Dr. P. Michael Hines, MD

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Get to know General Surgeon Dr. P. Michael Hines, who serves patients in Sulphur Springs, Texas.

Dr. Hines is a board-certified general surgeon who specializes in general and peripheral vascular surgery, laparoscopy, and surgical endoscopy (GI endoscopy). He can be found on staff at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs in Texas.

CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances is the region’s preferred healthcare provider, with a proud tradition of over 80 years of dedicated service to the people of East Texas. As a national leader in patient satisfaction, advanced technology and quality initiatives, CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances is a faith-based, not-for-profit organization dedicated to creating healthy lives for people and communities. It includes CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospitals – Tyler, South Tyler, Jacksonville, Winnsboro and Sulphur Springs, the CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital – Tyler, CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Rehabilitation Hospital affiliated with HealthSouth, Tyler ContinueCARE Hospital at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital, a long-term acute care facility, and CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic, the area’s preferred multispecialty medical group. Its mission is “To extend the healing ministry of Jesus Christ.”

A 1979 graduate of UT Southwestern Medical School, Dr. Hines went on to perform his internship and residency in general surgery at St. Paul’s Medical Centre. Having held numerous committee chair and leadership positions throughout his career, he is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the Texas Medical Association.  

Licensed to practice medicine in Texas, Oklahoma, and Maine, the doctor is board-certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery (ABS). The ABS is an independent, non-profit organization located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded for the purpose of certifying surgeons who have met a defined standard of education, training, and knowledge.

General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland. A general surgeon performs a wide range of abdominal surgeries for many forms of intestinal and abdominal wall neoplasms, gallbladder disease, gastric and pancreatic disease. They follow the patient through critical care and surgical recovery all the way to outpatient care. 

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