Mark Sakr, DO is  originally from upstate New York and his undergraduate studies were completed  at the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor in Microbiology. Dr. Sakr  received his medical degree from the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine  and his residency training was in family medicine at Duke University Medical  Center, where he was chief resident. He completed his Sports Medicine  fellowship at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. 

Dr. Sakr has a  passion for community involvement, volunteering to provide medical care for  multiple high schools in Durham  and Wake county throughout his training. He has also been a part of the  sports medicine teams at Duke, UNC and NCCU over the past few years.

He has been  involved academically by presenting multiple cases at the American Society  for Sports Medicine and American Osteopathic Academy for Sports Medicine  Annual Conferences. He also teaches residents and medical students as an  Adjunct Clinical Instructor at the University of North Carolina – Chapel  Hill.

Dr. Sakr’s  medical interest include: preventative medicine, nutrition, musculoskeletal  ultrasound and PRP procedures.

In his spare time,  he plays basketball and enjoys running. He is also fluent in French and  Arabic.