Richard Joseph Bowles, MD
Sports Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Sports Medicine

4.6 out of 5 – 
New patient visits
Piedmont Orthopedics - OrthoAtlanta Stockbridge
1240 Eagles Landing Parkway, Suite 300 Stockbridge, GA 30281
Phone
770-506-4350Fax
770-506-9860
Richard J. Bowles, MD, provides orthopedic care to patients in our McDonough and Stockbridge locations.  His practice includes general orthopedics with a specialization in sports medicine.  He has special interests in ACL reconstruction and complex knee surgery (including multiligamentous reconstruction and cartilage salvage/knee preservation) and advanced arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder, elbow, hip, and knee. 
Dr. Bowles graduated with honors from the University of Louisville and continued his education at the University of Louisville School of Medicine in Louisville, Kentucky, after a career in engineering and business. After completing a general surgery internship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital) in Boston, Dr. Bowles completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Colorado in Denver. He completed his sports medicine fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. He is a team physician for the US Ski & Snowboard Team.
Dr. Bowles graduated with honors from the University of Louisville and continued his education at the University of Louisville School of Medicine in Louisville, Kentucky, after a career in engineering and business. After completing a general surgery internship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital) in Boston, Dr. Bowles completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Colorado in Denver. He completed his sports medicine fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. He is a team physician for the US Ski & Snowboard Team.
Provider Information
Gender
Male
Languages
English
Age groups seen
Children (ages 4 - 11)
Adolescents (ages 12-18)
Adults
Geriatrics
Education
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Internship, General Surgery, 2013
University of Colorado
Residency, Orthopedic Surgery, 2017
Cleveland Clinic
Fellowship, Sports Medicine, 2018
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Medical Education, 2012
Certifications
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Verified Reviews
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4.6 out of 5
1,269 ratings,
430 reviews
10/26/2025
He communicated well.
10/6/2025
Loved him
10/3/2025
He made me feel very comfortable , about my medical , discussed with me what should to to ease my pain.
10/3/2025
Very Good
10/1/2025
Very good
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Anthem
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Piedmont Orthopedics - OrthoAtlanta Stockbridge
1240 Eagles Landing Parkway, Suite 300 Stockbridge, GA 30281