Dr. Kevin P Smidt, MD

Kevin P. Smidt, M.D., is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee replacement. He focuses on personalized joint replacement care, using muscle-sparing techniques and attentive support to help patients feel informed and comfortable from consultation through recovery.

Originally from the Chicago suburbs, Dr. Smidt completed advanced fellowship training in adult reconstruction at Baptist Health South Florida. Dr. Smidt tailors each surgical plan to the patient’s anatomy, needs, and goals. His approach may include minimally invasive techniques, kinematic alignment for knee replacement, and robotic-assisted technology when appropriate. He also emphasizes rapid-recovery protocols and multimodal pain control, with the goal of reducing or avoiding opioids whenever safely possible.

His hip and knee replacement services include:

• Fracture care
• Hip replacement
• Knee replacement
• Partial replacement
• Anterior approach
• Subvastus approach
• Kinematic alignment
• …Robotic assistance

Dr. Smidt earned his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and completed orthopedic surgery residency at Louisiana State University Health in Shreveport, where he was named Most Outstanding Resident. He has authored publications and book chapters, presented research nationally, and serves as a peer reviewer for the Journal of Arthroplasty.