Mason Uvodich, M.D.

My practice philosophy is driven by Mayo Clinic values. During a prospective patient’s visit, they can expect a thorough history and physical examination. To make the best shared decision with a patient regarding their diagnosis, I believe it is important to understand who the patient is, as well as what diagnosis they have. With this in mind, a patient’s hobbies, lifestyle, family situation, and goals all factor into the decision-making process.

I grew up in the Midwest and have a young family and a wonderful wife. I enjoy spending time with family, reading, and playing ice hockey. I received my undergraduate degree from Iowa State University and my medical degree from the University of Kansas School of Medicine, where I graduated first in my class. I completed a residency in orthopaedic surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, followed by a fellowship in sports surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, NY. During my fellowship year, I learned from world experts in sports medicine and developed unique skills for treating conditions of the shoulder, elbow, hip, and knee.

My sports practice emphasizes treating conditions such as hip impingement and hamstring injuries, shoulder dislocations and rotator cuff tears, and knee conditions including cartilage loss, ACL injuries, and patellar dislocations, among others. In addition to my sports surgery practice, I perform manual and robotic partial and total joint replacements. I am uniquely positioned by Mayo Clinic to provide world-class care in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and the surrounding area.

Education

• University of Kansas School of Medicine

• Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education

Fellowship

• Sports Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery

Certification

• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Memberships

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
• Arthroscopy Association of North America

• Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries
• Cartilage restoration
• Femoroacetabular impingement
• Hip arthritis
• Hip arthroscopy
• Initial and revision ACL reconstruction
• Knee arthritis
• Multi-ligament knee injuries
• Patellar instability
• Rotator cuff tears
• Shoulder arthritis
• Shoulder instability

• Simulated cam morphology of the hip changes sacroiliac motion during hip motion and loading in a cadaveric model, July 2024.
• Incidence and epidemiology of symptomatic capitellar osteochondritis dissecans of the Elbow: A United States population-based Study over a 25-year period, November 2022.
• Outcomes of obese patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty: Trends over 30 years, November 2024.
• The association between preoperative international normalized ratio values and postoperative outcomes including mortality in geriatric femoral neck fractures treated with hemiarthroplasty, May 2023.
• Laboratory value effectiveness in predicting early postoperative periprosthetic joint infection after total hip arthroplasty, March 2022.