-pay visit at Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists cost?
A self-pay new patient visit is $275, and a follow-up visit for established patients is $175.
Does Dr. Kersten treat sports injuries?
Dr. Kersten specializes in sports medicine, arthroscopy and rotator cuff repair, among other areas.
Where does Dr. Kersten practice?
Dr. Kersten began practicing at Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists in 2001.
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