Dr. Nathan D. Faulkner

Dr. Nathan Faulkner is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in shoulder and knee surgery, sports medicine, fractures, and arthritis. He uses minimally invasive and microscope-assisted techniques to optimize recovery.He earned his BS in Biochemistry and medical degree from the University of Utah, where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Wisconsin, earning multiple education and research awards, and went on to complete a Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy fellowship at the Southern California Orthopedic Institutein Los Angeles. Dr. Faulkner is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and an active member of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. He has authored numerous scientific articles and book chapters, and his innovative rotator cuff grafting technique was featured at the AAOS national meeting. He has also taught advanced shoulder surgery techniques to surgeons worldwide at the Orthopedic Learning Center in Chicago. He has experience covering high school, collegiate, and professional sports, including serving as associate team physician for the Denver Outlaws. In his free time, Dr. Faulkner enjoys mountain biking, fly fishing, skiing, golfing, and exploring the outdoors with his wife and children.

Dr. Faulkner is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteoarthritis. His top areas of expertise are Tenosynovitis, Synovitis, Tendinitis, Bursitis, and Hip Replacement.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 4 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.