Florian Nickisch, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Specialty: Foot and Ankle
Medical School: Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
Residency: Brown University
Fellowship: Rhode Island Hospital and OL Miller Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Institute
Florian Nickisch, M.D. is as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Utah’s School of Medicine. He joined the faculty in 2007.
Dr. Nickisch received his MD at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich, Germany, graduating magna cum laude in 1998.
Dr. Nickisch completed an internship in general surgery and orthopaedic residency at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. He completed fellowships in Orthopaedic Trauma at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island, and Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Surgery at the OL Miller Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Institute in Charlotte, North Carolina. In addition he was a visiting fellow at the Sigvart T. Hansen Foot & Ankle Institute at the Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. Prior to joining the University of Utah he practiced for one year at OrthoCarolina in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Dr. Nickisch’s clinical interests include acute and subacute traumatic injuries to the foot and ankle, reconstructive surgery of the foot and ankle, and sports injuries of the foot and ankle. His research interests include the anatomy of complex foot and ankle deformities, post-traumatic arthritis of the foot and ankle and surgical outcomes research. Dr. Nickisch practices at the University of Utah Orthopaedic Center.
Current Publications
DiGiovanni CW, Patel A, Calfee R, Nickisch F. Osteonecrosis in the foot. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2007 Apr;15(4):208-17 [abstract]
Langer P, Nickisch F, Spenciner D, Felming B, DiGiovanni C: In Vitro Evaluation of Lateral Process talar Excision on Ankle and Subtalar Joint Stability, Foot and Ankle International, 2007 Jan, 28(1) [abstract]
Lee MC, Bier AD, Nickisch F, Eberson CP, Ehrlich MG, Chen Q: Epiphysiodesis with Infusion of Stromal Cell-Derived Factor-1 in Rabbit Growth Plates, J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007 Jan;89(1):102-13 [abstract]
Lee M, Nickisch F, Limbird R: Massive Retroperitoneal Hematoma during Enoxaparin Treatment for Pulmonary Embolism after Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty: Case Report and Review of the Literature, J Arthroplasty. 2006 Dec;21(8):1209-14 [abstract]
Nickisch F, Anderson RB: Post Calcaneus Fracture Reconstruction, Foot and Ankle Clinics, 2006 Mar. 11(1) 85-103 [abstract]
Nickisch F, Ritter M, Tashjian R, Terek R, Digiovanni CW: “Primary Malignant Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma of the talus: A case report” Foot & Ankle International, 2005 Jul, 26(7)
Ritter M, Nickisch F, Digiovanni CW: “Posterior Blade Plate for Salvage of Failed Ankle Fusion”: Technique Tip. Foot Ankle Int. 2006 Apr;27(4):303-4
Tashijan R, Nickisch F, Dennison D: “Ruptured Septic Popliteal Cyst Associated with Psoriatic Arthritis: A Case Study”. Orthopedics, 2004 Feb;27(2):231-3
