Dr. Matthew Thomas Provencher, MD

CDR Matthew T. Provencher, MD MC US, a native of Barrington, New Hampshire went to Oyster River High School in Durham, New Hampshire and then attended the United States Naval Academy, where he was appointed the Deputy Brigade Commander (Second in command), graduated with Distinction (Highest Honors) with a Major in Electrical Engineering, and was Secretary of the Navy Distinguished Graduate. He was also inducted into Phi Kappa Phi (The National Honor Society), Tau Beta Pi (The National Engineering Honor Society), and Sigma Pi Sigma (The National Physics Honor Society). He was also a 4-year varsity oarsman and First-Team All-American at Navy, and named Most Valuable Oarsman. He completed his medical education at Dartmouth Medical School where he graduated with honors and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. CDR Provencher completed his orthopaedic residency at the Naval Medical Center San Diego and his orthopaedic shoulder knee and sports surgery fellowship at Rush University. A prolific researcher, he has received numerous academic and research awards including the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS) Science Award, the ISAKOS Richard Caspari Award, and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) Aircast Research Award. He was also selected for several prestigious traveling fellowships, including the AOSSM Asia-Pacific, the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) John Fahey North American Traveling Fellowship, and the American-British-Canadian (ABC) Fellowship. In addition, he has received several peer-reviewed research grants totaling over $1.5M to study topics such as shoulder instability, rotator cuff injuries, and ACL tears. CDR Provencher served as an Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Naval Medical Center San Diego from 2004 to 2013, and was Director of the Sports Medicine and Surgery Program from 2007 to 2013. As the Head Orthopaedic Team Physician for the Navy Seal Teams 1, 3, 5 and 7, and he was also instrumental in setting up the Special Forces Tactical Athlete Program – a comprehensive wellness, injury prevention and rehabilitation program. In addition to his orthopaedic duties, CDR Provencher performed extensive Humanitarian and Disaster Relief (HDR) work and served as the Director for Surgical Services (DSS) on the USNS Mercy (TAH-19) during Pacific Partnership 2012 – the largest Humanitarian and Civic Action in the Asia-Pacific region focused on building stronger relationships and disaster response capabilities. In this capacity, he led a 500-member medical-surgical team on a 5 country Disaster Relief training mission in the Asia Pacific in 2010 and 2012. Currently, Dr. Provencher is in full-time academic practice as the Chief of Sports Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a Professor of Surgery & Orthopaedics at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) and is a Visiting Professor at The Harvard Medical School. He is also the Medical Director and Head Team Physician for The New England Patriots football team, as well as an assistant team physician for Red Sox and Boston Bruins. He was elected into the prestigious Herodicus Society, which identifies excellence in Orthopaedic Sports Surgery in 2010. He serves on numerous national and international committees and was the AANA 2014 Program Director and is also the Assistant Editor in Chief of Arthroscopy Journal. He is an active member of Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA), AOSSM, ISAKOS, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES), and the International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS). He was recently named one of the Top 28 Shoulder Surgeons in the United States and also one of the Top 28 Knee Surgeons in the United States by Orthopaedics Today. His research includes over 165 peer-reviewed publications and articles, 148 chapters, and has authored 5 textbooks.