Matthew W Smuck MD

Pain Medicine

Chief, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery; Director, Wearable Health Lab; Stanford University

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300 Pasteur DrStanford, CA 94305
Phone+1 650-723-4000

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Education & Training

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1998 - 2001
Corewell Health East Beaumont (Dearborn & Taylor)Internship, Transitional Year, 1997 - 1998
Indiana University School of MedicineClass of 1997

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1998 - 2028
MI State Medical License 1997 - 2009
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Pain Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013

Clinical Trials

Cutaneous Administration of Local Anesthetic for Spine Injection Procedures
COMPLETED
NA
Incidence of Simultaneous Epidural and Intravascular Injection
COMPLETED
Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Corticosteroid Injection(s) Versus Defined Physical Therapy
TERMINATED
PHASE3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Reevaluation of categorial outcomes using common clinically relevant improvement thresholds following bilateral L2 medial branch restorative neurostimulation versus sham.
Matthew Smuck, Dylan Lukes, Byron Schneider, David J Kennedy, Allen S Chen
The Spine Journal. 2026-05-01
Early outcomes from intra-articular lateral C1-2 joint steroid injections: A retrospective case series.
Matthew W Kaufman, Gerald Yeung, Joshua Rittenberg, Lisa Huynh, Matthew Smuck
Interventional Pain Medicine. 2026-03-01
Temporal Patterns of Wearable Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity and Symptom Worsening in Knee Osteoarthritis: A 2-Year Longitudinal Study from the Osteoarthriti...
Junichi Kushioka, Ruopeng Sun, Matthew Smuck
Sensors. 2026-02-03

Journal Articles

The Global Spine Care Initiative: Methodology, Contributors, and Disclosures
Michael Modic, Scott Haldeman, David Borenstein, Matthew Smuck, William 3rd Watters, European spine journal
The Global Spine Care Initiative: World Spine Care Executive Summary on Reducing Spine-Related Disability in Low- and Middle-Income Communities
Michael Modic, David Borenstein, Scott Haldeman, Matthew Smuck, William 3rd Watters, European spine journal
The Global Spine Care Initiative: Model of Care and Implementation
Michael Modic, Matthew Smuck, David Borenstein, William 3rd Watters, Scott Haldeman, European Spine Journal

Press Mentions

FDA Approves a New Virtual Reality Device to Help Ease Chronic PainNovember 20th, 2021
8 Facilities Hiring Spine SurgeonsOctober 13th, 2021
The Changes Spine Surgeons Are Advocating for in Healthcare TodayOctober 13th, 2021