Christopher J. Lyons, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

4.7 with 843 ratings

Sees patients age 4 and up

Christopher J. Lyons, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

4.7 with 843 ratings

Sees patients age 4 and up

Dr. Lyons is a Penn Medicine physician.

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Meet Dr. Lyons

Dr. Lyons treats a wide range of orthopaedic conditions from arthritis to fractures. He performs minimally invasive total knee and total hip replacements, in addition to having extensive experience as an orthopaedic trauma surgeon.

Recognized by America's Top Doctors 2015 - 2017

Recognized by Main Line Today's Top Doctor's 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022

Recognized in Philadelphia Magazine's annual Top Docs issues, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023

Recognized in Suburban Life Magazine's Top Physicians issues 2019, 2022, 2023 & 2024

How the Same Day Discharge Program Is Transforming Total Joint Replacement - Penn Medicine

2-Stage Revision of Hip Replacement
2-Stage Revision of Knee Replacement
Ankle Fracture
Ankle Fracture Surgery
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury (ACL Injury)
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair (ACL)
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair Revision
Arthritis
Arthroscopic Shoulder Stabilization
Arthroscopic Torn Meniscus Repair
Bucket Handle Meniscus Tears
Cartilage Injury
Colles Fracture
Computer-Assisted Knee Replacement
Deconditioned Knee
Degenerative Joint Disease
Degenerative Joint Disease of the Hip
Degenerative Joint Disease of the Knee
Discoid Meniscus
Dislocated Knee
Dislocated Patella
Distal Radial Fracture
Failed Hip Replacement
Failed Knee Replacement
Femur Fracture
Hip Arthritis
Hip Dislocation
Hip Fracture
Hip Fracture Open Reduction and Internal Fixation Surgery
Hip Fracture Surgery
Hip Injuries
Hip Osteoarthritis
Hip Pain
Hip Pain Over Age 60
Hip Pain Under Age 60
Hip Revision Surgery
Hip Surgery
Joint Replacement and Reconstructive Surgery
Joint Revision
Joint Surgery Revision
Knee Arthritis
Knee Arthroscopy
Knee Effusion
Knee Fracture
Knee Injuries
Knee Osteoarthritis
Knee Pain
Knee Pain for Patients Aged 60 and Older
Knee Pain for Patients Aged Younger Than 60
Knee Replacement Complications
Knee Revision Surgery
Knee Sprain
Knee Strain
Knee Surgery
Knee Tendon Injury
Knee Tendon Repair
Kneecap Dislocation
Kneecap Fracture Open Reduction and Internal Fixation Surgery
Kneecap Fracture Surgery
Labral Tear of Shoulder
Ligament Sparing Knee Replacement
Malunion Fracture of the Hip
Malunion Fracture of the Knee
Meniscal Surgery
Meniscal Tear, Age Greater Than 50
Meniscal Tear, Age Less Than 50
Meniscectomy
Meniscus Tear Surgery
Meniscus Tears
Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement Surgery
Minimally Invasive Shoulder Surgery
Nonunion Fracture of the Hip
Nonunion Fracture of the Knee
Osteoarthritis (OA)
Osteonecrosis of the Hip
Osteonecrosis of the Knee
Painful Hip Replacement
Patella Injury
Patella Tendon Tear
Patellofemoral Instability
Periprosthetic Femur Fracture
Periprosthetic Hip Fracture
Periprosthetic Knee Fracture
Prosthetic Joint Infection of the Hip
Prosthetic Joint Infection of the Knee
Quadriceps Femoris Muscle Tear
Reconstructive Knee Surgery
Recurrent Dislocation of Total Hip Replacement
Removal of Knee Prosthesis
Robotic Knee Surgery
Robotic Total Knee Replacement
Rotator Cuff Disorders
Rotator Cuff Injury
Rotator Cuff Repair
Rotator Cuff Tear
Shoulder Arthroscopy
Shoulder Dislocation
Shoulder Fracture
Shoulder Injuries
Shoulder Instability
Shoulder Labral Tear Repair
Shoulder Pain
Shoulder Stabilization
Shoulder Surgery
Slap Tear
SLAP Tear Repair (Superior Labrum Anterior and Posterior Tear Repair)
Sports Related Knee Injury
Sports Related Kneecap Injury
Sports Related Shoulder Injury
Stiffness After Total Knee Replacement
Subchondral Bone Cyst
Surgery for Arthritis
Surgical Hip Dislocation (SHD)
Torn Meniscus
Torn Meniscus Repair
Total Hip Replacement
Total Joint Replacement
Total Knee Replacement
Total Knee Replacement Over 50
Total Knee Replacement Under 50
Wrist Fracture

2-Stage Revision of Hip Replacement
2-Stage Revision of Knee Replacement
Achilles Tendon Injury
Achilles Tendon Surgery
Acromioclavicular Fracture
Acromioclavicular Joint Dislocation
Acromioclavicular Joint Separation
Adhesive Capsulitis
Adolescent Fractures
Ankle Fracture
Ankle Fracture Open Reduction and Internal Fixation (Ankle ORIF)
Ankle Fracture Surgery
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury (ACL Injury)
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair (ACL)
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair Revision
Arm Fracture
Arm Fracture Surgery
Arthralgia
Arthritis
Arthroscopic Shoulder Stabilization
Arthroscopic Torn Meniscus Repair
Arthroscopy
Aspiration
Base of Fifth Metatarsal Fracture
Bicep Injury
Bicep Pain
Bicep Tear
Bicep Tendon Tear
Bone Fracture
Broken Wrist Surgery (Colles Fracture Surgery)
Bucket Handle Meniscus Tears
Buckle Fracture
Calcific Tendonitis
Cartilage Injury
Clavicle Fracture
Clavicle Fracture Surgery
Colles Fracture
Comminuted Fracture
Computer-Assisted Knee Replacement
Deconditioned Knee
Degenerative Joint Disease
Degenerative Joint Disease of the Hip
Degenerative Joint Disease of the Knee
Discoid Meniscus
Dislocated Knee
Dislocated Patella
Dislocations
Displaced Fracture
Distal Radial Fracture
Elbow Fracture
Elbow Fracture Surgery
Failed Hip Replacement
Failed Knee Replacement
Femoral Nonunion
Femur Fracture
Femur Fracture Surgery (Broken Thigh Bone Surgery)
Fibula Fracture
Fibula Fracture Surgery
Forearm Fracture
Forearm Fracture Surgery
Frozen Shoulder
Growth Plate Fracture
Growth Plate Injury
Hip Arthritis
Hip Dislocation
Hip Fracture
Hip Fracture Open Reduction and Internal Fixation Surgery
Hip Fracture Surgery
Hip Injuries
Hip Osteoarthritis
Hip Pain
Hip Pain Over Age 60
Hip Pain Under Age 60
Hip Revision Surgery
Hip Surgery
Humerus Fracture
Humerus Fracture Surgery (Upper Arm Fracture Surgery)
Internal Fixation
Joint Dislocation
Joint Effusion
Joint Injection
Joint Instability
Joint Replacement and Reconstructive Surgery
Joint Revision
Joint Surgery Revision
Joint Swelling
Jones Fracture
Jones Fracture Surgery
Knee Arthritis
Knee Arthroscopy
Knee Bursitis
Knee Effusion
Knee Fracture
Knee Growth Plate Fracture
Knee Growth Plate Injury
Knee Injection
Knee Injuries
Knee MCL Injury (Medial Collateral Ligament Injury)
Knee Osteoarthritis
Knee Pain
Knee Pain for Patients Aged 60 and Older
Knee Pain for Patients Aged Younger Than 60
Knee Replacement Complications
Knee Resurfacing
Knee Revision Surgery
Knee Sprain
Knee Strain
Knee Surgery
Knee Tendon Injury
Knee Tendon Repair
Knee Tendonitis
Kneecap Dislocation
Kneecap Fracture Open Reduction and Internal Fixation Surgery
Kneecap Fracture Surgery
Knock Knee Deformity
Labral Tear of Shoulder
Lateral Collateral Ligament Tear (LCL)
Leg Fracture
Leg Fracture Surgery
Ligament Injury
Ligament Sparing Knee Replacement
Locking Knee
Long Bone Fractures
Loose Body in the Knee
Lower Extremity Malunion Fracture
Lower Extremity Nonunion Fracture
Malunion Fracture of the Hip
Malunion Fracture of the Knee
Malunion of the Proximal Femur
Medial Collateral Ligament Injury (MCL Injury)
Meniscal Surgery
Meniscal Tear, Age Greater Than 50
Meniscal Tear, Age Less Than 50
Meniscectomy
Meniscus Tear Surgery
Meniscus Tears
Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement Surgery
Minimally Invasive Shoulder Surgery
Multi-Ligament Knee Injury
Non-Displaced Fracture
Non-Displaced Fracture of Radius
Non-Displaced Fracture of Ulna
Nonunion Fracture
Nonunion Fracture of the Hip
Nonunion Fracture of the Knee
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation Elbow
Orthopaedic Injuries Treatment
Orthopedic Infections
Osteoarthritis (OA)
Osteonecrosis of the Hip
Osteonecrosis of the Knee
Painful Hip Replacement
Patella Injury
Patella Tendon Tear
Patellofemoral Arthritis
Patellofemoral Injury
Patellofemoral Instability
Periprosthetic Femur Fracture
Periprosthetic Hip Fracture
Periprosthetic Knee Fracture
Persistent Pain After Orthopedic Surgery
Prosthetic Joint Infection
Prosthetic Joint Infection of the Hip
Prosthetic Joint Infection of the Knee
Proximal Humerus Fractures
Proximal Ulnar Fracture
Quadricep Injury
Quadriceps Femoris Muscle Tear
Radial Fracture
Reconstructive Knee Surgery
Recurrent Dislocation of Total Hip Replacement
Removal of Knee Prosthesis
Robotic Knee Surgery
Robotic Total Knee Replacement
Rotator Cuff Disorders
Rotator Cuff Impingement
Rotator Cuff Injury
Rotator Cuff Repair
Rotator Cuff Tear
Rupture of Achilles Tendon
Separated Shoulder
Shoulder Arthroscopy
Shoulder Biceps Tendon Injury
Shoulder Bursitis
Shoulder Bursitis (Subacromial Bursitis)
Shoulder Dislocation
Shoulder Fracture
Shoulder Fracture Surgery
Shoulder Impingement
Shoulder Injection
Shoulder Injuries
Shoulder Instability
Shoulder Labral Tear Repair
Shoulder Pain
Shoulder Stabilization
Shoulder Strain
Shoulder Surgery
Shoulder Tendonitis
Slap Tear
SLAP Tear Repair (Superior Labrum Anterior and Posterior Tear Repair)
Sports Injury
Sports Medicine Injuries
Sports Related Hip Injury
Sports Related Knee Injury
Sports Related Kneecap Injury
Sports Related Lower Extremity Injury
Sports Related Shoulder Injury
Sports Related Upper Extremity Injury
Sports Related Wrist Injury
Steroid Injection
Steroid Injections
Stiffness After Total Knee Replacement
Subchondral Bone Cyst
Surgery for Arthritis
Surgical Hip Dislocation (SHD)
Swimmer's Shoulder (Subacromial Impingement)
Tibia Fracture
Tibial Spine Fracture
Torn Ligament
Torn Meniscus
Torn Meniscus Repair
Total Hip Replacement
Total Joint Replacement
Total Knee Replacement
Total Knee Replacement Over 50
Total Knee Replacement Under 50
Tricep Injury
Tricep Repair
Ulna Fracture
Wrist Fracture
Wrist Fracture Open Reduction and Internal Fixation (Wrist ORIF)
Wrist Fracture Surgery

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Programs and Centers

Penn Medicine's programs and centers combine doctors from many disciplines to coordinate care from start to finish. Dr. Lyons is part of these programs:

Board Certification

Orthopaedic Surgery, 1992

Education and Training

Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine
Residency: Temple University Hospital

Primary Location

Penn Orthopaedics Exton

Suite 300
479 Thomas Jones Way
Exton, PA 19341

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Penn Orthopaedics Southern Chester County

Suite 101
105 Vineyard Way
West Grove, PA 19390

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Penn Medicine Hospital Privileges

Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: On the medical staff, but does not have privileges to treat patients in the hospital.

Overall Ratings

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Centivo Health Plan
Cigna
Cigna HealthSpring
Clover Health Plan
Devon Health Services (Americare)
Gateway Health Plan
Geisinger Health Plan
Geisinger Medicaid
Global Medical Management
HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan
HealthPartners
HealthPartners Medicare
HealthSmart
Highmark Blue Shield
Homestead Smart Health Plans/Claim Watcher
Humana / Choicecare
Humana / Medicare

Imagine Health 360
Independence Blue Cross (Keystone East)
Keystone First
Keystone First Medicare
NJ Medicaid
NJ Qualcare
Oscar Health Plan of PA
Oxford Health Plan
PA Health and Wellness (Centene) Medicare
PA Medicaid
PA Medicare
Provider Partners Health Plan
Rail Road Medicare / Palmetto GBA
Tricare
United Healthcare
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
US Family Health Plan
Veterans Choice Program

Academic Contact Information

479 Thomas Jones Way, Suite 300
Exton, PA 19341
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366