Biography:
Dr. Alexander Orfanos is a fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in treating hip and knee arthritis and performing joint replacement procedures. He attended medical school at Dartmouth and completed his orthopaedic surgery residency and trauma fellowship at Brown University. He then completed the joint replacement fellowship program at Dartmouth-Hitchcock. Through his dual fellowship training, he is able to provide comprehensive care for patients with degenerative joint conditions and traumatic injuries that are best treated with joint replacement. He is also experienced in evaluating and treating painful or failed total joint replacements and performing secondary or revision procedures when needed.
Practice Locations:
Littleton Regional Healthcare
580 St. Johnsbury Road
Littleton, NH 03561
The Alpine Clinic
1095 Profile Road
Franconia, NH 03580
To schedule an appointment, please call: 603-823-8600
Joined Staff
2025
Clinical Interests:
- Hip pain
- Knee pain
- Osteoarthritis and other degenerative joint conditions
- Painful or failed total joint replacements
- Prosthetic joint infections
- Periprosthetic fractures
- Hip fractures
Procedures Performed:
- Total hip replacement (with emphasis on direct anterior approach)
- Total knee replacement
- Partial knee replacement
- Total hip and knee revision surgery
- Periprosthetic fracture fixation
- Knee fusion
- General orthopaedic trauma and fracture care
Education and Training:
- Undergraduate – Cornell University, College of Arts and Sciences (2013)
- Medical School – Dartmouth Medical School (2018)
- Residency – Brown University Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program (2023)
- Fellowship – Brown University Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship (2024), Dartmouth-Hitchcock Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement Fellowship (2025)
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
- American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS)
- American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
- Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA)
- New England Orthopaedic Society (NEOS)
- New Hampshire Orthopaedic Society (NHOS)
Awards and Honors
- The Knee Society Chitranjan S. Ranawat MD Award (2022)
- Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honor Society (2022)
- American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) C. McCollister Evarts Resident Leadership Award (2022)
- Dartmouth Medical School Dean’s Leadership Award (2018)
For information about Orthopedics at Littleton Regional Healthcare, visit:
Alpine Clinic
Orthopedics
