NEWS RELEASE
Dr. Craig Morton Received State and
National "Top Doctor” Recognition
Craig G. Morton,
MD, FAAPMR, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist with Center for
Orthopaedics, was among a select group of physicians honored with 2017 Top
Doctor awards from Healthtap, the world’s leading interactive health
network. Dr. Morton was named top Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation physician in Louisiana and Nationally. Winners were selected based on feedback and surveys of
physicians and consumers.
Dr. Morton has been
a part of the Healthtap network since it was developed in 2010. The site has
grown tremendously in popularity since then, with over 100,000 physicians now
participating. Healthtap provides people with expert answers to medical
questions in an open forum that incorporates peer review by allowing other
doctors to comment on answers and post additional information. The site has
been featured in numerous national media outlets, including NBC, CNN, FOX News,
The Wall Street Journal, Business Week and Time Magazine,
among others. Dr. Morton has built a reputation for credibility and
responsiveness on the site, which led to his "Top Doctor” recognition.
Originally from
Lake Charles, Dr. Morton received his Medical Degree from Louisiana State
University Health Science Center in Shreveport and completed a Residency in
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Alabama in
Birmingham. He joined the Center for Orthopaedics in 2007. His primary focus is
the non-surgical management neck and back pain as well as treatment of injuries
and diseases of the musculoskeletal system, with the goal of restoring
pain-free function to patients.”
Dr. Morton is Board Certified by the
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, a Fellow of the
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and a member of the
International Spinal Intervention Society. Dr. Morton is also the co-founder of
RehabZone, an exercise program designed specifically to address the
needs of people who suffer with back pain. More recently, he developed AcuPlus,
an all-natural, topical product for pain relief.
