MARK T. SCARBOROUGH, M.D., earned his medical degree at the University of Florida in 1985 before going on to complete his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Texas Medical Branch and his fellowship in Orthopaedic Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital.
He returned to UF in 1991 to work in the Department of Orthopaedics and has held several positions over the years, including Chief of Orthopaedic Oncology, Director of the Department's Residency and Orthopaedic Oncology Fellowship Programs and, most recently, Department Chair. He was named the Eugene Jewitt Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery in 2004.
Dr. Scarborough's clinical practice focuses heavily on complex limb salvage in the treatment of conditions such as bone cancer. He has published 14 book chapters and more than 85 scientific papers in journals such as Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, the American Journal of Clinical Oncology and the International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. He serves as an editorial reviewer for the Cancer Journal and the journal Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.
Dr. Scarborough was elected to membership in the American Orthopaedic Association and the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons. He is also a member of several other professional organizations, including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Medical Association. He is on the board of the International Society of Limb Salvage.
