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Team Orthopaedist/Trainer: Dr. Greg Duff

 
Gregory P. Duff, MD, FAAOS started practicing orthopaedics and sports medicine in Kitsap County in 1997. In addition to being a Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. Duff has also earned Board-Certification in Sports Medicine. He specializes in shoulder and elbow surgery and reconstruction of the knee and ankle in athletes.

Dr. Duff entered the field of orthopaedics as a teenager doing cancer research at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston in the department of orthopaedics. He participated in his first knee arthroscopy in 1978 while assisting his father and mentor. He continued his cancer studies into his college studies at Duke University and then along into medical school at Harvard. While at Harvard he proctored and mentored young student athletes. He completed his Orthopaedic Residency and Sports Medicine training at the University of North Carolina during a number of their NCAA championships.

Dr. Duff enjoys spending time with his family, coaching his son's hockey team, playing hockey, skiing and traveling.

Team Physician:

  • Klahowya Secondary School
  • Olympic Community College
  • Kitsap Pumas
  • Kitsap Bluejackets
  • West Sound Warriors

Education:

  • Duke University
  • Harvard Medical School

Post Graduate Training:

  • University of North Carolina (Residency—General Surgery)
  • University of North Carolina (Residency—Orthopaedic Surgery)

Board Certification:

  • Board Certified- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Board Certified- American Board of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

Team Dentist: Dr. Peter Ruff

 
Dr. Peter Ruff graduated from the University of Detroit School of Dentistry in 1974 with a Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree (DDS.). He then completed his general practice residency at Madigan Army Medical Center in 1975 and served 3 years in the U.S. air force from 1975 to 1977.

In 1978 Dr. Ruff started his private practice in Bremerton Washington and has completed a fellowship in conscious sedation and behavioral medicine at Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx NY in 1997.

Dr. Ruff has had a passion for helping those who are fearful of dental procedures and has started the Northwest Dental Fears Research Center in 1997 to study the origins and treatment of dental anxiety and fears.

Dr. Ruff is currently on staff at University Of Washington Department of Dental Public Health as well as Harrison Medical Center Department of Medicine.

Team Physician: Dr. Robert Caulkins