
Richard Charles Mather III MD
Orthopedic Sports Medicine
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
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40 Duke Medicine CirDurham, NC 27710
Phone+1 919-684-8111
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Education & Training
Rush University Medical CenterFellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2010 - 2011
Duke University HospitalResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2005 - 2010
Duke University Fuqua School of Business and Graduate Medical EducationHealth Policy Seminar Series, 2009
Duke University Fuqua School of Business and Graduate Medical Education GME Leadership, Patient Safety and Quality, 2008
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 2005
Certifications & Licensure
NC State Medical License 2005 - 2027
IL State Medical License 2010 - 2014
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
- Best Poster, Sports Medicine Section. Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Early ACL Reconstruction and Rehabilitation and Optional Delayed Reconstruction. Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2012
- Arthroscopy Association of North America, Health Policy Fellowship 2012
Clinical Trials
- Efficacy of First Time Anterior Shoulder Decision Tool Start of enrollment: 2016 Jan 01
- Evaluation of Biomarkers in Human Synovial Fluid
- Patient Performed Examination for Patients With Intra-articular Hip Pain Start of enrollment: 2017 Jul 18
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsAssociation between sleep dysfunction and Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System scores in patients with rotator cuff tears.Richard M Danilkowicz, Eoghan T Hurley, Zoe W Hinton, Lucy E Meyer, Jonathan W Cheah
Journal of ISAKOS. 2024-04-01 - 4 citationsThe Value Added of Advanced Imaging in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Pathology.Daniel J. Cunningham, Tyler S. Pidgeon, Eliana B. Saltzman, Richard C. Mather, David S. Ruch
The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2021-09-02 - 49 citationsElectronic health record-integrated approach for collection of patient-reported outcome measures: a retrospective evaluation.Maggie E. Horn, Emily K. Reinke, Richard C. Mather, Jonathan O'Donnell, Steven Z. George
BMC Health Services Research. 2021-06-30
Journal Articles
- Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Hemiarthroplasty and Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.Mather RC, Watters T, Orlando LA, Bolognesi MP, Moorman CT., Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery.
- The Financial Impact of Orthopaedic Fellowship Training.Gaskill TR, Cook C, Nunley JA, Mather RC., Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Am
- Reconstruction of Massive Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears with Dermal Xenograft.Gupta AK, Mather III RC, Toth AP, Techniques in Shoulder & Elbow Surgery.
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty and High Tibial Osteotomy.Brown CA, Watters TS, Mather RC, Orlando LA, Bolognesi MP, Moorman CT., 27th Annual Meeting of the Southern Orthopaedic Association., Fajardo, Puerto Rico
- Revaluating Access to Care: Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Waiting for a Total Knee Arthroplasty.Mather RC, Hug K, Orlando LA, Watters TS, Nunley RA, Bolognesi MP., American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting. Clinical Science Day, Duke University Medical Center
- An Analysis of Functional Outcomes Following Rotator Cuff Repair.Mather RC, Karas V, Lin E, Tetteh E, Romeo AA, Verma N, Cole BJ., American Orthopaedic Society for Sport Medicine, Specialty Day, San Fransciso, CA
Lectures
- The Role of Comparative Effectiveness Research in the New Health Care Legislation.27th Annual Meeting of the Southern Orthopaedic Association.Fajardo, Puerto Rico.
- Femoral Shaft Fracture Crossfire: I Prefer Retrograde Nails.27th Annual Meeting of the Southern Orthopaedic Association. Fajardo, Puerto Rico.
- Understanding and Improving Decision Analysis.Vanderbilt Sports Medicine Visiting Professor Series
Press Mentions
Metabolism Changes with Age, Just Not When You Might ThinkAugust 12th, 2021
Imagination Exercise Helps People Get a Grip on Real Pandemic RisksAugust 5th, 2021
Why Insect-Transmitted Illnesses Are Emerging Threats in Canada and BeyondSeptember 13th, 2023
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