A Herbert Alexander, MD
Ketchum, ID

Dr. Herb Alexander's special interests are in fracture surgery, arthroscopy, and sports medicine. His former position was Chairman and Director of the Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Training Program at the Naval Medical Center, Oakland, California where he held the rank of Captain, Medical Corps, United States Navy. He is a 1973 graduate of Northwestern University Medical School where he was a participant in the Honors Program in Medical Education and a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. During a distinguished Naval career, Dr. Alexander served as Orthopaedic Specialty Advisor to the Surgeon General of the Navy, received the Baron Dominique Larrey Award for Excellence in Military Surgery, and attained the faculty rank of Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (a position he still holds). His military awards include the Navy Commendation Medal and Navy Meritorious Service Medal. He has published over 60 manuscripts and chapters in the medical literature and serves as Associate Editor-in-Chief of The American Journal of Orthopedics. Having given over 300 presentations, Dr. Alexander has participated in numerous national and international medical education seminars as faculty and lecturer and is an examiner for the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (the certifying body for all U.S. orthopaedic surgeons). After serving nearly 27 years on active duty in the United States Navy, Dr. Alexander moved to Sun Valley in 1998. Since then, he has served as Chief of Surgery at the St. Luke's Wood River Medical Center (SLWRMC), Vice-Chief of Staff, and Chief of Staff. He also serves as a director on the Community Board of the SLWRMC. He has an intense interest in computer technology and how it can enhance the quality of medical care. Having established a totally electronic office, he is a recognized authority on this and has been an invited speaker and lecturer to numerous societies on computerization in medicine. Still maintaining an interest in the military and in military medicine, Dr. Alexander sits on the Board of the Society of Medical Consultants to the Armed Forces, a “brain trust” of former high ranking military medical officers that continue to provide advice and counsel to the Surgeons General of the Navy, Army, and Air Force. He also is an admissions representative (Blue and Gold Officer) of the United States Naval Academy. In 2008, he was named as one of America’s Top Orthopedists by the Consumers’ Research Council of America. Dr. Alexander is a principal and founding member of MDReview, an organization that provides independent external medical peer review to hospitals and medical staffs. He is married to Charlotte E. Alexander, MD, (hand surgeon and associate at Alexander Orthopaedics).

Areas of specialty

Active lifestyle

• Active lifestyle
• Boomeritis
• Weekend warrior

Foot and ankle

• Acl
• Ballet
• Broken ankle
• Plantar fasciitis
• Sprained ankle

Hips

• Hip fracture

Injury prevention

• Lawn mower safety and injuries
• Snow shoveling and snow blower injuries

Knees

• Arthroscopy
• Knee ligament injuries
• Kneecap bursitis
• Minimally invasive surgery
• New techniques
• Patella dislocation
• Preventing acl injuries in women
• Unstable kneecap

Patient safety

• Patient safety

Pediatric

• Elbow fracture
• Growth plate fractures
• Sports medicine
• Trauma

Shoulder – elbow - upper extremeties

• Biceps tendinitis
• Broken collarbone
• Colles fracture
• Dislocated elbow
• Dislocated shoulder
• Elbow
• Elbow bursitis
• Elbow fractures
• Frozen shoulder
• Ganglions of the wrist
• Glenoid labrum tears
• Radial head fractures
• Rotator cuff
• Rupture of biceps tendon
• Shoulder
• Shoulder impingement (bursitis, tendonitis)
• Tennis elbow

Sports medicine

• Sports medicine

Sports: injury prevention

• Biking/mountain biking
• Cycling
• Helmet use
• In-line skating
• Shin splints
• Skiing
• Sledding
• Snowboarding
• Snowmobiles
• Soccer
• Starting an exercise program
• Steroids
• Strength training
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Trampoline safety
• Water skiing
• Weight lifting

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