Lance G. Warhold, MD
- Orthopaedics
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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
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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