Michael D. Wigton, MD

About Dr. Wigton

Michael D. Wigton, M.D., is a board-certified and fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon and hand & wrist specialist at Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine. In addition to ABOS certification in orthopaedic surgery, Dr. Wigton has subspecialty certification in surgery of the hand.  Dr. Wigton has over 10 years of medical experience treating upper extremity injuries, from the brachial plexus to the fingertips. He has special interest in microvascular surgery, traumatic disorders of the hand, wrist and elbow, post-traumatic complications, arthritic conditions, and peripheral neve injuries.

Dr. Wigton received his undergraduate degree from the University of Dayton before completing his medical degree at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. After medical schooling, Dr. Wigton moved away from the Tri-State to complete his internship and residency at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Upon completion of his residency, Dr. Wigton completed a Hand, Upper Extremity, and Microvascular Surgery Fellowship at Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Dr. Wigton most recently was named a 2021 Cincinnati Magazine Top Doctor. He is involved in many professional organizations, he is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, and a candidate member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, and previously served as an assistant professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Dr. Wigton joined Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in 2021.

Outside of the office, Dr. Wigton enjoys spending time with his family – Julie (pediatrician with Montgomery Pediatrics) and his three sons William, Drew, and Charlie, running, golfing, and cooking.