Dr. Brad Tinkle, one of the leading specialists in the treatment and diagnosis of hypermobility disorders, answers many of the key questions relating to hypermbility disorders: how rare (or common) is it? How do we treat it effectively? How do we increase awareness? How do we use social media responsibly? And so much more. It's a can't miss conversation that we hope you enjoy!

Dr. Tinkle is an MD, PhD clinical geneticist at Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. Previously he has been the Medical Director of Clinical Genetics at Advocate Children’s Hospital in Chicagoland and was a clinical and clinical molecular geneticist as well as the associate director in the Clinical Molecular Genetics Laboratory at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC). He specializes in caring for individuals with heritable connective tissue disorders such as Ehlers-Danlos syndromes, Marfan syndrome, osteogenesis imperfecta, and achondroplasia. He served as director of the Skeletal Dysplasia Center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, co-director of the Marfan/Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Clinic, as well as director of the Connective Tissue Clinic.

Dr Tinkle earned a bachelor’s in science for engineering (BSE) in genetic engineering from Purdue University and he received his Ph.D. in Human Genetics from George Washington University in the District of Columbia. Dr. Tinkle attended medical school at Indiana University. His pediatric/clinical genetics residency and clinical molecular genetics fellowship were completed at Cinncinati Children’s Hospital.

Dr. Tinkle authored the “Joint Hypermobility Handbook: A Guide for the Issues & Management of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Hypermobility Type and the Hypermobility Syndrome” which Won an Award for Publication Excellence (APEX) in healthcare. Dr. Tinkle’s other published book is called Bendy Wendy and the (Almost) Invisible Genetic Syndrome: A story of one tween’s diagnosis of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / joint hypermobility. Both books can be found on Amazon. Dr Tinkle has also authored numerous peer reviewed medical journal articles and was a member of the International Consortium of Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes and related disorders.

Previously, Dr. Tinkle served on the Board of Directors and on the Professional Advisory Network of the Ehlers-Danlos National Foundation.