Dr. Hanks is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University from which he received his Medical Degree in 1982. He received his intern and resident training in Orthopedic Surgery at the Medical College of Virginia . He then pursued additional Fellowship training in Sports Medicine at Penn State .

He is a member of the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine , the Arthroscopy Association of North America , the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons , the Eastern Orthopedic Society, and the Pennsylvania Orthopedic Society .

He currently serves as team physician for several local college and high school athletic teams.

Dr. Hanks resides in Hummelstown with his wife, Mary Susan, and their four children.