Dr. Joaquin Sanchez-Sotelo MD, PhD was born in Madrid, Spain. He graduated as a medical doctor from Universidad Autonoma de Madrid and ranked first in the Spanish National Exam for Medical Graduates. Dr. Sanchez-Sotelo completed his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at Hospital Universitario La Paz and his PhD program at Universidad Autonoma de Madrid. He was then selected for a fellowship position at Mayo Clinic and completed a two-year program in adult reconstruction. Currently, Dr. Sanchez-Sotelo practices as a consultant in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Mayo Clinic. He is also a Full Professor at Mayo College of Medicine. He serves as Program Director for the Mayo Clinic Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship and Vice Chairman for the Division of Adult Reconstruction. He has been presented with the Mayo Clinic Teacher of the Year Award on two separate occasions and has received other awards in the past, including the Mark B. Coventry, Melvin Post, Mid-America Orthopedic Association, The Knee Society, and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) achievement awards. Dr. Sanchez-Sotelo is a member of multiple professional societies and currently serves as a Board Member of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) as well as Associate Editor for the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (JSES), the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Arthroplasty (JSEA), and the Journal of Orthopedic Trauma (JOT). Dr. Sanchez-Sotelo has published 200 peer-reviewed articles.