Julie Hansen, 61, of Alexandria, entered retirement at the start of the year, a celebratory achievement soured by intense hip pain that had worsened over the past five years. She ultimately went to see local total joint expert Dr. Dennis Weigel…
News & Events
Some of our affiliates and activities in the community include:
- Awarded by various independent health care organizations for our excellence in medical care, Top 10% in the State and Top 10% in the Nation for Joint Replacement. Click here for a full list of awards.
- Community lectures/seminars on orthopedics
- Orthopedic questions and answers with the local media
- Medical coverage at local high school sporting events
Heartland Orthopedic Specialists - A Department of Alomere Health Sports Medicine program provides Certified Athletic Trainers for:
- University of Minnesota Morris
- Alexandria Technical & Community College
- Alexandria Blizzard
- Willmar WarHawks
- Alexandria Area High School
- Osakis High School
- West Central Area High School
- Brandon/Evansville High School
- Hancock High School
- Parkers Prairie High School
- Sauk Centre High School
- Community Christian School - Willmar
- Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa High School
- Melrose High School
- Ashby High School
- Bertha-Hewitt High School
- Northstar Knights
- Alexandria Area Hockey Association
For more information on any of these programs, feel free to contact us at Doctors@HeartlandOrthopedics.com.
Looking for safe exercise solutions and ways to combat cabin fever while soaking up some vitamin D during COVID-19, many area residents are taking to the great outdoors, including mountain biking and cycling. As sports medicine doctors, Dr. Eric…
Dr. Eric Nelson was featured in the Sr. Perspective where he discussed how Heartland gets you 'back in the game'.
Dr. Nelson is passionate about alleviating his patients’ pain; not by just scheduling a surgical procedure, but by finding…
As sports competitions resume for the fall and plans move forward for winter and spring after COVID-19 closures, the specialty-trained sports medicine doctors at Heartland Orthopedic Specialists offer guidance for protecting the health and…
Heartland Orthopedic Specialists’ Jefferson C. Brand, M.D., and Rich Hardy, Ed.D., L.A.T., CSCS, recently published an article titled “The Influence of Health Perception on Shoulder Outcome Measure Scores.” This study examined three current…
We are very proud to have Dr. Eric Nelson as part of our team! The Echo Press recently featured Dr. Nelson in an article about his career path and Air Force service.
Read the full article here.
Sports medicine surgeon Emily J.M. Monroe, M.D., of Heartland Orthopedic Specialists, was part of several teams that recently investigated techniques in ACL repair for children, hip surgery and treating bone tumors. Her three most recent co-…
Abby M. Mumm B.S. R.T.(R), one of our radiologic technologists, shares her recent experience 2019 ASRT Educational Symposium and House of Delegates Meeting, June 20th – 23rd, 2019.
This past December, I was selected as alternate delegate…
Safety in sports is a topic that has gained national attention. Beginning Friday, September 13, and running through Saturday, September 21, numerous high schools throughout the state, including Alexandria Area High School, Brandon-Evansville High…
Heartland Orthopedic Specialists welcomed their first nonsurgical sports medicine specialist. Jonathan (John) Harvey, M.D., fellowship-trained sports medicine physician and University of Minnesota alumnus, joined the practice on Aug. 19.…