Dr. A.J. Mencias

Dr. Mencias is Physician President of South Bend Orthopaedics. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky and then eventually moved to the Indianapolis area while he was still young. His parents are first generation immigrants from the Philippines. His father is a retired anesthesiologist and his mother is a retired chemist. His brother is a nationally recognized Managing Director in Wealth Management at Merrill Lynch. Dr. Mencias graduated valedictorian of his high school class at Roncalli High School in 1990 and then graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Notre Dame in 1994.   He graduated with honors from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1998. He completed his Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at Indiana University in 2003 and then completed the renowned Fellowship at the Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center. He joined South Bend Orthopaedics in 2004 and has enjoyed collaborating with and learning from all of his partners. He has served on the executive leadership committee of SBO for several years.    He has spoken at multiple national meetings and frequently serves as an instructor at national courses educating other surgeons on advanced techniques of hand, wrist, and elbow surgery. He is a recognized expert in complex reconstruction of the hand, wrist, and elbow. He has been a consultant for multiple large orthopaedic companies serving in educational and implant development roles. He is the chief consultant for hand, wrist, and elbow injuries for the University of Notre Dame Athletic Department.   He has a beautiful wife Karen Mencias, and four wonderful children: Mackenzie (18), Mia (16), Mikayla (11), and Jack his first son who is a newborn. Dr. Mencias is very active in charity and community service in the Michiana Area. He is proud of the SBO legacy and looks forward to providing you with expert care of the upper extremity.

Consulting Physician

• University of Notre Dame

Hand & Wrist

• Wrist Fracture
• Arthritis of the Hand & wrist
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Gamekeeper’s Thumb
• Fractures of the Hand and Fingers
• Scaphoid Fracture
• De Quervain’s Tendinosis
• Dupuytren’s Contracture
• Ganglion Cysts
• Tendonitis of the Wrist
• Trigger Finger
• Wrist Arthroscopy
• Finger Joint Fusion
• Total Wrist Arthrodesis
• Wrist Joint Replacement
• Carpal Tunnel Release
• Wrist Ligament Reconstruction
• Digital Nerve Repair
• Artificial Finger Joint Replacement
• Occupational Hand Therapy
• Tendon Repair

Elbow

• Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
• Elbow Bursitis
• Fractures of the Elbow
• Hyperextension Injury of the Elbow
• Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)
• Medial Epicondylitis (Golfer’s Elbow)
• Throwing Injuries
• Tricep’s Tendonitis
• Elbow Pain
• Elbow Contracture
• Arthroscopic Debridement of Elbow
• Total Elbow Replacement
• Medial Epicondylectomy
• UCL Reconstruction
• Ulnar Nerve Transposition
• Tennis Elbow Surgery

Board Certification

• Diplomate of American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
• Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand (CAQSH)

Fellowship

• Upper Extremity Surgery and Microsurgery, The Indiana Hand Center

Residency

• Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN

Medical School

• Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN

Undergraduate

• University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN

Medical Society Memberships

• Fellow of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Indiana State Medical Association
• Indiana Orthopaedic Society
• Indianapolis Hand Society
• Notre Dame Orthopaedic Society

Practice Locations

• 53880 Carmichael Drive
  South Bend, IN 46635
• 60160 Bodnar Blvd
  Mishawaka, IN 46544
• 5218 Beck Drive Suite 10
  Elkhart, IN 46516

Hospital & Surgery Center Locations

• Memorial Hospital of South Bend
• Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center – Mishawaka Campus
• Allied Physicians Surgery Center, South Bend
• Unity Medical & Surgical Hospital - Mishawaka