I became an orthopaedic surgeon because I wanted to improve the quality of life for my patients. Feet and ankles are amazingly complicated and delicate. Yet, we pound on them every day as they get us through work and play! If your feet hurt, it is hard to do your job and to have the motivation to play and take care of your body.
Working in orthopaedics lets me express two sides of my personality. One side enjoys getting to know people. The other side likes to solve problems. I love hearing my patients’ stories and their expectations. I enjoy helping patients make sense of their experiences and understand different solutions to their conditions. Whether the treatment is surgical or non-surgical, my goal is to help them get back to doing what they love.
My job is easy: I educate patients about what is going on with their ankle or foot. I tell them about their treatment options. And then they tell me what they want to do. I may be the expert about feet, but my patients are the experts about their bodies and lives.
Where to find me
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
1 Medical Center DriveLebanon, New Hampshire 03756
Phone:
603-650-5133
Fax:
603-643-7345
New London Hospital
273 County RoadNew London, New Hampshire 03257
Phone:
603-526-5314
Fax:
603-526-5286
Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital
10 Alice Peck Day DriveLebanon, New Hampshire 03766
Phone:
603-448-3121
About me
Frances D. Faro, MD
- Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth
Joined
- 2020
Areas of focus
- Complex foot and ankle reconstruction
- Foot and ankle fractures
- Total ankle replacement
- Ankle instability
- Bunion and hammertoe correction
Languages
- English
Education
Medical School
- MD, University of California, La Jolla, CA, 2002
Residency
- Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO, 2009
Fellowship
- Foot and Ankle Orthopaedics, Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 2010
- Orthopaedics, University of California San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA, 2004
Board Certification
- Orthopaedic Surgery