Matthew Schmitz, M.D.

Bio

Dr. Matthew R. Schmitz recently joined the faculty at Rady Children’s Department of Orthopaedics, having retired after 20 years of military service in the US Air Force. He was selected to the rank of Colonel and previously served as the Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at San Antonio Military Medical Center. He also led the Pediatric Orthopaedics/Adolescent Sports Medicine Service and established the Department of Defense’s first Young Adult Hip Preservation Service.  Dr. Schmitz graduated with honors from the US Air Force Academy and Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and was the recipient of Loyola’s Early Career Achievement Award.  Dr. Schmitz was a standout collegiate rugby player and played with the USA National Rugby Team while in medical school. He is now is now a team physician for USA Rugby and travelled with the team for the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England   ​
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Dr. Schmitz deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and has an extensive academic medical background lecturing nationally and internationally on a variety of topics, with his main research area being hip disease and sports injuries in children and young adults. He is a member of numerous multicenter research consortiums and has faculty position at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Baylor University, and UCSD. His clinical practice focuses on both open and arthroscopic hip preservation techniques including hip arthroscopy and periacetabular osteotomies. He also treats adolescent sports injuries of the knee.​
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Dr. Schmitz serves on multiple national committees for AAOS, POSNA, AAP, PRiSM, AOA. He recently completed a year in the final class of the AAOS Leadership Fellows Program and is a graduate of the University of Southern California AOA/APEX Leadership Program. Dr. Schmitz is currently the Deputy Editor for Social Media and Video for The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery in addition to being on the Editorial Board for The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

Publications

Patellar facet maturation and trochlear depth in the early pediatric age group: A 3D laser scanning analysis of developmental interplay.
Schultz CM, Ellis HB Jr, Shea KG, Zynda AJ, Wyatt CW, Ganley TJ, Yen YM, Schmitz MR, Tompkins M, Masquijo JJ, Wilson PL

Knee Chondral Shear Injury Repair: A Biomechanical Laboratory Comparison of Suture Bridge to Chondral Pin Fixation.
Duru NO, Stoner AJ, Frey C, Pham NS, Ellis HB, Schmitz MR, Yen YM, Tompkins MA, Ganley TJ, Wilson P, Meadows MC, Chan C, Shea KG

Biomechanical Comparison of All-Suture Anchors Versus Interference Screws for Femoral Fixation in Pediatric MPFL Reconstruction.
Alayleh AM, Stoner A, Hollyer I, McFarlane K, Duru N, Baird W, Chan C, Pham N, Ellis HB, Schmitz MR, Tompkins M, Yen YM, Ganley T, Shea KG

Can Suture Tape Improve Radial Meniscal Tear Repair Over Traditional Suture? A Biomechanical Cadaveric Study.
Stoner AJ, Huang A, Alayleh AM, Duru NO, Anaya Gallegos A, Chan C, Chan C, Ellis HB, Ganley T, Meadows MC, Schmitz MR, Sherman SL, Tompkins MA, Yen YM, Shea KG

The Anatomy of the Anterior Intermeniscal Ligament in Children: Implications for Tibial Spine Fractures, Meniscal Injuries, and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.
Alayleh AM, Hollyer I, Johnstone T, Obilo C, McFarlane K, Cruz J, Stoner A, Duru N, Pham N, Chan C, Ellis HB, Schmitz MR, Tompkins M, Yen YM, Ganley T, Shea KG

Complications Leading to Reoperation After Pediatric Tibial Spine Fracture Fixation.
Caruso BR, Ohlsen SM, Agonias K, Van Pelt RL, Son MM, Saper MG, Rhodes J, Marc Cardelia J, Albright JC, Parikh SN, Shea KG, Ellis HB, Wilson PL, members of the SCORE Quality Improvement Registry (Indexed Authors):, Algan S, Beck JJ, Bowen RE, Brey JM, Brown MJ, Clark C, Crepeau A, Edmonds EW, Ellington M, Fabricant PD, Frank J, Ganley TJ, Green DW, Heyworth B, Koehler RJ, Mansour AA, Mayer S, McKay SD, Meadows MC, Milewski M, Niu EL, Pacicca DM, Pearce SS, Schmitz MR, Storer S, VandenBerg C, Yen YM, Schmale GA

Quantifying Proximal Tibial Physeal Injury in Rigid Intramedullary Nailing in Adolescent Patients.
Kha ST, Johnston M, Ryan JR, Farnsworth CL, Schmitz MR, Jackson ME, Souder CD

Raising Awareness: Addressing Knee and ACL Injury Risks in the Growing Sport of Female Flag Football.
Grewal RS, Schmitz MR, Edmonds EW, Bomar JD, Pennock AT

Quantifying Changes in 3D Acetabular Morphology in Normal Hips Based on the Development of Secondary Ossification Centers.
Grewal RS, Keil LG, Bomar JD, Ryan J, Beasley BVL, Farnsworth CL, Schmitz MR, Upasani VV

Pediatric Orthopaedic Workforce in 2022: Current Workforce, Projections, and Trends in the United States.
Cho RH, Sheffer BW, Shah AS, Glotzbecker MP, Schmitz MR, Heffernan MJ, Woiczik M, Dodwell ER, Hosseinzadeh P, Shore BJ, Sawyer JR, Sankar WN

Comparative Analysis of Iliotibial Band Graft Length in Pediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: MacIntosh Versus All-Epiphyseal Femoral Drilling Technique.
Duru NO, Stoner AJ, Alayleh AM, Lind DRG, Schultz C, Pham NS, Ellis HB, Schmitz MR, Yen YM, Tompkins MA, Ganley T, Meadows MC, Chan C, Shea KG

Pediatric Meniscotibial Ligament Complex Anatomy and Biomechanics.
van Deursen WH, Johnstone TM, Cuellar-Montes A, Baird DRW Jr, Chan CK, Hollyer I, Rohde MS, Tompkins M, Ellis HB, Ganley TJ, Yen YM, Schmitz MR, Pham NS, Sherman SL, Levenston M, Shea KG

Age and Sex-based Frequency of Graft and Technique Used in Pediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Multicenter Study.
Niu EL, Schmitz MR, Clark VC, Podvin CC, Ganley TJ, Green DW, Saper MG, Pacicca DM, Ellington MD, Wilson PL, Shea KG, Ellis HB, Members of the SCORE Quality Improvement Registry

Staged Bilateral Total Hip Arthroplasty in an Adolescent Patient With Multiple Epiphyseal Dysplasia and Bilateral Avascular Necrosis.
Hegeman EM, Carmack DB, Schmitz MR, Hope DN

Minimal important clinical difference values are not uniformly valid in the active duty military population recovering from shoulder surgery.
Sheean AJ, Tenan MS, DeFoor MT, Cognetti DJ, Bedi A, Lin A, Dekker TJ, MOTION Collaborative, Dickens JF

Consensus and Equipose in the Management of Military Trainee Femoral Neck Stress Fractures: A Survey of Military Surgeons.
Chung BH, Shaw KA, Burke JS, Jackson KL, Schmitz MR, Boomsma S, Hurvitz AP, Moreland CM, O'Brien FP, Antosh IJ, Huh J, Waterman BR, Wheatley BM, Potter BK

Peri-Operative Management of Periacetabular Osteotomy: A Report of Current Practices from the Anchor Group, Supporting Literature, and Areas for Future Investigation.
Willey M, Spiker AM, Schmitz MR, Belzile EL, Sierra RJ, Clohisy J, ANCHOR Group, Stover M

Osteomyelitis in Sickle Cell Anemia: Does Age Predict Risk of Salmonella Infection?
Hegeman EM, Bates T, Lynch T, Schmitz MR

MRI Does Not Reliably Detect Kaplan Fiber Injury In Skeletally Immature Patients with an Acute ACL Tear.
Lynch TB, Swan ER, Cognetti D, Arana Mireles A, Byerly D, Bernot JM, Cecava ND, Chasteen J, Musahl V, Schmitz MR, Sheean AJ

Orthopaedic Surgery Pediatric Sports Medicine: Characterizing Practice Patterns and Subspecialization.
Block AM, Eisenberg MT, Ellis HB, Crepeau AE, Schmitz MR, Carsen S, Nepple JJ, PRiSM Hip RIG

Interobserver and Intraobserver Agreement are Unsatisfactory When Determining Abstract Study Design and Level of Evidence.
Patel NM, Schmitz MR, Bastrom TP, Ghag R, Janicki JA, Kushare IV, Lewis R, Mistovich RJ, Nelson SE, Sawyer JR, Vanderhave KL, Wallace MJ, McKay SD

High Incidence of Combined and Posterior Labral Tears in Military Patients With Operative Shoulder Instability.
Swan ER, Lynch TB, Sheean AJ, Schmitz MR, Dickens JF, Patzkowski JC

The Military Orthopedics Tracking Injuries and Outcomes Network: A Solution for Improving Musculoskeletal Care in the Military Health System.
Mauntel TC, Tenan MS, Freedman BA, Potter BK, Provencher MT, Tokish JM, Lee IE, Rhon DI, Bailey JR, Burns TC, Cameron KL, Grenier ES, Haley CA, Leclere LE, McDonald LS, Owens BD, Pallis MP, Posner MA, Rivera JC, Roach CJ, Robins RJ, Schmitz MR, Sheean AJ, Slabaugh MA, Volk WR, Dickens JF

Periacetabular Osteotomy in United States Military Personnel: Results From an Interservice Hip Preservation Practice.
Murtha AS, Schmitz MR

A High-Sensitivity International Knee Documentation Committee Survey Index From the PROMIS System: The Next-Generation Patient-Reported Outcome for a Knee Injury Population.
Tenan MS, Robins RJ, Sheean AJ, Dekker TJ, MOTION Collaborative, Bailey JR, Bharmal HM, Bradley MW, Cameron KL, Burns TC, Freedman BA, Galvin JW, Grenier ES, Haley CA, Hurvitz AP, LeClere LE, Lee I, Mauntel T, McDonald LS, Nesti LJ, Owens BD, Posner MA, Potter BK, Provencher MT, Rhon DI, Roach CJ, Ryan PM, Schmitz MR, Slabaugh MA, Tucker CJ, Volk WR, Dickens JF

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