Kevin D. Hardt, MD

Kevin D. Hardt, MD

4.9 
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Joint Replacement & Adult Reconstruction Surgery

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Education

Medical Education:
MD, Indiana University School of Medicine - 2009
Residency:
University of Chicago - 2014
Fellowships:
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University - 2015

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery (Certified)

Faculty Profile

Associate Professor, Feinberg School of Medicine

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Practice Groups and Affiliations

Medical Group:
Northwestern Medical Group
Alignment Category:
Northwestern Medicine Physician Network
On Medical Staff At:
Northwestern Memorial Hospital

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4.9
4.9 

2119 Ratings

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100 Most Recent Reviews

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100 Most Recent Reviews

April 28, 2025

5.0

Dr.Hardt was wonderful. He explained everything to me about my hip, showed my x-rays and made recommendations. He talked to me, not a computer.

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April 25, 2025

5.0

Dr Hardt went over my knee problem and gave me recommendations about what I should do to take care of my knee.

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April 22, 2025

5.0

He's a good doctor

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April 22, 2025

5.0

Professional and detailed in explanatuons

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April 21, 2025

5.0

He has an excellent reputation and I wanted to have knee surgery with a seasoned surgeon.

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April 21, 2025

5.0

Excellent clinician. Good guy!

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April 20, 2025

5.0

Scheduled a knee replacement surgery. He clearly explained the options and the procedure, and laid out a well organized pre surgical process. He answered questions responsively and informatively. In general, an excellent interaction.

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April 19, 2025

5.0

Love him

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April 14, 2025

5.0

Listens

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April 14, 2025

5.0

Dr. Hardt was excellent.

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April 14, 2025

5.0

Dr. Hardt had great bedside manners and took his time with me and answered all my questions. Very friendly and personable and welcoming.

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April 10, 2025

5.0

Listens to you and explains everything

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April 09, 2025

5.0

He is truly skilled at what he does, I never had any pain after surgery. His team was always there to help me if I needed it and my recovery was amazing. This doctor is number one in my book.

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April 09, 2025

5.0

The Best

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April 08, 2025

5.0

Dr Hardt is the best!

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April 07, 2025

5.0

Knowledge and patience

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April 04, 2025

5.0

I like his approachable but no nonsense energy. As of now I am healing well and am happy with my procedure and his skills.

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March 31, 2025

5.0

I'm walking; no pain; scar, after 12 days is minimal.

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March 31, 2025

5.0

Background, willingness to discuss process

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March 31, 2025

5.0

After surgery the results were very good.

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March 31, 2025

5.0

Best Surgeon there.

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March 31, 2025

5.0

Great doctor and excellent patient concerns regarding their well being.

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March 29, 2025

5.0

Dr. Hardt is extremely knowledgeable and the best for knees. Super personality.

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March 26, 2025

5.0

Dr. Kevin Hardt, great surgeon, extremely impressed. With the outcome of my surgery.

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March 26, 2025

5.0

Dr. Hardt did a great job on my knee. He answered all my questions at the 6 week post op visit. I never felt rushed.

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March 26, 2025

5.0

Dr Hardt is the best orthopedic surgeon and provided me good advice before and after my knee replacement

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March 24, 2025

5.0

Professional, kind, understanding and factual. Great rapport with patient.

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March 23, 2025

5.0

Explains diagnoses and treatments in an understanding, reassuring manner. Calm, willing to listen. Great smile!

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March 23, 2025

5.0

Great , caring doctor. Takes his time to explain carefully.

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March 22, 2025

5.0

Superior surgeon, super bedside manners, great communication. Dr, Hardt spends much time explaining procedures and answering questions. When speaking to you, he acts as if you are the only patient he is seeing that day and gives you the time needed to address all concerns. Absolutely top notch!

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March 21, 2025

5.0

He's a great surgeon

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March 20, 2025

5.0

Dr. Hardt provided excellent knee replacement surgery

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March 19, 2025

5.0

He's great. He explains options and tells the patient of the consequences of each decision.

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March 18, 2025

5.0

Dr.Hardt explained surgical procedure.very competent surgeon.

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March 17, 2025

5.0

He great

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March 14, 2025

4.0

every reason to thinkhe is a good doctor.

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March 13, 2025

5.0

Dr. Hardt has a commitment to patient care that exceeds every benchmark. He exhibits the qualities of a truly competent 21st century practitioner. His empathy, kindness, and confidence was inspiring and transformative. I experienced challenges after my first hip replacement that I couldn't overcome. Dr. Hardt assured me it was possible with a second hip replacement. The exceptional care he provided transformed my life!

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March 12, 2025

5.0

Dr. Hardt explained my options very clearly and listened to my concerns.

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March 12, 2025

5.0

He made me able to walk again after a severe leg fracture

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March 09, 2025

5.0

He was very professional and gave me different options in treating my condition. He listened and answered all concerns that I had.

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March 09, 2025

5.0

See above. The personable Dr Hardt has first-rate patient skills; he answers all questions clearly, and his advice (so far ) seems sound.

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March 08, 2025

5.0

Great

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March 07, 2025

5.0

Dr Hardt is a very good surgeon. 2 weeks after my hip replacement I felt very good, I was walking well using only one crutch and often without it. 6 weeks after the surgery I was completely healed. I am very glad I had this surgery. Dr Hardt is professional, very nice, explains all questions. Thank you Dr Hardt !

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March 06, 2025

5.0

The success of my surgery and the time he spent making sure I knew what to expect.

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March 05, 2025

5.0

Good doctor, he explained everything, very good connection with him, very nice and friendly doctor

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March 02, 2025

5.0

The surgery went exactly as I had planned with Dr. Hardt and I walked out of the hospital.

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March 01, 2025

5.0

Outstanding physician / surgeon

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February 28, 2025

5.0

Bottom line they care AND do a great job including taking the time to answer questions. Northwestern Hospital is THE BEST!!

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February 27, 2025

5.0

Clearly explains all questions and takes time with you and not give you the "bums rush"

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February 27, 2025

5.0

Over the past several years, Dr. Hardt has successfully performed 2 knee replacements and 1 hip replacement. With each procedure, he thoroughly explained the surgeries and the pros and cons. He was patient, supportive, and straightforward with the post surgery expectations.

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February 26, 2025

5.0

Excellent communicator.

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February 26, 2025

5.0

He has great bedside manner, has been very patient in answering my questions, and has thoroughly explained the procedures and results.

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February 26, 2025

5.0

Dr Kevin was very knowledgeable in my case and answered all my questions and was able to give excellent assessment.

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February 26, 2025

5.0

Doctor was very concerned for my well being

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February 25, 2025

5.0

I highly recommend Dr. Kevin Hardt.. had a double hip replacement. Excellent job was performed on both hips.

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February 24, 2025

5.0

very thorough and generous with taking time to explain everything

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February 24, 2025

5.0

He is the best !

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February 22, 2025

5.0

He and his team provided hood information about the procedure beforehand (on day of procedure) and all of the requested information about outcome/results afterwards.

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February 21, 2025

5.0

Answered my questions and offered reasons.

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February 19, 2025

5.0

I don't think you can get better than him

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February 19, 2025

5.0

Kind and skilled

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February 19, 2025

5.0

Dr Hardt has a good bedside manner. He Took time to discuss all of my concerns.

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February 18, 2025

5.0

Dr Hardt is confident, knowledgeable, empathetic and thorough. I had zero reservations and felt completely comfortable in his care.

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February 17, 2025

5.0

Very knowledgeable, experienced, confident and easy to talk to physician. So far, everything he's said has matched my experience.

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February 17, 2025

4.0

Very knowledgeable and asked /answered questions without rushing

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February 17, 2025

5.0

Listened to concerns & presented alternatives.

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February 15, 2025

5.0

He performed my first surgery and my knee is fine

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February 12, 2025

5.0

Dr Hardt performed a right hip replacement 7 years ago. Last year I was having a lot of pain in my right leg. He spent time with me in an appointment and found a possible issue with a bone. He sent me to physical therapy and the pain was gone in a few months. One year later I saw him, he spent time with me again and noticed in new xrays that the issue was the bone had not regressed and I will see in a year just to make sure all is okay. Dr Hardt is very knowledgable and takes the time to listen.

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February 12, 2025

5.0

Everything was awesome

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February 12, 2025

5.0

I felt very comfortable with Dr. Kevin Hardt and Patrick his executive assistant. It was a wonderful experience and I'm very happy. I chose him to be my surgeon.

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February 11, 2025

5.0

Listened to me and explained his findings in detail. Very knowledgeable and pleasant. Easy to talk to.

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February 10, 2025

5.0

Only recommending the best Dr. Hardt is THE BEST

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February 10, 2025

5.0

Comfortable with him and trust his expertise.

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February 10, 2025

5.0

Referred by a trusted friend Thorough explaining of recommendations for surgery Explaining after care available

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February 10, 2025

5.0

Dr. Hardt and his team is terrific. Takes time to answer all questions and surgical technique is top notch. 5 weeks post TKR and minimal pain and close to full function.

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February 09, 2025

5.0

See above comments - I answered that with respect to my only NM provider, Dr Hardt.

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February 08, 2025

5.0

Dr. Hardt is personable and thorough.

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February 07, 2025

5.0

Dr. Hardt was honest and personable!

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February 05, 2025

5.0

He operated on my hip and knee and did an incredible job.

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February 05, 2025

5.0

Dr. Hardt took the time to explain different procedures to me. Very thorough doctor.

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February 03, 2025

5.0

Easy to understand and provided options.

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February 03, 2025

5.0

He was responsive, knowledgeable, and proactive. He heard me.

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January 29, 2025

5.0

t patient care.is excellent.

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January 29, 2025

5.0

Great Guy, Great Surgeon

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January 28, 2025

5.0

Outstanding surgeon.

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January 24, 2025

5.0

Dr. Hardt was very easy to interact with. I appreciate that he took time to discuss my hip issues, and explained in detail what replacement surgery would involve. He let me make the decision to first undergo an injection, and then decide later to opt for surgery.

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January 23, 2025

5.0

He is concern about his patient,willing to list to what you have to say

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January 22, 2025

5.0

He dud my knee replacement and still is very to me I have seen a few tines

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January 20, 2025

5.0

Dr Hardt is a very good surgeon and is very good at what he does!

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January 18, 2025

5.0

He took time to answer questions, obvious he had reviewed my health history and had recommendations that fit my goals.

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January 18, 2025

5.0

He's very responsive to my care and concerns.

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January 17, 2025

5.0

Can't say enough about his expertise, communication skills, and true desire to help the patient

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January 13, 2025

5.0

Professional and took time to answer my questions

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January 11, 2025

5.0

Dr. Hardt was an amazing and caring surgeon. He wanted to do the safest and best job he could. He explained things to me so I knew exactly what the surgery would be.

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January 09, 2025

5.0

Great, professional doctor and team.gave complete understandable information, advice, regarding planned procedures.

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January 09, 2025

5.0

Great personal care.

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January 07, 2025

5.0

He explained the surgery clearly prior to my decision to move forward, and answered all of my questions (to my satisfaction) during both the initial consultation and the 2-week post-op visit. Post-op, he removed the staples himself and explained why my greatest level of discomfort was on the side of the knee that had experienced the most arthritic pain. He was upfront regarding his preferred replacement knee make/model, which enabled me to research it and feel comfortable in advance of the surgery.

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December 22, 2024

5.0

Very professional and knowledgeable explain everything so that I was able to understand.

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December 21, 2024

5.0

Very professional,knowledgeable and overall great experience.

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December 19, 2024

5.0

Top-notch surgeon. Excellent communication skills with patient.

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