Lance G. Warhold, MD

  • Orthopaedics
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Lance G. Warhold

Locations

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

About me

My specialty of orthopaedics and hand surgery allows me to treat a wide diversity of conditions and age ranges (from newborn to geriatric) and to make a positive impact in the lives of the people who come to me for care.

I bring a wide breadth of knowledge and experience, sound judgment and common sense to the process of choosing the best care for the patient’s condition. After providing a thorough and honest explanation of their condition, I listen to the patient’s goals and concerns, engage their family members in the discussion, and then present all reasonable treatment options and my recommendations.

I have a great depth of experience in treating simple and complex hand problems and have been practicing in a tertiary clinical setting for more than 25 years. I do research in and teach about the conditions that I treat. I have experience teaching many of the surgical techniques that I practice to other hand specialists nationally and internationally. I will never recommend surgery that I don't believe will significantly improve the outcome, but I don't hesitate to recommend a non-surgical treatment if I believe it is as good as surgical options.

My passion for working with hand and wrist disorders is renewed each time I can help a patient alleviate their pain, restore their functionality and improve their quality of life. Hearing that I’ve helped changed a patient’s life for the better is extremely rewarding,

Specialties

  • Orthopaedics

Areas of focus

  • Hand surgery
  • Management of hand and wrist arthritic conditions
  • Repair of nerve and tendon injuries
  • Hand and wrist sports injuries
  • Compressive neuropathies including endoscopic carpal tunnel decompression
  • Wrist arthroscopy and ligamentous reconstruction
  • Hand and wrist fractures
  • Percutaneous screw fixation of scaphoid fractures
  • Dupuytren's disease, including Xiaflex
  • Hand and wrist tendinopathies
  • Congenital and pediatric hand problems

Titles and faculty positions

  • Associate 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

  • 2007

Department websites

Education

Medical school

  • MD, Hahnemann University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 1985

Residency

  • General Surgery, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, 1987
  • Orthopaedic Surgery, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, 1991

Fellowship

  • Hand and Microsurgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1992

Board certification

  • Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Surgery of the Hand

Research and publications

Publications