Matthew Smuck, M.D.
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Orthopaedic Surgery
Key Documents
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Orthopaedic Spine Center 450 Broadway ST Pav A, FL 1 MC6110 Redwood City, CA 94063 Tel Work (650) 725-3409 Fax (650) 721-3410
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 721-7603Administrative Contact Ashley Johnson Administrative Assistant Tel Work 650-721-7627Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Physical Medicine and Rehab
- Spine
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Administrative Appointments
- Chief, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Stanford University (2011 - present)
- Medical Director of Rehabilitation Services, Stanford University Hospital & Clinics (2011 - present)
- Deputy Editor, The Spine Journal (2011 - present)
- Assistant Editorial Board, European Spine Journal (2011 - present)
- Co-Chair, NASS 2013 Annual Meeting, North American Spine Society (2012 - 2013)
- Chair, Advanced Lumbar Spinal Injections Course, North American Spine Society (2011 - present)
Honors and Awards
- Medtronic Best Poster Award, International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine (2012)
- Best Clinical Abstract Award, International Spine Intervention Society (2012)
- Faculty Mentor, Best Resident Research Presentation, Stanford University PM&R Residency (2012)
- Best Musculoskeletal Research Award, American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (2011)
- Best Research Award, International Spine Intervention Society (2011)
- Jose C. Montero MD Teaching Award, Stanford University, PM&R residency program (2010)
Professional Education
| Residency: | Stanford University School of Medicine CA (2001) |
| Board Certification: | Physical Medicine and Rehab, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehab (2002) |
| Board Certification: | Pain Medicine, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehab (2003) |
| Fellowship: | Stanford University Hospital - Interventional Spine CA (2002) |
| Internship: | Oakwood Healthcare System MI (1998) |
| Medical Education: | Indiana University School of Medicine IN (1997) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
I specialize in precision diagnosis and comprehensive treatment of cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine disorders. My research interests lie in objective measures of activity and outcomes assessment in musculoskeletal diseases, and in maximizing the effectiveness and safety of percutaneous spine interventions.
Publications
- Correlation of paraspinal atrophy and denervation in back pain and spinal stenosis relative to asymptomatic controls. PM R. 2013; (1): 39-44
- Duration of fluoroscopic-guided spine interventions and radiation exposure is increased in overweight patients. PM R. 2013; (4): 291-6
- Evaluation of the athlete with buttock pain. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2012 Jan-Feb; (1): 35-42
- Commentary: more or less satisfied? Spine J. 2012; (12): 1140-1
- Functional assessment of the acute local and distal transplantation of human neural stem cells after spinal cord injury. Spine J. 2012; (11): 1040-4
- Orthopaedic Knowledge Update: Spine 4 American Academy of Orthpaedic Surgeons. 2012: ISBN 978-089203-737-
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