Dr. Murphy earned his medical degree from the University of Louisville School of Medicine. He completed his orthopaedic residency at the University of Michigan, where he also served as the administrative chief resident for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He completed his specialty fellowship training at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush University.

Dr. Murphy has published multiple articles in peer-reviewed orthopaedic journals and has presented his research regionally and nationally. His areas of special interest include: total hip replacement, total knee replacement and reconstructive surgery.