Dr. McLendon completed his orthopedic training at the world-famous Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, where he had the opportunity to work with some of the foremost leaders in the field of Shoulder and Elbow surgery. He then completed advanced Shoulder and Elbow training in Tampa, FL under the tutelage of Professor Mark Frankle M.D., a true innovator in the field of shoulder surgery and the first U.S. surgeon to patent a modern reverse shoulder replacement design.