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Specialties
Board Certification
American Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryPatient Rating
4.9 /5( out of 225 reviews )The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.
The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Patient Comments
Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety.
Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.July 29, 2024ORTHOPAEDICS CENTERDr. Nixon is an excellent and knowledgeable surgeon who has operated on my ankles twice in the past two years and each ankle came out perfectly. I highly recommend him,
July 28, 2024ORTHOPAEDICS CENTERDr. Nixon is very personable and attentive to questions I have. I appreciate his skill as a surgeon and his willingness to listen.
July 26, 2024ORTHOPAEDICS CENTERDr. Nixon is great. He was friendly and professional. He listened to me and answered my questions fully. Great experience.
July 26, 2024ORTHOPAEDICS CENTERIt took me years to find a foot doctor for my various issues. I felt that Dr. Nixon was very attentive, professional and caring and I am very happy to have found him.
July 22, 2024SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTERDr. Nixon has a very good bedside manner. He is genuinely interested in the patients care. He is very patient and informative.
July 19, 2024ORTHOPAEDICS CENTERI was impressed with Dr. Nixon's compassion and professionalism.
July 18, 2024SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTERDr. Nixon is fantastic. Very thorough and cares about his patients.
July 14, 2024ORTHOPAEDICS CENTERI went to several doctors prior to surgery and came away not feeling good about them. The minute I met Dr Nixon I felt comfortable with him immediately and knew I had found the right doctor.
July 12, 2024ORTHOPAEDICS CENTERDr. Nixon is an amazing provider. He is respectful and kind, making sure you understand what has and is being done.
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Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments Orthopaedics -Primary Board Certification American Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryEducation history
Fellowship Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Surgery - Ογ½ΆΚΣΖ΅ of Utah School of Medicine Fellow Orthopedic Surgery - Washington Ογ½ΆΚΣΖ΅ in St. Louis/Barnes Jewish Hospital Chief Resident Residency Orthopedic Surgery - Washington Ογ½ΆΚΣΖ΅ in St. Louis/Barnes Jewish Hospital Resident Orthopedic - National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research Intern Professional Medical Medicine - Ογ½ΆΚΣΖ΅ of Michigan Medical School M.D. National Institute of Mental Health Postbaccalaureate Research Fellow Undergraduate Neuroscience - Ογ½ΆΚΣΖ΅ of Virginia B.A. Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Wagers K, Ofori-Atta BS, Tucker W, Presson AP, Nixon D (2024). Evaluation of Costs Associated With Acute Achilles Tendon Repair. Foot Ankle Orthop, 9(1), 24730114241238215. ()
- Compton T, Ferguson NA, Certain L, Nixon D (2024). Extrapulmonary, Chronic Septic Arthritis From Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Ankle and Subtalar Joints. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev, 8(3). ()
- Nixon DC, Mardam-Bey S, Miller ML, Dobbs MB, Schoenecker PL, Luhmann SJ, Gordon JE (2022). Effect of Length Stability on Complications in the Treatment of Preadolescent Diaphyseal Femur Fractures Treated With Elastic Stable Intramedullary Nailing. J Orthop Trauma, 36(12), 643. ()
- Nixon DC, Zhang C, Weinberg MW, Presson AP, Nickisch F (2020). Relationship of Press Ganey Satisfaction and PROMIS Function and Pain in Foot and Ankle Patients. Foot Ankle Int, 41(10), 1206-1211. ()
- Nixon DC, Schafer KA, Cusworth B, McCormick JJ, Johnson JE, Klein SE (2019). Preoperative Anxiety Effect on Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Foot and Ankle Surgery. Foot Ankle Int, 40(9), 1007-1011. ()
- Nixon DC, Cusworth BM, McCormick JJ, Johnson JE, Klein SE (2018). Patient-Reported Allergies Do Not Predict Poorer PROMIS Function, Pain, and Depression Scores Following Foot and Ankle Surgery. Foot Ankle Int, 39(8), 949-953. ()
- Patterson BM, Orvets ND, Aleem AW, Keener JD, Calfee RP, Nixon DC, Chamberlain AM (2017). Correlation of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) scores with legacy patient-reported outcome scores in patients undergoing rotator cuff repair. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 27(6S), S17-S23. ()
Review
- Soltanolkotabi M, Mills MK, Nixon DC, Shomal Zadeh F, Chalian M (2023). Postoperative Imaging of the Ankle Tendons. [Review]. Semin Ultrasound CT MR, 44(4), 309-318. ()
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