Christopher Penton, MD
BOARD CERTIFIED PRIMARY CARE SPORTS MEDICINE
Christopher Penton, MD
Board Certified Primary Care Sports Medicine
Musculoskeletal Proficiency
- Ultrasound-guided peripheral joint, tendon, bursa, muscle and fascia injections
- Ultrasound-guided TMJ joint injections
- Diagnostic Sports/MSK ultrasound
- Fracture care and Casting (ActivArmor)
- Concussion Management
- Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)
- Bone Marrow Aspirate (BMA)
- TenJet & Tenex: Ultrasound-guided surgical percutaneous tenotomy for the definitive treatment of Tennis elbow, Golfers elbow, Gluteus medius tendinosis, Patellar/Quad tendinosis, Achilles, Plantar fasciitis and non-surgical rotator cuff tendinosis
Education & Training
- Sports Medicine Fellowship, JPS Health, Arlington, TX, 2020-2021
- Family Medicine Residency, JPS Health, Fort Worth, TX, 2020
- Diagnostic Radiology Residency, BUMC, Dallas, TX, 2017
- Internal Medicine Preliminary, BUMC, Dallas, TX, 2016
- M.D., University of Mississippi, 2014
- B.S. Biology, Mississippi College, 2009
Departmental Lecture Presentations
- Osteonecrosis. Apr 2021
- Strength Training. Mar 2021
- Cardiac Response to Exercise, Acute and Chronic. Sports Medicine Fellowship. Mar 2021
- Femur Fractures. Sports Medicine Fellowship. Jan 2021
- Metacarpal Fractures. Sports Medicine Fellowship. Oct 2020
- Acute Sports Trauma: Shoulder and Elbow. JPS Tuesday School Lecture for Upper Level Residents. Sept 2020.
- Common radiographic findings of acute skeletal trauma: Upper Extremity. JPS Noon Conference; Dec 2018. Part 2, Mar 2019.
Professional Memberships
- Picayune Chamber of Commerce Director, 2023-2026
- AMSSM: American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
- SOM: Southern Orthopedic Association
- AIUM: American Institute for Ultrasound in Medicine
- AAFP: American Academy of Family Physicians
- ABFM: American Board of Family Physicians