Dr. Nielsen obtained his degree in medicine at the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, Missouri. He completed a residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Ohio University in Dayton and a fellowship in Hand, Upper Extremity and Microvascular Surgery at the University of South Florida in Tampa. Dr. Nielsen served on the staff of the hand section at the Shriner's Hospital for Children in Tampa prior to founding the Charlottesville Orthopaedic Center. He specializes in the medical and surgical treatment of all musculoskeletal conditions of the shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand, as well as general orthopaedics. Dr. Nielsen has met the rigid standards of the Certi?cate of Added Quali?cation in hand surgery in addition to being board-certi?ed in general orthopaedics. In addition to serving as the Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at Martha Jefferson Hospital, he belongs to numerous national and regional societies and lectures locally as well as across the country. Dr. Nielsen enjoys spending quality time with his wife and daughter in addition to traveling, cooking, music, and various outdoor and sporting activities.
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Charlottesville Orthopaedic Center works with patients in both Charlottesville and the surrounding communities, we treat musculoskeletal conditions in a variety of categories including the services listed below. We are also a full-service orthopaedic center, and we feel confident that we have a specialist for whatever your individual needs are.
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Likelihood of recommending Dr. Nielsen to family and friends is 4.9 out of 5
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Charlottesville, VA 22911
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-Marcia Wills in Harrisonburg, VA | Apr 07, 2017
My mother visited Dr. Nielsen, desperate after 11 years of knee pain following a knee replacement. She has seen over 6 orthopedic surgeons who told her there was nothing wrong with the knee. Dr. Nielsen ordered a series of tests which resulted in a finding that the knee was loose. The other surgeons were, in my opinion, negligent, causing my mother to suffer for 11 years. I would recommend Dr. Nielsen without any reservations.
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-Rosalyn Berne in Charlottesville, VA | Feb 23, 2017
Oe of the warmest, most engaging, caring and also knowledgeable physicians I have experienced.
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-Doris Shular in Orange, VA | Feb 09, 2017
Dr. Nielsen is very nice, he listen to all my complaints and talked to me about all my options. When I have another problem I will definitely go to Dr. Nielsen again.
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-Deborah in Charlottesville, VA | Nov 28, 2016
Dr. Nielsen is very caring, has wonderful bedside manner and explained everything in detail for our son's recent injury. His staff is outstanding and ease of appointments is amazing. Would highly recommend.
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-LC in Culpeper, VA | Nov 04, 2016
Dr. Nielsen has performed carpal tunnel release surgery on both of my hands, and is now treating me for arthritis in my knee. He's very knowledgeable and caring, and I feel confident that I'm getting excellent advice from him.
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Chicago, IL | Oct 28, 2016
His staff is wonderful.Found a Physical therapist in Waynesboro that could do manual therapy as Dr
Neilsen prescribed plus took my insurance. Very prompt in returning my phone call and accommodating a request I had. Dr Nielsen seems to care about his patients concerns.
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-john mceuen in Charlottesville, Virginia | Oct 18, 2016
Second time in for trigger and as before, he was great in providing information, diagnosis and treatment!
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-james d smith in ruckersville, va 22968 | Sep 20, 2016
Dr. Nielsen was very good at explaining my problem and the treatment I received was good. he sent me to a therapy group that was also great. I felt that both the dr. and the therapy folks were honest and effective!
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-Elnora Perkins in Buckingham, VA | Jun 15, 2016
Dr. Nielsen made me feel very comfortable. He had to repair a tear in my rotator cuff. After explaining the procedure, I was confident that he was the right doctor for the job. I will recommend him to anyone who need this type of surgery.
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-brenda e.fielding in Charlottesville, VA | May 11, 2016
hip replacement made as easy as possible with this type of condition!!!!!!
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