Florida Sports Orthopaedic & Spine Medicine
Doctors

Sang H. Choi, M.D.

Dr. Choi hails from Pendleton, Indiana, where he graduated as the Class Valedictorian. Dr. Choi graduated from Indiana University with an undergraduate degree in both chemistry and biology,graduating Magna Cum Laude.

Dr. Choi is a graduate of the Indiana University School of Medicine. He performed his five year specialty training in Orthopaedic Surgery at the McLaren Regional Medical Center in Flint, Michigan. He has authored and presented numerous articles on Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Choi had been in practice of Orthopaedic Surgery in Flint, Michigan and was a clinical instructor in the Orthopaedic Residency training program, prior to coming to Florida in 1992.

Dr. Choi has had post graduate training in hand surgery, foot and ankle surgery. He also had extensive training in hip and knee joint replacement and has performed well over 1000 hip and knee joint replacements. Dr. Choi is a design consultant for total knee replacement instrumentation. He is Board Certified, a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a member of American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, and a consulting physician for the Toronto and Dunedin Blue Jays.

Dr. Choi's Physician Assistant - Joyce George PA-C

Education:
Marywood University, Scranton, PA, Master of Physician Assistant Studies
Drexel University:  Bachelor of Science – Nursing, Philadelphia, PA.
Luzerne Country Community College:
Associate in Applied Science – Nursing, Nanticoke, PA.
Allied Medical & Technical Careers, Medical Assistant , Scranton, PA

Licensure:
Physicial Assistant
RN

Affiliations:
American Academy of Physician Assistants
Florida Academy of Physician Assistants

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Steven C. Mirabello, M.D.

Dr. Mirabello received his undergraduate degree at Columbia University, graduating Magna Cum Laude. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He did his surgical internship in California under the UCLA training program in Santa Barbara.

Dr Mirabello acquired his Orthopaedic training of four years at the Hospital for Joint Diseases Institute in Manhattan. During his last year of residency he received the honor of being elected to the Chief Resident position. Subsequently he did a Fellowship in Sports Medicine with the concentration of shoulder surgery in Alabama under Drs. Andrews and Clancey. In Alabama he took care of many professional athletes including Bo Jackson, Charles Barkley, Fran Tarkenton, Bruce Smith and Roger Clemens. He has made many significant presentations in the area of Sports Medicine and has written several articles and scientific papers.

Dr. Mirabello was the first Orthopaedic Surgeon on the west coast of Florida to perform a cartilage transplant. He has recently published several papers on shoulder surgery and the examination and treatment of the shoulder. He has come to this area to develop a Sports Medicine Practice, as well as concentrate on shoulder, knee and elbow surgery/reconstruction.

Dr. Mirabello is currently the director of our Sports Medicine Program, the Orthopaedic Surgeon for the Toronto Blue Jays, a consulting physician for the Philadelphia Phillies and the team physician for the Dunedin Blue Jays Baseball Teams. He is an Associate Member of the Association of Major League Baseball Team Physicians. He is Board Certified, a Fellow of the American Academy of Othopaedic Surgeons, American College of Surgeons and a member of The American Sports Medicine Fellowship Society, and Arthroscopy Association of North America.

Dr. Mirabello's Physician Assistant - Tommy Ray PA-C

Education:

South University, Savannah, GA - MSPAS—March 2009, Physician Assistant

Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL - M.Ed.—May 1999, Sports Management & Leisure

Guilford College, Greensboro, NC - B.S.-December 1995, Athletic Training, Minor: Biology

Professional Societies and Memberships:

American Academy of Physician Assistants - January 2007 to present

Florida Association of Physician Assistants - March 2007 to present

National Athletic Trainer's Association - August, 1991 to present

Certification:

National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants - March 2009

National Athletic Trainer's Association Board of Certification, Guilford College - August, 1996

Special Achievements:

The Miami Dolphins, Davis, FL - Jul. 1999 to Sep. 1999 Int. Certified Athletic Trainer

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John H. Shim, M.D.

Dr. Shim earned his Bachelor of Science degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He then received his medical degree at the State University of New York, Health Science Center, in Syracuse. After completing a one year general surgery internship at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, he continued his training there with a four year orthopaedic surgery residency.

Dr. Shim concluded his formal education with a one year fellowship in spinal surgery at the New England Baptist Hospital located in Boston, Massachusetts. While in Boston, Dr. Shim was a clinical instructor at Tufts University Medical Center where he taught orthopaedic residents. In addition to his teaching duties, Dr. Shim was an attending physician at the Boston Back Clinic and was actively involved in research and patient care at the New England Spine Care Rehabilitation Center. Currently, he is a member of The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and the North American Spine Society. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery as well as the American College of Surgeons.

Dr. Shim's area of expertise is surgery of the spine and neck. Dr. Shim is involved in a number of research projects including the development of minimally invasive spine surgery, and has presented papers at regional and national meetings. He is the Section Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery for the Mease Hospitals, as well as Co-Director of the Mease Neuro-Ortho Spine Center.

Dr. Shim says, "We have developed the website, www.shimspine.com, as an educational tool for patients. As many of you know, most people will develop arthritis of the back, which leads to back and spine complaints. This site is designed to educate the public on the issues regarding back and neck pain."

Mark D. Torke, M.D.

Dr. Mark Torke, MD earned his Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin – Madison.  He then received his medical degree at 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 orthopaedic surgical residency.  During that time he cared for many intercollegiate and Olympic class athletes. 

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

In addition to sports injuries, his special interests include arthroscopic surgery, cartilage transplants, minimally invasive total joint replacements and other procedures, and pediatric orthopaedics.  He has performed over 1000 joint replacement surgeries. 

He is a member of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and fellow of the American College of Surgeons.  Dr. Torke holds a teaching appointment with 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. 

Dr. Torke's Physician Assistant - Marquis Hopkins PA-C

Education:

Northeastern University - Physician Assistant

Northeastern University - Master of Health Professions

Northeastern University - Bachelor of Science

Professional Societies & Memberships:

American Academy of Physician Assistants

Florida Academy of Physician Assistants

Specializations:

Sports medicine (twelve years experience)

Certifications:

National Commission Certification of Physician Assistants

Certified Sports and Conditioning Specialist

Certified Athletic Trainer

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