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Orthopedic Surgery, Board Eligible Hand and Microvascular Surgery Fellowship Area of Focus in Hand, Wrist, and Nerve Care
Hand & Wrist Care
Pediatric Care
Shoulder & Elbow Care
Trauma Care
Dr. Dwivedi will begin his practice on Monday, September 30 at our Blaine, Brooklyn Park, and Coon Rapids locations.
Nishant Dwivedi, MD, is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon who specializes in the surgical and non-surgical care of hand and upper extremity conditions. His clinical practice focuses on cutting-edge treatment of degenerative and traumatic hand, wrist, and elbow conditions including arthritis, fractures, ligament and tendon injuries, Dupuytren’s contracture, joint replacement, microsurgery, and minimally invasive techniques including arthroscopy. Dr. Dwivedi also has a special interest in the management of peripheral nerve compressive neuropathies including carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome, and lower extremity nerve compression.
Dr. Dwivedi attended medical school in Boston, MA where he met his wife Mollie, a Minnesota native. Following medical school, he completed his Orthopedic Surgery Residency at the prestigious Washington University in St. Louis. While in surgical residency, Dr. Dwivedi had the opportunity to complete additional training focusing on microsurgery at Ganga Hospital in Coimbatore, India, an international leader in upper extremity trauma care and microsurgery. He then completed a Hand and Microvascular Surgery Fellowship at the University of Washington/Harborview Medical Center, a nationally renowned center for comprehensive care of upper extremity conditions in both adults and children.
Dr. Dwivedi strongly believes in compassionate, patient-centered care as the cornerstone of surgical practice. He strives to truly understand each patient’s concerns and individual goals in order to form a personalized treatment plan to help patients return to optimal health and activity. Maintaining surgical excellence, shared decision-making, and connecting meaningfully with his patients are guiding principles of his practice.
Hand care, including fracture care, ligament and tendon injuries, hand arthritis, thumb CMC joint osteoarthritis, mucous and ganglion cysts, ligament and tendon injuries, Dupuytren’s contracture, trigger finger, nerve injuries, and carpal tunnel syndrome
Hand procedures, including open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of hand and finger fractures, malunions, and nonunions; closed reduction and percutaneous fixation (CRPF) of hand and finger fractures; ligament repair and reconstruction; Dupuytren’s partial palmar fasciectomy, Xiaflex infection, and needle aponeurotomy; excision of hand masses (eg. mucous and ganglion cysts); joint fusion; small joint replacement; thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) joint arthroplasty using ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition (LRTI), suture suspensionplasty, and mini-tightrope techniques; tendon repair and transfer, A1 pulley release for trigger finger; nerve repair – primary, autograft, and allograft repair. In-office wide-awake, local-anesthesia no-tourniquet (WALANT) procedures including: trigger finger release, mucous or ganglion cyst excision, mass excision, DeQuervain’s release.
Wrist Care, including wrist and forearm fracture care, wrist arthritis, DRUJ arthritis, carpal instability, ligament and tendon injuries, and excision of wrist masses (eg. ganglion cysts)
Wrist procedures, including open reduction and screw fixation (ORIF) of scaphoid fractures, scaphoid nonunion repair with bone grafting, proximal row carpectomy, scaphoid excision and 4-corner fusion, total wrist fusion; complex distal radius and ulna fractures, forearm fractures, and carpal fractures; Scapholunate ligament repair and reconstruction; minimally-invasive wrist arthroscopy; TFCC repair; DRUJ arthritis treatment; wrist mass excision (eg. ganglion cysts); carpal tunnel release – primary and revision, open and endoscopic. In-office wide-awake local-anesthesia, no-tourniquet (WALANT) procedures including: mini-open carpal tunnel release.
Nerve care, including primary and recurrent carpal tunnel syndrome, primary and recurrent cubital tunnel syndrome, proximal median nerve compression, radial tunnel syndrome, hand and wrist nerve injuries, lower extremity nerve compression
Nerve procedures, including carpal tunnel release – primary and revision, open and endoscopic; proximal median nerve decompression; radial tunnel decompression; cubital tunnel decompression – primary and revision, anterior ulnar nerve transposition; nerve repair – primary, autograft, and allograft repair; common peroneal nerve decompression; tarsal tunnel decompression
Elbow care, including management of olecranon fractures, radial head and neck fractures, ligament and tendon injuries, lateral and medial epicondylitis, and cubital tunnel syndrome
Elbow procedures, including open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) of olecranon fractures, radial head and neck fractures; radial head replacement; ligament and tendon repair; lateral epicondylitis debridement; cubital tunnel decompression – primary and revision
Shoulder care, including fracture care and rotator cuff tears
Shoulder procedures, including open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) of clavicle (collarbone) and shoulder fractures, shoulder arthroscopy, subacromial decompression, distal clavicle excision, and rotator cuff repair
Ankle care, including management of ankle fractures
Ankle procedures, including open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) of ankle fractures
Certification
Board Eligible, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship
Hand and Microvascular Surgery Fellowship, University of Washington/Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Residency
Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Medical Degree
Doctor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Allina Health Mercy Hospital
Blaine Orthopedic Surgery Center
North Memorial Ambulatory Surgery Center at Maple Grove
North Memorial & Maple Grove Hospitals
Plymouth Orthopedic Surgery Center
American Association for Hand Surgery, Candidate Member (2023-Present)
American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Candidate Member (2021-Present)
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (2018-Present)
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society (2017-Present)
American Medical Association (2014-Present)
Annual “Best Paper Award 2023” Journal of Hand Surgery (GO) for most exceptional published article, “Trapeziectomy with Ligament Reconstruction/Suspensionplasty Compared to Suture Tape Suspensionplasty for the Surgical Treatment of Advanced Thumb Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis (2024)
AAHS Candidate Membership, American Association for Hand Surgery (2023)
ASSH Candidate Membership, American Society for Surgery of the Hand (2021)
Magna Cum Laude, Boston University School of Medicine (2018)
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (2017)
Eli Shapiro Academy in Internal Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine (2017)
Dean’s Scholarship, Boston University School of Medicine (2014 – 2018)
Summa Cum Laude, Boston University (2015)
Program Award for Excellence, Seven-Year Liberal Arts/Medical Education Program, Boston University (2015)
Medical Student Summer Research Program Grant, Boston University School of Medicine (2015)
Joslin Research Summer Student Internship, Joslin Diabetes Center (2014)
Early Career Research Excellence Award, Washington State University (2010)
President’s Award for Educational Excellence, Washington State University (2010)
