Michael Houghton, MD

Dr. Mike Houghton is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon who sees patients in our Fort Collins and Loveland, CO offices.

Dr. Houghton joined the Orthopaedic & Spine Center of the Rockies in August 1997 after completing a fellowship (advanced training) in foot and ankle surgery at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Fellowship training provides orthopaedic surgeons with an additional or sixth year of focused training and patient care in their specialty area, following their five-year residency.

Dr. Houghton's practice emphasizes the treatment of complicated foot and ankle injuries and conditions. He is a specialist in total ankle replacement surgery.

Dr. Houghton is currently participating in a national research study on ankle replacements. This clinical trial is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and managed by the Veterans Administration medical system. The research trial includes several other surgeons and hospitals/clinics, including Harborview and the University of Washington in Seattle, as well as Dr. Houghton and OCR. The study will compare patients' results with ankle replacement and ankle fusion surgeries. For more information, go to this page on the Veterans Administration web site.

Along with orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Wes Jackson and podiatry colleagues Tom Hecker, DPM, and Nathan Hunt, DPM, the four physicans treat all types of foot and ankle problems, ranging from sprains and athletic injuries, to complications from diabetes that affect the foot and ankle, to major ankle reconstruction and ankle replacement surgery.

He holds board certification through the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Dr. Houghton takes care of patients from OCR's service area of northern Colorado, Wyoming, and western Nebraska.

Outside of medicine, Dr. Houghton enjoys spending time with his family.

Specialties / Qualifications

• Member, Orthopaedic & Spine Center of the Rockies
  1997-Present

• Fellowship in foot and ankle surgery
  1996-1997 -- Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA

• Surgical internship and orthopaedic surgery residency
  1991-1996 -- University of Wisconsin Hospital, Madison

• M. D.
  1991 -- University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver

• B. S.
  1986 -- Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

Links
Learn More About Common Orthopaedic Conditions & Surgeries
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Patient Information
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Patient Information