Douglas P. Prevost, MD, FAAOS

Dr. Douglas Prevost is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon who specializes in tissue preserving total joint replacement of the hip and knee as well as revision total hip and knee replacement surgery. He also has extensive experience in complex fracture management and sports medicine injuries.
Dr. Prevost attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry in 1986. Dr. Prevost received his medical degree in 1990 and completed his orthopedic surgery residency at State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine in 1997.
Following his residency, Dr. Prevost continued his training at the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine by completing a Fellowship in Lower Extremity Joint Reconstruction under Dr. Kenneth A. Krackow. In addition, he spent time studying innovative surgery for joint preservation including hip dysplasia and femoral acetabular impingement with Professor Reinhold Ganz at the Inselspital in Bern, Switzerland.
In 1988, Dr. Prevost joined the staff at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas as Chief of Total Joint Service. His duties included teaching orthopedic surgery residents the techniques of total joint replacement and general orthopedic surgery.
From 1998 to 2005, Dr. Prevost was also a staff orthopedic surgeon at Brooke Army Medical Center’s Level I trauma center. During this time, Dr. Prevost held university appointments at the University Of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery.
Dr. Prevost is board-certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons, is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, and is a Fellow of the American Hip and Knee Society. He is also a member of the Alaska Medical Association and the Anchorage Orthopedic Society.
Interests
- Total Joint Reconstruction
- Sports Medicine
Medical Degree
- State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine, Buffalo, NY
Internship / Residency
- Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center, Aurora, CO
- State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine, Buffalo, NY
Fellowships
- Total Joint Reconstruction, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
- Joint Preserving Surgery of the Hip, AO International, Bern, Switzerland
Board Certification
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Memberships
- Alaska State Medical Association
- Anchorage Orthopedic Society
- Fellow of the American Hip and Knee Society
Team Affiliation
- Team Physician, University of Alaska, Anchorage