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John B. Hill MD

Assistant Professor Plastic Surgery, Division of Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Trauma & Surgical Critical Care, and Director of Medical Student Education, Department of Plastic Surgery

Areas of Expertise

  • Fractures
  • Hand Surgery
  • Nerve
  • Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Orthopaedics
  • Peripheral Nerve
  • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  • Reconstructive Microsurgery
  • Reconstructive Plastic Surgery

Locations

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine - Vanderbilt University, 2012
  • Internship in General Surgery - Bellevue Hospital, New York University Langone Medical Center, 2013
  • Junior Resident Year in General Surgery - Bellevue Hospital, New York University Langone Medical Center, 2015
  • Residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery​ - Bellevue Hospital, New York University Langone Medical Center, 2017
  • Chief Residency - Bellevue Hospital, New York University Langone Medical Center, 2018
  • Fellowship in Orthopaedic Hand and Upper Extremity - Union Memorial Hospital, 2019

Board Certifications

  • Plastic Surgery - American Board of Plastic Surgery, 2020
  • Surgery of the Hand - American Board of Plastic Surgery, 2022

Patient Comments

Patient Comments are gathered from the Press Ganey Patient Experience Survey and displayed in full. Patients are not identified in order to respect patient privacy.
Dr. Hill was phenomenal. He explained in detail the difficulty I am having, showed pictures, thoroughly explained the surgery and care afterwards. He did not seem to be in a hurry. It was clear that he had looked at my chart and named all of my Vanderbilt physicians. I was so impressed with him and would definitely recommend him to others.
July 18, 2025
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Above and beyond explanation was provided concerning the procedure.
July 14, 2025
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Good experience overall
June 25, 2025
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Sincere, personable and very informative.
June 24, 2025
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Always easy process with great medical providers at Vanderbilt
May 18, 2025
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I can't even say enough positive about Dr. Hill. He is excellent.
May 9, 2025
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Dr Hill performed an impromptu procedure on my hand today. The tendon of my small finger was protruding out of an open wound in my hand and preventing the soft tissue from healing. He trimmed back the tendon and closed the wound with a suture. I really appreciated this decision because it saves me time on my healing journey. I require at least 2 more surgeries and the protruding tendon could have easily become another scheduled surgery. This would have put me weeks behind. Since I am eager to have the necessary surgeries, recover to the extent possible, and have a prosthetic fitted in the near future, I greatly appreciated Dr Hill and his assistant, Olivia Bittles, thinking on their feet today. We have been so happy with the care we have received from the Hand Clinic over the past several months.
April 18, 2025
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High likelihood of recommending Dr. Hill to friends and family.
April 4, 2025
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Dr. Hill is informative, works efficiently and very friendly. Constantly concerned about my wellbeing
March 18, 2025
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