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Paul Chin, MD, PhD, FAAOS

Complex Shoulder · Hip Arthroscopy · Robotic Knee Surgery

Surgeon and scientist — MD and PhD in molecular and cell biology. Dr. Chin took the researcher’s obsession with precision into the operating room: complex shoulder reconstruction, hip arthroscopy, and robotic-assisted knee replacement, where he was an early adopter of the Mako system.

  • Board Certified, FAAOS
  • PhD, Molecular & Cell Biology
  • Certified Mako Surgeon
  • FAANA
  • Super Doctors Texas 2020–2024 · 2026
2doctorates — MD & PhD
7professional societies
6years of Super Doctors honors
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Paul Chin, MD, PhD, FAAOS — Sterling Ridge Orthopaedics
Surgical planning workstation showing a 3D shoulder model

Why patients choose Dr. Chin

The hard cases end up here: rotator cuffs that failed once already, unstable shoulders, hips that need arthroscopic repair rather than replacement, knees that need a cartilage transplant instead of a shrug. Dr. Chin’s research background shows up as method — measure, plan, verify — and his Mako certification puts robotic precision behind his knee replacements.

Training & background

  • MD, and PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology
  • Fellowship-trained in sports medicine
  • Practice focus: complex shoulder reconstruction (rotator cuff, instability, replacement), hip arthroscopy, complex knee surgery — ACL, meniscus, cartilage transplantation
  • An early adopter and certified surgeon of Mako robotic-assisted partial and total knee replacement
  • Member: AAOS, AANA, AOSSM, ISHA, ESSKA, TOA, ORS

Awards & certifications

  • Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery; Fellow, AAOS
  • Fellow, Arthroscopy Association of North America (FAANA)
  • Certified Mako Robotic Surgeon
  • Super Doctors Texas 2026 — honored 2020–2024 & 2026; Rising Star 2017–2019
  • Super Doctors 2026

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