Gavin J. Button, MD, is a native of Portland. Dr. Button has extensive training in both general orthopedics and spine surgery. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. He completed spine fellowships at Orthopedic Physician Associates at Swedish Hospital and also at the University of Washington. In addition, he had five years of general orthopedic training at the University of California, Davis. Dr. Button specializes in neck and low back conditions and he has experience with the newest technologies including microsurgery and disc replacement. He has performed approximately one thousand spine procedures ranging from microdiscectomies to multilevel fusions. Dr. Button also regularly performs hip and knee replacements, knee arthroscopy with ligament reconstruction, and fracture surgery. In 2021, Dr. Button started a hip replacement and orthopedic program in rural Ethiopia. He travels there two to three times per year to teach orthopedic surgery while mentoring surgeons weekly via video technology.