Specialties and Areas of Focus
As a board certified orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Mark
Gillespy commonly is consulted for many musculoskeletal
conditions including fractures, muscle, ligament and joint
injuries, and nerve entrapments. Within the group and
within the community, he specializes in spinal, hip, and
knee surgeries. He performs cervical, thoracic, and low
back spinal operations using minimally invasive
techniques. In addition, he performs arthroscopic surgery
of the knee, minimally invasive partial and full knee
replacements, and minimally invasive total hip
replacements. He has developed and perfected less invasive
approaches to management of spinal disc conditions, spinal
fractures and spinal fusion surgeries. Improved patient
outcome generates his philosophy that these approaches
have become the standard of care in our community.
Dr. Mark Gillespy completed his orthopaedic training at
Shands Hospital, at the University of Florida in
Gainesville. During his final year, he was able to focus
extensively on spinal surgery and adult total joint
reconstruction. During that year he spent time with Dr.
Charles Engh of the Anderson Clinic in Alexandria,
Virginia; spent time with Dr. Chet Sutterlin, M.D.,
formally of the University of South Florida in Tampa and
completed an AO fellowship in Berne, Switzerland while
working under Dr. Reinhold Ganz at the Insel Hospital in
Berne, Switzerland.
Dr. Mark Gillespy grew up in the Daytona Beach area.
Following his training at the University of Florida, he
returned to Daytona Beach in 1992 to join the Orthopaedic
Clinic of Daytona Beach, P.A. He performs surgery at Twin
Lakes Medical Center, Halifax Medical Center, and Florida
Hospital Ormond Beach. He maintains a courtesy affiliate
professorship with the Department of Orthopaedics at the
University of Florida since 1995.
Undergraduate Education
Davidson College, Davidson, NC
September 1978 - June 1982
Graduated Cum Laude
Alpha Epsilon Delta Member: Honor Pre-Medical Fraternity
Medical Education
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
September 1982 - June 1986
Alpha Omega Alpha: Honor Medical Society
Hobart Amory Hare: Honor Medical Society
Internship
Department of General Surgery
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL
July 1986 - June 1987
Residency
Department of Orthopaedics
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
July 1987 - June 1992
Fellowship
Fellow, American College of Surgeons, February 1996
AO Fellowship, Bern, Switzerland, March 1991
Board Certification
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Diplomat - July 1994 - December 31, 2004
Recertification
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2014
Hospital Affiliations
Halifax Medical Center, Daytona Beach
Halifax Medical Center, Port Orange
Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center, Daytona Beach
Florida Hospital Oceanside, Ormond Beach
Twin Lakes Surgery Center, Daytona Beach
Professional Organizations
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Medical Association
Florida Orthopaedic Society
Volusia County Medical Society
North American Spine Society
Florida Medical Association
Other
Courtesy Clinical Assistant Professor in the
Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
at the University of Florida College of Medicine
