Mark D. Torke, MD

About Dr. Torke

Dr. Mark Torke earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. He then received his Medical Degree from the University of Wisconsin Medical School.

After completing a one-year General Surgical Internship at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, he continued there with a four-year Orthopedic Surgical Residency. During that time, he cared for many intercollegiate and Olympic-class athletes.

Dr. Torke concluded his formal education with a pediatric orthopedic rotation at Alfred I. DuPont Institute.

He has performed over 2,500 joint replacement surgeries. Dr. Torke is also an orthopedic surgeon for the Toronto Blue Jays. In addition to sports injuries, his special interests include arthroscopic surgery, cartilage transplants, minimally invasive total joint replacements, pediatric orthopedics, shoulder surgery, shoulder arthroscopy, carpal tunnel, total hip replacement, and outpatient knee replacement surgery.

Dr. Torke is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He holds a teaching appointment with the USF/MPM Family Residency Program and Barry University Physician Assistant Health Science program. He was Chief of Orthopaedics at Morton Plant Mease Hospitals for over ten (10) years.

Dr. Torke is a consulting physician for the Toronto and Dunedin Blue Jays and has been in practice in the Tampa Bay area since 1990.

Certifications and memberships

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)