Overview
For orthopedic surgeon and joint replacement specialist Viktor Tollemar, MD, his path to a medical career arose from several factors. The son of a nurse and engineer, he was drawn to a career that would enable him to help people and fix problems. In medical school, orthopedics — and joint replacement, specifically — was a good fit for his mechanically inclined mind.
“I really became enamored with orthopedics and, in particular, joint reconstruction early on in medical school,” Dr. Tollemar said. “The profound impact of a hip or knee replacement on the quality of life of someone suffering from arthritis was unlike any other medical or surgical intervention I had ever seen.”
After graduating summa cum laude from Pennsylvania State University with a degree in pre-medicine, Dr. Tollemar earned his medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. He completed residency training in orthopedic surgery at the University of Michigan and a fellowship in adult reconstruction at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush.
His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Tendinitis, Hip Replacement, and Knee Replacement.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 10 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
3580 Arcade St, Vadnais Heights, MN 55127
2090 Woodwinds Dr., Woodbury, MN 55125
146 Lake St N, Forest Lake, MN 55025
10230 Baltimore St NE, Suite 300, Blaine, MN 55449
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
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- Hip ReplacementDr. Tollemar isExperienced. Learn about Hip Replacement.
- Knee ReplacementDr. Tollemar isExperienced. Learn about Knee Replacement.
- OsteoarthritisDr. Tollemar isExperienced. Learn about Osteoarthritis.
- TendinitisDr. Tollemar isExperienced. Learn about Tendinitis.