Dominic S. Carreira, M.D.
Hip Preservation, Ankle Surgery, Sports Medicine
OVERVIEW
Dominic Carreira, M.D., joined Peachtree Orthopedics in 2017. He has been practicing with a focus in the areas of hip preservation and ankle surgery for over 10 years. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
PRACTICE TYPE
- Hip Preservation
- Ankle
- Sports Medicine
BIO
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Dr. Carreira is a leader in orthopedics, with over 100 publications, lectures, and presentations, both nationally and internationally. Dr. Carreira has served as a surgical instructor in both hip arthroscopy and ankle on over 30 occasions, including as an instructor for the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Society of Hip Arthroscopy.
Dr. Carreira graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1995, and earned his M.D. from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2000. He also completed three fellowships in sports medicine, hip preservation, and ankle.
He has provided medical coverage for many college and pro sports teams, including the Miami Dolphins, Miami Marlins, Denver Broncos, U.S. Men’s and Women’s Ski Team, and the Chicago Blaze Pro Women’s Basketball team. He has also served as a consultant for Cirque du Soleil and the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. Dr. Carreira is fluent in Spanish.
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Fellowship: Foot and Ankle Myerson Fellowship; Baltimore, MD (2007)
Fellowship: Foot and Ankle; Seattle, WA (2006)
Fellowship: Sports Medicine and Hip Arthroscopy; Steadman-Hawkins; Vail, CO; (2005-2006)
Residency: Rush University Medical Center (ranked #4 in orthopedics in US News and World Report), Chicago, IL; Orthopedic Surgery (2000-2005)
Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago; Chicago, IL (2000) | Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society Member (top 16% of graduating class)
Undergraduate Degree: University of Notre Dame; South Bend, IN (1995)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- International Society of Hip Arthroscopy
- American Orthopaedic Society of Foot and Ankle Surgery
- International Cartilage Research Society
- Arthroscopy Association of North America
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society – Research committee member
- MASH (Multicenter Arthroscopy Study of the Hip) Study Group – President and Founder
- MASTAF (Multicenter Arthroscopy Study of the Ankle and Foot) – President and Founder
- International Ankle Instability Study Group – Member
- Georgia Orthopedic Society
- International Society of Hip Arthroscopy
- Multicenter Orthopedic Study Group, Inc. 501(c)3 – Chairman
- HIPSTR: The North American Hip Arthroscopy Registry – Founding Member
- Atlanta Medical Center Orthopedic Residency Program – Clinical Instructor
- AOFAS Committee on Health Outcomes, Registries and Data – Committee Member
- Journal of Orthopedic Surgery and Research – Editor
- JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques – Assistant Editor
PUBLICATIONS
Carreira DS, Garden S, Huffman A, Ueland T. Cannabinoids in the Orthopedic Setting: A Literature Review. Orthopedics. 2022 Jul-Aug;
Carreira DS, Shaw DB. All- Arthroscopic Brostrom Lateral Ligament Repair. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Orthopaedic Video Theater. Published 15 March 2022.
Carreira DS, Robison JW, Robison S, Fitch A. Obesity Treatment in Orthopedic Surgery: What the Orthopedist Should Know. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. Accepted for Publication. 2022.
Carreira, DS, Shaw, DB, Wolff, AB, Christoforetti JJ, Salvo JP, Kivlan BR, Matsuda DK. Symptom duration predicts inferior mid-term outcomes following hip arthroscopy.International Orthopaedics (SICOT) (2022).
Carreira DS, Shaw DB, Wolff AB, Christoforetti JJ, Salvo JP, Kivlan BR, Matsuda DK. Labral Degeneration Predicts Inferior Mid-Term Outcomes in Hip Labral Repair: A Multicenter Comparative Analysis. Arthroscopy. 2022 Sep.
McGovern RP, Martin RL, Christoforetti JJ, Disantis A, Kivlan BR, Wolff AB, Nho SJ, Salvo JP, Van Thiel GS, Matsuda DK, Carreira DS. Relationship of Average Outcomes Scores and Change in Status Requires Further Interpretation Between 1 and 2 Years Following Hip Arthroscopy. Am J Sports Med. 2022.
Shaw DB, Carreira DS. Contemporary Review: The Impacts of Anxiety and Depression on Outcomes in Foot and Ankle Surgery. Foot and Ankle International. Accepted for Publication. 2022.
Bodendorfer BM, Alter TD, Carreira DS, Wolff AB, Kivlan BR, Christoforetti JJ, Salvo JP, Matsuda DK, Nho SJ. Multicenter Outcomes After Primary Hip Arthroscopy: A Comparative Analysis of Two-Year Outcomes After Labral Repair, Segmental Labral Reconstruction, or Circumferential Labral Reconstruction. Arthroscopy. 2022 Feb.
Romeo AA, Cohen BS, Carreira DS. Traumatic Anterior Shoulder Instability, In Repair of Athletic Shoulder Injuries. The Orthopedic Clinics of North America, Volume 32 Number 3 July 2001.
Carreira DS, Mazzocca AD, Oryhon J, Brown FM, Hayden JK, Romeo AA. A Prospective Outcome Evaluation of Arthroscopic Bankart Repairs: Minimum 2-Year Follow-up. Am J Sports Med 34 (5): 771-777, 2005.
Carreira DS, Fox JA, Freedman K, Bach BR Jr. Displaced Nonunion Patellar Fracture Following Use of a Patellar Tendon Autograft for ACL Reconstruction. Journal of Knee Surgery 18(2) April 2005.
Mazzocca, A. D., Brown, F. M., Carreira, D. S., Hayden, J., & Romeo, A. A. (2005). Arthroscopic anterior shoulder stabilization of collision and contact athletes. The American journal of sports medicine, 33(1), 52-60.
Verma NN, Dennis MG, Carreira DS, Bojchuk J, Hayden JK, Bach BR Jr. Preliminary clinical results of two techniques for addressing graft tunnel mismatch in endoscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. J Knee Surg, 18(3): 183-91, July 2005.
Bach BR Jr, Aadalen KJ, Dennis MG, Carreira DS, Bojchuk J, Hayden JK, Bush-Joseph CA. Primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using fresh-frozen, nonirradiated patellar tendon allograft: minimum 2-year follow-up. Am J Sports Med. 2005 Feb; 33(2): 284-92.
Carreira DS, Bush-Joseph C. Hip Arthroscopy. Orthopedics. Volume 29 (6): 517-525, June 2006.
Carreira, D. S., Mazzocca, A. D., Oryhon, J., Brown, F. M., Hayden, J. K., & Romeo, A. A. (2006). A prospective outcome evaluation of arthroscopic Bankart repairs: minimum 2-year follow-up. The American journal of sports medicine, 34(5), 771-777.
Lin JL, Carreira D, Ponnapan R, Volz B, Cole BJ. Use of bipolar radiofrequency energy in delayed repair of acute supraspinatus tears in rats. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 16(5): 640-8, 2007.
Carreira DS, Scranton P Jr. Retrograde OATS of the ankle: open and arthroscopic approaches. Foot Ankle Int, 28:1200 – 1203, 2007.
Carreira DS, Myerson MS. What is the best treatment for injuries to the Tarsometatarsal joint complex? In Evidence-Based Orthopedics: The Best Answers to Clinical Questions. 506-10, 2008.
Scranton PE, Coetzee JC, Carreira DS. Arthrodesis of the first metatarsocuneiform joint: a comparative study of fixation methods. Foot Ankle Int, 30(4): 341-5, 2009.
Carreira, DS. Arthroscopy of the Hallux. Foot Ankle Clin, 14(1): 105-14, 2009.
Carreira DS, Scranton P Jr. Chapter 44: “Arthroscopic Subtalar Arthrodesis.” Minimally Invasive Techniques in Orthopedic Surgery. Editors Scuderi GR and Tria AJ. New York: Springer, pp 381-385, 2010.
Steadman JR, Matheny LM, Carreira DS. Outcomes Following Healing Response in Older, Active Patients: A Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair Technique. Journal of Knee Surg 25(3):255-60, 2012.
Carreira DS, Sandilands SD. Radiographic factors and effect of fifth metatarsal diaphyseal stress fractures on participation in the NFL. Foot and Ankle International. 34(4): April 2013.
Domb BG, Carreira DS. Endoscopic Repair of Full-Thickness Gluteus Medius Tears. Arthroscopy Techniques Vol 2, No 2 (May), 2013: pp e77-e81.
Needell S, R Borzykowski, D Carreira, J Kozy. CT false profile view of the hip: A reproducible method of measuring anterior coverage using volume CT data. Skeletal Radiol, 42: 1605-1611, 2014.
Hsu A, Gross C, Lee S, Carreira DS. Extended Indications for Foot and Ankle Arthroscopy. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Vol. 22 (1), January 2014.
Carreira DS, Ballard A. Achilles Tendoscopy. Foot and Ankle Clinics. Vol 20 (1), pp 27-40. March 2015. Awarded AOAO 3rd Place Scientific Paper Award
Walker R, Kunkle W, Carreira DS. Ankle Arthroscopy: Ankle Impingement, Osteochondral Injuries, and Instability. Clin Sports Med. Oct;34(4):689-703, 2015.
Carreira DS, Philippon M. “Surgical Technique: Arthroscopic ITB autograft/allograft,” in Arthroscopy and Hip Joint Preservation Surgery, ed. Shano Nho et al (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins). 2015.
Startzman A, Collins D, Carreira DS. A Systematic Literature Review of Synovial Chondromatosis and Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis of the Hip. Phys Sportsmed. Nov;44(4):425-431, 2016.
Sandilands SS, Raudenbush B, Carreira, DS, Cross BJ. Extra-articular Hip Impingement Due to Heterotopic Ossification Formation at the Anterior Inferior Iliac Spine Following Previous Pelvic External Fixation. BMJ Case Rep. Sep 16. 2016.
Carreira DS, Vora AM, Hearne KL, Kozy J. Outcome of arthroscopic treatment of posterior impingement of the ankle. Foot Ankle Int 2016;37(4):394-400.
Startzman A, Fowler O, Carreira DS. Proximal Hamstring Tendinosis and Partial Ruptures- A Systematic Literature Review. Journal of Orthopedics. February, 2017.
Kivlan BR, Nho SJ, Christoforetti JJ, Ellis TJ, Matsuda DK, Salvo JP, Wolff AB, Van Thiel GS, Stubbs AJ, Carreira DS. Multicenter Outcomes after Hip Arthroscopy: Epidemiology (MASH Study Group).What are We Seeing in the Office, and Who are We Choosing to Treat? Am J Orthop (Belle Meade NJ) 2017;46(1):35-41.
Startzman, AN, Fowler O, Carreira DS. Proximal Hamstring Tendinosis and Partial Ruptures. Journal of Orthopedics. July/Aug;40(4): e574-582, 2017.
Michels F, Pereira H, Calder J….Carreira D. Search for Consensus in the Approach to Patients with Chronic Lateral Ankle Instability: Ask the Expert. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2017.
Carreira DS, Emmons BR. A Minimally Invasive Option for the Arthritic Ankle: Arthroscopic Ankle Arthrodesis Has its Advantages. AAOS Now. February 2018.
Matsuda DK, Nho SJ, Wolff AB, Salvo JP, Christoforetti JJ, Kivlan BR, Ellis TJ, Carreira DS. Dysplasia: Prevalence, Associated Findings, and Procedures from Large Multi-center Hip Arthroscopy Study Group. Arthroscopy 2018;34(2):444-453.
Salvo JP, Nho SJ, Wolff AB, Carreira DS. Sex-dependent differences in preoperative, radiographic, and intraoperative characteristics of patients undergoing hip arthroscopy: results from the multicenter arthroscopic study of the hip group. Arthroscopy 2018 Mar;34(3):844-852.
Carreira DS, Kruchten MC, Emmons BR, Martin RL. “Arthroscopic labral reconstruction using fascia lata allograft: shuttle technique and minimum two-year results.” Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery 2018; 5(3), 247–258.
Multiple Consensus Statements. International Consensus Group on Cartilage Repair of the Ankle: Foot Ankle Int Supplement, July, 2018.
Michels F, Pereira H, Calder J, Matricali G, Glazebrook M, Guillo S, Karlsson J; ESSKA-AFAS Ankle Instability Group, Acevedo J, Batista J, Bauer T, Calder J, Carreira D, Choi W, Corte-Real N, Glazebrook M, Ghorbani A, Giza E, Guillo S, Hunt K, Karlsson J, Kong SW, Lee JW, Michels F, Molloy A, Mangone P, Matsui K, Nery C, Ozeki S, Pearce C, Pereira H, Perera A, Pijnenburg B, Raduan F, Stone J, Takao M, Tourné Y, Vega J. Searching for consensus in the approach to patients with chronic lateral ankle instability: ask the expert. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2018 Jul;26(7):2095-2102.
Carreira DS, Emmons BR. “Supine Approach Positioning and Operative Set-Up,” in Hip Surgery: Tricks of the Trade, Allston Stubbs et al. (Thieme Medical Publishers). In Press. 2018
Carreira DS, Kruchten MC, Emmons BR, Startzman AN, Martin RL. A Characterization of Sensory and Motor Neural Dysfunction after Hip Arthroscopy: Traction and Portal Placement Related Nerve Injuries. Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery; 2018 Sep 21;6(9)
Carreira DS, Kruchten MC, Emmons BR, Martin RL. Arthroscopic labral reconstruction using fascia lata allograft: shuttle technique and minimum two-year results. J Hip Preserv Surg. 2018;5(3):247–258.
Martin RL, Christoforetti JJ, McGovern R, Kivlan BR, Wolff AB, Nho SJ, Salvo JP, Ellis TJ, Van Thiel G, Matsuda D, Carreira DS. The Impact of Depression on Patient Outcomes in Hip Arthroscopy. The Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine 2018: Nov 15;6(11):2325967118806490.
Carreira DS, Emmons BR. “The Reliability of Commonly Used Radiographic Parameters in the Evaluation of the Pre-Arthritic Hip: A Systematic Review.” JBJS Reviews. 2019 Feb;7(2):e3.
Martin RL, Kivlan BR, Wolff AB, Nho SJ, Salvo Jp Jr, Ellis TJ, Van Thiel G, Matsuda DK, Carreira DS. Minimal Clinically Important Difference and Substantial Clinical Benefit Values for the 12-Item International Hip Outcome Tool (iHOT-12). Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery 2019 Feb;45(2):411-416.
Emmons BR, Carreira DS. Outcomes Following Interposition Arthroplasty of the First Metatarsophalangeal Joint for Treatment of Hallux Rigidus: A Systematic Review. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics, April 2019.
Kivlan, Benjamin R., RobRoy L. Martin, John J. Christoforetti, Andrew B. Wolff, Shane J. Nho, John P. Salvo, Thomas J. Ellis, Geoff Van Thiel, Dean Matsuda, and Dominic S. Carreira. “The Patient Acceptable Symptomatic State of the 12-Item International Hip Outcome Tool at 1-Year Follow-Up of Hip-Preservation Surgery.” Arthroscopy 35, no. 5 (May 1, 2019): 1457–62.
Martin RL, Kivlan BR, Christoforetti JJ, Wolff AB, Nho SJ, Salvo JP Jr, Ellis TJ, Van Thiel G, Matsuda D, Carreira DS. Minimal Clinically Important Difference and Substantial Clinical Benefit Values for a Pain Visual Analog Scale After Hip Arthroscopy. Arthroscopy. 2019 Jul;35(7):2064-2069.
Matsuda, Dean K., Benjamin R. Kivlan, Shane J. Nho, Andrew B. Wolff, John P. Salvo, John J. Christoforetti, Thomas J. Ellis, Dominic S. Carreira, and Multicenter Arthroscopic Study of the Hip (MASH) Study Group. “Arthroscopic Outcomes as a Function of Acetabular Coverage From a Large Hip Arthroscopy Study Group.” Arthroscopy. 35, no. 8 (August 2019): 2338–45.
RobRoy L Martin, Benjamin R Kivlan, John J Christoforetti, Andrew B Wolff, Shane J Nho, John P Salvo, Geoff Van Thiel, Dean Matsuda, Dominic S Carreira, A tiered system using substantial clinical benefit and patient acceptable symptomatic state scores to evaluate 2-year outcomes of hip arthroscopy with the Hip Outcome Score, Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery, , hnz074, https://doi.org/10.1093/jhps/hnz074
Carreira, Dominic S., et al. “Operative Approaches to Ankle and Hindfoot Arthroscopy.” Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics, Jan. 2020
Martin, R. L., Kivlan, B. R., Christoforetti, J. J., Wolff, A. B., Nho, S. J., Salvo, J. P., … Carreira, D. S. (2020). Defining Variations in Outcomes of Hip Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement Using the 12-Item International Hip Outcome Tool (iHOT-12). The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 48(5), 1175–1180. https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546520906408
Martin R.L., Kivlan B.R., Christoforetti J.J., Wolff A.B., Nho S.J., Salvo J.P., Ellis T.J., Van Thiel G., Matsuda D., and Carreira D.S. “Unique Substantial Clinical Benefit Values for the 12-Item International Hip Outcome Tool (IHOT-12) Based on Preoperative Level of Function.” Arthroscopy – Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery 36, no. 1 (2020): 167–75.
Carreira, DS, Garden, SR, Colt, R. Physical Examination for Sacroiliac Joint Pain. AAOS OVT Now. 2020
Carreira D.S., Ueland T.E. Ankle Impingement: A Critical Analysis Review. JBJS Rev. 2020;8(5):e0215. doi:10.2106/JBJS.RVW.19.00215
McGovern, R.P., Kivlan, B.R., Christoforetti, J.J., Nho S.J., Wolff A.B., Salvo J.P., Matsuda D., Carreira D.S. Risk of Intra-Articular Hip Injury in Adolescent Athletes: a Five-year Multicentre Cohort Study. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-020-04598-7
Brendan R. Emmons, John J. Christoforetti, Dean K. Matsuda, Andrew B. Wolff, John P. Salvo, RobRoy Martin, Dominic S. Carreira. Arthroscopic Classification of Intra-Articular Hip Pathology Demonstrates at Best Moderate Interrater Reliability. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy (KSSTA). 2020.
Ueland, T.E., Carreira D.S., Martin R.L. Substantial loss to follow-up and missing data in arthroscopy national registries: a systematic review. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arthro.2020.08.007
Carreira DS, Ueland T. Cannabinoids and Fibromyalgia: What is the Clinical Evidence?
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Now, Published 8/1/2020.
McGovern RP, Christoforetti JJ, Kivlan BR, Wolf AB, Nho SJ, Salvo JP, Ellis T, Stubbs AJ, Matsuda D, Carreira D. Allocation of Anchors During Labrum Repair: A Multicenter Cohort Analysis of Labral Treatment in Hip Arthroscopy. Orthop J Sports Med. 2020.
Paravesh K,… Carreira D.S., et al. Achievement of Meaningful Clinical Outcomes is Unaffected by
Capsulotomy Type During Arthroscopic Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome From Multicenter Arthroscopic Study of the Hip (MASH) Study Group. American Journal of Sports Medicine. Published 9 Feb 2021.
Carreira D.S., Thayer L.S. Chapter 07- Ankle Arthroscopy. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Resident Curriculum, 2020.
Carreira D.S., Thayer L.S. Ankle Arthroscopy Treatment of Anterior Ankle Impingement
. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Orthopaedic Video Theater Now. Published 8 December 2020.
Matsuda D, Kivlan BR, Nho SJ, et al. Arthroscopic Treatment and Outcomes of Borderline Dysplasia With Acetabular Retroversion: A Matched-Control Study From the MASH Study Group. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. June 2021. doi:10.1177/03635465211011753
Matsuda D, Kivlan BR, Nho SJ,…Carreira, DC. Tenotomy for Iliopsoas Pathology is Infrequently Performed and Associated with Poorer Outcomes in Hips Undergoing Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery. February, 2021.
Bodendorfer BM, Alter TD, Wolff AB, Carreira DS, Christoforetti JJ, Salvo JP, Matsuda DK, Kivlan BR, Nho SJ. Multicenter Outcomes After Revision Hip Arthroscopy: Comparative Analysis of Two-Year Outcomes After Labral Repair Versus Labral Reconstruction. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. April, 2021
Martin RL, Davenport TE, Fraser JJ, Sawdon-Bea J, Carcia CR, Carroll LA, Kivlan BR, Carreira D. Ankle Stability and Movement Coordination Impairments: Lateral Ankle Ligament Sprains Revision 2021. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2021 Apr;51(4):CPG1-CPG80. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2021.0302. PMID: 33789434.
Bodendorfer, B. M., Alter, T. D., DeFroda, S. F., Wolff, A. B., Carreira, D. S., Cristoforetti, J. J., … & Nho, S. J. (2021). Multicenter Outcomes After Hip Arthroscopy: Comparative Analysis of Patients Undergoing Concomitant Labral Repair and Ligamentum Teres Debridement Versus Isolated Labral Repair. Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine, 9(9), 23259671211036469.
Bodendorfer, B. M., Alter, T. D., Carreira, D. S., Wolff, A. B., Kivlan, B. R., Christoforetti, J. J., … & Nho, S. J. (2022). Multicenter outcomes after primary hip arthroscopy: a comparative analysis of two-year outcomes after labral repair, segmental labral reconstruction, or circumferential labral reconstruction. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery, 38(2), 352-361.
Thayer LS, Tiffany EM, Carreira DS. Addressing Smoking in Musculoskeletal Specialty Care [published online ahead of print, 2021 Sep 21]. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 2021;10.2106/JBJS.21.00108. doi:10.2106/JBJS.21.00108
Carreira, D. S., Garden, S., Huffman, A., & Ueland, T. (2022). Cannabinoids in the Orthopedic Setting: A Literature Review. Orthopedics, 45(4), e183-e189.
Carreira DS, Shaw DB. All- Arthroscopic Brostrom Lateral Ligament Repair
. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Orthopaedic Video Theater. Published 15 March 2022.
Carreira, D., Robison, J. W., Robison, S., & Fitch, A. (2022). Obesity Treatment in Orthopaedic Surgery. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 30(24), e1563-e1570.
Carreira DS, Shaw DB, Wolff AB, Christoforetti JJ, Salvo JP, R Kivlan B, Matsuda DK. Symptom duration predicts inferior mid-term outcomes following hip arthroscopy. Int Orthop. 2022 Dec;46(12):2837-2843. doi: 10.1007/s00264-022-05579-8. Epub 2022 Sep 10. PMID: 36088416.
McGovern RP, Martin RL, Christoforetti JJ, Disantis A, Kivlan BR, Wolff AB, Nho SJ, Salvo JP, Van Thiel GS, Matsuda DK, Carreira DS. Relationship of Average Outcomes Scores and Change in Status Requires Further Interpretation Between 1 and 2 Years Following Hip Arthroscopy. Am J Sports Med. 2022.
Carreira, D. S., Shaw, D. B., Wolff, A. B., Christoforetti, J. J., Salvo, J. P., Kivlan, B. R., & Matsuda, D. K. (2022). Labral degeneration predicts inferior mid-term outcomes in hip labral repair: A multicenter comparative analysis. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery, 38(9), 2661-2668.
Shaw DB, Carreira DS. The Impacts of Anxiety and Depression on Outcomes in Foot and Ankle Surgery. Foot & Ankle International. 2022;43(12):1606-1613. doi:10.1177/10711007221132277
Carreira, D. S., Shaw, D. B., Ueland, T. E., Wolff, A. B., Christoforetti, J. J., Salvo, J. P., … & Matsuda, D. K. (2022). Acetabular cartilage lesions predict inferior mid-term outcomes for arthroscopic labral repair and treatment of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery, 38(12), 3152-3158.
Pullen WM, Carreira DS, Wong I, et al. The Reliability of the Tönnis Grading System in Patients Undergoing Hip Preservation. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2023;51(2):476-480.
Carreira, D.S., Kurapatti, M. Cam Femoroacetabular Impingement Requires Dynamic Assessment of Beta-Angle (Femoroacetabular Excursion Angle) and Consideration of Femoral and Acetabular Version: Cam Impingement in Patients With Acetabular or Femoral Retroversion May Warrant Greater Osteoplasty. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 2023.
ACCOLADES & ACHIEVEMENTS
Avant Garde Healthcare All-Stars for Orthopedic Research, top 1%.
In 2024, Dr. Carreira was in the Top 1% of Orthopedic Surgeons Nationwide, which is awarded to the best surgeons and hospitals, honored based on the quantity and quality of their published orthopedic research.
Named Top Doc by Atlanta Magazine
In 2022 until current, Dr. Carreira was chosen as an Atlanta Magazine Top Doc. Atlanta Magazine, 63 years in print, identifies Top Docs based on research created by PRS (Professional Research Services). It is based on an online peer-review survey sent out to physicians within the Atlanta area, garnering thousands of votes honoring excellence in all fields of medicine. Inclusion in Atlanta Magazine Top Doctors is based solely upon one’s standing among peers.
Named Top Doctor by Castle Connolly
In 2022 until current, Dr. Carreira was chosen as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor. Castle Connolly identifies Top Doctors based on an extensive nomination process. The national physician-led research team reviews and rigorously screens all nominated physicians before selecting those regarded as the most outstanding healthcare providers in the country.
HipSTR Board of Directors
Dr. Carreira has served on the Board of Directors for the PatientIQ: Hip Surgical Treatment Registry since 2022. HipSTR is the nation’s largest quality assessment and improvement program aiming to create a national benchmark for outcomes of hip arthroscopy.
Dr. Carreira Offers Innovative Ankle Treatment
Dr. Carreira offers minimally invasive surgical procedures for the ankle. Compared to a traditional open surgery, minimally invasive procedures have been shown to get patients back on their feet faster, with less pain and an improved cosmetic result.
Awards
Dr. Carreira is proud to have been honored with a variety of distinguished honors, including Vitals’ “Most Compassionate Doctor” and “Patients’ Choice Award,” the “Top Doctors in America,” “Super Doctors of America,” and “Top 40 under 40: Leaders of Fort Lauderdale/Broward County.”
MEDIA & RESOURCES
Ankle & Sprain Treatments
Dr. Dominic Carreira explains ankle sprains and treatment options
