John Michael Pinski, MD Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon Fellowship Trained in Adult Reconstruction Surgery
Dr. John Pinski is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in reconstructive surgery of the hip and knee. Based in Greenville, South Carolina, he is part of Bon Secours Piedmont Orthopaedic Associates and sees patients in the Bon Secours St. Francis Health System. Dr. Pinski is dedicated to creating personalized treatment plans that prioritize function, comfort, and long-term joint health.
Dr. Pinski completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, after earning his Doctor of Medicine from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo. He went on to complete a fellowship in adult joint reconstruction at OrthoCarolina in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Prior to his current role, Dr. Pinski practiced at Resurgens Orthopaedics in Marietta, Georgia. He has also conducted advanced orthopaedic and immunology research through fellowships at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City and the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. His work has been presented internationally and published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, and he remains active in academic publishing and surgical education.
Dr. Pinski is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS), and other professional societies. Outside of medicine, he enjoys hiking with his dog, skiing, scuba diving and stand-up comedy.
Education
Education & Training
Ortho Carolina in Charlotte, North Carolina
Adult Reconstructive Fellowship, 2021-2022
Tufts Medical Center
Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2016 - 2021
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo
Class of 2016
Certifications & Licensure
SC State Medical License
2023 - 2027
GA State Medical License
2022 - 2024
NC State Medical License
2021 - 2023
MA State Medical License
2000 - 2021
RI State Medical License
2019 - 2020
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery
Publications & Presentations
- Pinski JM, Ryan S, Pittman J, Tornetta P. “Is Fixation of the Medial Malleolus Necessary in Unstable Ankle Fractures?” Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2022 Jul 5. doi: 10.1007/s00402-022-04528-9.
- Pinski JM, Chen AF, Estok DM, Kavolus JJ. “Nuclear Medicine Scans in Total Joint Replacment.” J Bone Joint Am. 2021 Feb 17;103(4):359-372.
- Pinski JM, Guss M, Coccoluto N, Asnis P, Leibman M. “Ulnar sided digital nerve tumor of the thumb in the professional baseball player who uses grip adjusting batting equipment: A report of two cases.” J Hand Surg Am. 2021 Jan 12;S0363-5023(20)30673-0.
- Smith EL, Shah A, Son SJ, Niu R, Talmo CT, Abdeen A; Boston Arthroplasty Collaborative Megaprosthesis Writing Committee, Ali M, Pinski J, Gordon M, Lozano-Calderon S, Bedair HS. Survivorship of Megaprostheses in Revision Hip and Knee Arthroplasty for Septic and Aseptic Indications: A Retrospective, Multicenter Study With Minimum 2-Year Follow-Up. Arthroplast Today. 2020 Jun 29;6(3):475-479.
- Bono O,J Shields JS, Pinski JM, Bono JV. “A Novel Technique for Centering the Femoral Stem in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty: an Update.” Surg Technol Int. 2019 Nov 10; 34: 391-395.
- Pinski JM, Boakye LA, Murawski CD, Hannon CP, Ross KA, Kennedy JG. “Low level of evidence and methodologic quality of clinical iutcome studies on cartilage repair of the ankle.” Arthroscopy. 2016 Jan;32(1):214-222.
- Lorraine A. Boakye, Keir Ross, John M. Pinski, Niall A. Smyth, John G Kennedy. “Differences in TGF-Beta expression in platelet-rich plasma treated vs. saline treated autologous osteochondral grafts: an in vivo rabbit model.” World J Orthop. 2015 Dec 18;6(11):961-9.
- Momoh PO, Attah IK, El-Shall MS, Kanters RP, Pinski JM, Abrash SA. “Formation of covalently bonded polycyclic hydrocarbon ions by intracluster polymerization of ionized ethynylbenzene clusters.” J Phys Chem A. 2014 April 17; 118 (37): 8251-8263
- Kortum RL, Balagopalan L, Alexander CP, Garcia J, Pinski JM, Merrill RK, Nguyen PH, Li W, Agarwal I, Akpan IO, Sommers CL, Samelson LE. “The ability of Sos1 to oligomerize the adaptor protein LAT is separable from it guanine nucleotide exchange activity in vivo.” Sci Signal. 2013 Nov 12; 6(301):ra99
- Kortum, Robert L., Alexandre K. Rouquette-Jazdanian, Michihiko Miyaji, Robert K. Merrill, Evan Markegard, John M. Pinski, Amelia Wesselink, et al. “A Phospholipase C-γ1–Independent, RasGRP1-ERK–Dependent pathway drives lymphoproliferative disease in linker for activation of T Cells–Y136F mutant mice.” The Journal of Immunology 2013 January 1;190:147-58.
- Robert L. Kortum, Connie L. Sommers, John M. Pinski, Clayton P. Alexander, Robert K. Merrill, Wenmei Li, Paul E. Love, Lawrence E. Samelson. “Deconstructing Ras signaling in the thymus.” Mol Cell Biol. 2012 July; 32(14): 2748–2759.
- Kortum RL, Sommers CL, Alexander CP, Pinski JM, Li W, Grinberg A, Lee J, Love PE, Samelson LE. “Targeted Sos1 deletion reveals its critical role in early T-cell development.” Proc Natl Acad Sci. 2011 July; 108:12407–12412.
- Kortum, Robert L., Sommers, Connie L., Alexander, Clayton P., Pinski, John M., Nandan, Nath N., Grinberg, Alexander, Love, Paul E., Samelson, Lawrence E. “Conditional deletion reveals a role for Sos1 in pre-TCR signaling and thymocyte development.” The Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. 2011 April; 25: 562.5.
Book Chapters
- Pinski, J.M., Salzler, M., and Harner, C.D. (2019). Chronic Knee Dislocations. In: Complex Knee Ligament Injuries From Diagnosis To Management.Fabrizio Margheritini, João Espregueira-Mendes, and Alberto Gobbi, ed. Berlin: Springer, pp. 137-146.
Oral Presentations
- New England Baptist Hospital Research Symposium. “Outcomes of Head and Liner Exchange for Trunnionosis with Accolade TMZF and the LFIT V40 Head.” 14 July 2021 Boston, Massachusetts.
- Arthur A. Tibodeau Department of Orthopaedic Lecture and Research Symposium. “Outcomes of Head and Liner Exchange for Trunnionosis with Accolade TMZF and the LFIT V40 Head.” 18-19 June 2021 Boston, Massachusetts.
- Arthur A. Tibodeau Department of Orthopaedic Lecture and Research Symposium. “Is Fixation of the Medial Malleolus Necessary?” 11-12 June 2020 Boston, Massachusetts.
- Arthur A. Tibodeau Department of Orthopaedic Lecture and Research Symposium. “Giant Cell Tumor of the Distal Radius: a Case Report.” 11-12 June 2020 Boston, Massachusetts.
- Arthur A. Tibodeau Department of Orthopaedic Lecture and Research Symposium. “Acetabular Fracture in the Young Patient.” 6-7 June 2019 Boston, Massachusetts.
- Eastern Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, “Level of Evidence and Methodological Quality of Ankle Cartilage Repair Studies.” 24-26 October 2014 Amelia Island, Florida
- AOFAS/IFFAS Annual Meeting, “Level of Evidence and Quality of Studies on Surgical Repair of Osteochondral Lesions of the Ankle.” 19-23 September 2014 Chicago, Illinois
Research Presentations
- Pinski JM, Ryan S, Pittman J, Tornetta P. “Is Fixation of the Medial Malleolus Necessary?” Harvard Medical School Orthopedic Trauma Initiative Research Day. Virtual Program 2020.
- Pinski JM, Boakye LA, Ross KA, Hannon C, Murawski CD, Smyth NA, Ma Y, Kennedy JG. Low Level-of-Evidence and Methodological Quality of Clinical Outcome Studies on Cartilage Repair of the Ankle, University of Buffalo Medical School Research Symposium, 29 January 2015 Buffalo, New York.
- Pinski JM, Boakye LA, Ross KA, Hannon C, Murawski CD, Smyth NA, Ma Y, Kennedy JG. Level of Evidence and Methodological Quality of Studies on Surgical Repair of Osteochondral Lesions of the Ankle. European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA), 14-17 May 2014 Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- Boakye LA, Ross KA, Pinski JM, Smyth NA, Haleem AM, Hannon CP, Kennedy JG. TGF-Beta1 Expression in Platelet-Rich Plasma Treated vs. Saline Treated Autologous Osteochondral Grafts: an in vivo Rabbit Model. European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA), 14-17 May 2014 Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- Pinski JM, Abrash S. Structure and Collisional Cross-Sections of Products of Reactions Between the Benzene Cation and Acetylene. University of Richmond Student Research Symposium; April 2009 Richmond, VA.
John Michael Pinski, MD
