Alexandra M. Arguello
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Alexandra M. Arguello, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

University Orthopaedic Center

590 Wakara Way
Salt Lake City , UT 84108
801-587-7109
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CommonSpirit Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake

Orthopedics
1050 E South Temple
Salt Lake City , UT 84102
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South Jordan Health Center

5126 West Daybreak Parkway
South Jordan , UT 84009
801-213-4500
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University of Utah Hospital

50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City , UT 84132
801-587-7109
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Farmington Health Center

165 N. University Ave.
Farmington , UT 84025
801-213-3200
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Specialties

Board Certification

National Board of Medical Examiners

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Orthopaedics -Visiting Instructor
Board Certification
National Board of Medical Examiners

Education history

Undergraduate Biology - University of Evansville B.S.
Professional Medical Medicine - University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine M.D.
Fellowship Orthopedic Surgery - University of Alabama at Birmingham Research Fellow
Residency Orthopedic Surgery - Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education Resident

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Arguello AM, Barlow JD (2025). Elbow Trauma in the Polytraumatized Patient: Management Priorities and Goals. Hand Clin, 41(4), 387-395.
  2. Almaguer AM, Paul KD, Arguello AM, Dib AG, Katz E, Jardaly AH, Ko AT, Kogan M, McGwin G, Wills BW, Ponce BA (2025). Shedding Sunshine on Gender Inequities in Industry Compensation to Physicians: a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payment Analysis. J Surg Orthop Adv, 34(2), 102-107.
  3. Broida SE, Arguello AM, Sullivan MH, Robinson SI, Okuno SH, Siontis BL, Ho TP, Rose PS, Xu-Welliver M, Houdek MT (2024). Unplanned Excision of Synovial Sarcoma: Factors Associated with Recurrence and Survival. Cancers (Basel), 16(18).
  4. Hughes AG, Murali S, Stroud WR, Arguello AM, McGwin GW, Brabston EW, Ponce BA, Momaya AM (2024). Resiliency Does Not Correlate With Outcome Scores After Meniscectomy. Bull Hosp Jt Dis (2013), 82(3), 194-198.
  5. Atwan Y, Arguello AM, Barlow JD (2024). Transulnar basal coronoid fractures - Surgical tips and tricks. JSES Rev Rep Tech, 4(3), 632-638.
  6. Sullivan MH, Arguello AM, Barlow JD, Morrey ME, Rose PS, Sanchez-Sotelo J, Houdek MT (2024). Comparison of reconstructive techniques for nonprimary malignancies in the proximal humerus. J Surg Oncol, 130(1), 64-71.
  7. Labrum JT 4th, Arguello AM, Atwan Y, Morrey ME (2023). Transient bilateral sciatic nerve palsy after beach chair positioning: a case report and review of literature. JSES Rev Rep Tech, 3(3), 443-446.
  8. Johnson QJ, Jabal MS, Arguello AM, Lu Y, Jurgensmeier K, Levy BA, Camp CL, Krych AJ (2023). Machine learning can accurately predict risk factors for all-cause reoperation after ACLR: creating a clinical tool to improve patient counseling and outcomes. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, 31(10), 4099-4108.
  9. Schick S, Elphingstone J, Paul K, He JK, Arguello A, Catoe B, Roberson T, Momaya A, Brabston E, Ponce B (2023). Home-based physical therapy results in similar outcomes to formal outpatient physical therapy after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 32(8), 1555-1561.
  10. Sullivan MH, Arguello AM, Stans AA, Milbrandt TA, Rose PS, Shaughnessy WJ, Houdek MT (2023). Comparison of Fixation Techniques for Lower Extremity Rotationplasty. J Pediatr Orthop, 43(7), 453-459.
  11. Arguello AM, Sullivan MH, Mills GL, Moran SL, Houdek MT (2023). Pedicled Functional Latissimus Flaps for Reconstruction of the Upper Extremity following Resection of Soft-Tissue Sarcomas. Curr Oncol, 30(3), 3138-3148.
  12. Cimino A, Wall KC, Elphingstone J, Paul K, Arguello AM, Casp A, Brabston E, Ponce B, Momaya A (2023). Extensor Mechanism Reconstruction for Chronic Patellar Tendon Tears. South Med J, 116(2), 208-214.
  13. Jurgensmeier K, Till SE, Lu Y, Arguello AM, Stuart MJ, Saris DBF, Camp CL, Krych AJ (2023). Risk factors for secondary meniscus tears can be accurately predicted through machine learning, creating a resource for patient education and intervention. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, 31(2), 518-529.
  14. Arguello AM, Houdek MT, Barlow JD (2023). Management of Proximal Humeral Oncologic Lesions. Orthop Clin North Am, 54(1), 89-100.
  15. Reinholz AK, Till SE, Arguello AM, Barlow JD, Okoroha KR, Camp CL (2023). Advances in the Treatment of Rotator Cuff Tears: Management of Rotator Cuff Tears in the Athlete. Clin Sports Med, 42(1), 69-79.
  16. Pitts CC, Ponce BA, Arguello AM, Willis JG, McGwin G Jr, Vatsia S, Parks CT, Wills BW (2023). Impact of the Percentage of Overlapping Surgery on Patient Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 87,000 Surgical Cases. Ann Surg, 277(5), 756-760.
  17. Paul KD, Patel RK, Arguello AM, Kwapisz A, Brabston EW, Stannard JP, Ponce BA, Momaya AM (2023). Variability in the Processing of Fresh Osteochondral Allografts. J Knee Surg, 36(4), 450-455.
  18. Arguello AM, Till SE, Reinholz AK, Okoroha KR, Barlow JD, Camp CL (2022). Managing Shoulder Instability in the Overhead Athlete. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med, 15(6), 552-560.
  19. Wall KC, Elphingstone J, Paul KD, Arguello A, Pandey A, Qureshi H, McGwin G, MacBeth L, Feinstein J, Momaya A, Ponce B, Brabston E (2022). Nerve block with liposomal bupivacaine yields fewer complications and similar pain relief when compared to an interscalene catheter for arthroscopic shoulder surgery: a randomized controlled trial. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 31(12), 2438-2448.
  20. Arguello AM, Love B, Ponce BA, McGwin G, Patt JC, Johnson MD, Ames SE, Avedian R, Kogan M (2022). Postinterview Communication in Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Interviews: A Survey of Match Applicants. JB JS Open Access, 7(1).
  21. Cone RJ, Cone BM, Paul KD, Arguello AM, McCalman DM, McGwin G, Porter SE, Ames SE, Johnson MD, Ponce BA, COERG (2022). Financial Literacy in Orthopaedic Surgery Residents: A COERG Survey. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev, 6(2).
  22. He JK, Huntley S, Arguello A, Adkison D, Larrison M, McGwin G, Momaya A, Ponce B, Brabston E (2022). Ultrasound assessment after a subscapularis-sparing approach to total shoulder arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 31(8), 1721-1728.
  23. Arguello AM, Edwards DN, Cohn MR, Johnson MD, Ames SE, Avedian RS, Ponce BA, Kogan M (2022). The US Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 Scoring Change: A Survey of Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Applicants From the 2019 to 2020 Match Cycle. J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 30(6), 240-246.
  24. Jardaly A, Arguello A, Ponce BA, Leitch K, McGwin G, Gilbert SR, Collaborative Orthopaedic Educational Research Group (2022). Catching Fire: Are Operating Room Fires a Concern in Orthopedics? J Patient Saf, 18(3), 225-229.
  25. Bonner HV, Jones JR, Arguello AM, He JK, Ponce BA, Momaya AM, Ghanem ES, Brabston EW (2021). Quality Improvement Tools in Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review. J Surg Orthop Adv, 30(3), 125-130.
  26. LaCoste KL, Arguello AM, Ponce BA (2021). Physical Therapy-Induced Fracture After Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect, 11(2).
  27. Edwards DN, Arguello AM, Ponce BA, Spitler CA, Quade JH (2020). Early Orthopaedic Trauma Outcomes in COVID-19 Infected Patients: A Case Series. J Orthop Trauma, 34(10), e382-e388.
  28. Huntley SR, Lehtonen EJ, Robin JX, Arguello AM, Rouleau DM, Brabston EW, Ponce BA, Momaya AM (2020). Outcomes of surgical fixation of greater tuberosity fractures: A systematic review. Orthop Traumatol Surg Res, 106(6), 1119-1126.
  29. Cohn MR, Bigach SD, Bernstein DN, Arguello AM, Patt JC, Ponce BA, Beal MD, Kogan M, Dyer GSM, Collaborative Orthopaedic Educational Research Group (2020). Resident Selection in the Wake of United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 Transition to Pass/Fail Scoring. J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 28(21), 865-873.
  30. Garcia JA, Arguello AM, Momaya AM, Ponce BA (2020). Sternoclavicular Joint Instability: Symptoms, Diagnosis And Management. Orthop Res Rev, 12, 75-87.
  31. Almaguer AM, Wills BW, Robin JX, Chodaba Y, Arguello AM, McMichael BJ, McGwin G Jr, Ponce BA (2020). Open Payments Reporting of Industry Compensation for Orthopedic Residents. J Surg Educ, 77(6), 1632-1637.
  32. Alexander BK, Arguello AM, Shah AB (2020). Tibiotalocalcaneal nail failure in a 60-year-old male: Case report and surgical technique. J Clin Orthop Trauma, 11(3), 482-486.
  33. Cimino AM, Veazey GC, McMurtrie JT, Isbell J, Arguello AM, Brabston EW, Ponce BA, Momaya AM (2020). Corticosteroid Injections May Increase Retear and Revision Rates of Rotator Cuff Repair: A Systematic Review. Arthroscopy, 36(8), 2334-2341.
  34. Boudreau SC, Dombrowsky AR, Arguello AM, Gould S, Brabston EW 3rd, Ponce BA, Momaya AM (2020). Patient Perception of Orthopedic Surgeon Reimbursement. South Med J, 113(4), 191-197.
  35. Wills BW, Smith WR, Arguello AM, McGwin G, Ghanem ES, Ponce BA (2020). Association of Surgical Jacket and Bouffant Use With Surgical Site Infection Risk. JAMA Surg, 155(4), 323-328.
  36. Mosher ZA, Hudson PW, Lee SR, Perez JL, Arguello AM, McGwin G Jr, Theiss SM, Ponce BA (2020). Check-in Kiosks in the Outpatient Clinical Setting: Fad or the Future? South Med J, 113(3), 134-139.
  37. Hyndman KA, Dugas C, Arguello AM, Goodchild TT, Buckley KM, Burch M, Yanagisawa M, Pollock JS (2016). High salt induces autocrine actions of ET-1 on inner medullary collecting duct NO production via upregulated ETB receptor expression. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 311(2), R263-71.
  38. Hyndman KA, Arguello AM, Morsing SK, Pollock J (2016). Dynamin-2 is a novel NOS1ß interacting protein and negative regulator in the collecting duct. American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 310(7), R570-7.