Donald T. McAllister, M.D.
Love of sports has led him to specialize in treating sports-related injuries.Dr. McAllister's love of and participation in sports provided the stimulus that led him to specialize in treating sports-related injuries. His major areas of concentration are the shoulder, hip and knee. His work, therefore, commonly includes arthroscopy, ligament reconstruction and joint replacement. He is a member of the Jefferson County Medical Society, the Kentucky Medical Association and the American Medical Association. He is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine and the Arthroscopy Association of North America.
Dr. McAllister was born in Chicago, Illinois, but spent most of his early years in Kentucky. He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the University of Kentucky Medical School. He completed his orthopaedic residency at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut and a fellowship in Los Angeles.
OFFICE ADDRESS
4130 Dutchman's Lane
Louisville, KY 40207
Phone: 502-897-1794
Fax: 502-897-0093
EDUCATION:
University of Notre Dame
Major in Economics, B.S. 1960
University of Louisville
Major in Chemistry, M.S. 1961
University of Kentucky
College of Medicine, M.D. 1965
INTERNSHIP:
King's County Hospital
New York City 1965-1966
RESIDENCY:
General Surgery,
King's County Hospital 1966-1967
Orthopaedic Surgery,
Yale University Hospital 1969-1972
FELLOWSHIP:
Hand Surgery, Dr. Joseph Boyes
Los Angeles, California 1972-1973
MILITARY SERVICE:
Captain, United States Air Force:
Fairchild AFB Hospital
Spokane, WA, Orthopaedic Service 1967-1969
BOARD CERTIFICATION:
American Academy of Orthopaedic
Surgeons 1973
LICENSURE:
Kentucky, License #14171 1974
APPOINTMENTS:
Yale University:
Asst. Clinical Prof.
Orthopaedic Surgery 1971-1972
University of Southern California: Asst. Clinical Prof. Orthopaedic Surgery 1972-1973
University of Washington:Asst. Clinical Prof. Orthopaedic Surgery 1973-1974
University of Louisville School of Medicine: Asst. Clinical Prof. Orthopaedic Surgery 1974-present
STAFF PRIVILEGES
Norton Suburban Hospital, Baptist Hospital East, Jewish Medical Center East, HealthSouth SurgeCenter
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Louisville Surgical Society
Louisville Orthopaedic Society
Jefferson County Medical Society
Kentucky State Medical Society
American Medical Association
Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Fellow, American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine
Fellow, Arthroscopy Association of North America
Midwestern Orthopaedic Association
Irish American Orthopaedic Society
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| KNEE | HIP | SHOULDER | ANKLE/FOOT | SPINE |





