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Mark Tenholder, MD

About Us: About Dr. Tenholder

Subspecialty Interests

  • Sports Medicine
  • Arthroscopy
  • Complex Knee Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • Arthritis & Joint Replacement of
    the Shoulder, Hip, & Knee
  • Revision Knee Replacement
  • Custom Fit Knee Replacement

Mark Joseph Tenholder, MD

Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon

Undergraduate Degree

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Medical Degree

University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL

Surgical Internship & Orthopaedic Surgery Research Fellowship

Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC

Resident Physician

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC

Orthopaedic Surgery Fellowship

Adult Reconstruction, Joint Replacement, Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine & Minimally Invasive Surgery
Insall Scott Kelly Institute, New York, NY

Recent Awards/Accolades

Dr. Tenholder is a five-star rated physician through HealthGrades.

Fort Walton Beach Medical Center has earned the following ratings through HealthGrades:

  • Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award six years in a row (2005-2010)
  • Ranked among top 10% in the nation for overall Orthopedic services six years in a row (2005-2010)
  • Ranked in the top ten hospitals in Florida for overall Orthopedic services
  • Five-Star rated for overall orthopedic services six years in a row (2005-2010)
Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast has earned the following:
  • HealthGrades five-star rating in knee replacement
  • Press Ganey 2009 Summit Award Winner in customer satisfaction (one of thirty-two in the nation)
  • Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals Award
  • 2009 C.A.R.E.S. Designation by Medical Partners International.

Professional Affiliations

  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • Florida Orthopaedic Society
  • Florida Medical Association
  • Emerald Coast Health Alliance
  • Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast Joint Replacement Program
  • Fort Walton Beach Medical Center Joint Replacement Program

Other Affiliations

  • President, Orthopaedic Associates
  • South Walton High School Team Physician
  • Founding Member and President, Acropolis Insurance Company
  • Founding Member, Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast Joint Replacement Center

Athletic Affiliation

Orthopaedic Associates provides team physicians for Fort Walton Beach, Choctawhatchee, and South Walton High Schools.

Hospital Affiliations