Michael B. Sparks, MD

  • Orthopaedics
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Michael B. Sparks

Locations

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

About me

I enjoy working in partnership with my patients. I listen to their concerns and ask about their goals and expectations. Whether their goal is to hike Mt. Moosilauke or to play with their grandchildren, I want to be help them get back to what brings them joy and returns them to the life they want. Quality of life is important!

Recovering from an injury can take time. If a patient feels discouraged about their progress, I can help show them how far they’ve come by referring them back to their own statements about how they were feeling earlier in treatment. By using patient-reported outcomes, I can say, “This is where you were, and this is where you are now” so they can clearly see their progress.

My patients and I work collaboratively to help return them to the highest level of function possible based on their health issue and the evidence-based treatment options.

Specialties

  • Sports Medicine
  • Orthopaedics
  • Concussion Program

Areas of focus

  • Surgery appointments at Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital
  • Clinic and surgery appointments at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
  • Sports medicine
  • Multigamentous injury treatment
  • Arthroscopic knee reconstruction
  • Cartilage restoration
  • Knee joint replacement
  • Robotic joint replacement

Titles and faculty positions

  • Section Chief, Orthopaedics
  • Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth

View my Geisel School of Medicine profile

Awards and achievements

  • 2024 Top Doctor (named by Castle Connolly, published by New Hampshire Magazine)
  • 2023 Top Doctor (named by Castle Connolly, published by New Hampshire Magazine)
  • 2022 Top Doctor (named by Castle Connolly, published by New Hampshire Magazine)

Year joined

  • 1998

Department websites

Education

Medical school

  • MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 1989

Internship

  • General Surgery, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, 1990

Residency

  • Orthopaedic Surgery, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, 1995

Fellowship

  • Foot and Ankle/Sports Medicine, Foundation for Orthopaedic Athletic and Reconstructive Research, Houston, TX, 1997

Board certification

  • Orthopaedic Surgery

Research and publications

Publications

Clinical trials