Areas of Expertise
- Minimially invasive Hip and Knee Replacement
- Revision Hip & Knee Replacement
- Complex primary Hip and Knee Replacement
- Total & Partial Knee Replacement
- Hip Arthroscopy and Labral Repair
- Knee Arthroscopy
- Trauma and fracture care
- Board Certified
- Fellowship Trained
Biography:
Dr. Lighthart is an orthopaedic surgeon who has extensive training and experience in hip and knee surgery including minimally invasive joint replacement surgery, partial knee replacement, hip and knee arthroscopy and complex reconstruction of the hip and knee.
He grew up in Buffalo New York, went to Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania and then returned to Buffalo for medical school. After that, he spent six years training in orthopedic surgery at Union Memorial Hospital, Johns Hopkins University and The University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, Maryland. He then spent an additional year receiving fellowship training in hip and knee replacement surgery at Rush University and Central Dupage Hospitals in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Lighthart was head of the Joint Replacement Team at Vermont Orthopaedics Clinic and Rutland Regional Medical Center for fourteen years before moving to Jackson. He is now the head of the Joint replacement team at St. John’s Health Hospital in Jackson, WY as well as serving as the hospital’s medical director of Orthopaedic surgery. He performs more than 400 surgeries a year.
Education:
- B.S. Science, Allegheny College, Meadville, PA
- M.D. SUNY Buffalo Medical School, Buffalo, NY
Postgraduate Residency Training:
- Orthopaedic Surgery, Baltimore, MD
- Union Memorial Hospital
- Johns Hopkins University
- University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center
Postgraduate Fellowship Training:
- Total Hip & Knee, Rush University, Chicago, IL
Certification:
- American Board of Orthopedic Surgery Certified & MOC re-certified
- American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons