Dr. Justin T. Smith, MD
Concierge Orthopedic Surgeon, physician (MD), Fort Mill, SC
Journey Orthopaedic Institute, LLCDr. Justin T. Smith is an orthopaedic surgeon, double board certified including sports medicine, who founded Journey Orthopaedic Institute.
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About Dr. Smith
Dr. Smith is an orthopaedic surgeon and the founder of Journey Orthopaedic Institute. He treats sports injuries to the shoulder, elbow, hip, knee and ankle, with a focus on shoulder reconstruction. He has been a team physician for athletes at professional, Division I and high school levels.
Teams he has covered, past and present, include Winthrop University Athletics, Clemson University Football, the Colorado Rockies and University of Georgia Football. He studied genetics at the University of Georgia, earning a B.S. His medical degree came from Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine.
In 2016 he did research training at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, working on orthopaedic biomaterials and bone healing. From 2016 to 2021 he trained as an orthopaedic surgery resident at Beaumont Health in Michigan. From 2021 to 2022 he completed a fellowship in orthopaedic sports surgery at the Steadman-Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas.
His fellowship covered ACL reconstruction, hip arthroscopy and shoulder arthroplasty. Dr. Smith serves as Technology Editor for JSES and writes for Surgery Business Magazine, which made him its April 2026 cover feature. He grew up in the north Atlanta suburbs. He is an outdoorsman and has played team sports all his life.
The word doctor comes from the Latin docere, to teach. We are teachers and guides, from the field to the clinic to the operating room and back. I strive to be able, affable, and available.
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Is Dr. Smith board certified?
Yes. He holds two certifications from the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, one in orthopaedic surgery and one in sports medicine.
Where did Dr. Smith train?
His medical degree came from Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, and his orthopaedic surgery residency was at Beaumont Health in Michigan. He then completed a sports surgery fellowship at the Steadman-Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas.
Where is Dr. Smith's office?
Dr. Smith practices at Journey Orthopaedic Institute, the practice he founded.
Did Dr. Smith train in ACL surgery?
Yes. His sports surgery fellowship included training in ACL reconstruction.
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