Dr. Sanchez-Sotelo practices as Consultant in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Mayo Clinic. He is also appointed as full Professor at Mayo College of Medicine. He serves as Chair for the Division of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at Mayo Clinic and Program Director for the Mayo Clinic Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship. He has been presented 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, MidAmerica Orthopedic Association, Knee Society and AAOS Achievement’s Awards.

Dr. Sanchez-Sotelo is member of multiple professional societies, and recently served as Board Member of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES), as well as Associate Editor for the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (JSES).

Dr. Sanchez-Sotelo has published over 250 articles in the peer-reviewed literature in addition to over 50 book chapters. He is co-editor of the most widely read textbook on elbow surgery, “The Elbow and Its Disorders”. Dr. Sanchez-Sotelo just published Mayo Clinic Principles of Shoulder Surgery. He is actively involved in the design of implants for joint replacement and fracture fixation. Dr. Sanchez-Sotelo serves as course co-director for the Mayo Clinic Annual Elbow Course “Teach the teachers”, the Mayo Clinic Course on Shoulder Tendon Transfers and Complex Rotator Cuff Tears, and the International Advanced Course on Elbow Surgery (IACES). He has presented his research in numerous occasions at national and international meetings.

Dr. Sanchez-Sotelo has developed a special interest in complex reconstructive surgery of the shoulder and elbow joints, as well as in basic science research related to the genetic and molecular basis of joint stiffness, as well as the biomechanics of shoulder and elbow injuries and implants.