Mark T. Wheaton, M.D.
Dr. Mark Wheaton is a board-certified medical doctor specializing in the field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, also called Physiatry. He has additional training in the field of Sports Medicine and 14-years experience in the Management of Chronic Pain. In his practice, Lakeside Sports and Pain Clinic, he utilizes Prolotherapy, Nutritional Medicine, Physical Therapy, Electrotherapy, Massage Therapy and other treatments with great results.
Dr. Wheaton has performed prolotherapy extensively since 1996, specializing in the Hackett-Hemwall method. In 1999, he presented "Introduction to Prolotherapy" at the Autonomic Nervous System Dysfunction Seminar in Sanibel, Florida. In 2001, he was a contributing author to the book Prolo Your Sports Injuries Away by Ross Hauser, MD. He has become one of the best-known prolotherapists in the mid-west, drawing patients from North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, and of course, Minnesota.
Dr. Wheaton regularly delivers teaching lectures on prolotherapy to his colleagues, informational Health Forums for the general public, and provides one-on-one training to qualified practitioners.
Born and raised in the Lake Minnetonka area, Dr. Wheaton graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in physiology in 1981. He completed his four-year medical school degree in 1987 at George Washington University Medical School in Washington, D.C. His internship and residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation were completed at Loma Linda University Medical Center in Southern California in 1992. He obtained additional training by completing a Sports Medicine fellowship at the Southern California Orthopaedic Institute in 1993.
Since 1997, Dr Wheaton volunteered his skills at the charity medical clinic, Beulah Land Natural Medicine Clinic, held quarterly in Thebes, IL, in addition to various athletic events in the Minneapolis area. His Christian faith is his source of strength and guidance. He enjoys tennis, golf, ice hockey, swimming, sailing, biking, cross country skiing, big band music / swing dancing and time spent with family and friends. He and his wife, Gina, and their two sons, reside in the Lake Minnetonka area.
Brodie Wheaton - Office Manager
My secretary, Brodie, has been faithfully working at my side
since my practice began in 1996. She has been nothing less than the glue
which has held the practice together, coordinating all aspects of my
small solo medical practice, including reception, scheduling, medical
assisting, billing, patient counseling, marketing, website designer,
presentation coordinator, and listening ear to those patients who need it.
But now I have some exciting news which tops any of the aforementioned accolades: Caroline Brodie Hackney will become Caroline Brodie Wheaton in June of 2009! Brodie is engaged to be married to my brother, David! Although it may cause a little confusion in the office at first, I am overjoyed by this new added relationship that I will have with Brodie.
Brodie and her family have been our family's dearest and best friends for almost 32 years. David and Brodie have a wonderful story completely wrought by the will of God. My wish and my prayer is that Brodie and David will join together in a common purpose to honor and serve God and each other as they walk through life together.
Nikki Jensen - Receptionist and Medical Assistant
Nikki Jensen has been with Lakeside Sports and Pain Clinic since March 2008. Over a year ago, my secretary and office manager, Brodie, and I had talked about the need for additional part-time help. Before we had a chance to advertize for the position, we received an unsolicited email from Nikki, a University of Minnesota student majoring in kinesiology.
Normally, it takes numerous applicants and interviews to find one quality person. However, the decision to add Nikki to our clinic was an easy one. Not only was she a quality candidate her birthday was September 27th. You may find it odd to mention that, but both Brodie and Jenny (our previous receptionist) share this birthdate!! The odds of that must be greater than the national debt. It is not a job requirement to have a September 27th birthday, but a rather funny coincidence!
Nikki is now a senior at the U of M and will graduate in December 2009. She has affirmed her interest in the field of medicine and will be applying to medical school this year after taking the Medical School Admission Test (MCAT). Her interest is the specialty of Orthopedics which is appropriate in light of her ACL tear and surgery while playing soccer for the U of M. She will be a lucky person if she can finish her employment at Lakeside without receiving Prolotherapy. Whether she learns to do Prolotherapy as a doctor or not remains to be seen. We are pleased to have Nikki at Lakeside Clinic.