John Blankenship, MD

About

JOHN BLANKENSHIP, MD is an orthopedic surgery located at 1111 RING RD in ELIZABETHTOWN, KY.

John Blankenship is one of 9 orthopedic providers listed in ELIZABETHTOWN, KY on AdvOrtho.

Practice at a glance

In 2024, 43% of John Blankenship's identifiable Medicare procedure volume was knee work. Their most frequent service was aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint for 299 Medicare patients.

Most-performed procedures, 2024

• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint

  490

  299 patients · above the state median of 120

• Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee

  44

  44 patients · above the state median of 29

• Injection into tendon or ligament

  43

  29 patients · near the state median of 29

• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint

  40

  33 patients · near the state median of 29

• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint

  23

  17 patients · near the state median of 26

• Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder

  17

  16 patients · near the state median of 18

Training and practice

John Blankenship has been in practice since 2009, after graduating from University of Kentucky College of Medicine.

• Practices with Baptist Health Medical Group Inc (2,431 clinicians)
• Affiliated with Baptist Health Hardin

Registry record

• Licensed in Kentucky and Illinois - licensed beyond the practice state, which roughly one in five providers here is
• Practices within a group or organization

Credentials: Doctor of Medicine (MD)

An MD degree indicates completion of a medical doctorate program focused on allopathic medicine. MDs complete four years of medical school followed by residency training in their chosen specialty. Orthopedic surgery residencies typically last five years and include extensive training in surgical and non-surgical treatment of musculoskeletal conditions.