Matthew Robert Schmitz MD FAAOS, FAOA, FAAP (He/Him)

Orthopaedic Surgery•San Diego, CA

Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Pediatric Orthopedics

Director, Rady International Center for Adolescent and Young Adult Hip Preservation Adolescent Sports Surgery

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3030 Childrens WaySan Diego, CA 92123
Phone+1 858-966-6789

Summary

I am a board certified orthopaedic surgeon, specializing in adolescent sports and hip preservation. After a fellowship in pediatric orthopaedics/adolescent sports, I returned to San Antonio Military Medical Center, the DOD's only Level 1 Trauma Center to help teach residents. I worked with the residency program and served as Chair of the Department from 2019-2022. I started the military's first hip preservation service line, performing both arthroscopic and open hip surgery including being a global referral center for Periacetabular Osteotomy surgery.

I have had the opportunity to work with multicenter research consortiums to help answer research questions regarding adolescent sports surgery and hip preservation. After a 20 year career in the military, I am excited to return to Rady Children's Hospital San Diego and UC San Diego to continue my orthopaedics career.

Rady Children's Appoints Matt Schmitz, MD, as Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon at Ra

Rady Children's announces that Matt Schmitz, MD, has been appointed as Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon at Rady Children's and Clinical Professor of Orthopedics at

Education & Training

University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Orthopaedics, 2011 - 2012
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium (SAUSHEC)Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2004 - 2009
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of MedicineClass of 2004
U.S. Air Force AcademyB.S., Biology, 1996 - 2000

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2023 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2012 - 2025
CO State Medical License 2006 - 2023
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

AAOS Leadership Fellows Program American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2109
AOA/APEX Leadership Course American Orthopaedic Association/Univ of Southern California, 2022
Best e-Poster Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North American Annual Meeting, 2013
American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) Emerging Leaders Program 2013
Lena Sefton Clark Pediatric Fellowship Award Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego, 2012
Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America Sponsorship to 2012 AAOS/Orthopedic Research Society/Orthopedic Research Education Fund Clinician Scholar Development Program 2012
Early Career Achievement Award Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, 2010
Air Force District of Washington Surgical Excellence Award as Outstanding Surgeon in Major Command 2010
Annual Roy Davis Award for Outstanding Resident Research San Antonio Orthopedic Society, 2009
Second Place for Resident Research Annual Texas Orthopedic Association Annual Meeting, 2009
Outstanding Orthopedic Resident Paper 55th Annual Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons Meeting, 2009
Named to U.S. National Rugby ‘A’ Team to compete in Krasnojarsk, Russia against the Russian National Team 2003
Dr. Fred Miller Memorial Scholarship in Orthopedics Loyola Chicago, 2003
Member of Midwest Rugby All-Star Team 2001
Member of Chicago Area Rugby All-Star Team 2001
Member of Combined Services Under-25 Rugby Team 2000
Captain of USAFA Men’s Rugby Team and Western Collegiate All-star 2000
Member of US Air Force All-Star Rugby Team 2000, 2003
Western Athletic Conference Academic Achievement as member of Intercollegiate Football Team at US Air Force Academy 1996
Early Career Achievement Award Loyola University Chicago Stricth School of Medicine
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

A Cadaveric Study of the Sagittal Patellar Insertion of the Medial Patellofemoral Ligament in Children: Implications for Reconstruction.
Amin Alayleh, Ian Hollyer, Thomas Johnstone, Bryan Khoo, Chiamaka Obilo
The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2025-03-01
Staged Bilateral Total Hip Arthroplasty in an Adolescent Patient With Multiple Epiphyseal Dysplasia and Bilateral Avascular Necrosis.
Erik M Hegeman, David B Carmack, Matthew R Schmitz, Donald N Hope
Arthroplasty Today. 2024-12-01
Minimal important clinical difference values are not uniformly valid in the active duty military population recovering from shoulder surgery.
Andrew J Sheean, Matthew S Tenan, Mikalyn T DeFoor, Daniel J Cognetti, Asheesh Bedi
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2024-11-01

Journal Articles

EOS Imaging of the Human Pelvis: Reliability, Validity, and Controlled Comparison with Plain Radiography
Bittersohl B, Frietas J, Zaps D, Schmitz MR, Bomar JD, Muhamad AR, Hosalkar HS, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery American, 1/1/2013
Spectrum of Radiographic Femoroacetabular Impingement Morphology in Adolescents and Young Adults: An EOS-based Double Cohort Study
Schmitz MR, Pennock AT, Zaps D, Bomar JD, Bittersohl B and Hosalkar HS, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery American, 1/1/2013
Identification of Acetabular Labral Pathologic Changes in Asymptomatic Volunteers Using Optimized, Noncontrast 15-T Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Schmitz MR, Campbell SE, Fajardo RS, Kadrmas WR, American Journal of Sports Medicine, 1/1/2012
Acute Tetraparesis Caused by Cervical Spine Synovial Cyst Associated with an Os Odontoideum: A Case Report
Schmitz MR and Jenne J, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Case Connector, 1/1/2012
The hip antero-superior labral tear with avulsion of rectus femoris (HALTAR) lesion: does the SLAP equivalent in the hip exist?
Hosalkar HS, Pennock AT, Zaps D, Schmitz MR, Bomar JD and Bittersohl B, Hip International, 1/1/2012
Prospective Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Trimethoprim/ Sulfamethoxazole for Uncomplicated Skin Abscesses in Patients at Risk for Community Ass...
Schmitz GR, Bruner D, …Schmitz M, et al, Ann Emerg Med, 1/1/2010
FAST-FIX versus inside-out suture meniscal repair in the goat model (Capra hircus)
Hospodar SJ, Schmitz MR, et al, American Journal of Sports Medicine, 1/1/2009
Egg color as an adaptation for thermoregulation
Westmoreland DM, Schmitz MR, Burns KE, Journal of Field Ornithology, 1/1/2007
Orthopaedic surgery pearls for the EM resident
Schmitz GR and Schmitz MR, EM Resident, 1/1/2006
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Press Mentions

Matthew Schmitz MD New UCSD Professor and Rady SurgeonSeptember 23rd, 2024
Costs of Nonoperative Management in the Year Prior to TKAOctober 13th, 2022
A Faster, More Accurate Method for Diagnosing Septic Arthritis?September 10th, 2022
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