Ben Zellner MD
Orthopedic Hand to Shoulder Specialist
Ben Zellner MD is currently seeing patients in
Fox Valley and Green Bay and Marinette.
Dr. Zellner was born in La Crosse, and while growing up in Waunakee, he often visited Northeastern Wisconsin with his family. He completed his medical degree at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and received his orthopedic surgery residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. After returning to Wisconsin, he obtained his hand surgery fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin where he cared for patients with hand to shoulder problems. Dr. Zellner had the opportunity to travel extensively throughout his training. He was an AO traveling fellow in Spain and completed medical mission work in India, Guatemala, Ecuador, and Colombia. These experiences have helped him to become fluent in Spanish.
As a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who is fellowship trained in hand-to-shoulder surgery, Dr. Zellner treats extensive hand-to-shoulder injuries and conditions including trigger finger, carpal tunnel, overuse injuries, fractures of the finger, hand, wrist, and elbow, cubital tunnel syndrome, radial tunnel syndrome, Dupuytren’s disease, De Quervain’s tenosynovitis, tennis elbow and golfers’ elbow, ganglion cyst, hand and wrist cysts, hand and thumb arthritis, and tendon injuries, among many others. Procedures he performs include thumb, shoulder, and wrist scopes, anatomic & reverse shoulder replacement surgery, finger joint replacements, rotator cuff repairs, tendon laceration repairs, hand and wrist bone fusions, and more.
Dr. Zellner is excited to provide orthopedic hand care in his home state, and he looks forward to opportunities to continue his medical mission work.
He and his wife, who is a local family medicine physician, enjoy spending time outdoors with their children, particularly hiking, biking, and cross-country skiing.
“There is nothing more gratifying than getting patients back to their activities, whether that is recreational sports, an occupation, hobbies, or activities of daily living. Our task is to counsel patients thoroughly on both the surgical and non-surgical options, allowing us to make a joint and informed decision on their care in order to get them back to their desired activity.”
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine in Madison, WI
Residency: Orthopedic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX
Fellowship: Combined Hand Surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, WI
Affiliations/Associations
- Diplomat – American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
- Candidate Member – American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH)
- Member – Wisconsin Orthopaedic Society (WOS)
- Board Member – Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity
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