Specialty: General Orthopedics
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, Creighton-University of Nebraska Health
Internship: General Surgery, Creighton University School of Medicine
Undergraduate: Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
Vern Prochaska, MD, joined CHI St. Joseph’s Health Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Clinic in Park Rapids in January 2019.
Dr. Prochaska provides orthopedic and sports medicine services to CHI St. Joseph’s Health on a full-time basis for inpatient, outpatient, and trauma-related care in Park Rapids. Dr. Prochaska is Board-Certified and has over 20 years of experience. He provides a very broad range of general orthopedic services and he has a special interest in sports medicine.
Dr. Prochaska did his undergraduate, medical school, internship and residency at Creighton University in Omaha, NE. He has served as the team physician for the NBA summer league, College of Southern Nevada, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, West Fargo High School and NDSU.