Mayo Clinic Adult Reconstruction — Upper fellows and faculty foster a collegial environment and education-focused culture that provides an inclusive learning experience. Training can be challenging, but our program is close-knit, and each fellow brings a dedication to providing stellar patient care and a collaborative learning experience.

Alexander Hysong, M.D.

Hometown: Bethesda, MD

Hobbies: Watching new shows and movies with my wife, running, and trying new restaurants 
Family: Married with a newborn baby boy (born June 20) and a 4-year-old Great Dane named Scrappy

Residency: Carolinas Medical Center
Fellowship: Curtis National Hand Center (Hand Surgery)

Clinical interests: Comprehensive orthopaedic care from the scapula to the fingertips, with a particular focus on complex shoulder and elbow reconstruction, peripheral nerve surgery, and hand microvascular surgery 

Why Mayo?: The Mayo Shoulder and Elbow department offers a unique combination of world-renowned yet down-to-earth clinical educators, high surgical volume — including both complex and routine procedures — and a truly comprehensive elbow reconstructive experience. 

Joseph Tanenbaum, M.D., Ph.D.

Hometown: Bethlehem, NY

Hobbies: Travel, reading
Family: My wife Amelia and son Theodore (Teddy)
Fun Fact: I'm Canadian!

Residency: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Clinical interests: Revision shoulder arthroplasty, elbow arthroplasty, sports elbow

Why Mayo: This fellowship at Mayo Clinic combines the most extensive revision arthroplasty experience in both shoulder and elbow with complex sports shoulder/elbow training. The atmosphere among the faculty and trainees at the interview felt like a family, and the depth and breadth of pathology I have seen in fellowship is off the charts. I can't imagine training anywhere else!