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Matthew Lindsey, M.D.

Assistant professor; CSTARS instructor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Courses Taught

Center for sustainment of trauma and readiness skills; orthopaedic spine surgery

Education

Fellowship
Spine surgery, Mayo Clinic

Residency
Orthopaedic surgery, Havard Medical School

Medical School
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

Bachelor of Arts
Physics, University of Utah

Practice Areas

  • Spine surgery
  • Orthopaedic surgery
  • En route trauma care
  • Trauma and readiness skills

Research Interests

  • Fighter pilot neck pain
  • Endoscopic/minimally invasive surgical outcomes
  • Spine surgery in Parkinsons disease
  • Spinal surgery patient-reported outcomes
  • Bone health in spine surgery
  • Spinal alignment outcomes
  • Pain management in orthopaedic surgery

Publications and Media Placements

  • Lindsey M, Levy H, Allen T, Pumford A, Hamouda A, Kelley B, Girdler S, Mikula A, Goh B, Freedman B, Sebastian A, Nassr A. Pseudoarthrosis after thoracolumbar fusion in patients with Parkinson's disease. J Spine Surg. 2025 Dec 31;11(4):812-820. doi: 10.21037/jss-25-73. Epub 2025 Dec 19. PMID: 41509829; PMCID: PMC12775613. 
  • Lindsey M, Levy H, Allen T, Pumford A, Hamouda A, Kelley B, Goh B, Freedman B, Sebastian A, Nassr A. Not all Parkinsons patients with thoracolumbar spinal fusion are created equal: Highlighting the difference between long and short fusions. N Am Spine Soc J. 2025 Oct 4;24:100808. doi: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2025.100808. PMID: 41280302; PMCID: PMC12639284. 
  •  Mikula AL, Pennington Z, Everson MC, Lakomkin N, Gagnet PJ, Girdler SJ, Lindsey MH, Spear JA, Bydon M, Fogelson JL, Elder BD, Karim SM, Krauss WE, Rose PS, Clarke MJ. Risk factors for mechanical complications following spondylectomy of thoracolumbar primary spinal column tumors. J Neurosurg Spine. 2025 Jun 6;43(2):217-226. doi: 10.3171/2025.2.SPINE231312. PMID: 40479819. 
  • Girdler SJ, Lindsey MH, Sebastian AS, Nassr A. Osteoporosis Evaluation and Management in Spine Surgery. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2024 Sep 15;32(18):e909-e918. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-24-00311. Epub 2024 Jul 30. PMID: 39083525. 
  • Mikula AL, Pennington Z, Hamouda AM, Lindsey M, Nassr A, Freedman B, Sebastian AS, Elder BD, Fogelson JL. Maintenance of intraoperative correction with multi-rod constructs in adult long construct spine fusion surgery. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2025 Jan 6;249:108729. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2025.108729. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39787893. 
  • Bradley T Hammoor, MD, MS; Lara L Cohen, MD, MPH; Grace X Xiong, MD; Harry M Lightsey, MD; Matthew Lindsey, MD; Harold A Fogel, MD;  Daniel G Tobert, MD;  Stuart H Hershman, MD. Laminectomy and Fusion Better Maintains Horizontal Gaze Than Laminoplasty in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ), Volume 0, Issue 0, 100575 
  • Lindsey MH, Lightsey HM 4th, Xiong GX, Goh B, Simpson AK, Hershman SH. What happens to sagittal alignment following Laminoplasty versus Laminectomy and Fusion? World Neurosurg. 2024 Jan 22:S1878-8750(24)00099-8. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.01.087. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38266988. 
  • Crawford AM, Striano BM, Amakiri IC, Williams DL, Lindsey MH, Gong J, Simpson AK, Schoenfeld AJ; The Utility of Vertebral Hounsfield Units as a Prognostic Indicator of Adverse Events Following Treatment of Spinal Epidural Abscess; North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ), 12 Feb 2024, 100308, ISSN 2666-5484 
  • Boakye LAT, Lindsey MH, Miller CP. Achilles Rupture in the Setting Posterior Tibial Osteochondroma: A Case Report and Guidelines for Management of Osteochondromas Adjacent to Tendons. J Orthop Case Rep. 2023 Sep;13(9):22-28. doi: 10.13107/jocr.2023.v13.i09.3862. PMID: 37753122; PMCID: PMC10519311. 
  • Lightsey HM, Georgakas PJ, Lindsey MH, Yeung CM, Schwab JH, Fogel HA, Hershman SH, Tobert DG, Hwang KM, Inpatient Opioid Use Varies by Construct Length among Laminoplasty vs. Laminectomy and Fusion Patients, North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ), 2023, 100229, ISSN 2666-5484, 
  • Lindsey MH, Xiong GX, Karhade AV, Lightsey HM 4th, Crawford AM, Schoenfeld AJ, Simpson AK. The Variability and Contributions to Cost of Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Constructs. Clin Spine Surg. 2022 Aug 9. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000001371, PMID: 35943872. 
  • Lindsey MH, Xiong GX, Lightsey HM 4th, Giberson-Chen C, Goh B, Xu RF, Simpson AK, Schoenfeld AJ. C-reactive Protein-to-albumin Ratio in Spinal Epidural Abscess: Association with Post-treatment Complications. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2022 Sep 1;30(17):851-857. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-22-00172. Epub 2022 May 6. PMID: 35984080. 
  • Lightsey HM 4th, Lindsey MH, Xiong GX, Crawford AM, Uzosike A, Ahn J, Schoenfeld AJ, Simpson AK. Microendoscopic Decompression for Lumbar Disc Herniations: An Analysis of Short and Long Term Patient Reported Outcome Measures. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2022 Mar 9. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-21-01259. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35266914. 
  • Lindsey MH, Mortensen S, Xu H, McNichol M, Abdeen A. The Role of Acupuncture in Postoperative Pain Management of Patients Undergoing Knee Arthroplasty Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JBJS Rev. 2021 Aug 20;9(8). doi: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.20.00252. PMID: 34415872.  
  • Lindsey MH, Grisdela P, Lu L, Zhang D, Earp B. What Are the Functional Outcomes and Pain Scores after Medial Clavicle Fracture Treatment? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2021 Jun 8. doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000001839. PMID: 34100833. 
  • Sunkin JA, Lindsey MH, Stenquist DS, Fuller BC, Chen AF, Shah VM. Surgical Treatment of Acute Periprosthetic Knee Infection with Concurrent Presumed COVID-19: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2020 Jul-Sep;10(3):e2000226. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.20.00226. PMID: 32668143 
  • Atesok K, Stippler M, Striano BM, Xiong G, Lindsey M, Cappellucci E, Psilos A, Richter S, Heffernan MJ, Theiss S, Papavassiliou E. Bisphosphonates and parathyroid hormone analogs for improving bone quality in spinal fusion: State of evidence. Orthop Rev (Pavia). 2020 Aug 18;12(2):8590. doi: 10.4081/or.2020.8590. PMID: 32922704; PMCID: PMC7461648. 
  • Pearson AM, Martin BI, Lindsey M, Mirza SK. C2 Vertebral Fractures in the Medicare Population: Incidence, Outcomes, and Costs. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2016 Mar 16;98(6):449-56. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.O.00468. PMID: 26984912. 
  • Lindsey, Matthew H., Dull, Randal O. Biomechanical Characterization of Endothelial Surface: Relevance to Lung Mechano-Transduction. University of Utah Undergraduate Research Journal. Vol 8, March 2008 
  • Lindsey MH, Striano BM, Makhni M, Simpson AK. “Spinal Stenosis and Spondylolisthesis” Special Considerations for Orthopedic and Spine Surgeons Treating Hip-Spine Syndrome. Edited by Jeffrey Lange, Kirkham Wood, James Kang. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 2023 pp160-197 
  • Infection (Septic Arthritis- Native, Septic Arthritis-Periprosthetic, Necrotizing soft tissue infections, Cellulitis), HCORP Ortho App, Content Creator/Editor.   
  • “The Savior: The Perfect Physician,” Ensign of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. September 2017 
  • Human Performance Initiative: Fundamental Redesign of Fighter Pilot Neck Pain Assessment and Treatment. Non-Published Proprietary Military Survey Based Research and Analysis. 

Honors and Awards

  • Ayesha Abdeen, Jacob Drew, and Matthew Lindsey: "The effect of auricular acupuncture on pain and opioid consumption following primary total knee arthroplasty" - Carl J. Shapiro Department of Orthopedics Faculty Grant Award, $5,000 (2021)  
  • Matthew Lindsey, Jacob Drew: T"he effect of auricular acupuncture on pain and opioid consumption following primary total knee arthroplasty" -Carl J. Shapiro Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 2022-2023 Resident Research Grant Application, $2,000 (2022)  
  • Cervical Spine Research Society Seed Starter Grant Awarded to "C2 Fractures in the Elderly: Complications, Cost, and Regional Variations" (2013) 

Professional Organizations and Associations

  • Member, North American Spine Society (2021-present)  
  • Member, Society of Military Orthopedic Surgeons (2019-present)
  • Member, AO Trauma/AO Spine (2019-present)
  • Member, American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons  (2018-present)
  • Member, Aerospace Medical Association (2014-present)
  • Member, American Medical Association (2014-present)

Community Work and Service

  • Education chief resident - Harvard Combined Orthopedic Residency (July 2022- July 2023) 
  • Team lead, Hickam Human Performance (2016-2018) 
  • Clinic chief, Battlefield Acupuncture (2016-2018)
  • Interim Flight Commander 56 AMDS Flight Medicine (June 2015- August 2015) 
  • Medical director, Public Access Defibrillator Program (May 2015- July 2016)  
  • Medical review officer, 56 FW (May 2015- July 2016)  
  • Youth teacher, LDS church, Belmont Ward (August 2018- August 2019) 
  • Young men’s president
    • LDS Church, Aliamanu Ward (October 2016- May 2018)
    • LDS Church, Lebanon Ward (August 2010- July 2012) 
  • President, Elder’s Quorum, LDS Church
    • Dreaming Summit Ward (November 2014- July 2016)
    • Fenton Ward (May 2026- present)  
  • Physics SAC president, U of U (2004-2005)  
  • Undergraduate Disciplinary Council Member, U of U (2004-2005)
  • Youth outdoor activities leader, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Fenton Ward August (2024- present) 
  • Insturctor, Elders Quorum, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Fenton Ward (August 2024- May 2026)
  • Member, Wellness Task Force - Mass General Brigham Health (July 2019-June 2022)
  • Supporter, Peer Support Plus - Mass General Brigham Health (June 2021-July 2023)  
  • Sunday school teacher - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Belmont 2nd Ward (October 2018- July 2023)
  • Venture scout coach - Troop 677 (October 2016 – July 2018)   
  • Member, American Legion (December 2025- present)