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James I. Abe, MD

Specialties:

Sports Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and Physiatry

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James I. Abe, MD is accepting new patients.

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Conditions Treated

buttock pain, nerve pain, sacroiliac joint pain, sciatica, baker's cyst, cervicogenic headaches, curvature of the spine, discogenic back pain, facet joint pain, hip bursitis, knee osteoarthritis, patellar tendonitis, pinched nerve, piriformis syndrome, radicular pain, sacroiliac joint arthritis, shoulder adhesive capsulitis, spine arthritis, tailbone pain, de quervain's tenosynovitis, facet arthropathy, overuse injury, patellofemoral arthritis, rotator cuff impingement, spine pain, spondylolysis, carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome, frozen shoulder, rotator cuff tendonitis, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, ulnar tunnel syndrome, back pain, cervical spondylosis, herniated disc, hip arthritis, hip pain, Knee arthritis, knee pain, lower back pain, musculoskeletal conditions, neck pain, radiculopathy, shoulder pain, chronic pain, shoulder impingement, 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, electrodiagnostic evaluations, knee injections, sacrococcygeal joint injections, sacroiliac joint injections, ultrasound-guided injections, back injections, bursa injections, caudal epidural injections, corticosteroid injections, facet joint injections, lumbar epidural injections, lumbar facet injections, radiofrequency neurotomy for facet joint pain, spinal nerve injections, ultrasound-guided joint injections, non-surgical treatment of spine conditions, electromyography (EMG), Cortisone injections, nerve conduction studies, shoulder injections, spine facet blocks, spine radiofrequency procedures, spine steroid injections, ultrasound-guided joint procedures, 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.

2024 Seattle Met "Top Doctors"

Board Certification

Board Certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Experience

James Abe, MD, is a board-certified physical medicine and rehabilitation physician who sees patients 18 and older. He performs electrodiagnostic studies (EMGs), ultrasound-guided procedures and cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral and caudal fluoroscopically (X-ray)-guided spine procedures. Dr. Abe is a member of the Spine Interventional Society.

Clinical Expertise

Physical medicine and rehabilitation

Philosophy of Care

My passion for medicine stems from empowering patients to understand their medical diagnosis. I help guide them to the treatment options that align best with their care and lifestyle goals. Through my relationship with my patients, I aim to help alleviate their pain to enable them to live a more active lifestyle.

Experience

Year began practicing: 2023

Medical School

University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA

Residency

University of Washington (physical medicine & rehabilitation) | Seattle, WA

Fellowship

University of Pennsylvania (interventional spine and musculoskeletal medicine) | Philadelphia, PA

Internship

Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital (internal medicine) | Portland, OR

Personal Information

Dr. James Abe was born in Logan, Utah, and grew up in Vancouver, Washington. He is an avid Duke fan along with his wife, who is a hospitalist. He chose medicine as a career because he is passionate about teaching, serving others, and being a lifelong learner. In his free time, he loves traveling with his wife, trying new restaurants, hiking, indoor rock climbing and listening to classical music.