Richard “Alex” Sweet II, MD

Richard “Alex” Sweet II, MD

Fellowship trained in knee and hip reconstruction

Dr. Alex Sweet is a fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee replacement surgery. A Louisville, Kentucky native, Dr. Sweet earned his medical degree from the University of Louisville School of Medicine and completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at the University of Hawaii. Continuing a family legacy in orthopaedics, he went on to complete the distinguished Otto E. Aufranc Fellowship in Knee and Hip Reconstruction at New England Baptist Hospital in Boston, the first and longest-running fellowship of its kind since its founding in 1970.

Dr. Sweet’s clinical expertise includes minimally invasive hip and knee reconstructive surgery, with advanced training in the anterior approach to total hip replacement, computer-navigated total hip replacement, and minimally invasive total knee replacement. His practice also includes partial knee replacement and rapid-recovery outpatient joint replacement procedures. With access to the latest surgical innovations and technology, Dr. Sweet provides patients with the most current, evidence-based techniques in modern hip and knee reconstruction.

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(502) 897-1794
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“Outstanding medically skilled physicians and staff. Outstanding people skills: attentive, friendly, created a trusting, respectful atmosphere. Felt like I was in the best medical hands available! I found the pre and post-surgery phone contacts extremely beneficial”

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