SeanMichaelMitchellMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Phoenix, AZ

Elbow Surgery, Hand Surgery, Orthopedic Trauma, Shoulder Surgery

Orthopaedic Hand/Upper Extremity Surgeon

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Office
370 E. Virginia Ave, Suite 100
Phoenix, AZ 85004
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Summary

Orthopaedic surgeon with a focus in hand surgery, upper extremity trauma, and microsurgical reconstruction.

Education & Training

Orlando HealthFellowship, Hand Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery), 2022 - 2023
Ohio State University HospitalResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2020 - 2022
University of Arizona College of Medicine-PhoenixInternship, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2016 - 2017
University of Illinois College of MedicineClass of 2016
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Research, 2014 - 2015
University of Notre DameBachelor of Science, Pre-Medicine, Cum Laude ; Academic All-American (Rugby), 2007 - 2011

Certifications & Licensure

AZ State Medical License 2023 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2022 - 2024
FL State Medical License 2022 - 2024
OH State Medical License 2020 - 2023

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting Scholarship American Foundation for Surgery of the Hands, 2022
American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting Scholarship American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand, 2019
First Place Paper Arizona Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting Resident Research Competition, 2017
Third Place Paper Arizona Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting Resident Research Competition, 2017
First Place Paper University of Illinois College of Medicine Research Forum, 2016
Best Paper: Biologics and Fusion North American Spine Society Annual Meeting, 2015
Best Resident Research Paper North American Spine Society Annual Meeting, 2015
Best Resident Research Paper Lumbar Spine Research Society Annual Meeting, 2015
Telluride Patient Safety Educational Scholarship Academy for Emerging Leaders in Patient Safety, 2012
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Clinical Trials

Fixation Using Alternative Implants for the Treatment of Hip Fractures (FAITH-2) Start of enrollment: 2014 Sep 01
Terminated
Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Anterior Hook Plating of Patella Fractures: A Biomechanical Analysis and Clinical Series.
Maxwell C Alley, Michael Kain, Sean Mitchell, Brock J Walker, Clifford B Jones, Paul Tornetta 3rd> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2023 Jun 1
6 citations
Comparative effectiveness of treatment options for displaced midshaft clavicle fractures : a systematic review and network meta-analysis.
John R. Martin, Patrick E. Saunders, Mark Phillips, Sean M. Mitchell, Michael D. McKee, Emil H. Schemitsch, Niloofar Dehghan> ;Bone & Joint Open. 2021 Aug 1
3 citations
Fixation using Alternative Implants for the Treatment of Hip Fractures (FAITH-2): The Exploratory Health-Related Quality of Life and Patient-Reported Functional Outcom...
Gerard P. Slobogean, Sheila Sprague, Sofia Bzovsky, Taryn Scott, Lehana Thabane, Diane Heels-Ansdell, Robert V O'Toole, Andrea Howe, Greg E. Gaski, Lauren C. Hill, Kri...> ;Injury. 2021 Feb 14
17 citations
The Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism Following Pelvic and Lower Extremity Trauma Despite Adherence to Modern Prophylactic Protocols.
Jason A. Lowe, Sean M. Mitchell, Sumit Agarwal, Clifford B. Jones> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2020 Aug 1
2 citations
Traumatic Hip Fracture and Primary Elective Total Hip Patients are Not the Same: A Comparison of Comorbidity Burden, Hospital Course, Postoperative Complications, and ...
Jason A. Lowe, Sean M. Mitchell, Sumit Agarwal, Clifford B. Jones> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2020 Nov 1
Inpatient Outcomes in Dialysis Dependent Patients Undergoing Elective Cervical Spine Surgery for Degenerative Cervical Conditions.
Sean M. Mitchell, Anthony M White, David H. Campbell, Andrew S. Chung, Norman B. Chutkan> ;Global Spine Journal. 2020 Oct 1
5 citations
Intradiscal Delivery of Anabolic Growth Factors and a Metalloproteinase Inhibitor in a Rabbit Acute Lumbar Disc Injury Model.
Sapan D. Gandhi, Tristan Maerz, Sean Mitchell, Casey Bachison, Daniel K. Park, Jeffrey S. Fischgrund, Kevin C. Baker> ;International Journal of Spine Surgery. 2020 Aug 1
1 citations
Shape Loss of Autoclaved, Machine-Bent Cobalt-Chrome and Titanium Spine Surgery Rods:
Rob Willson, Haitao Zhou, Sadanand Fulzele, Sean M. Mitchell, Norman B. Chutkan> ;Global Spine Journal. 2021 May 1
1 citations
Cervical Spine Decompression and Fusion Outcomes in Trauma Patients Actively Receiving Anticoagulation Treatment for Cerebrovascular Injury: A Retrospective Comparativ...
Francis X. Camillo, Sean M. Mitchell> ;International Journal of Spine Surgery. 2020 Feb 1
7 citations
Anatomic Considerations in the Lateral Transpsoas Interbody Fusion: The Impact of Age, Sex, BMI, and Scoliosis
Harry T. Mai, Andrew D. Schneider, Andrew P. Alvarez, Sohaib Z. Hashmi, Justin T. Smith, Ryan D. Freshman, Sean M. Mitchell, Charles Qin, Wellington K. Hsu> ;Clinical Spine Surgery. 2019 Jun 1
Fixation using alternative implants for the treatment of hip fractures (FAITH-2): design and rationale for a pilot multi-centre 2 × 2 factorial randomized controlled t...
FAITH-2 Investigators, Slobogean GP, Sprague S, Bzovsky S, Heels-Ansdell D, Thabane L, Scott T, Bhandari M> ;Pilot and feasibility studies. 2019-05-28
25 citations
Plate Fixation With Cancellous Graft for Scaphoid Nonunion With Avascular Necrosis.
Ryan M. DiGiovanni, Sean M. Mitchell, Paulo Castañeda, Scott G. Edwards> ;The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2019 Apr 1
20 citations
Outcomes of Unstable Scaphoid Nonunion With Segmental Defect Treated With Plate Fixation and Autogenous Cancellous Graft.
Sean M. Mitchell, Ryan M. DiGiovanni, Erin L. Stockwell, Scott G. Edwards> ;The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2019 Feb 1
34 citations
Delay in Hip Fracture Surgery Prolongs Postoperative Hospital Length of Stay but Does Not Adversely Affect Outcomes at 30 Days.
Sean M. Mitchell, Andrew S. Chung, Joseph B Walker, Joshua W. Hustedt, George V Russell, Clifford B. Jones> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2018 Dec 1
12 citations
Graft Considerations in Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Pierce Johnson, Sean M. Mitchell, Simon Görtz> ;Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine. 2018 Sep 1
31 citations
Percutaneous Transiliac-Transsacral Screw Fixation of Sacral Fragility Fractures Improves Pain, Ambulation, and Rate of Disposition to Home.
J. Walker, Sean M. Mitchell, Sean Karr, Jason A. Lowe, Clifford B. Jones> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2018 Sep 1
10 citations
Rehabilitation after plate fixation of upper and lower extremity fractures
Niloofar Dehghan, Sean M. Mitchell, Emil H. Schemitsch> ;Injury. 2018 Jun 1
10 citations
Mechanistic insight into the effects of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor activation on osteogenic differentiation.
Chawon Yun, Joseph A. Weiner, Danielle S. Chun, Jonghwa Yun, Ralph W. Cook, Michael S. Schallmo, Abhishek Kannan, Sean M. Mitchell, Ryan D. Freshman, Christian Park, W...> ;Bone Reports. 2017 Jun 1
40 citations
Intra-Articular Vancomycin Powder Eliminates Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus in a Rat Model of a Contaminated Intra-Articular Implant
Adam I. Edelstein, Joseph A. Weiner, Ralph W. Cook, Danielle S. Chun, Emily J. Monroe, Sean M. Mitchell, Abhishek Kannan, Wellington K. Hsu, S. David Stulberg, Erin L....> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2017 Feb 1
12 citations
Does the Level of Cervical Disc Herniation Surgery Affect Performance-based Outcomes in National Football League Athletes?
Harry T. Mai, Robert J. Burgmeier, Sean M. Mitchell, Andrew C. Hecht, Joseph C. Maroon, Gordon W. Nuber, Wellington K. Hsu> ;Spine. 2016 Dec 1
184 citations
Hyperelastic “bone”: A highly versatile, growth factor–free, osteoregenerative, scalable, and surgically friendly biomaterial
Adam E. Jakus, Alexandra L. Rutz, Sumanas W. Jordan, Abhishek Kannan, Sean M. Mitchell, Chawon Yun, Katie D. Koube, Sung C. Yoo, Herbert E. Whiteley, Claus Peter Richt...> ;Science Translational Medicine. 2016 Sep 28
36 citations
Differences in bone mineral density of fixation points between lumbar cortical and traditional pedicle screws.
Harry T. Mai, Sean M. Mitchell, Sohaib Z. Hashmi, Tyler J. Jenkins, Alpesh A. Patel, Wellington K. Hsu> ;The Spine Journal. 2016 Jul 1
31 citations
The effect of vancomycin powder on bone healing in a rat spinal rhBMP-2 model.
Marco Mendoza, Kevin A. Sonn, Abhishek Kannan, Sharath S. Bellary, Sean M. Mitchell, Gurmit Singh, Christian Park, Chawon Yun, Stuart R. Stock, Erin L. Hsu, Wellington...> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2016 Apr 1
4 citations
Accessibility of the Cervicothoracic Junction Through an Anterior Approach: An MRI-based Algorithm.
Harry T. Mai, Sean M. Mitchell, Tyler J. Jenkins, Jason W. Savage, Alpesh A. Patel, Wellington K. Hsu> ;Spine. 2016 Jan 1
16 citations
Dioxin Exposure Impairs BMP-2-Mediated Spinal Fusion in a Rat Arthrodesis Model.
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Journal Articles

Review of current reconstructive approaches for pan-brachial plexus injuries.
Sean M. Mitchell, Justin W. Zumsteg, Karan A Desai, Plastic and Aesthetic Research, 7/3/2023
Current trends in the management of flail chest and the perceived role of the surgeon
Walker JB, Mitchell SM, Johnson P, Hustedt JW, Dehghan N, McKee MD, Jones CB, Journal of Cardiothoracic Trauma, 1/2019