Why patients choose Dr. Chin
Dr. Chin takes the cases that need extra planning: a rotator cuff repair that failed, a shoulder that keeps dislocating, a hip that needs repair rather than replacement, a knee that may do better with a partial replacement than a total. His research training shows in how he works. He plans each case from imaging and checks the result against that plan in the operating room.
Shoulder reconstruction and replacement with Dr. Chin
Dr. Chin repairs rotator cuffs, stabilizes shoulders that dislocate, and performs anatomic and reverse shoulder replacement. He was the first surgeon in Texas to use the Medacta NextAR augmented-reality platform, which shows the surgical plan in his view during the operation and guides where the implant goes. When a shoulder case is complicated or a first repair has failed, his partners send it to him. Shoulder replacement, explained →
Hip arthroscopy with Dr. Chin
Hip arthroscopy is keyhole surgery for a hip that still has healthy cartilage. Through small incisions, Dr. Chin reshapes the bone that pinches (impingement) and repairs the torn ring of cartilage around the socket (the labrum). In a UK trial of 348 patients, this surgery improved hip function more than physical therapy at one year (Griffin et al., 2018). Few surgeons in the Houston area do the operation, and he is the one who does it at Sterling Ridge. He does not perform hip replacement. For that, patients see Dr. Flowers or Dr. Gheewala down the hall. Hip arthroscopy, explained →
Knee replacement with Dr. Chin
Dr. Chin performs Mako robotic-assisted total and partial knee replacement. He, Dr. Flowers and Dr. Gheewala make Sterling Ridge one of the leading joint replacement practices in the Houston area. He adopted the Mako system early: a CT scan builds the plan, and the robotic arm keeps the cuts to it during surgery.
Most of his replacements are same-day surgery at the Sterling Ridge / Woodforest Ambulatory Surgical Center, with physical therapy and the aquatic therapy pool on the same campus. He sees patients at The Woodlands, Spring and Woodforest offices, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and also operates at several area hospitals, depending on insurance. No referral is needed. Knee replacement, explained →
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 (impingement, labral tears); robotic-assisted partial and total knee replacement; complex knee surgery — ACL, meniscus, cartilage transplantation
- An early adopter and certified surgeon of Mako robotic-assisted partial and total knee replacement
- First surgeon in Texas to use the Medacta NextAR augmented-reality platform for shoulder replacement
- Member: AAOS, AANA, AOSSM, ISHA (International Society for Hip Arthroscopy), 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
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Patients also ask
Does Dr. Chin perform hip replacement?
No. Dr. Chin's hip surgery is arthroscopic: keyhole repair of impingement and labral tears in hips that still have healthy cartilage. If your hip needs a replacement, you see Dr. Brian Flowers or Dr. Rohan Gheewala. They are in the same practice and share your chart, so nothing gets lost in the handoff.
Does Dr. Chin use a robot for knee replacement?
Yes. Dr. Chin is a certified Mako surgeon and was an early adopter of robotic-assisted knee replacement. The current evidence shows the robot reduces alignment errors but has not shown a clear difference in function or complications compared with conventional surgery (Ruangsomboon et al., 2023). He uses it for the precision, and he will tell you what it does and does not change for your knee.
Can I have a partial knee replacement instead of a total?
Sometimes. If the arthritis is limited to one part of the knee and the ligaments are intact, a partial replacement keeps more of your own knee. The trade-off is durability: in registry data, about 70% of partial knees were still in place at 25 years, compared with 82% of total knees (Evans et al., 2019). Dr. Chin walks through both options with you before you decide.
Medically reviewed by Keith W.V. Johnson, MD, FAAOS · Updated October 21, 2026