Orthopaedics
Orthopaedics is the medical specialty that focuses on injuries and diseases of your body’s musculoskeletal system. This complex system includes your bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles, and nerves. This allows you to move, work and be active.
Our orthopaedic surgeons specialize in many of these areas:
- Joint replacement
- Sports Medicine
- Knee & Leg
- Hip
- Shoulder, Arm & Elbow
- Hand & Wrist
- Spine & Neck
- Foot & Ankle
- General Orthopaedics
Orthopaedic providers
Scott D. Bigelow , MD
Biography
Specialty: Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
Medical School: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Residency: University of Oklahoma Department of Surgery and Rehabilitation
Health Professional Assisting: Chad Springer, PA-C
Office Name: Nebraska Orthopaedic Center
Health Professional Assisting: Chad J. Springer, PA-C
Website: https://nebraskaortho.com
Michael K. Bokemper , MD
Biography
Specialty: Orthopaedics – Hand Surgery
Medical School: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Residency: University of Kansas Medical Center
Office Name: Nebraska Orthopaedic Center
Health Professional Assisting: Abby M. Ubben, PA-C
Website: https://nebraskaortho.com
Aaron M. Bott , MD
Biography
Specialty: Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
Medical School: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Residency: University of Texas – Houston, Department of Orthopaedics
Fellowship: The Methodist Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics AND University of Texas
Health Professional Assisting: Kristin M. Butterfield, MSN, APRN
Office Name: Nebraska Orthopaedic Center
Office Name: Nebraska Orthopaedic Center
Website: https://nebraskaortho.com
Matthew Byington , DO
Biography
Specialty: Orthopedics
Medical School: Midwestern University
Residency: Michigan State University-College of Osteopathic Medicine
Fellowship: Sports Medicine/Arthroscopic-Orthopaedic Surgery at Orthopaedic Research of Virginia
Office Name: Prairie Orthopedics & Plastic Surgery
Website: http://www.prairie-ortho.com
David J. Clare , MD
Biography
Specialty: Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
Medical School: University of Nebraska
Residency: University of Texas Health Science Center
Fellowship: Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstruction under direction of Jesse C. Delee, M.D.
Health Professional Assisting: Steve Gabriel, PA-C
Office Name: Nebraska Orthopaedic Center
Website: https://nebraskaortho.com
Daniel B. Cullan , III, MD
Biography
Specialty: Orthopaedics of Upper Extremity – Hand and Wrist
Medical School: Creighton University
Residency: Henry Ford Hospital
Fellowship: Loma Linda University
Health Professional Assisting: Spencer Elliott, PA-C
Office Name: Nebraska Orthopaedic Center
Website: http://www.nebraskaortho.com
Robert W. Dugas , MD
Biography
Specialty: Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
Medical School: Louisiana State University New Orleans
Residency: Louisiana State University
Fellowship: University of Wisconsin – Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Health Professional Assisting: Amanda Young, PA-C
Office Name: Nebraska Orthopaedic Center
Website: http://www.nebraskaortho.com
Matthew Harper Freeman , MD
Biography
Medical School: University of Nebraska Medical Center
James W. Gallentine , MD
Biography
Specialty: Orthopaedics – Hip and Knee
Medical School: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Residency: Medical College of Georgia Hospital & Clinics
Fellowship: Mayo Clinic and Wellington Hospital
Health Professional Assisting: John McPhail, PA-C and Brittany M. Hauck, PA-C
Office Name: Nebraska Orthopaedic Center
Website: http://www.nebraskaortho.com
Nicholas K. Gove , MD
Biography
Specialty: Orthopaedics – Hand Surgery
Medical School: Univ of MO School of Medicine-K.C.
Residency: Creighton University Department of Surgery
Office Name: Nebraska Orthopaedic Center
Health Professional Assisting: John F. Ayers, PA-C
Website: nebraskaortho.com
Justin D. Harris , MD
Biography
Specialty: Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
Medical School: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Wisconsin
Health Professional Assisting: Patrick J. Peters, PA-C
Office Name: Nebraska Orthopaedic Center
Website: http://www.nebraskaortho.com
Patrick T. Hurlbut , MD
Biography
Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery: Hand and Upper Extremity
Medical School: University of Iowa
Residency: University of Vermont
Fellowship: University of Minnesota
Health Professional Assisting: Lygia Plioplis, PA-C
Office Name: Prairie Shoulder, Elbow, and Hand Center, PC
Website: http://www.prairie-ortho.com
Douglas A. Koch , MD
Biography
Specialty: Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
Medical School: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Residency: University of Tennessee – Campbell Clinic
Fellowship: Institute for Bone and Joint Disorders
Health Professional Assisting: Samuel Dostal, PA-C
Office Name: Nebraska Orthopaedic Center
Website: http://www.nebraskaortho.com
Keith W. Lawson , MD
Biography
Specialty: Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
Medical School: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Residency: University of Texas Health Science Center
Health Professional Assisting: Laura Wegehaupt, PA-C
Office Name: Nebraska Orthopaedic Center
Website: http://www.nebraskaortho.com
Sukchan Lee , MD
Biography
Specialty: Orthopaedics (Direct Anterior Hip Replacement, Joint Replacement – Knee and Hip, Revisions of Hip & Knee, General Orthopaedics)
Medical School: University of Auckland School of Medicine
Residency: Auckland Hospitals
Fellowship: • Fellowship Training for Orthopaedic Trauma, Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine, 2006-2007 • Fellowship Training for Orthopaedic Trauma, Harvard Combined Orthopedic Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, 2007 • Fellowship Training for Arthroplasty, Harvard Combined Orthopedic Program, Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, 2007-2008
Office Name: Nebraska Orthopaedic Center
Health Professional Assisting: Amy J. Schwaderer, PA-C, ATC
Website: http://www.nebraskaortho.com
Daniel R. Ripa , MD
Biography
Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery, Spinal Surgery
Medical School: University of Nebraska College of Medicine
Residency: Scott and White Memorial Hospital and Clinic
Fellowship: Acute Spinal Injury Northwestern Hospital Chicago / Adult Spine Reconstruction – New Orleans
Health Professional Assisting: Nichole Walkinshaw, APRN
Office Name: Nebraska Orthopaedic Center
Website: http://www.nebraskaortho.com
Brandon M. Seifert , MD
Biography
Specialty: Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
Medical School: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Residency: University of Texas Health Science Center
Office Name: Nebraska Orthopaedic Center
Health Professional Assisting: Michael L. Kobernick, PA-C
Website: http://www.nebraskaortho.com/
Adam Ryan Streit , DO
Biography
Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
Scott A. Swanson , MD
Biography
Specialty: Orthopaedics – Foot and Ankle
Medical School: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Residency: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Fellowship: Florida Orthopaedic Institute, International Fellowship Lugano, Switzerland
Health Professional Assisting: Elizabeth Hendrickson, PA-C
Office Name: Nebraska Orthopaedic Center
Website: http://www.nebraskaortho.com
Douglas P. Tewes , MD
Biography
Specialty: Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
Medical School: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Residency: University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Fellowship: Minneapolis Sports Medicine Center
Health Professional Assisting: Ryan Baumert, PA-C
Office Name: Nebraska Orthopaedic Center
Website: http://www.nebraskaortho.com