Mark B. Hartman, M.D.
After practicing orthopedic spine surgery for 29 years in Charlotte, Dr. Mark Hartman came to a place he has always loved – Charleston, South Carolina.
Dr. Hartman’s past practice was geared towards minimally invasive surgery with an emphasis on cervical surgery; he now brings his vast
medical experience to the highly diverse Southeastern Spine team of physicians.
Dr. Hartman says he is excited to be part of such a successful spine practice and joining the largest spine-only practice in South Carolina.
Moving to Mt. Pleasant with his wife Lisa, a retired nurse, Dr. Hartman who had been coaching high school football for the last 20 years, plans to continue coaching in his new town.
His oldest son Joe is in his first year of medical school at the University of Florida. His youngest son just graduated from Wake Forest where he played football and is hoping to get drafted in the NFL. He played his senior year of high school at Oceanside Collegiate Academy in Mt Pleasant.
Undergraduate: Davidson College
Davidson, North Carolina
Bachelor of Science, May, 1983
Medical School:
Bowman Gray School of Medicine
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Doctor of Medicine, May, 1987
POST GRADUATE TRAINING:
INTERNSHIP:
Department of General Surgery
Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte, North Carolina, July 1987 to June 1988
Residency:
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte, North Carolina July 1988 to June 1992
Fellowship:
Florida Orthopaedic Institute
Spine Fellowship with Glenn R. Rechtine, MD, FACS
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, Florida, August 1992 to July 1993
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Micro Surgery Research
Successfully Completed the Bowman Gray School of Medicine Micro Surgery Course, 5/90
Psycho-Social Training
Participated in the Bowman Gray School of Medicine Hematology/Oncology Psycho-Social Training 6/86
Endoscopic Diskectomy
Successfully Completed the Spinal Endoscopy Training with Medical Education and Research Institute, Memphis, Tennessee, 11/97
MEDICAL LICENSURE:
North Carolina, South Carolina
CERTIFICATIONS:
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, July 13, 1995
FELLOWSHIP:
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Class of 1998
BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH:
Bowman Gray School of Medicine
General Surgery Research Program
Benchwork and protocol development with dog and rat models involving femoral graft survival, femoral cuff evaluation, ischemic limb reperfusion injury and cardiac reperfusion injury.
RESEARCH:
The University of Chicago Spine Center
A multi center study directed by F. Todd Wetzel, M.D.
Clinical Stability of Cervical Spine Trauma to study the applicability of accepted guidelines for cervical trauma.
RESEARCH: 2000-2001
Title: Effect of an Anterior Cervical Locking Plate on Fusion Rate After Multiple Level Decompression.
Investigators: Paul Tsahakis, M.D., Scott Middlebrooks, M.D.,
Mark B. Hartman, M.D.
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of an anterior cervical locking plate on fusion rates after multi-level decompression.
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
Mecklenburg County Medical Society, October 1993
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1995
North Carolina Orthopaedic Society, 1995
North American Spine Society, 1996
North Carolina Medical Society, January, 1996
Orthopaedic Trauma Association, October 1998
Cervical Research Society, 2001
Bryant L. Galusha, M.D., Internship Award
Carolinas Medical Center, June 1988
Crystal Apple Resident Teaching Award
Carolinas Medical Center 1992
Chief Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Carolinas Medical Center, July 1991 to June 1992
PUBLICATIONS:
Chiantella, V., M.D., Vinten-Johansen, J., Ph.D., Foust, K., M.D., Cordell, A.R., M.D., Hartman, J., McCain B: “Oxygen Free Radical Production and Reperfusion Injury: The Protective Effect of Allopurinol on Reoxygenation – Inducted Injury of the Myocardium”, Annuals of Thoracic Surgery, Surgery and Section on Cardiothoracic Surgery, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
“Late Perioperative Knee Infection”, Mark B. Hartman, M.D., Tom K. Fehring, M.D.: Knee Society Meeting, March 10, 1991, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Clinical Orthopaedics in the Proceedings of the Knee Society.
M. B. Hartman, M.D., A. M. Chrin, G. R. Rechtine, M.D.: “Non-operative Treatment of Thoracolumbar Fractures”. Florida Orthopaedics, Tampa, Florida, Published in Paraplegia (1995) 33, 73-76; International Medical Society of Paraplegia.
B. E. Cohen, M. B. Hartman, J. T. Wade, J. S. Miller, R. Gilbert, T. M. Chapman: “Pain Control After Lumbar Spine Fusion: Patient-Controlled Analgesia Versus Continuous Epidural Analgesia”. Spine. In Press.
PRESENTATIONS:
“Fracture of the Thoracic Spine with Associated Sternal Fracture in Two Patients With Osteopenia”, Mark B. Hartman, M.D., Sam J. Chewning, M. D., Charles F. Heinig, M.D., Basil M. Boyd, M.D.: Poster Exhibit, Scoliosis Research Society, 8/89, Amsterdam, Holland
“Use of Selective Joint Blocks in the Evaluation of Chronic Foot Pain”; Ronald W. Singer, M.D., Mark B. Hartman, M.D., Robert B. Anderson, M.D.: Resident AO, Detroit, Michigan, 1990
“Transpedicular Screws and Plate Fixation of Lumbar Spine Fractures: A Review of Thirteen Cases”, Todd M. Chapman, M.D., Mark B. Hartman, M.D.: Poster Exhibit, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2/90, New Orleans, Louisiana
“Two New Devices for the Placement of Distal Screws in Intramedullary Nail”, Karl Wenner, M.D., Charles F. Heinig, M.D., and Mark B. Hartman, M.D.: Poster Exhibit, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2/90, New Orleans, Louisiana
“Late Perioperative Knee Infection”, Mark B. Hartman, M.D., Tom K. Fehring, M.D.: Knee Society Meeting, March 10, 1991, Clinical Orthopaedics in the Proceedings of the Knee Society
“Postoperative Pain Control After Lumbar Spine Fusion- Patient-Controlled Analgesia Versus Continuous Epidural Anesthesia”, Todd M. Chapman, M.D., Bruce E. Cohen, M.D., Mark B. Hartman, M.D., and Joseph T. Wade, M.D.: North Carolina Orthopaedic Association, Wilmington, North Carolina, 1991
“Non-operative Treatment of Thoracolumbar Fractures”, Mark B. Hartman, M.D., Glenn R. Rechtine, M.D.: Southern Medical Association 87th Annual Meting, New Orleans, Louisiana, 10/93
“Non-operative Treatment of Thoracolumbar Fractures”, Mark B. Hartman, M.D., Glenn R. Rechtine, M.D.: North American Spine Society, “Spine Across the Sea”, Maui, Hawaii, 4/94
“Non-operative Treatment of Thoracolumbar Fractures”, Mark B. Hartman, M.D., Glenn R. Rechtine, M.D.: Specialty Day at American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2/95, Orlando, Florida
“Postoperative Pain Control in the Spine Patient: Comparison of Two Narcotic Delivery Systems”, Todd M. Chapman, M.D., Joshua Miller, M.D., Frederick Wade, M.D., Richard M. Gilbert, M.D., and Mark B. Hartman, M.D.: North American Spine Society, Washington, D.C., 10/95
“Oblique Radiographs Compared With CT Scans in the Evaluation of Cervical Foraminal Stenosis”, M. D. Hartman, M.D., B. A. Howard, M.D., Miller Orthopaedic Clinic and Carolinas Medical Center: Poster Exhibit, Cervical Spine Research Society, 23rd Annual Meeting, Santa Fe, New Mexico 11/95
“Correlation of Clinical Outcome with Fusion Rates and Operative Costs in Patients Treated by Two Level Anterior Cervical Fusion Without and With Plates and Subtotal Corpectomy and Fusion Procedure”, M. B. Hartman, M.D., T. S. Ellison, M.D., C.D. Brigham, M.D., Rhonda Cole, RN, F. E. Finger, M.D., S. Middlebrooks, M.D., P. J. Tsahakis, M.D., C. Ullrich, M.D.: Cervical Spine Research Society, Rancho Mirage, California, December 6, 1997
“Oblique Radiographs Compared with CT Scans in the Evaluation of Cervical Foraminal Stenosis”, M. B. Hartman, M.D., B. A. Howard, M.D., W. B. Guilford, M.D., G. Stahlman, M.D., C. D. Brigham, M.D.: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Francisco, California, February 14, 1997
PRESENTATIONS: 2000-2001
Genex Adjusters Meeting: “Advances in the Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniation”: Charlotte, North Carolina, August 30, 2000
Miller Orthopaedic Clinic: “The Athlete’s Spine” Symposium: “Advances in the Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniation”: Charlotte, North Carolina, January 20, 2001
North Carolina Association of Self-Insurers Annual Meeting: “New Heights in Compression Fracture Management”: Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, April 6, 2001