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If you were to walk into our Tacoma clinic bright and early on a Friday morning you would hear one of our medical assistants in the back pod singing her ‘Friday song’ and busting a move. This fun spirited woman is none other than Joyce Maiuri who is Dr. Yearian’s Medical Assistant and Surgery Scheduler.

Having a scribe would probably make my own life easier. Someone who can type quickly but most importantly accurately with a fraction of the mistakes I make. Being a medical scribe is a lot tougher though, as their vocabulary has to fit in all the medical jargon that the physicians use. Here at Puget Sound

“Within the first three months of working here I had three physicians thank me and the front desk staff for doing our job well. The fact that they took time out of their busy schedules to thank us was really special,” Lorie tells me. Now passing her three years of employment Lorie still enjoys the

As I went to interview some employees for this next spotlight I got to see the behind the scenes action of our Lakewood Surgery Center: beds being moved down hallways, surgical instruments being moved to cleaning areas, oxygen tanks steered through back doors, and the buzz of employees communicating with each other. It seemed a

For 14 years Dr. Patrick Vaughan has been working in the area with various schools and clubs. Specializing in sports medicine and the father of active kids has given Dr. Vaughan a very unique perspective on practicing medicine. “I get to give back to the community and I also know that for athletes, getting back

Sara Alexandre is an employee at Puget Sound Orthopaedics who is consistently on her feet. She is the medical assistant for Dr. Martin and the back office lead for the Tacoma and Gig Harbor offices making her rather busy. Just shy of five years ago Sara joined our team and began working with a high-in-demand

The first faces anyone sees when they enter any of our clinics is that of our front desk team. This wonderful team is full of the bright faces that greet and check every patient in and are there to end your visit here at Puget Sound Orthopaedics. Working full circle on every appointment is no

One bright and early morning as I was coming into work I noticed one of our physicians walking in across the parking lot. We made eye contact but I figured he was too far away and it was too early to be shouting across the parking lot so I quickly looked away. As soon as

Sandy Yoeun had a very early start with Puget Sound Orthopaedics; in fact, it was so early that we were called Lakewood Orthopaedic Surgeons at the time of her start in 2007. Sandy was in between jobs when she saw that Clover Park was offering free medical billing that was taught by none other than

“I don’t know why I chose to practice medicine, it just seemed like fun. And I’m glad I did,” says our orthopedic spine surgeon Dr. John Blair. During his schooling he spent three years studying different specialties of surgical medicine: vascular, cardiothoracic, and finally focusing on spine. He was drawn in because of the power