After graduating magna cum laude from the College of the Holy Cross with a bachelor's degree in biology, Dr. Christopher J. Vinton earned his medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School with honors. He returned to Worcester for his orthopedic residency at UMass Memorial Medical Center. He completed the Harvard Medical School orthopedic sports medicine fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital before coming back to join Worcester Country Orthopedics.

While attending Holy Cross, Dr. Vinton played football for the Crusaders.

Dr. Vinton and his wife Amanda reside in Holden with their two young children, Molly and Mack.