Thomas M Jinguji, MD

Orthopedics, Sports Medicine, Foot and Ankle Deformities, Vascular Anomalies, Concussion Program, Fracture Program, Spine Program, General Pediatrics

On staff since November 1996

Academic Title: Clinical Professor

Research Center: Center for Clinical and Translational Research

"When I first got into medical school, I asked my mom what makes a good doctor. She said, "Be good, be kind and be thorough." I try to stick to this advice as much as I can."

• Biography

  Dr. Jinguji is a clinical associate professor in the Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and the Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. He completed his pediatric residency and internship at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Fellowship in Primary Care Sports Medicine was also completed through the University of Washington School of Medicine. Specialty interests for Dr Jinguji include developmental hip dysplasia and research in concussion.

  He is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine. Dr. Jinguji lives with his wife, two children and dog Molly in south King County. He enjoys trying to finish marathons and doing whatever his family tells him to do.

• Patient Testimonials

  • Aly Seattle, WA 02.19.24

    My son is lucky enough to be treated by Dr. Jinguji for club foot. Since our initial meeting with him five months ago, we were impressed with his patience, knowledge, and joy! During one tough casting appointment, Dr. Jinguji joined my husband and I in singing twinkle twinkle little star to help calm our son. Ahead of each appointment, we look forward to seeing him and know our son is in the best hands. Dr. Jinguji is truly the best physician we have met!

  • Silveria Connell, WA 06.05.23

    Dr. Jinguji is an amazing and really understanding doctor who explains everything clearly and cares for his patients. Thank you so much for having doctors like him. Keep up the good work.

  • Donna Brady 03.11.23

    I am thrilled to share my experience with Dr. Jinguji, who has been taking care of our 6-year-old daughter. From the very first appointment, Dr. Jinguji's bedside manner made us feel like our daughter was his only patient. He has that special ability to intentionally connect with his patients and their families, making a difficult situation seem conquerable. We travel all the way from Montana to see Dr. Jinguji because of his kindness and thoughtfulness. His expertise and knowledge in the field of orthopedics have been instrumental in helping our daughter with her complicated condition. Dr. Jinguji has helped us set up the best team to help treat our daughter, and we feel like we have the best team on our side. What we appreciate most about Dr. Jinguji is his attentiveness to our daughter's needs. He always takes the time to answer our questions and explain the treatment plan in a way that we can understand. We leave our appointments with him feeling uplifted and reassured that our daughter is in the best hands possible. Overall, we are extremely pleased with our experience with Dr. Jinguji and would recommend him to anyone in need of orthopedic interventions for their child. He is truly one of those special doctors who go above and beyond to take care of their patients and their families.

  • Angelica Sunnyside, Wa 11.30.22

    We met with Dr. Jinguji after a consultation regarding my daughters bilateral clubfoot. Her initial care and serial casting was done at another facility. We went in for a 2nd opinion with Dr. J because we felt our appointments and time at the other facility felt rushed. My husband and I felt like we were not being educated on her condition. We felt that she was not being properly evaluated at each appointment. When we finally met Dr. J that was totally different. He is very attentive to her and he even gets down to her feet level to watch her walk. He truly cares about her well being and it shows in his work. I highly recommend him, you won't regret it. Very kind human being. His staff is also just as caring, nurse Shannon Peck is equally as kind and attentive. Great experience!

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• Awards and Honors

  Award Name	Award Description	Awarded By	Award Date
  SEATTLE TOP DOCTOR - 2022		Seattle Magazine	2022
  SEATTLE MAGAZINE TOP DOCTOR - 2016		Seattle Magazine	2016
  Seattles Top Doctor 2016		Seattle Met Magazine	2016
  SEATTLE MAGAZINE TOP DOCTOR - 2015		Seattle Magazine	2015
  Honor Medical Society		UW Chapter Alpha Omega Alpha	Jan 1, 2009
  Service Excellence Award Winner, Fall 2007		Recognition T.E.A.M., UW Medicine	2007

• Publications

  Manuscripts in Refereed Journals

  • Bompadre V, Jinguji TM, Yanez ND, Satchell EK, Gilbert K, Burton M, Conrad EU 3rd, Herring SA
    Washington State’s Lystedt Law in Concussion Documentation in Seattle Public High Schools
    J. Athl Train., 2014 July - 2014 Aug. : 49(4)486-92
  • Jinguji TM
    Musculoskeletal screening in children
    Pediatr Ann, 2013 Nov. : 42(11)452-3

  Other Publications

  • Jinguji, TM, Stevenson, D, Cohen, R, Sunshine, P
    Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
    Neonatology: Clinical Practice and Procedures, 2015 May
  • Roof, Amanda C, Jinguji, Thomas M, White, Klane K
    Musculoskeletal Screening: Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
    Pediatr Ann, 2013 Nov 1 : 42(11)229-235
  • Lee Pace J, Wiater B, Schmale G, Jinguji T, Bompadre V, Krengel W 3rd
    Baumann Angle and Radial-Ulnar Overlap: a Radiographic Study to Control for the Angle of the X-ray Beam
    J Pediatr Orthop, 2012 July : 32(5)467-72
  • Krengel WF 3rd, Wiater BP, Pace JL, Jinguji TM, Bompadre V, Stults JK, Schmale GA
    Does using the medial or lateral humeral line improve reliability of baumann angle measurement on plain x-ray? The effect of humeral length visualized on the x-ray
    J Pediatr Orthop, 2012 June : 32(4)373-377
  • Jinguji TM, Bompadre, V, Harmon KG, Satchell EK, Gilbert K, Wild J, Eary JF
    Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 2: Baseline Values for High School Athletes
    Br J Sports Med, 2012 : 46(5)365-70
  • Jinguji TM, Krabak BJ, Satchell EK
    Epidemiology of Youth Sports Concussion
    Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am, 2011 : 22(4)565-575
  • Shank CF, Wiater BP, Pace JL, Jinguji TM, Schmale GA, Bittner RC, Bompadre V, Stults JK, Krengel WF 3rd
    The Lateral Capitelohumeral Angle in Normal Children: Mean, Variation, and Reliablity in Comparison to Baumann's Angle
    J Pediatric Orthop, 2011 : 31(3): 266-71
  • Bompadre V, Jinguji TM, Satchel E, Gilbert K, Burton M, Conrad EU, Herring S
    Reporting Concussions in High School: the effect of the State of Washington's Lystedt Law
    J Athletic Trainers, Accepted f

• Presentations

  Presentation Title	Event	Location	Date
  Upper Extremity Splinting; Foot and Ankle: Exam Demo and Cases Panel; and Head Injury/Concussion	LT Staheli Pediatric Orthopedic Update for Primary Care	Seattle, WA	Jan 10, 2015
  The Ankle and Knee Exam	UW Department of Pediatrics Wilderness Medicine Lecture	Seattle, WA	Jul 7, 2014
  Intoeing and Outtoeing	UW Department of Pediatrics Residency Didactics Lecture	Seattle, WA	Jul 7, 2014
  Pediatric Lower Extremity and Gait Concerns	Swedish Medical Center Family Practice Residency Didactics Lecture	Seattle, WA	Apr 15, 2014
  Casting and splinting techniques: molding and wedging of casts	Childrens Hospital Orthopedic Technologist Competency Inservice	Seattle, WA	Feb 10, 2014
  Common but Complicated Issues in Pediatric Orthopedic Care	LT Staheli Pediatric Orthopedic Update for Primary Care	Seattle, WA	Jan 18, 2014
  Common Fractures in Pediatric Patients	Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Fellows Didactic Lecture	Seattle, WA	Nov 5, 2013
  Sports Injuries to the Knee & Common Fractures and What Not to Miss	Montana Chapter AAP Annual Meeting	Big Sky, MT	Sep 27, 2013 - Sep 29, 2013
  Sports Injuries to the Knee	Group Health Olympia General Pediatrics Inservice	Seattle, WA	Sep 23, 2013
  Common Fractures in Pediatric Primary Care	WWAMI Visiting Professor to Peninsula Childrens Clinic	Port Angeles, WA	Sep 17, 2013
  Rotational and Angular Deformities of the Lower Extremities	UW Department of Pediatrics Resident Teaching Conference	Seattle, WA	Jun 24, 2013
  Non Accidental Trauma	Seattle Childrens PA/NP Inservice	Seattle, WA	Jun 12, 2013
  Concussion Update for the Emergency Department	Seattle Childrens Emergency Department Nursing Inservice	Seattle, WA	Jun 6, 2013
  Common Fractures in Pediatric Primary Care	Swedish Medical Center Family Practice Didactics Lecture	Seattle, WA	May 14, 2013
  Youth Sports Concussion: Update on Current Practice and Management	Saint Peters Hospital - Pediatric Inservice	Olympia, WA	May 9, 2013
  Rotational and Angular Deformities of the Lower Extremities	UW Sports Academic Teaching Conference	Seattle, WA	Apr 24, 2013
  Pediatric Sports Medicine: The Lower Extremity	UW Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Clinical Musculoskeletal Medicine Lecture Series	Seattle, WA	Mar 12, 2013
  Questions and Answers for Primary Care Providers	Richmond Pediatrics	Shoreline, WA	Feb 8, 2013
  Course Chair	Lynn T. Staheli Pediatric Orthopedic Seminar	Seattle, WA	Jan 19, 2013
  Concussion: Initial Recognition, Management, and Ongoing Controversies	SCH Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Visiting Professor	Seattle Children's	Jan 18, 2013
  Concussions: Update on Current Standards and Practice	UWPN Issaquah Clinic Providers Lecture		Dec 3, 2012
  Youth Sports Concussions: Update on Current Standards and Practice	Seattle Childrens Ambulatory Inservice		Nov 21, 2012
  Gait Abnormalities in Pediatric Orthopedics	Swedish Family Practice Residency Didactic Lecture		Oct 16, 2012
  Youth Sports Concussion: Update on Current Standards and Practice	WWAMI Visiting Professor to Yakima and Toppenish		Sep 26, 2012 - Sep 27, 2012
  Game Time: How to Assess Your Young Athletes for a Healthy Sports Season	Seattle Childrens Hospital Pediatric Grand Rounds		Aug 9, 2012
  Pediatric Orthopedic Trauma: Evaluation in the Office Setting	St. Francis Hospital Pediatric Providers Lecture		Jun 11, 2012
  Casting Workshop and Physical Exam Lecture	Department of Pediatrics Wilderness Medicine Elective		Jun 11, 2012
  Orthopedic Concerns for Rheumatology Providers	Department of Rheumatology Pediatric Fellows Didactic Lecture		Jun 1, 2012
  Sport Concussion Assessment Tool-2; Baseline Values for High School Athletes	Center for Clinical and Translational Research Science Day; Oral Platform Presentation		May 10, 2012
  Non Accidental Trauma	PA/NP Inservice		May 9, 2012
  An Approach to Pediatric and Adolescent Knee Pain	UW Department of Pediatrics Resident Teaching Conference		Apr 23, 2012
  Pediatric Sports Medicine: The Lower Extremity	UW Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Clinical Musculoskeletal Medicine Lecture Series		Mar 20, 2012
  Common Fractures in Pediatric Care	St. Francis Hospital Pediatric Providers Lecture		Mar 12, 2012
  Seattle Childrens Case of the Month Toe Walking	Seattle Childrens Case of the Month		March 2012
  Musculoskeletal Exam Demonstration"	Lynn T. Staheli Pediatric Orthopedic Seminar		Jan 21, 2012
  Orthopedic Responsibilities in Child Abuse	Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Grand Rounds		Dec 12, 2011
  Common Sports Injuries to the Knee	Pediatric Associates Orthopedics Roundtable		Sep 7, 2011
  Splinting in the ER Setting	Seattle Children's Hospital Urgent Care CME	, Seattle, WA	Jun 11, 2011
  The Limping Child	Swedish Family Practice Residencey Didactic Lecture	, Seattle, WA	May 24, 2011
  Pediatric Potpouri: Limping, Breaking and Head-Banging	UW Sports Academic Teaching Conference	, Seattle, WA	Mar 30, 2011
  Trauma in the Office Setting: Radiology and Splints	Lynn T. Staheli Pediatric Orthopedic Semincar	, Seattle WA	Jan 22, 2011
  Youth Concussion Update on Current Standards and Practice, Case Studies in Sports Medicine	Seattle Childrens CME Tri-Cities Practical Pediatrics		Apr 17, 2010
  An Approach to Pediatric and Adolescent Knee Pain	North Pacific Pediatric Society		Mar 12, 2010
  Two Orthopedists and Three Opinions	Lynn T. Staheli Pediatric Orthopedic Seminar	Seattle, WA	Jan 23, 2010
  Pediatric Orthopedics: Q&A	SCH Pediatric Residency Teaching Conference	Seattle, WA	Dec 21, 2009
  Adult and Pediatric Sports Injuries: What is the difference?	UW Sports Academic Teaching Conference	Seattle, WA	Dec 16, 2009
  Common Fractures in Pediatric Primary Care	CME talk for Seattle Childrens Hospital	Seattle, WA	Oct 3, 2009
  Head and Sports Injuries	The Sammamish Club	Seattle, WA	Oct 3, 2009
  Physical Education Related Injuries in US Emergency Departments	King 5 News and Northwest Cable News television interview	Seattle, WA	Sep 9, 2009
  Pediatric Foot, Gait, and Leg Disorders	American Board of Family Practice; Family Medical Board Review		Jun 26, 2009
  WWAMI Visiting Professor		Port Angeles, WA	Jun 16, 2009
  Why are Pediatric Sports Injuries Different than Adult Sport Injuries?	Lynn T. Staheli Pediatric Orthopedic Seminar		Jan 24, 2009

• Research Funding

  Grant Title	Grantor	Amount	Award Date
  Cortical GABA in Pediatric Sports Concussions	NIH RO3	$100,000	2013 - 2015