Louisville Orthopaedic Clinic joins Baptist Health
LOUISVILLE Baptist Health Medical Group has acquired Louisville Orthopaedic Clinic, adding more than two dozen providers who focus on all facets of orthopedic care. This is one of the largest acquisitions for the Baptist Health Medical Group and became official November 1, 2025.
The newly formed Baptist Health Louisville Orthopedic Clinic—along with Baptist Health Pain & Spine and Baptist Health Physical Therapy—offers a full range of services, from patient consultations for orthopedic conditions to helping individuals stay active, recover from injuries or chronic conditions, and manage pain. The expanded orthopedic specialty group will treat patients across Baptist Health’s service areas with the goal of overcoming their orthopedic injuries or conditions from start to finish—all under one umbrella.
“This expansion brings together some of the region’s most experienced orthopedic specialists under one coordinated system,” said Jonathan Velez, MD, president of Baptist Health Louisville. “Patients will benefit from a seamless experience supported by the full resources of Baptist Health.”
Baptist Health Louisville Orthopedic Clinic & Baptist Health Pain & Spine currently operate at two locations: 4130 Dutchmans Lane in Louisville, which includes multiple suites for patient care, orthopedic, pain management, neurosurgery, imaging, physical therapy, and occupational therapy services, and 1425 State Street in New Albany, which houses orthopedic, pain management, neurosurgery, and physical and occupational therapy services.
“Integrating Louisville Orthopedic Clinic into Baptist Health Medical Group strengthens our ability to deliver comprehensive care across the region,” said Shelley Shaughnessy, chief operating officer of Baptist Health Medical Group. “We’re proud to welcome this talented team and align their expertise with our mission to provide exceptional, connected care.”
Current patients of Louisville Orthopaedic Clinic will continue to see their physicians, but now those patients have access to the expand – ed resources and technology of Baptist Health’s network of hospitals, surgery centers, and physical therapy facilities.
Embracing the Future and Growth
In an interview with MD-Update, Scott Kuiper, MD, president of Louisville Orthopaedic and senior member of the medical group, stated that “Louisville Orthopaedic Clinic was an independent practice for 51 years, and by becoming part of Baptist Health, we gained the ability to grow and expand our orthopedic service lines further, so we can continue the highest level of care and innovation for our patients.”
Kuiper continued, “Every practice needs to grow, and in the current landscape within orthopedics, we can grow more effectively with a system, which means bringing additional specialists into our practice. We’d like to continue expanding some of our service lines, like foot and ankle and spine and some other areas, and to bring in those new physicians and providers. If we work with a system, we can do that more effectively.”
Kuiper said that Louisville Orthopaedic has been exploring the mar – ket over the past two years, looking at all options, and Baptist was the clear best option for their practice. “Baptist Health is a well-respected, established healthcare system that wants to continue to grow with us. So, we felt a real partnership with them, and we feel that was going to be the best solution, to allow us to accomplish the long-term goals that we want to accomplish,” said Kuiper.
Louisville Orthopaedic Clinic is home to twelve physicians and thir – teen advance practitioners. The physicians include Scott Kuiper, MD, Ty Richardson, MD, Robert Goodin, MD, John S. Lewis Jr, MD, Aaron Compton MD, Richard Alex Sweet II, MD, Nicholas Foeger, MD, PhD, Michael Doyle, MD, Konrad Kijewski, MD, Ryad Eads, MD, Travis Parkula, MD, and Dawn Michels, DPM.
“The Clinic’s established physician team will remain in place, providing continuity of care while gaining access to Baptist Health’s broader network and technology,” said Isaac J. Myers II, MD, Chief Health Integration Officer of Baptist Health and President of Baptist Health Medical Group. “It’s the same expert care—enhanced with greater access to imaging, surgery, and rehabilitation resources all under one roof.”
“There’s no immediate plans for anybody to exit, absolutely not. I can confirm that, and I’m the senior member,” said Kuiper. “We have really exciting projects that we are going to be working on with Baptist, like expanding sites of service and surgical centers. We’re going to be rolling up our sleeves and working on things. We want to create a robust sports medicine coverage program that would be exciting to work on as we move forward over the next number of years.”
“We’re in the game excited. I love what I do. I love caring for patients. It’s a joy, and God willing, if I’m healthy, we’re going to keep working,” said Kuiper.
Baptist Health Medical Group has grown rapidly over the years, now encompassing more than 1,800 providers offering care in 78 specialties