Mr. Richard Matthew Leighton DO
Orthopedist
20 Medical Campus Dr Suite 104 Supply NC, 28462About
Dr. Richard Leighton is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Supply, NC. Dr. Leighton specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Leighton tends to bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Orthopaedic surgeons can specialize in certain areas like the hand, spine, hip, foot and ankle, shoulder and elbow or the knee.
Education and Training
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine 1996
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine 1991
Provider Details
Treatments
- Trigger Finger
- Arthritis
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Osteoarthritis
- Pinched Nerve
- Frozen Shoulder
- Rotator Cuff Syndrome
- Pain
- Rotator Cuff Tear
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
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