Gary B. Clark, MD, MPA, a medical orthopedic specialist, has broad, extensive clinical training in general and orthopedic medicine, along with considerable experience in osteopathic-style musculoskeletal diagnoses, as well as manual and regenerative injection therapies.
Dr.Clark, received his BA and MD degrees from the University of Colorado. He interned in Pediatrics at Yale in New Haven, CT. Then, he spent three years as an Army Special Forces Medical Corps officer in Vietnam and Germany. Dr. Clark was chosen as a resident and fellow in Laboratory Medicine at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington, DC. He earned board certification in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and Neuropathology. Later, he went on to earn a Master’s Degree in Public Administration at The George Washington University in Washington, DC.
Dr. Clark was Department Chairman at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, a full professor at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD and clinical professor at the George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, DC. Reaching the rank of Colonel in 1980, he retired from the military in 1991 after 23 years of active duty.
Dr. Clark has substantial, wide-ranging clinical training in general and orthopedic medicine, along with extensive experience in osteopathic-style musculoskeletal diagnoses and therapies. He teaches prolotherapy and orthopedic medicine for the Hackett-Hemwall-Patterson Foundation in the United States, Honduras and Mexico, is a member in good standing of the Colorado and Boulder County Medical Societies and American Association of Orthopedic Medicine. Dr. Clark has been a contributing member of the editorial board of the Journal of Prolotherapy. Additionally, he is a leading author and presents at the national-level on the subject of Clinical Biotensegrity in Orthopedic Medicine.
The search for an experienced “orthopedic specialist near me” can be tedious. If you need a reputable medical orthopedist near you, look no further. The goal of our practice is to use the most effective methods of returning our patients to the best possible level of wellness and quality of life. Dr. Clark’s approach involves diagnosing and healing the physical injuries causing musculoskeletal joint pain, dysfunction, and disability. Instead of focusing solely on palliative medication for pain control, he employs functional medical and osteopathic-style approaches to assist the patient in regaining pain-free joint and muscular wellness, strength, mobility and stability. Dr. Clark provides a holistic, integrative medical perspective for every patient, emphasizing the importance of:
Our medical orthopedic specialist uses methods of diagnosis and treatment that address the patient’s anatomic and physiological wholeness--with an emphasis on prevention; restorative, regenerative therapy; healing and continued wellness.
Dr. Clark has extensive training and experience in treating musculoskeletal joint injury and pain in all joints of the body, including the head, temporomandibular joint, neck, shoulder, thoracic-rib, lower back, sacroiliac-pelvis, hip, knee, ankle, and foot. He is an expert in the use of functional anatomical diagnosis, osteopathic-style manual therapy (OMT), sacroiliac belt therapy, prolotherapy, platelet-rich plasma therapy, neural therapy, orthotic therapy, and interim medical pain management.
If you need a professional consultation with a well-educated and highly-experienced medical orthopedic specialist, call Doctor Clark today at (303) 444-5131.