Orthopedics Care

Dr. Timothy Vinyard (left) is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and Fellow of the American Academy
of Orthopedic Surgeons, specializing in sports medicine. He is originally from
Ottumwa, Iowa, and has been practicing since 2012. Dr. Vinyard is a graduate of
Coe College, where he competed in both football and baseball.

Dr. Vinyard’s practice focuses on the non-operative and surgical treatment of professional,
amateur, and recreational athletes of all ages, sports, and activities. He
subspecializes in arthroscopic knee and shoulder surgery.

Throughout his medical training, Dr. Vinyard provided orthopedic coverage for the University
of Iowa Hawkeyes, Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Wild, Minnesota Timberwolves and
Minnesota Twins. Dr. Vinyard is currently the head team physician for the Iowa
Wild and the West Des Moines Valley Tigers. Additionally, he provides assistant
medical coverage for the Iowa Cubs, Drake University Bulldogs and many other
Iowa schools and events. Dr. Vinyard is proud to serve as a board member for
the House of Mercy, as well as a volunteer for the Blue Lips Foundation.

Dr. Vinyard and his wife, Erica, have three children. In his free time, Dr. Vinyard enjoys time
with his family, golfing, exercising, playing tennis, and attending sporting events.

Dr. Benjamin Paulson (right) is a board-certified hand surgeon specializing in the treatment of hand and upper extremity disorders. He is originally from Ogden, Iowa, and has been practicing since 2010.

Dr. Paulson was the valedictorian of his graduating class at Washington University in St. Louis where he was a physics major. He was motivated to enter the orthopedic surgery field by his fascination and enjoyment of attention to detail, mechanics, skin, tendons, and tumors.

In his free time, Dr. Paulson enjoys traveling with his family. He has visited all 50 states as well as 54 countries.
 
Dr. Benjamin Beecher provides joint surgery. He specializes in patients with arthritis and also functions in our specialty clinic providing injections and other non-operative treatment options, where applicable. 