Dr. Kevin Lester (pictured at right) is a renowned orthopaedic surgeon specializing in Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement surgery. He pioneered the Mini-Incision technique and has used it successfully in over 2,000 surgeries. Dr. Lester taught this technique to many of the surgeons using it today including Dr. Todd Swanson in Las Vegas and Leo Whiteside in St. Louis.

Dr. Lester is a Diplomate, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and an Assistant Academic Professor at California State University in San Francisco and Fresno. An athletic 6'5", 210 lb., the doctor is married with two children and is an avid fisherman and skier.

Dr. Lester's offices are located in Fresno, California, United States of America.

Dr. Lester's Record

Dr. Lester has completed over 2,000 major hip and knee operations over the past ten years and has the lowest complication rate in our area! Compared to the National average for hospital stay after hip replacement surgery of six and one-half days, Dr. Lester's patients average stay is three days.

In addition to short hospital stays, studies to date have indicated that Dr. Lester's patients have a lower infection rate than the National average of 1-3%.