O. Brant Nikolaus is a fellowship-trained and board eligible orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Nikolaus completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Utah before attending the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota for both medical school and orthopaedic surgery residency. He later completed a fellowship in advanced hip and knee reconstruction at OrthoCarolina Hip and Knee Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Nikolaus specializes in hip and knee reconstruction, including primary hip and knee replacement, partial knee replacement and complex revision hip and knee reconstruction. For Dr. Nikolaus, the patient always comes first. This philosophy of care was engraved in him during his time with the Mayo Clinic and is evident as he passionately identifies and fixes the orthopaedic challenges facing each patient.