Like all of the surgeons at Sports and Orthopaedic Specialists, Dr. Larson is fellowship trained. He completed his training at the Traumatology AO Group in Graz, Austria, one of the top fellowship programs in the world. He has served in many leadership positions including President of the medical staff at Abbott Northwestern Hospital and President of the Minnesota Orthopedic Society. A well known and respected orthopedic surgeon in the Twin Cities, Dr. Larson received the Upjohn Achievement Award for Outstanding Graduate from the University of Minnesota in 1973 and Physician of the Year Award from Abbott Northwestern Hospital in 1991.