Matthew (Matt) Mitchell, M.D.
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Casper Office
4140 Centennial Hills Blvd Casper, Wyoming 82604
307-265-7205 |
Gillette Office
508 Stocktrail Ave Gillette, Wyoming
307-265-7205 |
Dr. Matthew Mitchell graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1986 and from Harvard Medical School in 1991. He spent 1 year at the National Institutes of Health from 1989-1990. While at the NIH he studied the neurophysiology of calcium channels. He did his residency in orthopedics (orthopedic surgery) at Ohio State University and finished training in 1997. During his residency, he studied surgery of the shoulder, elbow, hand, hip, knee, and foot and ankle.
Matt (Matthew) has been trained as a flight surgeon and also as a Navy diving medical officer. In Misawa, Japan, he served as both a Chief of Surgery and a Medical Director of Surgical Services. As Deputy Chief of Medical Staff at Misawa AirBase Japan, he assisted with the credentialing, medical operations, and utilization managment for a 35 person medical staff. Matt practiced general orthopedic surgery treating conditions affection the shoulder, knee, foot, and ankle. While in Japan, he become interested in patient information or patient education especially as it relates to orthopedic surgery.
In 2004, Matt was assigned to Travis AFB in CA where he practiced orthopedics and was chief of orthopedic surgery. He continued to do surgery on the shoulder, elbow, hand, knee, foot, and ankle. He also deployed to Iraq for four months in support of the War on Terror. It was at this time that this website was launched for patient information and patient education. In 2006, he left the Air Force and spent 9 months in Australia to specialize in foot and ankle surgery, a sub specialty of orthopedic surgery. While in Australia, he learned advanced cartilage transplantation techniques and honed skills related to the surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. He eventually settled in Casper, Wyoming.
In Casper, Wyoming, Matt enjoys general orthopedics and participates in the care of hand, shoulder, foot, ankle,sports, arthritis, and trauma patients. He also devotes a significant part of his time to foot and ankle surgery. He has a research interest and has published articles in the American Journal of Pathology, Osteoporosis International(abstract), Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, and Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine. He has recently completed research into ski injuries and over use injuries. Addtionally, he has an interest in interactive web design for patient education and patient information.
Matt Mitchell received his MBA at the University of Texas at Dallas with a specialization in information technology. He has a multi-engine instrument pilot's license and enjoys running and golfing. He enjoys traveling with his family and they have spent time in Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand, and Guam. Matt is married with one daughter and is currently in practice in Casper Wyoming. An office in Gillette, Wyoming has recently been opened and he hopes to travel to Gillette about 2 times per month. The Gillette, Wyoming clinic is being opened in conjunction with Powder River Orthopedics.
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