Michael Wilmink

Dr. Wilmink is an Orthopaedic surgeon and partner in OrthoArizona where he is active in both the Operations Committee and Research Committee. Dr. Wilmink was an early pioneer of the muscle sparing anterior approach technique for hip replacements and currently lectures and teaches this technique to surgeons across the United States. In addition, Dr. Wilmink is a surgeon designer for NextStep Arthropedix and has brought two FDA approved hip replacement systems to the market and a total knee system coming to the clinical market in 2023. Dr. Wilmink is active in the Phoenix medical community sitting on the boards of OASIS Surgical Hospital and the Banner Gateway Outpatient Surgical Center.

Michael completed his undergraduate education at University of California at Los Angeles in Physiological Sciences as a scholarship All American Water Polo player. Dr. Wilmink completed his Medical Degree and Orthopaedic Surgical Residency at the University of British Columbia.

Outside of the medical world, Dr. Wilmink was elected to be a Phoenix Thunderbird and collaborates with business leaders in the community to run and operate the WM Phoenix Open PGA Golf Tournament.