Nicholas Frane, DO
Orthopedic Trauma Surgeon
My specialties:
- Orthopedic surgery
- Orthopedics
- Osteopathic medicine
Professional interests:
- Fracture treatment; surgically and non surgically
- Realigning fractures that have healed in the wrong direction
- Realigning fractures that have failed to heal
- Pelvis and Acetabulum fractures
- Hip Replacements
- Shoulder replacements
- Joint arthritis after fracture
- Fractures of the wrist, arms, shoulders, collar bone
- Fractures of the hip, femur, knee lower leg, ankle
Practice philosophy: I strive to treat patients as a whole and take everything into consideration when discussing treatment options, whether that be with surgery or without surgery. Every injury affects individual patient's lives differently and I believe needs to be carefully considered with the patient.
What are you passionate about and why? One of the aspects of this job that I love is spending time with patients and educating them on their conditions so they can be involved in the decision-making process
If you weren't a health care provider, what would you be? Veterinarian or a teacher.
Why did you become a provider? When did you know this was the career for you? My grandfather and my uncle practice medicine. I saw the passion they had for caring for others and this sparked my interest to pursue a career in medicine.
What is something you have learned from your patients? I learn from patients and their family members every day. Some days I learn about orthopedic injuries and patient resilience and some days I learn about life and relationships.
What is one of the challenges of this career you enjoy? And why? I enjoy taking care of patients at a traumatic time in their life that comes unexpectedly. One of the most satisfying things in this career is watching patients get back to their daily lives.
What are a few of your personal achievements? Some of my academic achievements include research publications and national presentations.
Credentials
- DO
Awards and recognitions
- American Orthopaedic Association - Emerging Leaders Program
- Annual Conference Best Research Manuscript Award, AOAO 2020
Specialties
- Orthopedic surgery
- Orthopedics
- Osteopathic medicine
Personal interests
- Family time
- Golf
- Skiing
- Snowboarding
- Snowmobiling
Memberships
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- American Orthopaedic Association
- American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics
- International Cannabinoid Research Society
- Orthopaedic Trauma Association
Current licenses and certifications
- Arizona Medical License
- Minnesota Medical License
Residencies
- Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine
Fellowships
- The CORE Institute/Banner University Medical Center - University of Arizona
Hospital affiliations
- Mercy Hospital
- Abbott Northwestern Hospital
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Major health plans we participate in
- Allina Health | Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
- HealthPartners
- Medica
- PreferredOne
- SelectCare/LaborCare
- UCare
- UnitedHealthcare
Other health plans we participate in
- Medicaid/Medicare
- Aetna
- America's PPO
- First Health/Coventry
- CIGNA
- Humana
- Hennepin Health (formerly Metropolitan Health Plan)
- PrimeWest
- South Country Health Alliance
- United Behavioral Health
- Wisconsin Physician Services (WPS)