Dr. Patrick Boyett is a Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon with subspeciality certification in Sports Medicine and a focus on arthroscopic procedures and minimally invasive joint replacement.  Joint replacement has always been a passion for Dr. Boyett, and his training has always been keenly focused on joint replacement and Sports Medicine.  By attending conferences, constantly researching new innovations, and remaining active in teaching and mentoring medical students he stays on the cutting edge of arthroscopic sports medicine surgery and joint reconstruction.

Dr. Boyett completed undergraduate studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham followed by medical school at the Kansas City University of Medicine.  He performed a one-year Internal Medicine internship at Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham then a Family Medicine Residency at Carraway Methodist Medical Center in Birmingham. He practiced Emergency Medicine and Family Medicine from 1999-2004, during which time he was board certified in Family Medicine and board eligible in Emergency Medicine.  While starting what became a thriving primary care practice, Dr. Boyett worked as an attending physician at a Level 1 trauma center and as a flight physician for Carraway Lifesaver Medical helicopter transporting medical and trauma patients from both scene flights and inter-hospital transfers.  He also worked as a Med-Jet flight physician transporting critically ill patients on both domestic and international flights for inter-hospital transports.

Ultimately, Dr. Boyett would find his calling in Orthopedic Surgery when, in 2004, he returned to a second residency back in Kansas City at Kansas City University after being in practice for 5 years.  Over the 7 years of postgraduate residency training, Dr. Boyett learned not only the art and practice of medicine and surgery but also how to care for people.  This extensive background gives him a unique perspective and knowledge in caring for many aspects of patients.

Dr. Boyett married his high school sweetheart, Penny, who is a pharmacist and surgical physician assistant. They have four children and enjoy family activities on Lewis Smith Lake, Auburn athletics, and Athens City School sports.  They are active members of Athens First Methodist Church where he serves on the Youth Council.  He is a Rotarian of 10 years in Athens, and Dr. Boyett also remains active in medical education and routinely involves medical students in his service.