Erik Stark, M.D.

Erik Stark , M.D.

Erik Stark , M.D.

“Throughout my career, I have aspired to achieve excellence. I welcome the challenges orthopaedics and sports medicine provide, and strive to enable my patients to return to peak performance.”

Specialties
Sports medicine, cartilage repair, patellar instability and arthroscopic knee and shoulder surgery

Born
Long island, New York

Undergraduate
State University of New York
Binghamton, New York
Bachelor of Science, Psychobiology, 1996

Medical School
State University of New York
Upstate Medical University at Syracuse
Syracuse, New York, 1996-2001

Medical Doctor
2001

Internship
University of North Carolina Hospitals
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 2001–2002

Residency
Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston University Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 2002–2006

Fellowship
Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Kaiser Permanente
San Diego, California, 2006-2007

Awards, Patents or Inventions
Edwin G. Bovill Award—Best Paper
Orthopaedic Trauma Association, 2003

American Orthopaedic Association-Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation-Zimmer Resident Leadership Forum, 2005

Leonard Marmor Surgical Arthritis Foundation Resident Achievement Award, 2006

Papers Published
Stark E, Stucken C, Trainer G, Tornetta P 3rd. Compartment syndrome in Schatzker type VI plateau fractures and medial condylar fracture-dislocations treated with temporary external fixation. J Orthop Trauma. 2009 Aug;23(7):502-6.
Stark E, Tornetta P 3rd, Creevy WR. Syndesmotic instability in Weber B ankle fractures: a clinical evaluation. J Orthop Trauma. 2007 Oct;21(9):643-6.

Joined OSNC
2007