
Matthew David Saltzman MD
Elbow Surgery, Shoulder Surgery
Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery, Northwestern University Medical School
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259 E Erie StFl 13Chicago, IL 60611
Phone+1 312-695-6800
Fax+1 312-695-2771
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Education & Training
U Washington Affil HospsFellowship, 2008 - 2009
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2004 - 2008
Northwestern McGaw/CMH2003 - 2004
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of MedicineClass of 2003, MD
University of WisconsinBS, Zoology, 1995 - 1999
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 2006 - 2029
WI State Medical License 2019 - 2027
AZ State Medical License 2015 - 2023
WA State Medical License 2008 - 2011
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Northwestern Meaningful Use Data Warehouse Application for Eligible Providers, Northwestern University, 2012-2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification PowerChart (Clinical), Cerner Corporation, 2012-2014, 2016-2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Radiographic outcomes of the humeral stem after treating a proximal humerus fracture with an uncemented reverse total shoulder arthroplasty: a multicenter retrospectiv...Robert S Dean, Clark Yin, David Ajibade, Michael Maxwell, Donald Hefelfinger
JSES International. 2026-05-01 - 2 citationsThe efficacy of intra-articular corticosteroid injections for elbow arthritis: a retrospective cohort study.John Carney, Sara Ungerleider, Joseph Tanenbaum, Jeremy Marx, Bejan Alvandi
International Orthopaedics. 2025-05-01 - 12 citationsUsing Pitch-Tracking Data to Identify Risk Factors for Medial Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction in Major League Baseball Pitchers.Samuel A Cohen, Daniel A Portney, Landon E Cohen, Ioanna Bolia-Kavouklis, Alexander E Weber
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2022-03-01
Journal Articles
- Bilateral Posterior Sternoclavicular Dislocations.Saltzman M.D., Mercer D.M., Bertelsen A.L., Warme W.J., Matsen F.A. III, Radiology Case Reports. Vol. 4, No. 1
- Humeral Hemiarthropalsty and Concentric Glenoid Reaming in Patients 55 years old and Less.Saltzman M.D., Chamberlain A.C., Mercer D.M., Winston W.J., Bertelsen A.L., Matsen F.A. III, J Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2011 Jun;20(4):609-15
- Heat Generated with Pegged or Keeled Glenoid Components Fixed with Defined Amounts of Cement.Martens K., Edwards S.L., Omar I., Saltzman M.D, Orthopedics. 2012 Apr;35(4):e469-73. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20120327-14. PMID: 22495844
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Glenohumeral Arthritis in the Young Patient. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.Frederick A. Matsen III, Steven B. Lippitt, Winston J. Warme, Alexander L. Bertelsen, Joseph R. Lynch, Jeremiah M. Clinton, Deana M. Mercer, Matthew D. Saltzman, Instructional Course Lecture, Las Vegas, Nevada
Lectures
- Nonunion and Malunion.Northwestern University Medical School. Chicago, Illinois
- Scheuermann’s Kyphosis.Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Northwestern University Medical School. Chicago, Illinois
- Humeral Shaft and Distal Humerus Fractures.Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Northwestern University Medical School. Chicago, Illinois, 2006
Other
- Complication of Laterjet Bristow for Recurrent Dislocation.Saltzman M.D., Mercer D., Bertelsen A., Warme W.J., Matsen III, F.A
http://www.orthop.washington.edu - Medial Scapular Winging Treated with Pectoralis Transfer.Saltzman M.D., Mercer D., Bertelsen A., Warme W.J., Matsen III, F.A
http://www.orthop.washington.edu - Propionibacterium Acnes Infection After Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.Mercer D., Saltzman M.D., Bertelsen A., Warme W.J., Matsen III, F.A
http://www.orthop.washington.edu
Press Mentions
Medacta Showcases Surgical Innovation with MIKA, MectaLIF Anterior, and MySpine MC on Display at AAOS 2019March 13th, 2019
Medacta Launches Short Humeral Diaphysis for the Medacta Shoulder System at the San Diego Shoulder Institute's Annual Shoulder CourseJune 18th, 2018- www.sciencedirect.comFebruary 10th, 2016
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