Dr. McClelland is an Atlanta native and a 1997 graduate of The Westminster Schools. He earned his B.A. in History from Princeton University in 2001. While at Princeton, Dr. McClelland was a member of the men’s cross country, indoor track, and outdoor track teams. He returned to Atlanta to complete his M.D. degree at Emory University School of Medicine in 2005, where he was honored with the Joseph Whitehead Surgery Scholarship. Dr. McClelland remained at Emory to complete his orthopedic residency training. While there, he was recognized with the Bubba and Bwana Award and was elected Chief Resident during his final year.

Dr. McClelland went on to complete a fellowship in hand, upper extremity, and microvascular surgery at the prestigious Curtis National Hand Center in Baltimore, Maryland, one of the nation’s oldest and most well-respected hand and upper extremity training facilities. While there, Dr. McClelland honed his treatment of complex disorders related to acute fractures and dislocations, soft tissue injury, vascular deficiency, nerve injury and compression, degenerative arthritis, athletic injury, and congenital malformation.

After completing his time in Baltimore, Dr. McClelland elected to pursue a second fellowship in shoulder and elbow surgery in Nice, France, under the guidance of Professor Pascal Boileau, a world-leader in disorders of the shoulder. During his time abroad, Dr. McClelland trained extensively in both arthroscopic and open surgical techniques, including rotator cuff repair, shoulder instability repair, and shoulder replacement (both traditional and reverse total shoulder arthroplasty).

Dr. McClelland has authored over forty scientific articles, book chapters, educational videos, and posters related to orthopaedic surgery of the upper extremity and has won numerous awards for his work. He has been invited to lecture both nationally and internationally and continues to participate actively in orthopaedic research and education. He is a former Adjunct Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Emory University and currently serves as Clinical Faculty and Shoulder & Elbow Rotation Director for the Wellstar Orthopaedic Surgery Residency.

Through industry partnerships, Dr. McClelland is constantly honing and modernizing surgical techniques and implants. He offers innovative techniques, such as Xiaflex for Dupuytren’s Disease, endoscopic carpal tunnel release for carpal tunnel syndrome, tendon transfers for rotator cuff deficiency, and all varieties of shoulder replacement.

Dr. McClelland’s practice represents a comprehensive upper extremity practice, involving simple to complex, primary to revision. As a testament to the breadth of his skills, he was the first surgeon in Georgia to become a full member of both the American Shoulder & Elbow Surgeons and the American Society for Surgery of the Hand.

Dr. McClelland has completed Leadership Development Programs through the American Orthopaedic Association, American Shoulder & Elbow Surgeons, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, and the Medical Association of Georgia. He holds leadership positions within numerous regional and national professional organizations, including serving as current President of the Georgia Orthopaedic Association and Past-President of the Georgia Shoulder & Elbow Society.

For a detailed list of Dr. McClelland’s academic publications and presentations, please click here to see his curriculum vitae.

Fellowships: Curtis National Hand Center; Baltimore, MD – Hand, Upper Extremity & Microvascular Surgery (2010-2011); Hopital de L’Archet 2 (Prof. Pascal Boileau); Nice, France – Shoulder & Elbow Surgery (2011-2012)

Residency: Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, GA – Orthopaedic Surgery (2005-2010)  |  Chief Resident, Bubba and Bwana Award

Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, GA (2001-2005)  |  Joseph Whitehead Surgery Scholarship

Undergraduate Degree: Princeton University; Princeton, NJ – BA, History (1997-2001)