John Hinson, M.D.

John Hinson, M.D.
I'm trained in all aspects of orthopedic care, and specialize in traumatic and degenerative conditions of the shoulder and elbow. My interests include arthroscopic surgery, rotator cuff repair, surgery for shoulder instability, and shoulder replacement including reverse total shoulder replacement. Further interests include caring for the unique population here in Palm Beach, which includes many avid golfers, members of our equestrian community, our growing pickleball communities, as well as our community of overhead athletes.
I joined the Palm Beach Orthopaedic Institute as a shoulder specialist after being a faculty member in the Department of Orthopedics at the Medical College of Georgia. I've served as the president of the Georgia Shoulder Elbow Society and have presented at both regional and national meetings on topics such as rotator cuff repair, shoulder instability, and total shoulder replacement. As a leading orthopedic specialist focusing on upper extremity conditions, I’ve contributed book chapters and published work in international journals on topics including shoulder, shoulder fractures, and shoulder replacements.
- Rotator cuff injuries and treatment
- Total shoulder replacement including reverse total shoulder replacement
- Shoulder injuries in golfers
- Shoulder injuries in baseball players
- Shoulder instability
- Elbow injuries
- Tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow
- Sports medicine
- Fracture care
- Biologics treatments including platelet rich plasma and amniotic tissue products
- Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
- Board certified by American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Rotator cuff repair including revision repair and use of augmentation patches
- Total shoulder replacement
- Reverse total shoulder replacement
- Shoulder instability procedures including laterjet procedure
- AC joint injury (shoulder separation) reconstruction
- Shoulder labrum repair
- Biceps tenodesis (repair)
- Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) and amniotic tissue injections
- Tennis elbow surgery
- Distal biceps repair
- Elbow ligament repair
- Nerve decompression around the elbow
- Complex fracture surgery for the shoulder and elbow including the clavicle
- Undergraduate: Florida State University (BS, Biology)
- Medical: Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA (MD)
- Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
- Fellowship: St. Francis Shoulder Institute, Columbus, GA
- Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Member of Palm Beach County Medical Society
- Member of Florida Orthopaedic Society
- Previous president of Georgia Shoulder and Elbow Society
- Previous member of Georgia Orthopaedic Society
- Surgicenter of Palm Beach Gardens
- Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center
- Jupiter Medical Center
- Good Samaritan Medical Center
- Wellington Regional Medical Center
- Palm Beach Surgical Suites