Stephan Sweet MD

Participated in award winning orthopedic research projects and been published in journals and a sports medicine text book. Senior Author and Clinical Investigator for Community Memorial Health System Orthopedic Division (2017-Present) on projects including MRI Landmarks for Identifying the Superior Shoulder Capsule and Associated Rotator Cuff Pathology, Virtual Reality in Orthopedic Trauma Training, and Utility of Preoperative Hemoglobin A1C Testing in Determining the Risk of Surgical Site Infections and Identification of Undiagnosed Diabetic Patients Undergoing Elective Orthopedic Surgery. Author and Clinical Investigator for University of Southern California Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (2009-2015) on projects including The Role of Computed Tomography in Evaluating Intra-Articular Distal Humerus Fractures and Primary Partial Humeral Head Resurfacing: Outcomes with the HemiCAP Implant. Clinical Investigator for University of Southern California Department of General Surgery (2005-2008) on a retrospective cohort of patients with posterior horseshoe peri-rectal fistulas. Clinical Investigator for University of California, Los Angeles; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Sports Medicine (2012) investigating the need for obtaining MRI in the setting of adhesive capsulitis. Research Assistant at Lombardi Cancer Center (2002) identifying specific molecular markers of response and outcome to various chemotherapies. Laboratory Research Assistant for Dept. of Physiology at University of Arizona Medical Center (1997) on gene cloning projects. Research Assistant at Emory University Dept of Anthropology (1996) analyzing human bone and brain matter for tetracycline. Laboratory Assistant at Emory Cancer Center (1994) participating in DNA and peptide synthesis.