Philippe Hardy was born February 15th, in Paris. His father was an engineer and his mother a teacher. He had 4 children: 3 boys and 1 girl.
He was at school at the Lycée Hoche in Versailles, then studied medicine in Paris (Paris-Ouest University)
Pr Hardy completed his orthopaedic residency at the department of orthopaedics at Nancy, he completed his Microsurgery Diploma and got his Masters in Biomechanical studies from ENSAM school in Paris.
In 1998, he became the first chair and coordinator at University of Paris (Paris V ), then he became the coordinator of Surgery in the Region of Paris, he also became head of the orthopedic department at the university hospital Ambroise-Paré (Boulogne-Billancourt) and Raymond Poincaré (Garches) being one of the youngest professor in orthopedic surgery in France, during his tenure he focused on the study of sport surgery and especially shoulder injury and pathologies, and developed new techniques with the aim of improving his patients quality of life. He led his department in improving and developing new techniques in shoulder surgery and new materials in shoulder prosthesis. Pr hardy authored numerous publication and audiovisual presentations primarily focused on sport injury and shoulder pathologies.