John B. Meding, MD

Awards and Honors

Dr. Meding is a board-certified orthopedic/joint replacement surgeon who specializes in adult reconstruction and sports medicine. With 25 years of practice experience, Dr. Meding focuses on surgery of the hip, knee and shoulder.

Dr. Meding is on the editorial board of the Journal of Arthroplasty and he is an editorial reviewer for the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. Dr. Meding has authored numerous book chapters on hip and knee replacement. He has also authored and co-authored over 120 national and international peer-reviewed journal publications such as:

• Clinical Orthopeadics
• Journal Of Arthroplasty
• The American Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
• The British Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

He continues to speak at national orthopedic meetings and symposia.

Dr. Meding graduated from Milligan College and the Indiana University School of Medicine. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Cincinnati and a fellowship in adult reconstruction and sports medicine at the Center for Hip and Knee Surgery with specialty training in sports shoulder disorders and hip and knee reconstruction and replacement.

Dr. Meding is a member of:

• The American Academy of Orthopeadic Surgeons
• The American Association of Hip & Knee Surgeons
• The Orthopedic Research Society
• Alpha Omega Alpha
• The American Hip Society
• The American Knee Society
• The European Hip Society
• The Society for Arthritic Joint Surgery

He was named to Indianapolis Monthly magazine's 2012 Top Doctor's list in orthopedics. To view the 2012 Indianapolis Monthly Top Doc winners, visit here. 

Dr. Meding and his partners perform more than 2,500 knee, hip and shoulder replacements each year. Their work at the Center for Hip & Knee Surgery has been ranked number one in Indiana for joint replacement surgery five years in a row (2007-2011) by Healthgrades, the leading independent health ratings organization.

They have received numerous honors including membership in The Knee Society, The Hip Society, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons and Board of Directors and Program Committee positions in these organizations. The practice has published more than 400 articles related to the hip and knee in medical journals.