Accepting 🇨🇦 residents
Experience:
20+ years
Location:
Victoria, BC; Calgary, AB
Consults:
Virtually & in-person
Speaks:
English
Treats:
Adults
Dr. Charles Nelson is an orthopaedic surgeon based in Victoria, British Columbia, with a clinical focus in knee surgery, sports orthopaedics, and arthroscopic surgery. He has a very high volume ACL practice and routinely manages multiligamentous knee injuries, meniscal tears and patellar dislocations. His practice also includes knee realignment and cartilage restoration procedures along with partial and total knee replacements at the other end of the spectrum.
He completed medical school and orthopaedic surgery residency at the University of Alberta, followed by fellowship training in arthroscopic surgery and sports medicine at the Fowler Kennedy Clinic in London, Ontario.
Dr. Nelson has practised in Victoria for more than 20 years. He has extensive experience caring for athletes involved in rugby, soccer, field hockey, rowing, cycling, and triathlon on Vancouver Island, and he regularly teaches Island-based medical students and residents.
In his free time, Dr. Nelson likes to play the piano and practice and perform with his rock band, which is comprised mainly of a number of other local physicians. He also enjoys skiing, road cycling, mountain biking and spending time with his wife and family. He feels blessed to have four wonderful children that give him an enormous sense of pride and admiration regarding their academic and athletic successes.
Sport Medicine and Arthroscopic Surgery Fellowship | Fowler Kennedy Clinic, University of Western Ontario, London, ON
Foot and Ankle Surgery | Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency | University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Medical Degree | University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB | 1994
Orthopaedic Surgeon | RebalanceMD, Victoria, BC | Current
Orthopaedic Surgeon | Victoria General Hospital, Victoria, BC | Current
Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC)
Speaker / Educator, Juan de Fuca Orthopaedics meetings and Fowler Fellow meetings
Consultations within 2-4 weeks. Surgery within 1-3 months.
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Yes. Virtual or in-person consults are available.
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English
Patients commonly seek Dr. Nelson’s expertise because they may be experiencing knee instability, a meniscus injury, patellar instability, cartilage-related knee pain, or knee arthritis, and are considering knee arthroscopy, knee reconstruction, or knee replacement. Dr. Nelson completed fellowship training in sport medicine and arthroscopic surgery and has practised in Victoria for more than 20 years.
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