Dr. Anthony R. Mork, a native of Minneapolis, Minnesota is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of the University of the Pacific, where he earned his B.S. degree in chemistry. He earned his M.D. degree from Creighton Medical School, Omaha, Nebraska. His residency training in Orthopedic Surgery was conducted at the Martin Luther King, Jr. General Hospital in Los Angeles, California which was in association with the University of Southern California..

Prior to Co-Founding MicroSpine, Dr. Mork was in private practice from 1982 to 1988 in Long Beach, California. Dr. Mork was also a clinical instructor with USC from 1982 to 1984. From 1988 to 1998 he was affiliated with The Wiltse Spine Institute of Long Beach, California. From 1988 until 2001, Dr. Mork worked at G.C.O.C. Spinal Institute in Florida. Dr. Mork has personally performed thousands of arthroscopic spinal surgeries and has been a proctor to several other physicians. He has personally designed the specialized tools which he uses for his surgeries and he is constantly pursuing the improvement of spinal care.

Dr. Mork has had numerous articles relating to Orthopedic Surgery published in Leading Peer Review Professional Journals. In addition, Dr. Mork has experienced extended education worldwide at such leading institutions as Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, England; Newmarket General Hospital, Newmarket, Suffolk, England; and Endo-Klink, Hamburg, West Germany.

College:

University of the Pacifica
Stockton, California
Magna Cum Laude

Medical School:

1974 – 1975 Creighton Medical School
Omaha, Nebraska
Graduated with M.D. – 1977
President of Class 1974 – 1975

Residency Training:

Martin Luther King Jr. N. General Hospital
12021 Wilmington Avenue
Los Angeles, CA. 90059
Internship: General Surgery
Residency: Orthopedic Surgery

Special Certification:

July 27, 1984 Board Certified, American Board of Orthopedic Surgery

Medical Societies:

Fellow, American Academy Orthopedic Surgeons

Articles:

SEE RESEARCH PAGE FOR ADDITIONS SINCE 2001

Mork, A., Iliopsoas Tendon Syndrome: Hip Tonography with
Staple, T.A., Fluoroscopic Monitoring. Vol. 166: pp. 873-874, 1988

Mork, A.R., Peripheral Tears of the Lateral Meniscus:
Amster J., Arthroscopic correlation with MR Imaging.
Brigante, L., R.N. Western Orthopedic Association, October 20-24, 1991

Mork, A.R. Chondral Defects in the Knee: Arthroscopic Correlation

Amster, J., with MR Imaging. Arthroscopy Association of North

Mork, A.R., J., R.N. America, April 1-4, 1993. Presentation Pending.

Post Graduate Courses and Meetings Attended:

April, 1980 University of California
AO/ASIF Advanced course
San Diego, CA.
March, 1981 University of California

AO/ASIF Advanced Course
Sun Valley, Idaho
December 3-4, 1982 Memorial Medical Center of Long Beach

"Anterior Cruciate Ligaments"
March 15, 1983 University of Southern California

"Intradiscal Therapy"
Los Angeles, CA.
June 13-15, 1983 American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons

"Primary and Revision surgical Treatment of
Arthritis Diseases"
Coronado, CA
May 21-23, 1984 American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons

"Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors"
Rochester, Minnesota
May 23-27, 1984 American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons

"Pediatric Orthopedics International Seminar"
San Francisco, CA
June 9, 1984 Centinela Hospital

"Spinal Injuries"
Inglewood, CA
June 17-30,1984 Maine Orthopedic Courses

"Maine Orthopedic Review"
Manchester, Maine
August 14, 1984 New York Hospital – Cornell Medical Center

"National Osteoporosis Conference"
Los Angeles, CA.
October 11-13, 1984 Midas Rex Psychomotor Institute

"Orthopedic Symposium on Modern Dissection
Techniques of Bone, Biometals and Bioplastics"
San Diego, CA.
October 27-29, 1984 Center of Health Education
Memorial Medical Center

"Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasty"
Long Beach, CA
December 6-9, 1984 American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons

"Acetabular Reconstruction In Total Hip Arthroplasty"

Monterey, CA.
August 11-13, 1985 American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons

"Revision total Hip Arthroplasty"
Los Angeles, CA.
January 18, 1986 American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons

"Acetabular Reconstruction in Total Arthroplasty"
Monterey, CA.
October 18-25, 1986 UCLA Department of continuing Education

8th International Seminar on Operative Arthroscopy
Maui, Hawaii
October 30 –November 1, 1987 University of Southern California
Orthopedic Trauma Palm Springs, CA

April 14-17, 1988 Orthopedic Hospital
"Fractures of the Acetabulum and Pelvis"
Los Angeles, CA
March 9-11, 1989 Scripps Clinic

"Knee Reconstruction Surgery"
San Diego, CA
April 2-5, 1989 American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons

"The Shoulder 1989 – The State of the Art"
Kauai, Hawaii

October 11-14, 1990 The Department of Continuing Education in Health Sciences, UCLA Extension and the School of Medicine, UCLA

"Hip and Knee Reconstruction Surgery"
Maui, Hawaii
February 20-24, 1991 The Medical College of Wisconsin

Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Dow Corning Wright Orthopedic Division
"New Concepts in Total Joint Reconstruction"
Westin Resort/Vail
Denver, Colorado
May 2-5, 1991 American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons

The Knee – Current Concepts
Timothy N. Taft, M.D.

Extended Education:

November 1-7, 1982 Addenbooke’s Hospital – Cambridge, England

Newmarke General Hospital – Newmarke,
Suffolk, England. One week of observation of ligament
Reconstruction and arthroscopic techniques with Dr. David J. Dandy.

January 7-11, 1985 Endo-Klink-Hamburg, West Germany
One week of observation with Dr. H.W. Bucholz, on
his approach to the infected total joint.

November 23-29, 1985 Independent study of treatment of infected total hips with
Drs. Elson and Wroblewski at Shefield and Wrightington, England.

October 13, 1991 Saddleback Memorial Medical Center
Laguna Hills, CA

Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release Cadaver Surgical Workshop, with concentration specifically on the endoscopic carpal tunnel release, using the Chow technique.
November 7-9, 1991 American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons

Upper Extremity Fractures and Trauma Management Decisions San Diego, CA
September 21-23, 1992 American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
Summer Institute 1992, Intensive Surgical Skills.

Current Shoulder Surgical Management.
Seattle, WA

December 10-11, 1993 Management of Complex Fractures; Problems and Solutions, Education Design
Amelia Island Plantation, Amelia Island, FL.

February 23-25, 1995 American Academy of Orthopedic Medicine
12th Annual Meeting of Orthopedic Medicine
A guest speaker on "Diagnosis and Treatment of Shoulder Disorders."

1. Dr. Mork has been recognized as one of the nation's top surgeons by the Consumer' Research Council of America.