Meet Stephan J. Sweet, M.D.

Meet Stephan J. Sweet, M.D. in Ventura County

Dr. Stephan Sweet is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. His positive and warm bedside manner is one of his strongest attributes. Customizing his approach to match each patient’s specific needs, Dr. Sweet has an excellent track record of patient satisfaction and proven successful results.

After earning his Master’s degree in public health from Columbia University and a Medical degree from Georgetown University, he completed his orthopedics surgery residency in Los Angeles at the University of Southern California. As he became proficient in treating a variety of orthopedic conditions throughout the body including bone fractures and arthritic joint conditions, Dr. Sweet also developed a special interest in sports medicine.

He stayed in LA to expand on his sports-related orthopedic training and completed a fellowship at UCLA in sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery. Here Dr. Sweet gained expertise in shoulder replacement as well as some of the most innovative orthopedic techniques available to patients. These skills include treating shoulder, knee and hip conditions with minimally invasive arthroscopic procedures. His use of these state-of-the-art practices allows patients to return to their regular activities as quickly as possible. During his time at UCLA he was a team physician for several of the sports teams including football, water polo, tennis, and track.

Dr. Sweet has an impressive educational background including Emory University and the University of Pennsylvania. He has also participated in award winning orthopedic research projects and been published in journals and a sports medicine text book. In his free time, he enjoys: movies, sports, exercising, travel and most of all spending time with his wife and young daughter.

Education

  • 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

Post Graduate Training

  • UCLA DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY - Sports Medicine Fellowship Completed 7/2012
  • LOS ANGELES COUNTY + USC - Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery Completed 2011
  • LOS ANGELES COUNTY + USC - Internship in Department of General Surgery 2005

Professional Appointments

  • OCEAN ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY & SPORTS MEDICINE GROUP, Ventura, CA - Orthopedic Surgeon, Sports Medicine Specialist, Partner (9/1/2015-Present)
  • SOLAR HEALTH DOCTORS, Oxnard, CA - Orthopedic Surgeon, Sports Medicine Specialist (6/1/2016-Present)
  • COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY RESIDENCY PROGRAM - 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-Present)
  • SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP, Kaiser Permanente, Woodland Hills Medical Center - Associate Orthopedic Surgeon (9/10/2012-7/31/2015)

Medical Licenses

  • AMERICAN BOARD OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY - Certified 7/24/2014, Active
  • 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)

Professional Society Memberships

  • AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
  • AMERICAN ORTHOPAEDIC SOCIETY FOR SPORTS MEDICINE
  • ARTHROSCOPY ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA

Team Coverage Experience

  • FILLMORE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT TEAM PHYSICIAN, Fillmore, CA (2016-Present)
  • SANTA CLARA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT TEAM PHYSICIAN, Oxnard, CA (2017-Present)
  • FOOTBALL CLUB HASENTAL TEAM PHYSICIAN (H1 Soccer Team and Youth Soccer League), Thousand Oaks, CA (2016-Present)
  • 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)

Administrative Services

  • COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY DEPARTMENT COMMITTEE MEMBER (2017-Present)
  • SURGICAL COMMITTEE MEMBER, Community Memorial Hospital (2016-Present)
  • PHYSICIAN WELLNESS COMMITTEE, Exercise Fitness Team at Kaiser (2014)
  • GRADUATE MEDICAL EXAMINATION COMMITTEE, Orthopaedic Surgery Representative (2007-2009)
  • SURGERY INTEREST GROUP - Co-founder and President (2002-2004)
  • GEORGETOWN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AMBASSADOR - Tour Guide and Mentor for prospective attendees (2002-2003)
  • COLUMBIA CURRICULUM COMMITTEE - Assisted with class definition and selection (1999)
  • COLUMBIA STUDENT GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE - Environmental Health Sciences Division (1998)
  • VOLUNTEER EMORY - Director for Physically and Mentally Challenged Children’s Department (1995-1997)
  • VOLUNTEER EMORY - 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)

Honors and Awards

  • SELECTED TO SUPER DOCTORS LOS ANGELES (2017)
  • USC Orthopaedic 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, 1996)

Book Chapter

DeLee & Drez’s Orthopaedic Sports Medicine 4th Edition

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

Research

  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES; DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY SPORTS MEDICINE - Clinical Investigator (2012-present). Investigating the need for obtaining MRI in the setting of adhesive capsulitis. Case series ongoing.
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY - Author and Clinical Investigator (2009-2015). The Role of Computed Tomography in Evaluating Intra-Articular Distal Humerus Fractures. Published in the American Journal of Orthopedics (09/2015; 44(9):E326-30).
  • Primary Author and Clinical Investigator - Primary Partial Humeral Head Resurfacing: Outcomes with the HemiCAP Implant. Published in American Journal of Sports Medicine (Vol 43, Number 3, March 2015).
  • Clinical Investigator (2005-2008) - Posterior horseshoe peri-rectal fistulas treated with the modified Hanley Procedure and seton management. Published in Techniques in Coloproctology (2/9/2009).
  • LOMBARDI CANCER CENTER (Washington, DC) - Research Assistant (2002). Studied molecular markers of chemotherapy response in head and neck tumors.
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA MEDICAL CENTER - Laboratory Research Assistant for Dept. of Physiology (1997). Gene cloning projects on apoptosis in the corpus luteum.
  • EMORY UNIVERSITY DEPT OF ANTHROPOLOGY - Research Assistant (1996). Analysis of ancient human remains for tetracycline content.
  • EMORY CANCER CENTER - Laboratory Assistant (1994). DNA and peptide synthesis for use by the CDC.