Dr. Brent Carlson is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with a special interest in hip, knee, and shoulder surgery. His areas of expertise include arthroscopic surgery of the hip and total hip replacement, arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder and various shoulder replacements, as well as knee arthroscopy and knee replacement.
Dr. Carlson was raised in Stillwater, Minnesota where he graduated high school as valedictorian. He attended St. Olaf College and graduated summa-cum-laude. While at St. Olaf, he competed in Division 1 Nordic Skiing, becoming an Academic All-American. He then went on to medical school at the University of Minnesota. While in medical school, he continued to ski, competing in the Norwegian Skarveremet and the American Birkebeiner, where he placed as high as 3rd overall in the classic race.
At the end of his medical school training, Dr. Carlson was granted a scholarship to train with Drs. Leiv Hove and Ove Furnes in orthopedics at the Universitetsykehus in Bergen, Norway. He completed his orthopedic training at Albany Medical Center in Albany, NY, which was at the time the busiest orthopedic trauma center in the state of New York.
Dr. Carlson is a partner with Chippewa Valley Orthopedics and Sports Medicine based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He joined the group in 2010. He sees patients at his offices in Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls and also sees patients in Stanley and Hayward, Wisconsin regularly. He is a physician owner of OakLeaf Surgical Hospital in Eau Claire and also operates at other area hospitals frequently. He continues to ski competitively across the country and also enjoys hunting, fishing, hiking, canoeing, and spending time with his wife and four young boys.
Medical School (2005)
General Surgery Internship (2006)
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency (2010)
Hospital Affiliations
Professional Societies
Aspirus Stanley Hospital
1120 Pine St, Stanley
800-322-1747
CVOSM - Altoona
1200 OakLeaf Way, Altoona
715-832-1400
CVOSM - Chippewa Falls
757 Lakeland Dr, Chippewa Falls
715-723-8514
Greenfield Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine - Hayward
10405 Vermont Ave, Hayward
800-322-1747
Greenfield Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine - Spooner
112 Ash St, Spooner
800-322-1747