Education

Undergraduate

Seattle University, 1981
Magna Cum Laude
Bachelor of Arts – Philosophy
Bachelor of Science – Chemistry

Medical School

University of Washington, 1985
Graduated with Honors
Alpha Omega Alpha

Residency

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Montefiore Medical Center
Surgical Internship, 1986
Orthopedic Residency, 1990

Fellowship

Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1991
Special Fellow in Arthritis Surgery

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Affiliations

Chief Elect, Orthopedic Section, Evergreen Hospital and Medical Center
Head, Adult Reconstructive Section, Evergreen Hospital and Medical Center
Head, Evergreen Orthopedic Research Lab
Managing Partner, Evergreen Orthopedic Clinic
Past Chairman, Washington State Arthritis Foundation
Member, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons

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Education

Seattle University
Seattle, Washington, 1976 – 1981
Magna Cum Laude
B.S. – Chemistry
B.A. – Philosophy

University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, Washington, 1981 – 1985
Doctor of Medicine
Graduation with Honors

Post Graduate Medical Training

Internship – General Surgery
Montefiore Medical Center, The Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, New York 1985 – 1986

Residency – Orthopedic Surgery
Montefiore Medical Center, The Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, New York 1986 – 1990

Fellowship

Special Fellow in Adult Reconstructive and Arthritis Surgery
Shoulder, Hip, and Knee Reconstruction
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio 1990 – 1991

Board Status

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Board Certified 1994

Licensure to Practice

Washington License

Professional Activity

Private Practice
1997 – present Proliance Surgeons
Evergreen Orthopedic Center
12911 120th Avenue NE, Suite H-210
Kirkland, Washington 98034

Community Activity
1995 – 1996 Chairman of the Board
Washington State Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation
1992 – 1994 Chairman of Patient Education Committee
Washington State Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation
1995 – 1996 Implant Committee, Evergreen Hospital Medical Center
1994 – 2001 Alpental Ski Patrol
1991 – 1996 Assistant Team Physician, University of Washington
1992 – 1997 Team Physician, Lake Washington Ski Council
1991 – 1993 Team Physician, Woodinville Highschool
1992 – 1996 Team Physician, Newport Highschool

Professional Societies
American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Western Orthopedic Association
Washington State Medical Association

Awards & Honors
1999 State License Documentation “Top-Rated Physicians in America”
1984 Alpha Omega Alpha
1982 – 1983 Medical Student Research Fellowship - Department of Rheumatology, University of Washington School of Medicine
1981 – 1982 Medical Student Research Fellowship, Northwest Lipid Research Clinic, University of Washington School of Medicine
1979 Alumni Merit Scholarship, Seattle University
1978 Alpha Sigma Nu National Jesuit Honor Society, Seattle University Chapter, Kathy Ann Jones Fellowship Award, Seattle University
1977 Honors Program Scholarship, Seattle University

Publications
McAllister, C.M., Stepanian J.D. Minimally Invasive Total Knee Replacement: The Impact of Everting the Extensor Mechanism on Early Range of Motion. Orthopedics Today. July, 2005.

McAllister, C.M. and Kirschenbaum, I.K. Guest Editors. Seminars in Arthroplasty, Vol. 4, No. 2; April, 1993.

McAllister, C.M. and Borden, L.S.: Allograft Reconstruction of the Acetabulum in Revision Hip Surgery. Seminars in Arthroplasty, Vol. 4, No. 2; April, 1993.

Cooper, R.B., McAllister, C. M., Borden, L. S., and Bauer, T.: Polyetheylene Debris Induced Osteolysis and Loosening in Uncemented Total Hip Arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty, June, 1991.

Guttentag, I.J., McAllister, C. M., Sadler, A., Szporn, M. and Cobelli, N.: The Effects of Bone Loss in Treating Open Tibia Fractures (Abstract). Orthopaedic Trans., November/December, 1990.

McAllister, C. M. and Seimon, L. P.: Surgical Treatment of Spinal Stenosis (Abstract). Orthopaedic Trans., 1989.

McAllister, C. M. and Dorfman, H. D.: Crystalline Deposition Disease in Bone: A Review. The Einstein Quart. J. Biol. Med., Vol. 7,, No. 3, Summer, 1989.

McAllister, C. M., Zillmer, D. and Cobelli, N. J.: Clostridium perfringens and Staphylococcus epidermitis Polymicrobial Septic Arthritis: A Case Report. Clin. Orthop. 24l:245-247, 1989.

McAllister, C. M. and Simkin, P. A.: Intraosseous Pressure and Hydraulic Resistance in Steroid Treated Rabbits. Arthritis Rheum. (Supplement) Vol. 8, No. 24, April, 1985.

Lectures & Presentations
Minimally Invasive Total Hip Arthroplasty and Surgical Approaches for Total Hip Revision. Guest Speaker. Campbell River Lodge, Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada. September 23-24, 2005. Guest Speaker.

Revision Hip and Knee Joint Replacement Program and Bioskills Workshop, Evergreen Orthopedic Center, Kirkland, WA August 13, 2005.

Primary Hip and Knee: Surgeon Choices to Improve Patient Outcomes, Monterey, CA, May 20-21, 2005.

Unicompartmental Arthroplasty (Unispacer, Unicondylar Knee Replacement) Instructional Course, Guest Speaker. Vancouver, British Columbia, May 15, 2005.

Advanced Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Surgical Symposium, Shiley Center for Orthopedic Research and Education, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA, May 13, 2005. Guest Instructor.

PAWS Course: Practical Anatomy Workshop, Total Knee Arthroplasty, St. Louis, MO, May 6, 2005.

Modified Mid-Vastus Technique and Navigation Technical Training, Speaker. Phoenix, AZ, April 6, 2005.

State of the Art in Orthopaedics, Snowmass, Colorado, March 14-16, 2005.

Medial Compartmental Osteoarthritis/High Tibial Osteotomy, Unicondylar Knee Demonstration, AANA Winter Course, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, January 7-9, 2005.

Advances in Surgical Technology, Surgical Symposium, New York City, December 2-4, 2004.

Advances in Surgical Technology, Live Surgery: Unicondylar Knee Replacement, Evergreen Hospital, Kirkland, Washington, December 2, 2004.

Advanced Technology in Hip and Knee Surgery, Orthopaedic Specialty Institute, Orange, California, October 22, 2004.

Uni Compartmental Surgical Approach/MIS Knee Surgical Approach Navigation Training Program, Evergreen Orthopedic Center, Kirkland, Washington, September 18-19, 2004.

Revision Total Hip Replacements: Tips and Tricks for Improved Outcomes, Kansas City, Kansas, August 6-7, 2004.

MIS Knee Cadaver Lab and Training Program, Evergreen Orthopedic Center, Kirkland, Washington, July 24-25, 2004.

EIUS/AVON Cadaver Lab, Evergreen Orthopedic Center, Kirkland, Washington, May 22, 2004.

“Minimally Invasive Techniques” Arthritis Presentation, Evergreen Hospital and Medical Center, May 19, 2004.

“Handling the Revision Acetabulum/MIS Hip Surgery/Minimally Invasive UKA”, Live Surgery Symposium: Hip and Knee Reconstruction, Phoenix, Arizona, April 22-23, 2004.

Guest Speaker. MIS Hip and EIUS Knee. Flathead Valley Orthopedic Center, Kalispell, Montana, March 25-26, 2004.

State of the Art in Orthopaedics, Snowbird, Utah, February 7-14, 2004.

Surgical Decision Making and Technological Advancements in Total Joint Reconstruction, Tucson, Arizona. October 15-18, 2003.

Guest Lecture. “Hip and Knee Reconstruction” Live Surgery Symposium, Biltmore Medical Mall, Phoenix, Arizona, May 2, 2003. Healthstream.

Guest Speaker. Update on Knee Replacement. Juan de Fuca Orthopaedic Society, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. April 25-26, 2003.

Guest Speaker. MIS Unicondylar Knee Replacement/Surgical Approaches to the Hip/Less Invasive Total Knee Replacement, Big Sky, Montana, March 25, 2003.

State of the Art in Orthpaedics, Snowbird, Utah, March 10-15, 2003.

“Early Intervention Users” Meeting, Seattle, Washington, January 25, 2003.

Less Invasive Total Knee Procedure Cadaver Workshop” Rosemont, Illinois, November 18, 2002.

EIUS/Avon Cadaver Course, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California, November 15-16, 2002.

Speaker. Limited Incision Hip Surgery: “A New Approach”, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, October 29, 2002.

Surgical Decision Making and Technological Advancements in Hip and Knee Reconstruction. Live Surgery: Minimally Invasive Unicompartmental Knee. October 18, 2002.

Surgical Management of Fractures and Degenerative Conditions of the Hip and Knee, Los Cabos, Mexico, June 20-22, 2002. Healthstream.

Guest Lecture; Minimally Invasive Techniques in Hip and Knee Replacement. OsteoNorthwest Meeting, Whitefish, Montana. May 2, 2002.

Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement. State of the Art in Orthopedics in 2002. Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, March 18, 2002.

Approaching the Revision Knee Candidate Hip and Knee Reconstruction Live Surgery Symposium, Phoenix, Arizonia, November, 9, 2001.

Surgical Approaches and Soft Tissue Management in THR. Sixth Annual Residents Symposium, Denver, Colorado, September, 21. 2001.

Management and Deformity: Varus, Valgus, Flexion Contractur. Sixth Annual Residents Symposium, Denver, Colorado, September, 21, 2001.

The Patellofemoral Joint. Hip and Knee Reconstruction Live Surgery Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona, November, 9, 2001.

The Complex Knee: Making it Simple. Hip and Knee Reconsruction Live Surgery Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona, November, 9. 2001.

Surgical Aproaches and Soft Tissue Management in THR. Fifth Annual Residents Symposium. Telluride, Colorado, September, 23, 2000.

Management of Deformity in TKR. Fifth Annual Residents Symposium, Telluride, Colorado, September, 22, 2000.

Diagnosis and Management of Infection in TJR. Fifth Annual Residents Symposium, Telluride, Colorado, September, 22, 2000.

Dome High Tibial Osteotomy Update. Sixth Annual Headley /Borden Fellow Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona, November, 20, 1999.

Management of Osteoarthritis in the Young, Active Patient, 5th Annual Hedley-Borden Fellowship Conference, November, 1999.

Surgical Management of Medial Compartment Arthritis of the Knee. Trauma and Reconstruction for the 21st Century, Olympic Valley, California, August, 14, 1999.

Defromity Management in TKR. Trauma and Reonstruction for the 21st Cenury, Olympic Vallye, California, August, 14, 1999.

Advances in Arthritis Surgery, 26th Annual Physician Assistant Conference, Salt Lake City, May 23 – 28, 1998.

Surgical Approaches for Total Hip Replacement, 1st International Partnership Hip System and Technology Meeting, Cannes, France, October, 1997.

Complications After High Tibial Osteotomy, Western Orthopedic Association, Sun Valley, Idaho, August, 1997.

Orthopedic Management of Arthritis, University of Washington School of Medicine , Seattle, WA., June , 1997

Total Knee Replacement After High Tibial Osteotomy, Borden-Hedley Fellowship Forum, Scottsdale, AZ, November, 1996.

Orthopedic Management of Arthritis, University of Washington School of Medicine , Seattle, WA., June 5, 1996.

Surgical Approaches for Total Hip Replacement, Orlando, FL, 1996.

Femoral Nerve Block Analgesia in Total Knee Replacement, Northwest Physicians Association, Annual Meeting, Sun Valley, Idaho, February, 1992.

Facts & Myths of Arthritis, Summer Arthritis Forum: series of public education lectures in conjunction with the Seattle chapter of the Arthritis Foundation, May 18, 1993.

Facts & Myths of Arthritis, Spring Arthritis Forum: series of public education lectures in conjunction with the Seattle chapter of the Arthritis Foundation, February 16, 1993.

Puget Sound Arthroplasty Group, guest lecturer: Allograft Reconstruction of Acetabulum in Revision Surgery, February 8, 1993.

Patellar Dysfunction After Total Knee Replacement. Conference on Patellofemoral Problems in conjunction with Rainier Medical Imaging Center, October 24, 1992.

Shoulder Problems, Office Orthopedics for Primary Care, July, 1992.

Cementless Acetabular Reconstruction and the Use of Allograft in Revision Hip Arthroplasty. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Washington, D.C., February 20-25, 1992, with L. S. Borden.

The Use of Pelvic Reconstruction Plates for Management of Severe Acetabular Defects in Total Hip Arthroplasty. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Washington, D.C., February 20-25, 1992, with L. S. Borden.

Laminectomy and Fusion for Degenerative Spinal Stenosis. Sicot International Meeting, Montreal, Canada, October, 1990, with L. P. Seimon.

The Effects of Bone Loss in Treating Open Tibia Fractures. American Orthopaedic Association, Residents Conference. Newport Beach, California, April l4-17, 1990, with I. Guttentag, A. Sadler and M. Szporn.

Computer Planning in Academic Orthopaedics. American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 8-12, 1990, with I. H. Kirschenbaum, M. Rubman, S. Taylor and E. T. Habermann.

Laminectomy versus Laminectomy and Fusion for Treatment of Spinal Stenosis. American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 8-12, 1990, with L. P. Seimon.

Surgical Treatment of Spinal Stenosis. American Orthopaedic Association, Residents Conference, Rochester, New York, March 29 - April 1, 1989.

Intraosseous Pressure and Hydraulic Resistance in Steroid Treated Rabbits. The American Rheumatism Association, Anaheim, California, June 4-8, 1985, with P. A. Simkin.

High Density Lipoprotein Stimulates Secretion in Cultured Human Trophoblasts. Independent Studies in Medical Sciences Conference, Seattle, Washington, April 17, 1984.

Meetings & CME Courses
February, 2005: AAOS Annual Meeting, Washington DC

March, 2004: AAOS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California

November 13-14, 2003: Hedley-Borden Fellowship Forum, Phoenix, Arizona

February, 2003: AAOS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana

March, 2000: AAOS Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida

February, 2000: State of the Art in Orthpaedics, Whistler, B.C., Canada

January, 2000: Contemporary Techniques and Issues in Orthopaedics, Snowmass, Colorado

November, 1999: Hedley-Borden Fellowship Forum, Scottsdale, Arizona

September, 1999: AAOS Summer Institue, Seattle, Washington

August, 1999: Management of Angular Deformity in TKR. Early Interventions fro Medial Compartment Osteoarthritis of the Knee. Trauma and Reconstruction: Techniques from the 21st Century, Olympic Valley, California

May, 1999: Kinematics in the Duracon Knee, Soft Tissue challenges in TKR, Howmedica/Osteonics, New York

March, 1999: Current Concepts in Adult Orthopedic Surgery, Aspen, Colorado

November, 1998: Hedley-Borden Fellowship Forum, Scottsdale, Arizona

November, 1998: AAHKS Eighth Annual Fall Meeting, Dallas, Texas

August, 1998: Orthopedic Resident Symposium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

July, 1998: Howmedica, Exeter Hip Meeting, Portland, Oregon

May, 1998: Lecture, University of Washington, School of Nursing, Seattle, Washington

April, 1998: Physician Assistant Annual Meeting, Speaker, Salt Lake City, Utah

March, 1998: AAOS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana

March, 1998: Knee Society, New Orleans, Louisiana

February, 1997: AAOS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California

February, 1997: Arthroscopy Association of North America, San Francisco, California

March, 1996: University of Colorado School of Medicine, Reconstructive, Surgery of the Hip and Knee

February, 1995: Northwest Medical Association, Cardiovascular Fitness & Sports Medicine

March, 1994: The University of British Columbia & The University of Western Ontario, Reconstruction of the Hip & Knee: Problem & Solutions

November, 1993: Saddleback Memorial Medical Center, Meniscal Transplantation Allografts & Scaffolding Endoscopic ACL & PCL Techniques

August, 1993: AAOS Summer Institute, Seattle, Washington

February, 1992: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.

February, 1991: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Annual Meeting, Anaheim, California

February, 1991: Midas Rex Course, Anaheim, California

February, 1990: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana

February, 1989: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada

February, 1988: Regional Review Course in Hand Surgery - American Society for Surgery of the Hand, New York, New York

September, 1987: New Approaches to Common Dilemmas in Sports Medicine; Center for Sports Trauma, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York

November, 1982: Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Annual Conference for Prospective Researchers, St. Louis, Missouri

February, 1977: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons

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