Bio
Mark Halstead, MD
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Director, Sports Concussion Program
Clinical Specialty
Pediatric, Adolescent and Adult Sports Medicine
Clinical Interests
Musculoskeletal and medical problems related to sports in pediatric and adult athletes; non-operative management of sports-related injuries; sport concussion management; preparticipation physicals for high school and college athletes; injuries and overuse problems in runners; baseball injuries; exertional compartment syndrome in lower extremity; stress fractures of upper and lower extremity; throwing athlete problems; back pain in young athletes.
Research Interests
Improving education methods of sports medicine to physicians-in-training; sport-related concussions and stress fractures in athletes.
Background
Dr. Halstead received his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin Medical School in 1998. After completing a residency and chief residency in pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin, he completed a fellowship in nonoperative pediatric and adult sports medicine at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Halstead is a team physician for the St. Louis Rams, St. Louis Blues, Washington University athletes, and Lafayette High School. He also serves as an assistant medical director to the Go! St. Louis Marathon. Dr. Halstead is currently an elected member to the executive committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics' Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness. He was the lead author on their clinical report on "Sport-Related Concussions in Children and Adolescents" published in 2010.
Awards
Best Doctors in America, 2007-present (Best Doctors, Inc.)
Board Certifications
Pediatrics, 2002; Certificate of Added Qualification, Sports Medicine, 2004
Medical Degree
University of Wisconsin Medical School
Residency
Pediatrics, UW Health / University of Wisconsin
Fellowship
Pediatric & Adult Sports Medicine, Vanderbilt University