About Alex Lencioni, MD
Alex Lencioni, MD, is a Shoulder and Sports Medicine fellowship trained Orthopaedic Surgeon with a clinical focus on hip, knee and shoulder preservation as well as shoulder replacement surgery.
Dr. Lencioni begins by learning about his patients’ individual goals and interests, to provide patient centered care. Dr. Lencioni works with each patient to develop a care plan that meets their individual needs using a non-surgical approach first and when indicated developing a surgical plan tailored to each patients’ specific goals.
Dr. Lencioni grew up in Denver, Colorado and graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder where he studied neuroscience and psychology. He then earned his medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Arkansas where he graduated with honors. Dr. Lencioni completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at the University of Colorado, where he developed his interest in sports medicine.
He then completed fellowship training in sports medicine and shoulder surgery at Stanford University in California. Here he developed his skills in open, minimally invasive and arthroscopic techniques to best care for each patients’ individual pathology in the shoulder hip and knee. He worked alongside the team physicians for the Oakland Athletics while also serving as a team physician for multiple Stanford University sports, including Women’s Basketball, Football, and Baseball.
Dr. Lencioni contributes to the orthopaedic community by publishing peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and technique notes, while serving as a scientific reviewer for American Journal of Sports Medicine. He is an active member of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), and the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA).
Outside of work Dr. Lencioni enjoys spending time with his wife, Alissa, and his two young children. His hobbies include hockey, skiing, golf, pickleball, cycling and mountain biking.
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