Alfred V. Hess, MD

About Dr. Hess

Dr. Alfred Hess is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in disorders of the upper extremity, including shoulder, elbow and hand surgery. He began his practice with Florida Orthopaedic Institute in March 1995. Prior to Florida Orthopaedic Institute, Dr. Hess was a full-time physician with the University of South Florida. He is a native of Ohio and a graduate of John Carroll University. He received a Master of Science Degree at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1985 and completed his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh College of Medicine. Dr. Hess then completed a year of fellowship training in Hand and Microvascular Surgery at the University of South Florida and is the current director of the FOI Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship Program. 

Dr. Hess is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and also has attained the Certificate of Added Qualification of Hand Surgery. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and the American Association for Hand Surgery. He is also the Director of hand surgery at the University of South Florida. Dr. Hess does his surgeries at the Florida Orthopaedic Institute Surgery Center and Tampa General Hospital. Dr. Hess is still an active participant in the hand trauma service at Tampa General Hospital.