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A. Herbert Alexander, MD

MD

Doctor of Medicine

St. Luke's Health Partner
St. Luke's Health Partner

These providers work together to achieve patient-centered care, using proven best practices to offer better care to you and your family.

Specialties


Accepting new patients
 
No Referral Required

Facilities & Clinics

  1. Alexander Orthopaedics, P.A.

    • Address
      660 2nd Ave S Unit A Ketchum, ID 83340
    • Phone
      (208) 727-0005
      Fax
      (208) 727-0001

About A. Herbert Alexander

Biography

Herb Alexander, MD specializes in sports medicine, fractures, and arthroscopic surgery. He is a 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, he served as orthopedic specialty advisor to the Surgeon General of the Navy and attained the faculty rank of Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (a position he still holds). Dr. Alexander served as chairman and director of the Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Training Program at the Naval Medical Center in Oakland, where he held the rank of Captain, Medical Corps, United States Navy. 

After serving nearly 27 years on active duty in the Navy, he moved to Sun Valley in 2002 and opened Alexander Orthopaedics with his wife, Dr. Charlotte Alexander. He has served as chief of surgery, chief of staff, and a member of the board of directors at St. Luke’s Wood River. 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 and has been an invited speaker and lecturer to numerous societies on computerization in medicine.

Dr. Alexander has published more than 60 manuscripts and chapters in the medical literature and serves as associate editor-in-chief of The American Journal of Orthopedics. He has given more than 300 presentations, participated in numerous national and international medical education seminars as faculty and lecturer, and is an examiner for the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Still maintaining an interest in the military and military medicine, Dr. Alexander sits on the Board of the Society of Medical Consultants to the Armed Forces (he currently is president), a brain trust of former high-ranking military medical officers who provide advice and counsel to the Surgeons General of the Navy, Army, and Air Force. 

He is also an admissions representative (Blue and Gold Officer) of the U.S. Naval Academy. In 2008, he received the John R. Seal, MD Award from the Society of Medical Consultants to the Armed Forces in recognition of outstanding contributions to military medicine through research, patient care, service to the Surgeons General, and active participation in the affairs of the Society.

Dr. Alexander is a principal and founding member of MDReview, an organization that provides independent external medical peer review to hospitals and medical staffs.

  • Medical School

    Northwestern University School of Medicine
  • Residency

    Naval Hospital (Oakland)
  • Board Certification

    Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Gender

    Male
  • Languages Spoken

    English

Awards & Distinctions

  • Baron Dominique Larrey Award for Excellence in Military Surgery
  • Navy Commendation Medal 
  • Navy Meritorious Service Medal
  • John R. Seal, MD Award, Society of Medical Consultants to the Armed Forces