Scott B. Neff,
D.O.
Do you have a question for the doctor?
Ask Dr Neff.
Specialty
|
 | General Orthopaedic Care/Surgery |
|
Years in Practice
|
| 25 Years |
|
Undergraduate
|
| Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin, 1963-1965 |
|
Graduate
|
| Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, BA in Biology, 1965-1968 |
|
Medical
|
| University of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery, DO, 1969-1973 |
|
Residency
|
|
Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center |
|
University of Texas at San Antonio, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1976-1980 |
|
Fellowships
|
|
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1986 |
|
American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians 1994 |
|
Board Certifications
|
|
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1981 |
|
Professional Affiliations |
|
Iowa Orthopaedic Society |
|
American Medical Association |
|
Southern Orthopaedic Society |
|
Arthroscopy Association of North America |
|
Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons |
|
Awards
|
|
President, Central Iowa Orthopaedic Society, 1982-1983 |
|
Chief, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Iowa Lutheran Hospital, 1985-1987; 1995-1996 |
|
Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Iowa Lutheran Hospital, 1987-1990 |
|
Vice-Chairman, Department of Surgery, Iowa Lutheran Hospital, 1988-1989 |
|
Medical Director, Department of Physical Therapy, Iowa Lutheran Hospital 1986-1989 |
|
Scott B. Neff,
D.O.
Was born in Des Moines, Iowa. After graduating from Drake University, he attended
medical school at the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery and then did a
five-year residency in orthopaedic surgery in a combined program at the University of
Texas at San Antonio Orthopaedic Surgery and Wilford Hall United States Air Force
Medical Center. Doctor Neff left the service of the United States Air Force as
Lieutenant Colonel in 1981 and returned home to practice orthopaedic surgery in Des
Moines, Iowa.
Doctor Neff has been a board member of the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa and
has served as a consultant to a Governor's Committee studying pharmacology. Doctor
Neff has been Chief of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Lutheran Hospital in
Des Moines for ten years. Doctor Neff also enjoys teaching and regularly has residents
from the Family Practice Residency Program at Iowa Lutheran Hospital rotating with
him.
Doctor Neff has a special interest in upper extremity and shoulder surgery, total joint
replacement and athletic injuries.
Doctor Neff's hobbies include boating, hunting, photography, and computers.
