Shawn W Adams, MD

Chad E. Smith, M.D., is an orthopedic surgeon with Norton Orthopedic Institute and Norton Sports Health. Dr. Smith earned his medical degree from the University of Louisville School of Medicine. He completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at the University of Toledo Medical Center, Ohio, and a sports medicine fellowship at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Dr. Smith treats patients of all ages and activity levels, providing comprehensive, quality care through a variety of surgical and nonsurgical treatment options. He has advanced training and expertise in arthroscopic management of the knee and shoulder and performs robotic-assisted knee replacement surgery. Dr. Smith serves as a team physician for several major local universities and has treated high school athletes in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky for over 15 years. Dr. Smith grew up in Oldham County, Kentucky, just outside of Louisville.

Dr. John R. Dimar II received his medical degree from Wright State University School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio. His residency training in orthopedics was completed through the Lutheran Hospital Orthopedic Residency Program in Fort Wayne, Indiana, followed by a six-month chief resident internship with the Leatherman Spine Center. Dr. Dimar then served in the United States Air Force at the Regional Hospital in Minot, North Dakota, serving as Chief of Surgery and Assistant Chief of Hospital Services. He then returned to Louisville to complete a spine fellowship with the Leatherman Spine Center. Dr. Dimar is a clinical professor with the Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Chief Pediatric Orthopedic surgeon at Norton Children's Hospital and Director of Resident Basic Science Education at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. He is active in instructing orthopedic surgeons and residents in the treatment of deformities, tumors, degenerative disease and trauma involving the spine. His particular area of interest is the treatment of cervical spine disease, degenerative spine disease and spine trauma. Dr. Dimar is actively involved with research. He has published numerous articles and book chapters on the treatment of spinal problems and has spoken widely at many national and international spine meetings. He is a member of the North American Spine Society, the Scoliosis Research Society and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery in which he has won both best clinical and research paper awards.