Stephan Joseph Sweet, MD, MPH Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Surgery Specialist

• GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
  M.D. Medicine 2005
• UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
  Post-Baccalaureate Science Program 2001
• COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
  M.P.H. Environmental Health Sciences 1999
• EMORY UNIVERSITY
  B.S. Anthropology and Human Biology 1996

• UCLA DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPEDIC SUGERY
  Sports Medicine Fellowship Completed 7/2012
• LOS ANGELES COUNTY/UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
  Residency in Orthopedic Surgery Completed 2011
• LOS ANGELES COUNTY/UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
  Internship in Department of General Surgery 2005

• OCEAN ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY & SPORTS MEDICINE GROUP
  Orthopedic Surgeon, Sports Medicine Specialist, Partner 9/1/2015-Present (Current President)
• COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY RESIDENCY PROGRAM
  Core Clinical Faculty Orthopedic Surgeon 7/2012-Present
• WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE OF THE PACIFIC
  Clinical Assistant Professor, 5/12/2014-2024
  Clinical Associate Professor 2024-Present
• ROCKY VISTA UNIVERSITY
  Adjunct Clinical Faculty, 1/13/2026-Present
• MIDTOWN MEDICAL GROUP/CENTERS FOR FAMILY HEALTH
  Orthopedic Surgeon, Sports Medicine Specialist, 2015-Present
• SOLAR HEALTH DOCTORS
  Orthopedic Surgeon, Sports Medicine Specialist, 6/1/2016-2017
• SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP
  Kaiser Permanente, Woodland Hills Medical Center
  Associate Orthopedic Surgeon
  9/10/2012-7/31/2015

• AMERICAN BOARD OF ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
  Certified 7/24/2014, Active Fellow
• CALIFORNIA MEDICAL LICENSE
  Issued 5/18/2007, Active
• DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION
  Issued 6/07/2007, Active
• CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
  Fluoroscopy X-Ray Supervisor and Operator Permit
  Issued 7/2012, Active
• QUALIFIED MEDICAL EXAMINER CERTIFICATION
  2021-Present, Active

• AMERICAN ACADAMY OF ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
• AMERICAN ORTHOPEDIC SOCIETY FOR SPORTS MEDICINE
• ARTHROSCOPY ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA

• FILLMORE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT TEAM PHYSICIAN
  Fillmore, CA
  2016-Present
• THATCHER HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT TEAM PHYSICIAN
  Ojai, CA
  2017-Present
• SANTA CLARA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT TEAM PHYSICIAN
  Oxnard, CA
  2017
• FOOTBALL CLUB HASENTAL TEAM PHYSICIAN (H1 SOCCER TEAM AND YOUTH SOCCER LEAGUE)
  Thousand Oaks, CA
  2016
• SAINT BONAVENTURE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM PHYSICIAN
  Ventura, CA
  2016
• UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
  Covered all university sports teams including Football and Basketball 2011-2012
• UNIVERSITY of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
  Various University sports, Training room coverage 2008-2011
• THREE-ON-THREE STREET BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
  Los Angeles Lakers/NIKE-sponsored tournament August 2009

• COMMIUNITY MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM
  • ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY RESIDENCY PROGRAM ASSOCIATE PROGRAM DIRECTOR, 2025-2026
  • ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY DIVISION CHAIRMAN, 2018-2020
  • ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY DIVISION CORE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE CHAIR, 2016-2017, 2025-2026
  • ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY DIVISION PROGRAM EVALUATION COMMITTEE CHAIR, 2025-2026
  • ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY DIVISION PROGRAM EVALUATION COMMITTEE MEMBER, 2016-Present
  • ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY DIVISION COMMITTEE MEMBER, 2017-Present
  • ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY DIVISION DEI SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT MENTOR, 2023-Present
  • MULTI-SPECIALTY PEER REVIEW COMMITTEE MEMBER, 2026-Present
  • SURGICAL DEPARTMENT COMMITTEE MEMBER, 2016-2020
• OCEAN ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY AND SPORTS MEDICINE
  • PRESIDENT (Current role), Former VICE PRESIDENT, TREASURER, SECRETARY, 9/1/2015-Present
• SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP
  • PHYSICIAN WELLNESS COMMITTEE, Exercise Fitness Team 2014
• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ORTHOPEDIC RESIDENCY PROGRAM
  • GRADUATE MEDICAL EXAMINATION COMMITTEE, Orthopedic Surgery Representative 2007, 2008, 2009
• GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
  • SURGERY INTEREST GROUP, Co-founder and President 2002-2004
  • GEORGETOWN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AMBASSADOR, Tour Guide and Mentor for prospective attendees 2002, 2003
• COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
  • COLUMBIA CURRICULUM COMMITTEE, 1999
  • COLUMBIA STUDENT GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE, Environmental Health Sciences Division 1998
• EMORY UNIVERSITY
  • VOLUNTEER EMORY
    Director for Physically and Mentally Challenged Children’s Department1995-1997
    Director of Special Events 1994-1995
• YMCA ATLANTA
  • Child tutoring program Coordinator 1995
• LAUREL RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Atlanta, GA)
  • Teacher’s Assistant for physically and mentally challenged children 1993
• SIGMA CHI FRATERNITY (Emory University)
  • Sports Chairman, Assistant Rush Chairman, Philanthropy Chairman, Historian 1993-1996

• EMERALD SCALPEL AWARD 2026, CMH
• ATTENDING OF THE YEAR 2022, CMH Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program
• SELECTED TO TOP DOCTORS 2019-2026
• SELECTED TO SUPER DOCTORS LOS ANGELES 2017, 2018
• USC Orthopedic Society Research Project Award Winner 2010 and 2011
• DEAN’s LIST, Emory University 1996, 1997
• SERVICE MAN OF THE YEAR, Emory University, finalist 1995, 1996
• HONOR SOCIETY, Lambda Alpha Anthropology (Emory University) 1995, 1996
• NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY 1995, 1996
• TENNIS INTRAMURAL CHAMPION, Emory University 1994, 1995 and 1996

DeLee & Drez’s Orthopedic Sports Medicine 4^th Edition

Author

• Co-Authors: Matthew Millewski, M.D., Carl Nissen, M.D.
• Editor: Mark Miller, MD
• Chapter: Knee Injuries in Skeletally Immature Athletes
• Published 2014

• COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM ORTHOPEDIC DIVISION
  Senior Author and Clinical Investigator 2025-Present
  Co-Investigators: Brian Kwan, D.O., Conner Roggy, D.O., Joshua Vincent, D.O.
  Improving Training in Knee Arthroscopy with a Virtual Reality Simulator
• COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM ORTHOPEDIC DIVISION
  Senior Author and Clinical Investigator 2024-Present
  Co-Investigators: Conner Roggy, D.O., Hillary Rolfs, D.O., Victor Bonavida, D.O., Joshua Vincent, D.O.
  Novel Technique for Assessment of Glenoid Version for Small Reverse Shoulder Glenoid Baseplate Design
• COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM ORTHOPEDIC DIVISION
  Senior Author and Clinical Investigator 2025-Present
  Co-Investigators: Brian Kwan, D.O., Nick Brown, D.O., Jazmone Kelly, D.O. Injury Trends in the National Basketball Association (NBA)
• COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM ORTHOPEDIC DIVISION
  Senior Author and Clinical Investigator 2025-Present
  Co-Investigators: Nick Brown, D.O., Brian Kwan, D.O.
  Injury Trends in the National Basketball Association (NBA) before and after new Player Participation Policy 2023-2024
• COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM ORTHOPEDIC DIVISION
  Co-Senior Author and Clinical Investigator 2025-Present
  Co-Investigators: Hannah Robinson, D.O. (Co-Senior Author), Niaz Ahankoob, D.O., Noah Gonzalez, D.O., Marielle Isenhart, D.O., Christopher Dao, D.O., Amanda Frugoli, D.O.
  Qualitative Exploration and Literature Review of Preoperative Urinalysis Testing for Orthopedic Surgeries
• COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM ORTHOPEDIC DIVISION
  Senior Author and Clinical Investigator
  Diabetics Hidden in Plain Sight: Utility of Preoperative Hemoglobin A1c Testing in Elective Orthopedic Surgery.
  Co-Investigators: Senior Author and Clinical Investigator
  Co-Investigators: Brent Sanderson, D.O., Alexander Friedman, D.O., Dennis
  Horvath, D.O., Ammer Dbeis, Joseph Mueller, D.O., Eddie McDonald, D.O., Fredrick Menninger, M.D.
  Presented: Western Orthopedic Association Annual Meeting 2020.
• COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM ORTHOPEDIC DIVISION
  Senior Author and Clinical Investigator
  Co-Investigators: Beren Tomooka, D.O., Jennifer Kujak, M.D
  MRI Landmarks for Identifying the Superior Shoulder Capsule and Associated Rotator Cuff Pathology
• COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM ORTHOPEDIC DIVISION
  Senior Author and Clinical Investigator
  A Comparative Study of Traditional Technique Guide versus Virtual Reality in Orthopedic Trauma Training.
  Co-Investigators: Ashley Lamb, D.O., Brandon McKinney, D.O., Petros Frousiakis, D.O., Graal Diaz
  Published: Adv Med Educ Pract. 2023 Sep 4:14:947-955.doi:
  10.2147/AMEP.S395087. eCollection 2023.
  Poster Presentation: American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics Annual Meeting, Colorado Springs, CO 8/25/19.
  Prospective, randomized validation study utilizing state-of-the-art virtual reality tibial intramedullary nail module compared to traditional technique guide study utilizing 4th year medical students.
• COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM ORTHOPEDIC DIVISION
  Senior Author and Clinical Investigator
  Virtual Reality Training in Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized, Blinded Trial.
  Co-Investigators: Brandon McKinney, D.O., Ashley Lamb, D.O., Ammer Dbeis, D.O., Petros Frousiakis, D.O.
  Published: J Surg Educ. 2022 Nov-Dec;79(6):1526-1535.doi:
  10.1016/j.jsurg.2022.06.008. Epub 2022 Jul 19.
  Prospective, randomized validation study utilizing state-of-the-art virtual reality Zimmer PPK module compared to traditional technique guide study utilizing orthopedic residents of all levels.
• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
  Author and Clinical Investigator
  The Role of Computed Tomography in Evaluating Intra-Articular Distal Humerus Fractures
  Co-Investigators: John Itamura, M.D., Betsy McAllister, M.D., Eric Ferkel, M.D., Aniebiet-Abasi Udofia
  2011 USC Orthopaedic Society Research Project Award Winner
  Publication in the American Journal of Orthopedics 09/2015; 44(9):E326-30.
  Investigation of the influence of CT scans on decision making for intra-articular distal humerus fractures. Also evaluating inter and intra-observer variability of intra-articular distal humerus fracture classification.
• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
  Primary Author and Clinical Investigator
  Co-Investigators: James Tibone, M.D., Tad Takara, MD Lance Ho, M.D.
  Primary Partial Humeral Head Resurfacing: Outcomes with the HemiCAP Implant
  2010 USC Orthopedic Society Research Project Award Winner
  Published in American Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol 43, Number 3, March 2015
  Investigation of clinical outcomes in patients who have undergone a Hemi-contoured shoulder arthroplasty procedure.
• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SURGERY
  Clinical Investigator
  Co-Investigators: Andres Kaiser, MD FACS, Leslie Browder, MD
  Published 2/9/2009 in Techniques in Coloproctology
  Retrospective cohort of patients with posterior horseshoe peri-rectal fistulas treated with the modified Hanley Procedure and seton management.
• UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES; DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY SPORTS MEDICINE
  Clinical Investigator 2012
  Co-Investigators: Seth Gamradt, M.D., Ian Foran
  Investigated of the need for obtaining MRI in the setting of adhesive capsulitis.
• LOMBARDI CANCER CENTER (Washington, DC)
  Research Assistant 2002
  Participated in a project to identify specific molecular markers of response and outcome to various chemotherapies in head and neck tumors.
• UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA MEDICAL CENTER
  Laboratory Research Assistant for Dept. of Physiology 1997
  Participated in gene cloning projects in the female reproductive system, specifically regarding apoptosis in the corpus luteum.
• EMORY UNIVERSITY DEPT OF ANTHROPOLOGY
  Research Assistant 1996
  Analyzed thousand year-old human bone and brain matter for tetracycline based on the food preservation techniques of the specimens.
• EMORY CANCER CENTER
  Laboratory Assistant 1994
  Participated in DNA and peptide synthesis for use by the Center for Disease Control.