Bio
Nathan L. Van Zeeland, M.D. is a board certified orthopedic surgeon with a Subspecialty Certification in Surgery of the Hand. He provides comprehensive care of injuries and conditions affecting the upper limb which includes the finger, hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder. He has a special interest in fracture care, nerve compression, and arthroscopic surgery of the wrist, elbow and shoulder.
Dr. Van Zeeland joined Hand to Shoulder Center of Wisconsin in 2010. He is a Wisconsin native who earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point. He earned his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin Medical School and went on to complete his orthopedic residency program at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. After his residency, Dr. Van Zeeland completed two fellowships, one in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, as well as one in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery from Washington University in St. Louis, MO.
Dr. Van Zeeland and his wife have three children. In his spare time he enjoys hunting, fishing, cross-country skiing, cooking maple syrup and traveling with his family.
Megan E. Milloy is a surgical first assistant to Dr. Van Zeeland in the operating room.
Surgical Privileges
- Woodland Surgery Center – Appleton
- ThedaCare Regional Medical Center – Appleton
- ThedaCare Regional Medical Center – Neenah
- St. Elizabeth Hospital – Appleton
Presentations
- Work-Related Rotator Cuff, Labral, and Biceps Injuries; Putting the Pieces Together: Managing Complex Work-Related Cases, Neenah, WI; February, 2017
- Crushing Injuries of the Upper Extremities: Assessment and Care of Common Upper Extremity Crushing Injuries; National Association of Orthopedic Nurses Group; Green Bay, Wisconsin; February 10, 2011
- Work-Related Shoulder Instability and Labral Injuries; IntraCorp Educational Seminar; Appleton, Wisconsin; February 19, 2010
- Elbow Arthritis; Washington University Grand Rounds; September 23, 2009
- Ganga Hospital and Principles of Tissue Transfer; Washington University Orthopedic Grand Rounds; February 11, 2009
- Distal Interphalangeal Joint Fusion: A Morphometric and Biomechanical Analysis; American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting; Seattle, Washington; September 27-29, 2007 (Abstract Poster Presentations)
- Age-associated Electron Transport System Abnormalities Concurrent with Intrafiber Atrophy in Rat Skeletal Muscle Fibers; Jonathan Wanagat, Nathan Van Zeeland, Pranali Pathare, Judd M. Aiken; American Aging Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington; June 1999 (Abstract Poster Presentations)
- Age and Fiber Type Affect the Phenotype of Age-associated Electron Transport Abnormalities in Rhesus Monkey Skeletal Muscle; Marisol Lopez, Nathan Van Zeeland, Richard Weindruch, and Judd M. Aiken; American Aging Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington; June 1999 (Abstract Poster Presentations)
Publications
- Intra-articular Radial Head Fracture in the Skeletally Immature Patient: Progressive Radial Head Subluxation and Rapid Radiocapitellar Degeneration; Van Zeeland, N.L., Bae, D.S., Goldfarb, C.A.; Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics (March 31, 2011) (2):124-9
- Arthroscopic Capsular Release of the Elbow; Van Zeeland, N.L., Yamaguchi, K.; Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (March 19, 2010) (2 Suppl):13-9
- Hand and Wrist Injuries; Jeffry Watson, Douglas Weikert and Nathan Van Zeeland; Netter’s Sports Medicine: The Team Physician’s Handbook (2010)
- Fractures and Dislocations about the Elbow; Neil E. Green and Nathan Van Zeeland Skeletal Trauma in Children, 4th Edition (2008)
- Cellular Phenotypes of Age-associated Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial Abnormalities in Rhesus Monkeys; Lopez, M.E., Van Zeeland, N.L., Dahl, D.B., Weindruch, R., and Aiken, J.M.; Mutation Research (2002) 452:123-138
- Segmental Nature of Age-associated, Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial Abnormalities Necessitates Three-dimensional Analysis; Van Zeeland, N.L., Wanagat, J., Lopez M.E., and Aiken, J.M.; Journal of Anti-Aging Medicine (1999) 2:231-241
Professional Memberships
- American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand
- Wisconsin State Medical Society