Our Team

Dr. Nicholas Bruggeman is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and the Chief Medical Officer at OrthoNebraska headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Dr. Bruggeman’s practice is focused on hand, elbow and shoulder conditions. He treats some of the most difficult injuries in the region as one of the only Level 1 trauma providers in the Omaha area.

A Nebraska native, Dr. Bruggeman attended undergraduate school at The University of Nebraska–Lincoln, and received his medical degree with high distinction at The University of Nebraska Medical Center. Afterwards, he spent five years at The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where he completed an Orthopedic Surgery residency. Before returning home to Omaha, Dr. Bruggeman spent another year in Indianapolis, Indiana completing a fellowship in hand and upper extremity surgery.

Additionally, Dr. Bruggeman values teaching tomorrow’s up-and-coming orthopedic surgeons, emergency room doctors, anesthesiologists, nurses, therapists, and physician assistants.