Dr. Mark G Creighton M.D., Sports Medicine Specialist
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Dr. Mark G Creighton M.D.

Orthopedist

5/5(40)
5 Cuba Hill Road Greenlawn NY, 11740
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5/5

About

Dr. Mark Creighton is a Board-Certified orthopaedic surgeon, with offices in Greenlawn and Nesconset, New York. Doctor Creighton is a graduate of Stanford University, and received his medical degree from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at The University of Iowa Dept of Orthopaedics, a highly respected training program. He has completed two fellowships, and has subspecialty expertise in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. He formerly served as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center, in the Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery at StonyBrook Univ Medical Center, and is a NY State Trooper Police Surgeon. Dr. Creighton has authored research papers which have been presented at orthopaedic conferences around the country, and has been published in the most respected peer-reviewed orthopaedic journals. Dr. Creighton has  over 30 years of clinical experience treating a wide array of diseases and injuries to the musculoskeletal system in children and adults, including sprains, strains, fractures, dislocations, tendon injuries, ligament injuries, and arthritis, and has subspecialty expertise in performing minimally invasive knee and shoulder surgeries.

Education and Training

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 1990

Board Certification

Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS

Provider Details

Male English 27 years of experience

Expert Publications

Data provided by the National Library of Medicine

Areas of expertise and specialization

Sports Medicine, arthroscopic knee surgery, arthroscopic shoulder surgery, fractures

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Clinical Assistant Professor Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Langone Medical Center, Hospital for Joint Diseases 2011 - 2016
  • Clinical Assistant Professor Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery , StonyBrook Univ Medical Ctr 2018 - 2020

Awards

  • NorthStar 90 Award 2021 Northwell Health 

Treatments

  • Torn Meniscus
  • Pain

Professional Memberships

  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons  

Charities and Philanthropic Endeavors

  • Hamptons Health Society; Southampton Youth Services; Big Brothers; Suffolk Federal Credit Union

Areas of research

Use of Ultrasound to Accelerate Fracture Healing; Bone Morphogenetic Protein; Total Hip Replacement in Rheumatoid Patients

Dr. Mark G Creighton M.D.'s Practice location

Mount Sinai Doctors of Long Island

5 Cuba Hill Road -
Greenlawn, NY 11740
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Mount Sinai Doctors of Long Island

59 Southern Boulevard -
Nesconset, NY 11767
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