Dr. Alexander Tauchen, MD

03/17/2026

Grateful for the opportunity to discuss different options for the management of knee arthritis as part of the Podcast Series

Link to the full podcast in bio!

04/30/2025

Spotted! Former Chicago Bear, Super Bowl champion, and current Bears radio color commentator Tom Thayer catching some waves in Maui just 3 months after his outpatient left total knee replacement 🏄‍♂️

04/19/2025

This former professional football D-lineman can still move after his hip replacement!! 🕺🏼🎉😀

03/26/2025

March Madness!!

This is one tough grandma. She’s a 74y woman who survived an open pelvis fracture a couple of years ago. Her pelvic fracture was fixed beautifully by Dr. Evan Dougherty, one of my friends and partners.

She went on to develop post-traumatic arthritis of her hip and he referred her to me for a new hip. Due to the abundance of hardware around her hip socket, I elected to use Mako robotic-assisted technology so that I could virtually position the cup in an attempt to miss the hardware.

The plan was a success. We were able to replace her hip thru a approach and we didn’t have to remove a single screw.

She accomplished her goal of playing basketball with her grandson just 2 months after her hip replacement 👏🏀

03/19/2025

✅ Mako robotic-assistance

✅ kinematic alignment

✅ cementless implants

✅ no tourniquet

✅ outpatient surgery center

✅ OrthoLazer

We try to utilize all of the available advancements in technology and adjunctive therapy to help patients recover as quickly as possible.

This 59 year old male is 19 days out from a total knee replacement. He is flexing his knee to 116 degrees, his incision is fully healed, and he is taking no pain medications.

03/08/2023

We recently had the opportunity to film a short clip for WGN Morning News about hip pain in adults.
I am happy to see new patients in the Chicagoland area with hip and knee pain any time! Call my office at 630-288-7370

Living Healthy Chicago Vignette on WGN TV about Hip Pain with Alexander J. Tauchen, MD with Illinois Bone and Joint Institute

02/01/2023

Welcome!
Dr. Alex Tauchen is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon who is fellowship trained in hip and knee replacement surgery and revisions.

Dr. Tauchen’s main goal in treating patients with hip and knee issues is to make sure they fully understand both the nature of their problem and all of the treatment options available to them. He believes in maximizing non-operative treatment such as physical therapy, anti-inflammatory medications, and various types of injections prior to proceeding with surgery. If Dr. Tauchen and his patient decide together that replacement surgery is the best option, Dr. Tauchen spends the time necessary to make sure that the procedure is explained in detail and all questions are answered. He believes that patient education, understanding, and managing expectations are crucial for a good outcome. Dr. Tauchen strives to provide the highest quality of care from the time he initially meets the patient and their family all the way through their final phases of recovery.

You can find Dr. Tauchen at Hinsdale Orthopaedics, A Division of Illinois Bone & Joint Institute.