Dominic S. Carreira, M.D.

Address

300 S.E. 17th Street, 1st Floor
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316

Contact

Phone: 954-764-2192
Fax: 954-764-7853

Specialty

Dominic S. Carreira, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon with advanced training from three orthopedic fellowship programs, specializes in foot and ankle, hip arthroscopy, and sports medicine, and is a team physician for the Florida Marlins and Miami Dolphins.

Physician Bio

Dr. Carreira received his medical degree, with honors, from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2000. He completed an internship in general surgery and a residency in orthopedic surgery at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois.

Following his residency, Dr. Carreira completed a Foot and Ankle Fellowship with Dr. Mark Myerson at the Institute for Foot and Ankle Reconstruction, Baltimore, Maryland.  He also completed a Foot and Ankle and Arthroscopic Fellowship with Dr. Pierce Scranton in Seattle, Washington, and a Sports Medicine and Hip Arthroscopy Fellowship with the Steadman-Hawkins Clinic in Vail, Colorado.

Dr. Carreira has served as an Assistant Team Physician to both the U.S. Men’s and Women’s Ski Teams, Colorado Rockies, Denver Broncos, Chicago White Sox, and the Chicago Blaze, and is currently a team physician for the Florida Marlins and Miami Dolphins. He is a member of the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society, Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation, American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine, and Arthroscopy Association of North America.

Active in research, Dr. Carreira has presented his work in arthroscopic techniques and outcomes both nationally and internationally and has been published in numerous medical publications including Foot and Ankle International and the American Journal of Sports Medicine.

Dr. Carreira is fluent in Spanish. He enjoys soccer, basketball, and skiing.