Dr. Severud is a fellowship-trained and board certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in surgery of the Shoulder, knee, hip and elbow. He is originally from Danville, California and completed his undergraduate degree in Biochemistry at the University of California, Davis. Dr. Severud earned his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas and completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Wichita, Kansas. He then completed a fellowship in Sports Medicine & Arthroscopy under Dr. Wesley Nottage in Laguna Hills, California.

Dr. Severud has been practicing orthopedic surgery in Hutchinson since 1999. He was one of the first orthopedic surgeons in Kansas to do arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and remains one of the few orthopedists in Kansas to do Tommy John Surgery as well as elbow arthroscopy. Outside of professional activities, Dr. Severud enjoys playing golf, tennis, skiing and hiking.