Nathaniel Nelms
Associate Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery: Adult Reconstruction, Total Joints
192 Tilley Drive
South Burlington, VT 05403
United States
- Adult Lower Extremity Reconstruction Fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN
- Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Vermont Health
- M.D., University of Iowa
- B.S. in Applied Physics, minor in Mathematics, University of Iowa
Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Areas of expertise
Hip and Knee Arthritis; Total Hip and Total Knee Arthoplasty; Revision Total Hip and Knee; Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty; Hip Avascular necrosis; Robotic Knee Arthroplasty.
BIO
Dr. Nelms is an Associate Professor of Orthopaedics at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine. He specializes in hip and knee replacement surgery. His professional work focuses primarily on the specialized clinical care of patients with hip and knee problems. He is a strong advocate of thoughtful and careful innovation, having introduced and organized adoption of several significant advances including the anterior approach to hip replacement and the widespread use of robotic assistance for knee surgery at UVM. He also teaches resident physicians and medical students. Dr. Nelms serves on several committees both locally to nationally. He has a strong interest in research in the field of hip and knee arthroplasty with multiple publications and ongoing projects that span a wide breadth of the field.
Courses
Ortho 8506 Orthopaedic Surgery Acting Internship
Ortho 8507 Ortho for the PC Physician
Publications
Awards and Achievements
AOA Honor Medical Society
Raymond F. Kuhlmann Resident Research Award
UVM Department of Orthopaedics Oustanding Teacher of the Year Award
Bio
Dr. Nelms is an Associate Professor of Orthopaedics at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine. He specializes in hip and knee replacement surgery. His professional work focuses primarily on the specialized clinical care of patients with hip and knee problems. He is a strong advocate of thoughtful and careful innovation, having introduced and organized adoption of several significant advances including the anterior approach to hip replacement and the widespread use of robotic assistance for knee surgery at UVM. He also teaches resident physicians and medical students. Dr. Nelms serves on several committees both locally to nationally. He has a strong interest in research in the field of hip and knee arthroplasty with multiple publications and ongoing projects that span a wide breadth of the field.
Courses
Ortho 8506 Orthopaedic Surgery Acting Internship
Ortho 8507 Ortho for the PC Physician
Publications
Awards and Achievements
AOA Honor Medical Society
Raymond F. Kuhlmann Resident Research Award
UVM Department of Orthopaedics Oustanding Teacher of the Year Award