Mark A. Frankle, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon practicing at Florida Orthopaedic Institute in Tampa. He serves as the director of the biomechanical shoulder and elbow research at the University of South Florida College of Engineering.
He is the director of the University of South Florida's annual course, "Current Concepts in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery." Dr. Frankle has created implants and instrumentation for shoulder replacement for various orthopedic companies.
He earned his medical degree at Rush University College of Medicine in Chicago. Dr. Frankle went on to complete his residency at the University of South Florida in Tampa. After completing his residency, he completed his orthopedic pathology and orthopedic implants fellowship at Rush-Presbyterian St. Lukes Hospital in Chicago.
Additionally, Dr. Frankle completed a reconstructive technique research fellowship program at the AO/ASIF Prosthetic/Implant Research and Development Complex in Davos, Switzerland. He completed his adult reconstructive surgical fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.
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