Matthew P Abdel MD

Hip & Knee Reconstructive Surgery

Andrew A. and Mary S. Sugg Professor of Orthopedic Surgery

200 1st St SWRochester, MN 55905
Phone+1 507-284-2511

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Education & Training

Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical CenterFellowship, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedics, 2012 - 2013
Mayo Graduate SchoolM.S., 2008 - 2012
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2007 - 2012
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public HealthClass of 2007
University of MinnesotaB.S., Biochemistry, Summa Cum Laude, 1999 - 2003

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Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2026 - 2029
MN State Medical License 2008 - 2027
NY State Medical License 2012 - 2027
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centricity Patient Online, GE Healthcare, 2015-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Mayo Clinic Incorporate Lab Results, Mayo Clinic, 2015-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centricity Enterprise (CE), GE Healthcare, 2015-2017

Clinical Trials

MUA to Treat Postoperative Stiffness After Total Knee Arthroplasty
COMPLETED
PHASE4
RCT Comparing Robotically-Assisted vs. Manually-Executed Total Knee Arthroplasties Start of enrollment: 2018 Mar 16
COMPLETED
NA
Mepivacaine Versus Low-Dose Bupivacaine For Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Start of enrollment: 2019 Feb 25
COMPLETED
PHASE2, PHASE3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Preoperative Weight Loss Before Total Joint Arthroplasty Using Novel Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Agonists.
Michael W Seward, Emmett J Cleary, Anthony C DeNovio, Jessica A Grimm, Timothy B Curry
Arthroplasty Today. 2026-10-01
Cost Consequences of Enabling Technologies in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Propensity Matched Cohort Study.
Jaques L Williams, Adrian E Gonzalez-Bravo, James P Moriarty, Bijan Borah, Michael J Taunton
The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2026-09-04
Five-year survival and complications of more than 300 articulating high-dose antibiotic spacers in two-stage revision total hip arthroplasties for infection.
Matthew T Weintraub, William R Midthun, Mark W Pagnano, Michael J Taunton, Rafael J Sierra
The Bone & Joint Journal. 2026-09-01

Journal Articles

Measured Resection Versus Gap Balancing for Total Knee Arthroplasty
Abdel MP, Clin Orthop Relat Res, 1/27/2014
Clinical Faceoff: Neutrally Versus Kinematically Aligned TKA
Abdel MP, Clin Orthop Relat Res, 1/24/2014
Pronator Teres Opposition Transfer Through Guyon's Canal: A Technique
Nicoson MC, Morrey ME, Abdel MP, Shin AY, Bishop AT, Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg, 1/20/2014

Books/Book Chapters

Techniques in Revision Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Chapter: Classification of Periprosthetic Femoral Fractures Occurring With Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Abdel MP and Sierra RJEditors: Scuderi GR.2014
Techniques in Revision Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Chapter: Classification of Periprosthetic Tibial Fractures Occurring With Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Abdel MP and Sierra RJEditors: Scuderi GR.2014
Passport for the Orthopaedic Boards Revalidation
Chapter: Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty.
Abdel MPEditors: Mauffrey C and Hak D.2014

Abstracts/Posters

15-Year Results of TKA after a Tibial Plateau Fracture.
Matthew P. Abdel, MD, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) 2015 Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 1/24/2015
Characterization of Periprosthetic Femur Fractures in 32,754 Primary TKAs: A 40-Year Experience.
Matthew P. Abdel, MD, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) 2015 Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 1/24/2015
Lifetime Outcome of 2000 Primary Charnley THAs.
Matthew P. Abdel, MD, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) 2015 Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 1/24/2015

Lectures

"Arthrofibrosis and Aseptic Loosening after THA: A Genetic Approach"
Mayo Clinic - 1/31/2014
Department of Orthopedic Surgery Grand Rounds: "Periprosthetic Femur Fractures: The 40-Year Mayo Clinic Experience"
Mayo Clinic - 1/20/2014
Total Knee Arthroplasty Implant Options: Where Are We Now, Where Do We Need To Go, and How Do We Get There? (Presidential Guest Lecturer)
Berlin, Germany - 1/13/2014

Other

"TYLENOL® Future Care Scholarship Profiles: Dr. Matthew P. Abdel"
Matthew P. Abdel, MD, McNeil Consumer Healthcare TYLENOL® Future Care Scholarship Profiles
1/21/2014
"Surgeons debate cemented vs uncemented TKA"
Matthew P. Abdel, MD, Orthopedics Today
1/1/2014
"An Update of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) 2013 Annual Meeting"
Matthew P. Abdel, MD, Bone and Joint Journal (BJJ) Research Specialty Channel
1/1/2014