Bio
Joseph P. Cullen, M.D. is board certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery with a Subspecialty Certification in Surgery of the Hand. He provides complete comprehensive care to the upper extremity including the hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder. Dr. Cullen has a special interest in rheumatoid and osteoarthritis, nerve and tendon disorders, arthroscopy, as well as trauma of the hand and upper extremity. Dr. Cullen completed his Bachelor of Arts in Biology with distinction and was awarded Phi Beta Kappa from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. He attended medical school at Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, North Carolina and graduated with the honor of Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA). His post-graduate residency training in Orthopedic Surgery was completed at the University of Rochester School of Medicine in Rochester, New York. Dr. Cullen earned his fellowship in Surgery of the Hand and Upper Extremity from the Indiana Hand Center in Indianapolis, IN. Dr. Joseph Cullen has practiced as an Orthpaedic Hand Surgeon in northeast Wisconsin since 1994 and in 2008, joined the Hand to Shoulder Center of Wisconsin. He enjoys running, skiing, boating, and spending time with his family.Surgical Privileges
- Woodland Surgery Center – Appleton
- ThedaCare Regional Medical Center – Appleton
- ThedaCare Regional Medical Center – Neenah
- St. Elizabeth Hospital – Appleton
Presentations
- Management of Work-Related Elbow Injuries; Putting the Pieces Together: Managing Complex Work-Related Cases, Neenah, WI; February, 2017
- Tendinitis and Other Sources of Elbow Pain; Upper Extremity Care in an Aging Population; Neenah, Wisconsin; February 2012
- Does Dominance Play a Role in the Evolution of Basal Joint Arthritis? Delsignore, J.L., Cullen, J.P., Doerschuk, S.H., and Totterman, S.;American Society for Surgery of the Hand; October, 1994 (poster)
- Nonvascularized Extraperiosteal Toe Phalanx Transplants in Thumb Reconstruction for Congenital Failure of Formation; Cullen, J.P., Kleinman, W.B.; Tenth Annual Indianapolis, Louisville, Cincinnati Tri-City Hand Meeting; May, 1994
- Excision of Traumatic Radioulnar Synostosis Followed by Limited Field, Low-dose Irradiation; Jones, J.A., Cullen, J.P., Miller, R.J., Pellegrini, V.D. Jr.; Eastern Orthopedic Association 23rd Annual Meeting; October, 1992
- Bennett’s Fracture and Post-traumatic Arthritis: predisposition or protection? Cullen, J.P., Parentis, M.A., Pellegrini, V.D. Jr.; American Society for Surgery of the Hand 47th Annual Meeting; November, 1992
- Neurologic Sequelae of Cervical Spine Facet Injuries; Lintner, D.M., Knight, R.Q., Cullen, J.P.; American Spinal Injury Association; April, 1991
- Localized Microvascular Changes after Three Hours of Skeletal Muscle Reperfusion; Cullen, J.P., Seaber, A.V., Urbaniak, J.R.; American College of Surgeons 75th Annual Clinical Congress; October, 1989
- The Correlation between Hemorrhage and Post-ischemic Reperfusion in Skeletal Muscle; Cullen, J.P., Seaber, A.V., Urbaniak, J.R.; American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery; September, 1988
- The Correlation between Hemorrhage and Post-ischemic Reperfusion in Skeletal Muscle; Cullen, J.P., Seaber, A.V., Urbaniak, J.R.; 34th Annual Meeting of the Orthopedic Research Society; February, 1988
- The Persistence of Vascular Spasm during Reperfusion in Skeletal Muscle Following Three Hours of Total Ischemia; Cullen, J.P., Seaber, A.V., Urbaniak, J.R.; American College of Surgeons 73rd Annual Clinical Congress; October, 1987
- The Persistence of Ischemia-induced Vascular Spasm during Reperfusion of Skeletal Muscle; Cullen, J.P., Seaber, A.V., Urbaniak, J.R.; American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery; September, 1987
Publications
- Simulated Bennett Fracture Treated with Closed Reduction and Percutaneous Pinning; Cullen, J.P., Parentis, M.A., Chinchill, V.M., and Pellegrini, V.D. Jr.; Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 79-A(3): 413-418, 1997
- Affections of the Wrist and Hand; Burton, R.I., Cullen, J.P., Doerschuck, S.H.; Mercer’s Orthopedic Surgery, Ninth Edition, Edited by Duthie, R. and Bentley, G.; Edward Arnold Publishers, London. pp 1071-1124. 1996
- Treatment of Traumatic Radioulnar Synostosis by Excision and Postoperative Low-dose Irradiation; Cullen, J.P., Pellegrini, V.D. Jr., Miller, R.J., and Jones, J.A.; Journal of Hand Surgery 19-A(3): 394-401, 1995
- The Neurologic Sequelae of Cervical Spine Facet Injuries: the Role of Canal Diameter; Lintner, D.M., Knight, R.Q., Cullen, J.P.; Spine. 18(6): 725, 1993
- Localized Microvascular Changes after Three Hours of Skeletal Muscle Reperfusion; Cullen, J.P., Seaber, A.V., Urbaniak, J.R.; Surgical Forum, 75th Edition: 523, 1989
- The Persistence of Vascular Spasm during Reperfusion in Skeletal Muscle Following Three Hours of Total Ischemia; Cullen, J.P., Seaber, A.V., Urbaniak, J.R.; Surgical Forum, 73rd Edition: 553, 1987.
Professional Memberships
- American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand
- Wisconsin State Medical Society
