Dr. Kress led a team of experts at Northside Hospital Forsyth and performed Georgia’s first computer-navigated robotic total knee replacement.
Dr. Kenneth J. Kress serves as the Medical Director of Advanced Center for Joint Surgery. Dr. Kress is a board-certified physician in orthopaedic surgery who specializes in performing innovative adult hip and knee reconstructive surgery. He has treated patients in the Atlanta area for over 25 years and provides minimally-invasive MAKOplasty robotic procedures for hip and knee replacement surgery, as well as comprehensive arthritic care management.
Dr. Kress led a team of experts at Northside Hospital Forsyth and performed Georgia’s first computer-navigated robotic total knee replacement. This state-of-the-art technology offers a new surgical technique for patients who require total knee replacement due to chronic knee pain because of osteoarthritis.
Dr. Kress has served as the Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at St. Joseph’s Hospital, has had his research published numerous times and has travelled the country to teach other surgeons and improve technique on hip and knee replacement surgery.
He has received numerous awards, including Top Doc in Orthopaedic Surgery from Atlanta Magazine, 2010 – 2015; Castle Connolly, 2010 – 2015, 2017; and Lifestyle Magazine, 2009, 2011 and 2012. He was awarded the highest physician of distinction award by his peers at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta in 2012.
Education and Training
- Medical Education, Cornell University Medical College
- Internship, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University
- Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, The Hospital for Special Surgery, NYC
- Fellowship, Adult Knee Reconstruction, Resurgens Orthopaedic s, PC
Certifications and Affiliations
- Board Certified, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Member, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Member, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
- Member, Georgia Orthopaedic Society
- Member, Medical Association of Georgia
- Member, Atlanta Orthopaedic Association
Awards and Recognitions
- Top Doc in Orthopaedic Surgery from Atlanta Magazine, 2010 – 2015
- Castle Connolly, 2010 – 2015
- Lifestyle Magazine, 2009, 2011 and 2012.
- Highest physician of distinction award by his peers at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta in 2012.