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  • Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine
  • 29 years of experience
  • Confluence Health Wenatchee Valley Hospital 820 N Chelan Ave, Wenatchee, WA 98801
  • (509) 663-8711

Brief Intro

Michael J. Rossi, M.D. comes to Wenatchee from Sun Valley Sports Medicine in Ketchum, Idaho. He completed a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a M.S. in Biomedical Engineering at the University of California, Davis. He received his Medical Doctorate from the University of California, Irvine where he was also an member of Alpha Omega Alpha, the medical honorary. Dr. Rossi did a General Surgery Internship and an Orthopedic Surgery Residency at Stanford University Medical Center, where he was also Chief Resident in Orthopedics. He followed this with an Orthopedic Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Fellowship at the Taos Orthopedic Institute in Taos, New Mexico where he was Assistant to the US Ski Team Physician. Dr. Rossi has also worked as a volunteer Orthopedic Surgeon in Nicaragua. A recent article titled sVideo Informed Consent Improves Knee Arthroscopy Patient Comprehensiont was published in the June, 2006 issue of Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. The article presents the positive results of a study that tested the hypothesis that video informed consent improves knee arthroscopy patient comprehension and satisfaction compared with traditional verbal informed consent. Dr. Rossi has also been elected to Active Member of the Arthroscopy Association of North America. Dr. Rossi’s personal interests include alpine, telemark and Nordic skiing, mountaineering, fly-fishing and biking. He is an active member of the US Ski Team physician pool and has traveled most recently with the Men’s US Ski Team to Chamonix, France. Before becoming an active team physician, he was been invited to travel with the US Ski as a non-active member. He traveled with the team to Chamonix in February 2005 and in December 2006 he was invited to work with the Women’s US Ski Team at the NorAm races at Lake Louise. He also participated in a course with ski team physicians in Beaver Creek, Colorado

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Education Background

MEDICAL SCHOOL

University Of California Irvine College Of Medicine - 1996

Languages Spoken

  • Spanish
  • Russian
  • English

Location & Hours

  • Confluence Health
  • 820 N Chelan Ave, Wenatchee, WA 98801
  • Mon:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Tue:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Wed:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Thu:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Fri:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Sat:7:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Sun:Closed

Specialties Treated

  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Sports Medicine

Conditions Addressed

  • Internal Derangement of Knee Ligaments
  • Internal Derangement of Knee Cartilage
  • Lateral Epicondylitis
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Internal Derangement of Knee
  • Fractures, Dislocations, Derangement, and Sprains
  • Rotator cuff syndrome
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Procedures Performed

  • Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery
  • Hip Replacement
  • Carpal Tunnel Decompression
  • Physical Therapy
  • Shoulder Surgery
  • Knee Replacement
  • Knee Arthroscopy
  • Knee Replacement
  • Occupational Therapy Evaluation
  • Occupational Therapy Evaluation
  • Carpal Tunnel Decompression
  • Neurological Testing
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Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

  • BLUE CROSS of CALIFORNIA
  • Premera Blue Cross
  • Mutual of Omaha
  • Medicare
  • STLDentalPlan| LLC
  • First Choice Health
  • PacificSource Health Plans
  • Transamerica
  • Aetna
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • Cigna
  • GEHA
  • Wellcare
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  • Cancer 20
  • Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 15
  • Orthopedics 36
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery 21
  • Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 32
  • Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 33
  • Diabetes & Endocrinology 12
  • Children's Hospital 4
  • Urology 30
  • Psychiatry 16
  • Geriatrics 33
  • Rehabilitation 13
  • Obsterics & Gynecology 4
  • Ear, Nose & Throat 4
  • Rheumatology 1
  • Long Term Care 1
  • Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 15