Mayo AZ Orthopaedic Surgery Residency

Mayo Clinic in Arizona Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program 🦴 Phoenix, AZ ⚒️ Resident run account. Opinions are our own & do not reflect that of Mayo Clinic

[Mayo AZ Orthopaedic Surgery Residency @MayoAZOrtho]

Congratulations to our newest class!! Happy match day!

[Arizona Orthopaedic Society @ArizonaOrthoSoc]

Congratulations to all the Orthopaedic residents in the great state of Arizona for matching to fantastic orthopaedic fellowships across the country today for the 2026 fellowship match! @UAZHealth, @AZOrthoResident, @Uazorthopedics @mayosportsaz, @uaphxortho, @MayoAZOrtho

[Mayo AZ Orthopaedic Surgery Residency @MayoAZOrtho]

Congratulations to our PGY4s on their match day! We are so excited for you all!

[WOA @WesternOrtho]

Spotlight on @jens_verhey, MD — proud recipient of the WOA/WOF Resident Award, recognized at the 2025 Annual Meeting for his strides in orthopaedic research.

#WOA #WOF #ResidentAward #OrthopaedicResearch #OrthoExcellence #FutureLeaders

[Kostas Economopoulos @KostasEcono13]

Our recent study in Arthroscopy looking at the effect of adding an LET to primary ACL reconstruction in female soccer players

https://t.co/kn46m7z9TN

@MayoAZOrtho @mayoclinicsport @mayoclinic @ArthroscopyJ @AANAORG #LET #LEAP #ACL #soccergirls #sportsmedicine

[Mayo AZ Orthopaedic Surgery Residency @MayoAZOrtho]

Join us in a big congratulations to our two PGY4s on their fellowship match today! We are so excited for them.

@HSpecialSurgery @BostonChildrens

[Orthopedics Today @OrthoToday]

*ICYMI from #AAOS2025*

@EugeniaLinMD, from @MayoAZOrtho, and colleagues researched the 2015 @ussoccer header ban and practice limit policy.

The policy was linked with 25.6% reduced risk for concussions among youth soccer players.

@MayoClinic
@AAOS1

https://t.co/sGZ8VxAtQp

[Mayo AZ Orthopaedic Surgery Residency @MayoAZOrtho]

Congratulations to all the MS4s!!! We are so excited to announce our matched interns this year. They are absolute rock stars and can’t wait for the future of orthopedic surgery!

[Mayo AZ Orthopaedic Surgery Residency @MayoAZOrtho]

Dr. Jack Haglin (PGY4) at his Grand Rounds on the Consolidation of Healthcare in the U.S.

[Kostas Economopoulos @KostasEcono13]

Our recent study in OJSM comparing isolated LET vs. revision ACL+LET vs. revision ACL for residual rotational instability with associated new medial meniscus tear. The addition of LET led to decreased rotational instability and same ability to return to sport.

https://t.co/3BgP8WOCUT

[Mayo AZ Orthopaedic Surgery Residency @MayoAZOrtho]

Day 2 of #AAOS with Dr. Katelyn Koschmeder (PGY1) on the big stage. Lots of ICLs attended and our residents Dr. Brinkman (PGY5), Dr. Lin (PGY3), and Dr. Koschmeder volunteering at the medical student programming! Special guest appearance by @DGlaucomflecken

[Mayo AZ Orthopaedic Surgery Residency @MayoAZOrtho]

Day 1 of #AAOS in San Diego kicked off with a bang with podiums from Dr. Lai (PGY4), Dr. Haglin (PGY4), Dr. Lin (PGY3), and Dr. Moore (PGY1). Not to mention our awesome med student Annika on the podium!

[Kostas Economopoulos @KostasEcono13]

Our recent study comparing graft type with psychological readiness to return to sport. Quad autografts tended to have higher ACL-RSI at all time points.

[Orthobullets @orthobullets]

If you choose Arthroscopic Revision Bone Reconstruction procedure, what would you do?

[Orthobullets @orthobullets]

Here are intraop videos & postop images of yesterday's case by Dr. John Tokish and @MayoClinic.

RECURRENT SHOULDER DISLOCATION S/P LATARJET IN 20M

PROCEDURE: ARTHROSCOPIC FREE GRAFT WITH DTA AND TIGHT ROPE SUTURE BUTTON FIXATION

This case will be debated at the Antarctica 2026: Breaking the Ice Conference in Antarctica, Jan 14-24, 2026.

Here is the link to the clinical presentation and the pre-op imaging: https://t.co/M4wsqhbqHB

Do you agree with the treatment? Why or why not #orthotwitter

Vote on this case for CME: https://t.co/eA31HhZmot

[Kostas Economopoulos @KostasEcono13]

Big win in Tucson. Off to Big 12 Championship game

[Arthroplasty Today @ArthroToday]

This Medicare database study from @MayoAZOrtho examined how TKA utilization, physician reimbursement, and patient populations have changed from 2013 to 2021. @Jackhaglin @BrianChalmersMD @BrdgPlt2Nowhere @EliKamaraMD @DrIhekweazu

https://t.co/dIdTfROQXO

[Cam Ledford, MD, FAAOS @CamLedfordMD]

#Insall Stop 6: @MayoAZOrtho

Starting our (South)West Coast swing in style…IO vanco, double DAIRs, and more! Truly remarkable #TKA and #PJI practice-changing research w/ clinical applicability.

Grateful for @MayoClinic enterprise partnership w/ such a strong group!

[Kostas Economopoulos @KostasEcono13]

First home series of the season.

[Mayo AZ Orthopaedic Surgery Residency @MayoAZOrtho]

Our chief Dr. Sai Tummala joins our department and #MayoFL for a mission trip to Honduras!
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Patient images showed with permission