Greetings everyone!! Our appetite for scientific learning was furthered during a riveting lecture in August by Dr. J.C. Neilson, an orthopaedic oncology surgeon at the Medical College of Wisconsin, who took us through the fascinating process of osseointegration of implants, particularly as it pertained to his work as a surgeon specialized in this procedure and how it has fundamentally changed the lives and functional outcomes of amputee patients under his care. It was a fantastic talk, and we hope to have more surgical talks along those lines in the future!
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Dr. Neilson received his education in medicine at University of South Dakota School of Medicine, followed by a residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin and fellowship Rutgers Medical School. He now is an associate professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin, specializing in Arthritis of the Hip and Knee, Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas, Metastatic Bone Disease, and Musculoskeletal Tumors.
