Our Practice

Atlanta Center for Cartilage Restoration and Joint Preservation

Dr. Hyman’s background includes graduating with High Honors from the #1 ranked University in the USA, the #1 Medical School, the #1 Orthopedic Residency and the #1 Sports Medicine Fellowship.

His career in orthopedic surgery began in academics in the Orthopedic Surgery Dept. at Emory University in 1994. He began private practice in Atlanta, Georgia in 2000. Today, the practice serves the spectrum of Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine needs in the city of Atlanta and throughout the region. Though he performs some joint replacement surgery, his clinical focus is on cartilage repair and joint preservation. He is always striving for cutting-edge strategies and solutions to keep you well with or without surgery.

Dr. Jon Hyman is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon specializing in Sports Medicine. After attending Stanford University and Harvard Medical School, he completed his General Surgery internship at Emory University. He then went on to finish his Orthopaedic Surgery residency and Sports Medicine fellowship training at the top-ranked Orthopaedic program in the United States at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City. He has taken care of numerous Olympic, collegiate, prep and professional athletes, and has the unique distinction of being the only orthopedic surgeon to work as a team physician for these three professional sports teams:

• Atlanta Hawks (NBA)
• Atlanta Falcons (NFL)
• Atlanta Thrashers (NHL)

Dr. Hyman previously worked as an assistant team physician for the New York Giants (NFL) and the New York Mets (MLB). He also served as a team physician for the Iona College Hockey Team in New York. Dr. Hyman has also worked as a team physician for two women's full-contact football teams: the Atlanta Xplosion and the Atlanta Leopards. He has worked with a number of female Olympic, collegiate and prep athletes in many sports, including basketball, track, soccer, lacrosse, softball, volleyball, tennis and swimming. Thanks to this experience, he is exceptionally familiar with the specific Sports Medicine needs of the high-level female athlete as well.

Since so many of our patients are referred by other orthopedic surgeons and satisfied patients, we have a unique expertise in re-do surgeries and salvage procedures trying to prevent or delay joint replacement.

Some of the procedures which Dr. Hyman has special expertise in include:

• Arthroscopic surgery of the Knee, Hip, Elbow, Shoulder
• Labral repair of hip and shoulder
• Labral reconstruction
• Hip arthroscopy for all conditions, especially FAI
• Reconstructive Surgery for shoulder, hip and knee
• Meniscal Transplantation
• Cartilage Transplantation
• Microfracture, OATS
• ACL, MCL, PCL Ligament Reconstruction
• Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation
• Fresh Osteochondral Allograft
• Iliopsoas Tendon Surgery or Ischiofemoral Impingement
• High Tibial Osteotomy & Distal Femoral Osteotomy
• Unicompartmental Knee Replacement
• Patellofemoral Arthroplasty
• Shoulder, Hip and Knee biological resurfacing
• Tendon Repair (gluteus medius, rotator cuff, biceps, triceps, patella, quad, achilles, etc)
• Ultrasound guided joint injections (No radiation)
• Platelet Rich Plasma and Stem Cell Therapies in very select instances*
• Viscosupplement Injections