Kristine A. Karlson, MD

  • Family Medicine
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Kristine A. Karlson

Locations

Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics Heater Road, Family Medicine

New patients call: 800-653-0776

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Sports Medicine

About me

I split my time between family medicine and sports medicine, which includes nonsurgical care of athletic injuries and medical conditions in active people. In sports medicine, my goal is to return every patient to their active life or competitive sport as soon as possible, or help them explore alternatives if they cannot safely get back right away. I enjoy converting confusing or complex symptoms into a clear and well-explained diagnosis, then finding and facilitating the best treatment plan for that patient. Outside of Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center I have been a team physician with US Rowing for more than 25 years, including at the 2008 Olympics, and I am the current head team physician for Dartmouth College.

Specialties

  • Family Medicine
  • Sports Medicine
  • Concussion Program
  • Primary Care
  • Primary Care, Adult
  • Primary Care, Pediatric

Areas of focus

  • Family medicine
  • Sports medicine
  • Concussion treatment

Titles and faculty positions

  • Section Chief, Family Medicine
  • Director, Sports Concussion Program
  • Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth
  • Associate Professor of Orthopaedics, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth
  • Associate Professor of Community and Family Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth

View my Geisel School of Medicine profile

Year joined

  • 1997

Department websites

Education

Medical school

  • MD, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, 1990

Residency

  • Family Practice, St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT, 1994

Fellowship

  • Sports Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, 1997

Board certification

  • Family Medicine
  • Sports Medicine

Research and publications