Nathan Hoekzema, MD

Title(s)Professor, Orthosurgery - Fresno
SchoolSchool of Medicine
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    Hope College, Holland, MIBS1997Biology, Minor Biochemistry
    New York Medical College, Valhalla, NYMD2001Doctor of Medicine
    Mayo Clinic Orthopedic Surgery, Rochester, NYResidency 2006Orthopaedic Surgery
    The Philadelphia Hand Center & Thomas Jefferson Universit, Philadelphia, PAFellowship2007Hand & Upper Extremity

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    Nathan Hoekzema, MD, specializes in surgical care of the hand, wrist, and elbow. He is board certified in Orthopaedic Surgery and has an added qualification for hand surgery.

    Nathan Hoekzema, MD, received his medical degree from New York Medical College. He completed residency in orthopedic surgery at Mayo Clinic where he received the Joseph M. Janes Award for compassion, competence and devotion to the specialty of orthopedics. Upon completion of his residency training, he went on to complete a fellowship in Hand & Upper Extremity Fellowship at The Philadelphia Hand Center & Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.

    Before coming to central California, he held the title of Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery with the Mayo Clinic while practicing in the Mayo Clinic Health System.

    An avid researcher and lecturer, he has been the recipient of a Hand Rehabilitation Foundation Research Grant and given presentations at national and international meetings on topics including: “Intra-articular pathology of extra-articular distal radius malunions,” “The microbiology of upper extremity injuries” and “Osteosarcoma of the Pelvis: Outcome Analysis of Surgical Treatment.”

    He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, the American Association of Hand Surgery, and the American Medical Association.
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    1. Monteggia Fracture Dislocation. J Orthop Trauma. 2024 Sep 01; 38(9S):S26-S30. Soderlund T, Zipperstein J, Athwal GS, Hoekzema N. PMID: 39150291.
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    2. The age specific performance of elbow hemiarthroplasty: A systematic review. Shoulder Elbow. 2024 Apr 16; 17585732241246756. Heifner JJ, Falgiano PA, Yergler TO, Davis TA, Hoekzema NA, Orbay JL. PMID: 39552692; PMCID: PMC11562450.
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    3. A Medial Approach That Provides Ample Exposure of the Coronoid for Fracture Management. Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg. 2023 Dec 01; 27(4):214-219. Orbay JL, Heifner JJ, Gray RRL, Rubio F, Hoekzema NA, Mercer DM. PMID: 37439145; PMCID: PMC10651265.
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    4. Peri-articular fractures of the hand. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2023 09; 48(2_suppl):35S-41S. Li J, Ghulam-Jelani Z, Hoekzema N. PMID: 37704023.
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    5. Distal biceps reconstruction: a long-term follow-up of the complications and durability of the single-incision power optimizing cost-effective (SPOC) repair. JSES Int. 2023 Nov; 7(6):2547-2552. Li J, Seiler LM, Hoekzema NA, Johnson TR, Lee J, Ridenauer JL, Tanner CM. PMID: 37969532; PMCID: PMC10638596.
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    6. Linking the distal humerus columns in articular fracture fixation. Injury. 2023 Oct; 54(10):110931. Heifner JJ, Lacau GE, Davis TA, Mercer DM, Gray RRL, Hoekzema NA. PMID: 37495450.
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    7. Predictors of Adverse Events in the Surgical Treatment of Adult Distal Humerus Fractures. Orthopedics. 2023 Nov-Dec; 46(6):352-357. Movassaghi K, Locker P, Kunze KN, Khoo KM, Hoekzema N. PMID: 37018621.
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    8. Double Barrel Screw Fixation for Proximal Phalanx Fracture. Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg. 2022 12 01; 26(4):214-217. Gray RRL, Rubio F, Heifner JJ, Hoekzema NA, Mercer DM. PMID: 35383724.
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    9. Avoiding articular breakthrough in screw fixation of radial head fractures. JSES Int. 2022 Jul; 6(4):704-708. Gray R, Hoekzema N, Rubio F, Heifner J, Imada A, Dark N, Scott K, Mercer D. PMID: 35813134; PMCID: PMC9263999.
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    10. Mitigation of Triceps Avulsion Fracture After Proximal Ulna Plate Fixation. J Orthop Trauma. 2022 Feb 01; 36(2):e62-e66. Orbay J, Vernon L, Gibson K, Lacau G, Mercer D, Hoekzema N. PMID: 34145209; PMCID: PMC8746896.
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    11. Column-Specific Distal Radius Fracture Fixation. J Orthop Trauma. 2021 Sep 01; 35(Suppl 3):s17-s20. Hoekzema NA, Brambila M. PMID: 34415877.
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    12. Intraoperative radiographic method of locating the radial head safe zone: the bicipital tuberosity view. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2020 Dec; 29(12):2668-2673. Hoekzema N, Gray R, Orbay J, Rubio F, Vernon L, Imada A, Mercer D. PMID: 32844750.
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    13. Dogs and Orthopaedic Injuries: Is There a Correlation With Breed? J Orthop Trauma. 2018 09; 32(9):e372-e375. Brice J, Lindvall E, Hoekzema N, Husak L. PMID: 29912736.
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    14. The Vascularity and Osteogenesis of a Vascularized Flap for the Treatment of Scaphoid Nonunion: The Pedicle Volar Distal Radial Periosteal Flap. Hand (N Y). 2019 07; 14(4):500-507. Tanner C, Johnson T, Majors A, Hentz VR, Husak L, Walker Gallego E, Christ B, Hoekzema N. PMID: 29357702; PMCID: PMC6760070.
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    15. Irreducible Monteggia fracture: interposed radial nerve and capsule. JSES Open Access. 2017 Jun; 1(2):85-89. Tanner C, Johnson T, Kolahi K, Husak L, Hoekzema N. PMID: 30675545; PMCID: PMC6340863.
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    16. Osteosarcoma of the pelvis: outcome analysis of surgical treatment. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2009 Feb; 467(2):510-8. Fuchs B, Hoekzema N, Larson DR, Inwards CY, Sim FH. PMID: 18855090; PMCID: PMC2628496.
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    17. Posterior sternoclavicular joint dislocation. Can J Surg. 2008 Feb; 51(1):E19-20. Hoekzema N, Torchia M, Adkins M, Cassivi SD. PMID: 18248716; PMCID: PMC2386312.
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    18. The microbiology and risk of infection following open, agricultural upper extremity injuries. J Hand Surg Am. 2008 Jan; 33(1):87-93. Ali MH, Hoekzema NA, Bakleh M, Shin AY, Osmon DR. PMID: 18261671.
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