Biographical summary
David G. Deckey, M.D., is an Orthopaedic Surgeon with sub-specialty training in adult hip, knee, and shoulder reconstruction (replacements). He is also an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine.
Dr. Deckey is an Arizona native and grew up in Yuma. He attended Brown University for his undergraduate studies. He obtained his medical degree in Boston, from Tufts University School of Medicine. He then completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. He additionally completed a fellowship in Adult Reconstruction at Duke University, as well as additional sub-specialty training in shoulder arthroplasty at Duke University and Mayo Clinic in Rochester. His clinical practice focuses on:
- Total and Partial Knee Replacements
- Hip Replacement - Posterior and Direct Anterior Approaches
- Shoulder Replacement - Anatomic and Reverse
- Revision (re-do) Hip, Knee, and Shoulder Replacements
In addition to his clinical interests, he is actively involved in research on improving patient outcomes after surgery, integrating technology and surgery, and outpatient surgery.
Conditions treated
- Hip arthritis
- Hip fracture
- Knee arthritis
- Rotator cuff tear arthropathy
- Shoulder arthritis
Procedures performed
- Hip fracture surgery
- Hip replacement
- Hip replacement revision
- Knee reconstruction
- Knee replacement
- Knee replacement revision
- Partial knee replacement
- Reverse shoulder replacement surgery
- Robot-assisted knee replacement
- Robot-assisted partial knee resurfacing
- Shoulder replacement revision
- Shoulder replacement surgery
- Unicompartmental knee replacement
Interests
- Primary and Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty (Replacement)
- Partial/Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty (Replacement)
- Primary and Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty (Replacement)
- Primary and Revision Total Shoulder Arthroplasty (Replacement)
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2025
FellowAdult Reconstruction Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University
- 2024
ResidentOrthopedic Surgery, Programs in Arizona, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2019
MD - MedicineTufts University School of Medicine
- 2015
BS - Biology with a focus on Physiology and BiotechnologyBrown University
Activities and honors
Awards and honors
- 2023
2023 Resident Research AwardAnnual Meeting, Western Orthopaedic Association
- 2022
Poster AwardPark City Hip and Knee Symposium, Park City Hip and Knee Foundation
- 2022
2022 Resident Research AwardAnnual Meeting, Western Orthopaedic Association
- 2021
2nd Place Podium Presentation22nd Annual Academic Excellence Day, Department of Education Administration
- 2020
2020 Aaron A. Hoffman Resident AwardPark City Hip and Knee Symposium, Park City Hip and Knee Foundation
- 2019
Research HonorsTufts University School of Medicine
- 2019
Honos Civicus (Civic Honors) for Commitment to Community and Civic EngagementTufts University School of Medicine
- 2017
1st Place - Student Clinical Vignette Poster CompetitionMassachusetts ACP Poster Day
- 2016
Orthopaedic Clinical Research Summer FellowshipBoston Children's Hospital, Harvard University
- 2015
Honors in BiologyBrown University
- 2015
Sigma Xi ScholarBrown University
- 2014
Royce FellowshipBrown University
- 2012
Best Overall PosterTranslational Genomics Summer Intern Research Symposium, Brown University
Professional memberships
- 2023 - present
Chief ResidentOrthopaedic Surgery Residency Program, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Department of Education Services
- 2023 - present
Education ChairResident and Fellows' Association, Department of Education Services
- 2023 - present
Resident Assembly DelegateAmerican Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
- 2023 - present
Resident MemberRuth Jackson Orthopaedic Society
- 2023 - present
MemberResident Assembly Innovations Committee, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
- 2022 - 2023
MemberResident Leadership Academy
- 2022 - present
MemberNational Patient and Public Relations Committee, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
- 2020 - present
Social Media ChairOrthopaedic Surgery Residency Program, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Department of Education Services
- 2020 - present
Resident MemberAmerican Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
- 2019 - present
Resident MemberAmerican Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
- 2019 - present
Resident MemberAmerican College of Surgeons
- 2019 - present
Resident MemberWestern Orthopaedic Association
- 2018 - 2019
MemberAdmissions Committee, Tufts University School of Medicine
- 2018 - 2019
MemberEducational Strategic Planning - Musculoskeletal Committee, Tufts University School of Medicine
- 2015 - 2019
Alumni InterviewerBrown University
- 2015 - 2019
ChairSports Medicine, Team Cathedral Project, Tufts University School of Medicine
- 2015 - 2017
Student LiaisonMedical Education Representative Committee, Tufts University School of Medicine
- 2012 - 2015
EMT - BasicEMS, Brown University
Publications