Why patients choose Dr. Hayes
Patients pick surgeons for credentials. They stay loyal to surgeons who tell the truth. Dr. Hayes built a practice on unhurried honesty — surgery when it's right, everything short of it first — and then earned a credential no fellowship grants: becoming the patient. When he describes week two of knee replacement recovery, it's from memory.
Training & background
- Medical school: UT Health Science Center at San Antonio (Long School of Medicine)
- Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, University of New Mexico
- Fellowship: Sports Medicine & Arthroscopy, Southern California (1996)
- In private practice since 1997; co-founded Sterling Ridge Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in 2005
- Hospital affiliation: Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center
- Practice focus: shoulder & knee surgery, arthroscopy, cartilage restoration, complex shoulder problems
Awards & certifications
- Board Certified, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (FAAOS)
- Super Doctors Texas 2026 — honored 2018–2024 & 2026
- Part of the practice voted Best of The Woodlands for more than a decade
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Patient reviews
4.8 out of 5 from 3,766 Sterling Ridge patient reviews on Google. Read reviews on Google