Michael Carlson, MD


Bio	Michael Carlson, MD obtained a Bachelor of Science in human biology at Brigham Young University and a Doctor of Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin. As part of his training, Dr. Carlson completed an orthopedics residency at the Creighton-Nebraska University Health Foundation and a sports medicine fellowship at the Southern California Orthopedic Institute. He is board-certified with the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and specializes in orthopedics. He speaks English and fluent Spanish. Dr. Carlson’s anatomy classes initially sparked his interest in medicine and led him to choose orthopedics as a specialty. He loves meeting people and enjoys understanding every patient’s unique situation and helping them recover. Dr. Carlson loves orthopedics because it allows him to help patients with debilitating injuries return to action. He tends to be more conservative with his surgical treatment and tends to give conservative treatment trials before moving to more invasive surgical treatments. Dr. Carlson strives to spend extra time with his patients to understand their goals by developing a personalized treatment plan. When he is not taking care of patients, Dr. Carlson enjoys spending time with his family, skiing, and golfing.
Languages	English, Spanish
Specialties	General Orthopedics Sports Medicine

Bio

Michael Carlson, MD obtained a Bachelor of Science in human biology at Brigham Young University and a Doctor of Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin. As part of his training, Dr. Carlson completed an orthopedics residency at the Creighton-Nebraska University Health Foundation and a sports medicine fellowship at the Southern California Orthopedic Institute. He is board-certified with the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and specializes in orthopedics. He speaks English and fluent Spanish.

Dr. Carlson’s anatomy classes initially sparked his interest in medicine and led him to choose orthopedics as a specialty. He loves meeting people and enjoys understanding every patient’s unique situation and helping them recover. Dr. Carlson loves orthopedics because it allows him to help patients with debilitating injuries return to action. He tends to be more conservative with his surgical treatment and tends to give conservative treatment trials before moving to more invasive surgical treatments. Dr. Carlson strives to spend extra time with his patients to understand their goals by developing a personalized treatment plan.

When he is not taking care of patients, Dr. Carlson enjoys spending time with his family, skiing, and golfing.