Daniel Carlson, MD

Dr. Daniel Carlson was born in Denver, Colorado. However, after high school, he lived and studied in many places, including Nebraska, Illinois, Alaska, Washington, Virginia, Minnesota, and Maine. He attended Loyola University Chicago for his undergraduate studies. He earned a Master of Science in Environmental Chemistry from the University of Alaska in Fairbanks and his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle. Dr. Carlson completed an Orthopedic Surgery Residency with the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System in Richmond. He then completed a fellowship at the University of Minnesota in Orthopedic Traumatology with additional training in primary and elective arthroplasty. For the first four years of his career, Dr. Carlson practiced for a health system in Maine and as an orthopedic trauma surgeon in St. Paul. Dr. Carlson is board-certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons and is passionate about helping people maintain an active lifestyle by treating traumatic injuries and arthritis.