Keith Hechtman, M.D., is a dual Board-certified orthopedic surgeon with Baptist Health Orthopedic Care and a member of Baptist Health Medical Group, an organization of more than 180 physicians in multiple specialties closely aligned with Baptist Health South Florida. He specializes in both sports medicine and arthroscopy of the shoulder, elbow, knee and ankle. He is the head team physician for Florida International University and assistant team physician for the Florida Panthers hockey team. Over 20 years ago, he helped establish the relationship between Miami-Dade County Public Schools and Doctors Hospital to improve the healthcare of student athletes. Dr. Hechtman also serves as a clinical instructor for physician assistants and athletic trainers at Barry University, Miami Dade College and Nova Southeastern University. He was a physician for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. He is a professor in the department of orthopedics at Florida International University's Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, clinical associate professor in the department of orthopedics and rehabilitation at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and a voluntary associate professor in the department of exercise & sport sciences at the University of Miami. During his service as an orthopedic surgeon in the U.S. military's Operation Desert Storm, he was awarded various commendation medals. Dr. Hechtman is well-published and has delivered numerous presentations about orthopedic injuries. He continues to be active in research and serves as chairman of the Research Committee for Baptist Health Medical Group. He has been named one of the Best Doctors in America many times since 2003.
Title
Orthopedic sports medicine surgeon with Baptist Health Orthopedic Care. Vice Chair and Professor of the Department of Orthopedics at Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
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Aetna
Avmed
Beech Street
Blue Cross Blue Shield (BC/BS)
CarePlus Health Plans
Great West
HMO
POS
PPO
Devoted Health
Dimension Health
First Health Network
FL Blue Medicare PPO
Medicare HMO
MyBlue
POS
PPO
Humana Commercial/Medicare/HMO/PPO
Railroad
Multiplan
Neighborhood Health Plan (NHP)
Oscar Health Plan
Prominence Health
United Healthcare
HMO
NHP
POS
PPO
Ratings & Reviews
The Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.
4.9 / 5
276 Ratings, 57 Reviews
5.0
Likelihood of recommending this provider
4.9
Provider explained things clearly
4.9
Provider showed concern
4.9
Provider included you in decisions
4.9
Provider discussed treatment options
01/25/2026
Excellence
01/18/2026
Dr hechtman is amazing! What a great asset for baptist health!
01/09/2026
Great doctor
12/29/2025
Dr. Hechtman is excellent!
12/16/2025
We have a high level of confidence in Dr. Hechtman
12/06/2025
Dr.Hechtman provided exceptional care from start to finish. He was thorough, reassuring, and highly skilled. My surgery went smoothly, and the recovery guidance was clear and supportive. I am very grateful for his expertise and would highly recommend Dr. Hechtman to anyone in need of quality surgical care.
10/21/2025
Dr H listened, asked and provided a thorough explanation of my condition
09/30/2025
Doctor Hechtman was so professional, advised of treatment and future actions to be done and very honest and provided choices of how to proceed with excellent care.
09/29/2025
Excellent should be a choice because it was
09/29/2025
Dr. Kieth and assistant professional and attentive to my needs.
09/02/2025
I would definitely recommend
08/22/2025
I had the absolute best surgeon for both of my ACL's Repair. Explained everything to me in detail and in time where I was stressed and worried he really made feel better by explaining and telling me everything that would happen in the upcoming months and made me feel at ease
08/21/2025
Excellent Care!
08/20/2025
Doctor and staff was truly amazing, provided medical issues and advised suggestions on how to proceed and totally allowed me to decide.
08/15/2025
Excellent Dr
08/08/2025
Well
08/03/2025
The best doctor
08/02/2025
Dr Hectman spent with me over 45 min explaining my issue and replying to all my questions
07/27/2025
Good experience very thorough .
06/29/2025
Excellent experience, great doctor.
06/26/2025
Dr. Hechtman is an excellent orthopedist. He is professional, intelligent and knowledgeable. He listens, examines and orders tests in a meticulous manner.
06/20/2025
Dr Hechtman is the best
06/19/2025
Dr. Hechtman always amazing, thorough, informative, complete,
05/29/2025
The doctor really sat down with me and explained what I had and provided several possible treatments as well as how my diagnosis would affect my life/activity level
05/28/2025
Excellent
05/25/2025
Thank you for all the attentions
05/21/2025
Excellent
05/06/2025
100% sure to recommend Dr. Hechtman to family members and friends.
05/05/2025
Dr Hechman and his staff are amazing. I consider myself fortunate to be under thier care.
04/14/2025
The doctor's care is incredible, he is a better doctor.
04/09/2025
Excellent experience
04/01/2025
Dr. Hechtman is simply the best knee doctor. His team is great. I continue to recommend him.
03/28/2025
Very satisfied
03/28/2025
All good
03/27/2025
Above and beyond experience.
03/25/2025
Dr is very helpful and tell you all your needs and options to fallow
02/21/2025
Outstanding
02/21/2025
Dr. Hechtman is one of the most thorough, easy to understand and concerned medical professionals I've ever met.
02/04/2025
Care giver, Doctor, is very intelligent and spoke perfect language for me to understand.
01/19/2025
Everything ok
01/18/2025
Dr Hetchman was amazing. Very thorough and knowledgeable. Great experience
01/18/2025
Everyone was great. Dr Heckman rearranged his schedule to schedule my surgery in 3 days
12/31/2024
Dr Hechtman provided a conservative solution to my situation however he still recommended to see a colleague for additional alternative
12/22/2024
Dr. Hechtman was very thorough and greatExplaining everything. I highly recommend him
12/15/2024
Excellent
12/08/2024
Dr. Hechtman Is the best. He operated on my Knees 23 years ago, and still is one of the best in his field!
12/04/2024
Very happy with Dr. Hechtman and staff as always. I know I'm in the best care.
11/03/2024
Exceptional
08/03/2024
Dr. Hechtman was fantastic. He was through and Informative. I highly recommend him.
08/02/2024
Great service.
07/28/2024
Good
07/14/2024
I have been a weekend sports warrior and avid exerciser for most of my adult life. This has led me to suffer many orthopedic injuries, which I have treated with many different orthopedists. Of all my past orthopedists, I have been a weekend sports warrior and avid exerciser for most of my adult life. As a result, I have experienced numerous orthopedic injuries, for which I have sought treatment from several orthopedists. Among all the orthopedists I have seen, Dr. Keith Hechtman is the best! Dr. Keith Hechtman is simply the BEST!
06/25/2024
I was so impressed with the staff and physician. They safely examined my injury, quickly taking x-rays and within minutes physician was able to review and develop a plan of action.
06/23/2024
Excellent both PA and Dr. Hechtman .
06/19/2024
Excellent
04/24/2024
Dr. Hechtman was very thorough and professional. Excellent doctor and always recommended.
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