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Douglas Burns, MD

Patient Ratings

4.8 / 5 (Based on 88 Ratings)
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Specialties:

Sports Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and Physiatry

Call 425-899-1220

Insurance Accepted

Douglas Burns, MD is accepting new patients.

Telemedicine Visits Available

Dr. Douglas Burns is a board certified expert in nonoperative treatment of musculoskeletal pain and injuries.

Conditions Treated

nerve pain, pars fractures, sacroiliac joint pain, sciatica, annular tear, cervicogenic headaches, compression fractures of the spine, curvature of the spine, degenerative discs, discogenic back pain, facet joint pain, herniated discs, hip bursitis, hip osteoarthritis, kyphosis, pinched nerve, piriformis syndrome, radicular pain, sacroiliac joint arthritis, spinal cord compression, spine arthritis, spondylosis, synovial cysts, thoracic myelopathy, whiplash, facet arthropathy, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, back pain, cervical myelopathy, cervical spondylosis, failed back surgery, hip arthritis, hip pain, lower back pain, musculoskeletal conditions, myelopathy, neck pain, radiculopathy, scoliosis, spinal cord aneurysm, spinal cord dysfunction, occipital neuralgia, post laminectomy syndrome pain, musculoskeletal pain, back injury, and spine disorders

Procedures Performed

cervical, thoracic and lumbar facet joint injections, cervical, thoracic and lumbar interlaminar epidurals, cervical, thoracic and lumbar medial branch blocks, cervical, thoracic and lumbar radiofrequency neurotomy, cervical, thoracic and lumbar transforaminal epidurals, lumbar intradiscal procedures, lumbar provocation discography, radiofrequency neurotomy for sacroiliac joint pain, sacrococcygeal joint injections, sacroiliac joint injections, stellate ganglion nerve blocks, sympathetic ganglion nerve blocks, xray-guided injections, atlanto-occipital (C0-1) joint injections, back injections, bursa injections, caudal epidural injections, corticosteroid injections, costotransverse joint injections, costovertebral joint injections, diagnostic epidural spinal injections, discography, epidural steroid injections, facet joint blocks, facet joint injections, fluoroscopic-guided spine injections and ablation, lateral atlanto-axial (C1-2) joint injections, lateral branch blocks, lumbar epidural injections, lumbar facet injections, nerve root block, peripheral joint injections, radiofrequency neurotomy for facet joint pain, sacroiliac joint lateral branch blocks, spinal nerve injections, stellate lumbar sympathetic blocks, therapeutic spinal injections, Cortisone injections, nerve conduction studies, nonsurgical treatment of spine conditions, spine facet blocks, spine radiofrequency procedures, spine steroid injections, Radiofrequency Ablation, epidurals, joint injections, medial branch blocks, and hip injections

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Gender:

Male

Languages:

English

Interpretation Services Available

Honors, Awards, etc.

2025 Seattle Magazine "Top Docs" | 2025 Seattle Met "Top Doctors"

Board Certification

Board Certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Board Certified in Sports Medicine

Experience

Dr. Douglas Burns is an expert in the evaluation and treatment of spine and musculoskeletal pain conditions and sports injuries, utilizing the most up-to-date diagnostics (exam, radiology, laboratory, consultations) and leading edge/evidence-based treatments (medications, therapy, injections, surgery). He coordinates care among a broad spectrum of health professionals, including chiropractors, massage therapists and acupuncturists along with physical, occupational and speech therapists.
Dr. Burns has experience in both hospital and private practice medicine focusing on musculoskeletal, neuromuscular and electrodiagnostic diagnosis and treatment. He developed the interventional spine department at the Wenatchee Valley Medical Center before relocating to the Seattle area to complete additional training in interventional pain procedures. He has performed more than 10,000 spinal procedures including the cervical, thoracic and lumbosacral spine. At EvergreenHealth Sport & Spine Care, Dr. Burns splits his practice between clinical diagnosis and treatment and interventional pain procedures.
Dr. Burns has given several local, national and international presentations on spine pain related topics and has taught many interventional pain technique courses. He has also been involved in clinical research relating to the field of spinal interventional procedures, and in teaching physical medicine and rehabilitation residents as well as pain fellows from the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Clinical Expertise

Evaluation and treatment of spine and musculoskeletal pain conditions and sports injuries.
Interventional procedures including:
Cervical, thoracic and lumbar interlaminar epidurals
Cervical, thoracic and lumbar transforaminal epidurals
Caudal epidurals
Cervical, thoracic and lumbar Zygapophysial joint injections
Atlanto-occipital and lateral atlanto-axial joint injections
Cervical, thoracic and lumbar medial branch blocks
Cervical, thoracic and lumbar radiofrequency neurotomy
Sacroiliac joint injections
Sacroiliac joint radiofrequency neurotomy
Stellate ganglion and lumbar sympathetic blocks and lumbar provocation discography

Philosophy of Care

My overall goal is to maximize your pain reduction and functional improvement through thorough evaluation and use of all available treatment methods.

Experience

Year began practicing: 1999

Medical School

University of Washington School of Medicine | Seattle, WA

Residency

University of Washington, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | Seattle, WA

Fellowship

Washington Interventional Spine Associates (interventional pain) | Kirkland, WA

Personal Information

I enjoy medicine because as it's a great combo of dealing with science/technology as well as the human condition and being able to improve someone's life is immeasurable.
I'm a Northwest native, and returned to Washington state after attending college in southern California. I took a year off between college and medical school to teach math and science on St. Vincent and the Grenadine in the West Indies.
My wife and I live in Redmond with our three children, and all of our extended family are here in the greater Seattle area. We enjoy the area's combination of outdoors plus arts, music, culture scene and being around our family.
In our free time, we enjoy anything outside - on the water or in the mountains (road/mountain biking, snowboarding/skiing/xc skiing, stand-up paddle boarding, running, hiking, multi-sport).

Community Involvement

I'm involved with my youngest daughter's soccer team and my son's lacrosse team.

Reviews

5.0
July 24, 2025
Love my doctors at evergreen!
5.0
July 24, 2025
I am not sure what I would do without Dr. Burns. He has been a blessing. He is on top of cutting edge technology and knows everyone in the field. His experience and wisdom is critical to my spine health... My children are very grateful that he hasn't thrown in the towel with me... His commitment to getting me back to baseline is so reassuring. His passion for his field shines through and pulls me up when I feel hopeless that I will be stuck like this forever. Any other doctor would have probably given up on my case by now ... I'VE ALMOST given up on my case at times... And I prob would have If It wasn't for his determination and high standards for above and beyond mediocre pt outcomes
5.0
May 14, 2025
Dr Burns has always been professional and knows my health history. This allows him to assess best course of therapy.
5.0
April 10, 2025
Dr Burns is the absolute best. I've been seeing him since 2009, he has always been number one in my book
4.09
March 05, 2025
MRI results were reviewed pretty quickly. When asked, more Information was provided.
4.13
January 23, 2025
I have a lot of confidence in this care provider. He has helped relieve some terrible pain I had lived with for a long time before I was referred to him. I trust him.
5.0
January 18, 2025
Dr Burns, is the absolute best... He is compassionate, intelligent and interested in the best outcome for his patients. He is so good, that I chose another Evergreen doctor for my orthopedic care !!!
3.63
November 28, 2024
Dr Burns has provided excellent care in the past when I have been in terrible pain. My last couple of visits with him seemed different but I don't know what it was. I have seen other doctors for injections who did not help my pain. Dr Burns is the best and excellent at what he does.
5.0
October 15, 2024
Dr Burns ALWAYS PROFESSIONAL AND COURTEOUS!
5.0
October 01, 2024
Excellent Doctor and excellent staff
5.0
September 26, 2024
Dr. Burns has treated me since 2019. He is the person who found my back problem and coordinated the surgery that cured my problem. I trust him. I trust him so much I consulted with him to help pick the orthopedic surgeon to repair a faulty TKR. I have recommended Dr. Burns to many friends.
5.0
August 27, 2024
Dr Burns is fantastic
5.0
August 10, 2024
Very good and professional.
5.0
August 08, 2024
Dr Burns is just the very best. He listens carefully and answers all my questions. I'm completely confident in his skill and he's just so approachable kind and warm.
5.0
August 06, 2024
Dr Burns is amazing.Very compassionate, skilled, and thoughtful
5.0
June 07, 2024
He is fantastic
5.0
May 28, 2024
Dr Burns is awesome!!!!