University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Orthopedics and Sports Medicine offers expanded services 

CARSON CITY, MI – University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Orthopedics and Sports Medicine now offers expanded orthopedic services to the Carson City-area community.

Orthopedic providers, Alicia Ballard, D.O., Michael Vaccariello, M.D., and Angela Beckhold, PA-C, will begin seeing patients and performing surgeries at UM Health-Sparrow Carson Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 245 S. Second St., Carson City, starting Monday, April 8. In addition to the Carson City location, Ballard, Vaccariello, and Beckhold will continue to see patients at UM Health-Sparrow Ionia Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 537 W. Main St., Ionia.

Ballard provides care in general orthopedics, including anterior hip replacements, osteoporosis management, and sports injuries. She completed her orthopedic surgery residency at Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Vaccariello is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in shoulder and knee injuries and pain with a special interest in treating and preventing sports injuries in athletes of all ages. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency in Grand Rapids and completed a sports medicine fellowship at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh.

Beckhold provides treatment for a wide variety of orthopedic conditions and fractures and performs hip, knee, and shoulder intra-articular and bursa injections. She completed her medical degree at Central Michigan University.

“We are pleased to improve our orthopedic care for the Carson City community by providing expanded services close to home,” said Mark Brisboe, president of UM Health-Sparrow Carson and Clinton. “The orthopedic physicians have been practicing for many years in the Ionia market, and we are thrilled they will be seeing patients in the Carson community. They provide personalized care plans for the specific needs and challenges of each patient. They are committed to getting patients back to the life they enjoy as quickly as possible."

Providing care close to home, UM Health-Sparrow Carson Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is accepting new patients. The practice offers on-site X-ray services for patient convenience. To schedule an appointment, call 989-584-6320. The practice accepts most major insurances.

Learn more about orthopedic services at UM Health-Sparrow by visiting Sparrow.org/Orthopedics. 

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University of Michigan Health-Sparrow is Mid-Michigan’s premier healthcare organization and includes hospitals in Lansing, Carson City, Charlotte, Ionia and St. Johns, as well as Sparrow Specialty Hospital, Sparrow Care Network, Sparrow Medical Group, the Michigan Athletic Club, and AL!VE. Sparrow is part of University of Michigan Health. Through the dedication of our 10,000 caregivers, Sparrow pursues a vision to be nationally recognized as a leader in quality and patient experience. For more information, visit Sparrow.org.