Greene's middle name is the same as his mother's maiden name. He is the second of five sons of Cathy Castleman Greene and Thomas Alan "Tom" Greene (born 1948), a veterinarian and a former [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-Republican member of the Louisiana State Senate. Tom Greene gave up his Senate seat to run unsuccessfully for governor of Louisiana in 1999 against Republican [[Mike Foster]], who was elected to his second term. Dr. Greene and his brothers were reared in Maringouin, a small town in Iberville Parish near Baton Rouge. Greene is the current chief of orthopedic surgery at the Surgical Specialty Center. He was formerly the chief of surgery at Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical Center and a clinical assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at LSU Health Science Center in [[New Orleans]]. He is also a member of the [[United States Navy]] Reserve.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://klfy.com/2017/10/14/baton-rouge-surgeon-dr-craig-greene-elected-as-public-service-commissioner/|title=Baton Rouge surgeon, Dr. Craig Greene, elected as Public Service Commissioner|author=Dionne Johnson|publisher=KLFY.com|date=Octrober 14, 2017|accessdate=October 15, 2017}}</ref> | Greene's middle name is the same as his mother's maiden name. He is the second of five sons of Cathy Castleman Greene and Thomas Alan "Tom" Greene (born 1948), a veterinarian and a former [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-Republican member of the Louisiana State Senate. Tom Greene gave up his Senate seat to run unsuccessfully for governor of Louisiana in 1999 against Republican [[Mike Foster]], who was elected to his second term. Dr. Greene and his brothers were reared in Maringouin, a small town in Iberville Parish near Baton Rouge. Greene is the current chief of orthopedic surgery at the Surgical Specialty Center. He was formerly the chief of surgery at Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical Center and a clinical assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at LSU Health Science Center in [[New Orleans]]. He is also a member of the [[United States Navy]] Reserve.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://klfy.com/2017/10/14/baton-rouge-surgeon-dr-craig-greene-elected-as-public-service-commissioner/|title=Baton Rouge surgeon, Dr. Craig Greene, elected as Public Service Commissioner|author=Dionne Johnson|publisher=KLFY.com|date=Octrober 14, 2017|accessdate=October 15, 2017}}</ref> |