Sean Mitchell, MD

Dr. Sean Mitchell is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in the care of the hand and upper extremity. His focus and emphasis rests in providing compassionate, patient-centered care. With comprehensive training in trauma, sports, pediatric and microvascular injuries, Dr. Mitchell is uniquely poised to treat all maladies affecting the upper extremity from shoulder to fingertip.

Graduating with honors from the University of Notre Dame, he received dual degrees in Pre-Medical Studies, and Spanish Language & Literature. He was inducted into the Sigma Delta Pi National Honors Society and was selected as a USA Rugby Collegiate Academic All-American.

Returning to his hometown of Chicago, Dr. Mitchell earned his Medical Doctorate from the University of Illinois while also completing a translational research fellowship in orthobiologics at Northwestern University. This training instilled a focus on cutting edge orthobiologics to enhance patient healing and rehabilitation.

Following medical school, Dr. Mitchell completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at The Ohio State University and later obtained sub-specialty hand and upper extremity surgical fellowship training at Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute. His operative trauma volume and experience placed him in the top 1% nationally.

He has received a medical license to practice in Arizona, Florida, and New York. A committed researcher and educator, he has over 30 peer-reviewed publications. He has presented his research at professional conferences both on the national and international stage. He has been an invited author for resident education textbooks, and has served as a consultant on equipment design advisory boards. Dr. Mitchell is an active participant in professional societies such as the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery and the American Society for Surgery of the Hand.