Associate Professor

Dr. Van Heest, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, is a staff orthopaedic surgeon at the University of Minnesota, and affiliate member of Gillette Children's Hospital, Shriners Hospital for Children, and Methodist Hospital. Van Heest specializes in surgery of the hand and upper extremities.

Education & Training

M.D.
University of Minnesota

Internship
Hennepin County Medical Center

Residency
University of Minnesota

Fellowship
Harvard Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship

Academic Interests

Neuromuscular disorders - arthrogryposis, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury; congenital and pediatric upper extremity and hand disorders (radial club hand, syndactylies, congenital anomalies)

Curriculum Vitae