Matthew D. Riedel, MD
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Biography
Dr. Matthew D. Riedel joined Yale Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation as an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery. Riedel, an Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon and graduate of Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University, says his passion for trying to unravel mechanical problems started at his father’s tool and die shop. He appreciated the puzzles his father faced in making the proper tools for the job, and the problem-solving associated with it. He wasn’t inherently focused on medicine from a young age, but was attracted to the field that allowed him to take an engineer’s approach to making patients whole. Orthopaedic traumatologists are required to be jacks-of-all-trades, Riedel says. “Everything that goes on here at Yale is centered around improving care and life for the patients. You have every different subspecialty available where physicians are able to work together as a team to solve complex problems using the latest research and technologies. That’s very appealing to me,” Riedel says.
Riedel joins the department after completing a post-doctoral fellowship in orthopaedic traumatology at the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. He completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery at Harvard Medical School’s Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program in June 2018, and was previously a Doris Duke Pre-Doctoral Clinical Research Fellow at Columbia University Medical Center. “I love that my week is a mix of different things. I’m operating or in clinic most days each week. I’m doing research. I’m teaching. I’m doing all of these different things so that every day is different than the last, but it also allows me to keep things fresh,” Riedel says. “Every day I have an opportunity to help people, whether that’s by teaching, surgery, or improving people’s lives.” He takes his approach to the laboratory too, where his research has been published in Injury and The Journal of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Riedel says that working at Yale allows him to not only continue performing surgeries, but also to be at the forefront of the latest research. “I’ve always enjoyed putting things together and the challenge of facing complex problems,” Riedel says. “Every case is different as a trauma surgeon. Everything you do, you think about in different ways. It challenges you every day because you don’t know what the next day may bring. I think that’s really fun and interesting to me.”
Education & Training
- OMEGA Post-Doctoral Clinical FellowR Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center/University of Maryland Medical Center (2019)
- Chief ResidentHarvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program (2018)
- ResidentHarvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program (2018)
- InternHarvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program (2014)
- MDColumbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, Medical Doctor (2013)
- Doris Duke Pre-Doctoral Clinical Research FellowChildren’s Hospital of New York/Columbia University Medical Center (2012)
- NIH Summer Research FellowChildren’s Hospital of New York/Columbia University Medical Center (2008)
- BAWashington University in St. Louis, Biology & Psychology (2008)
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons | American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons | 2023 |
Finalist Nominee for Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award | Yale University | 2021 |
Finalist Nominee for Charles W. Bohmfalk Faculty Teaching Award, | Yale University | 2020 |
Best Clinical Paper | Harvard Orthopaedic Trauma Initiative | 2018 |
Best Clinical Research Paper | Harvard Orthopaedic Surgery Residenct Program | 2018 |
Kilfoyle Award, 2nd Place | New England Orthopedic Society | 2018 |
Kilfoyle Award, 3rd Place | New England Orthopedic Society | 2016 |
New York Orthopaedic Hospital Award | Columbia University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery | 2013 |
Best Free Paper | Combined 33rd Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie (SICOT) & 17th Pan Arab Orthopaedic Association Orthopaedic World Conference | 2012 |
Best Pediatric Poster | National Student Research Forum | 2012 |
Cum Laude | Washington University in St. Louis | 2008 |
Dean's List | Washington University in St. Louis | 2006 |
National All-Academic Water Polo Team | Collegiate Water Polo Association | 2004 |
Professional Service
Organization | Role | Date |
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WFSB Television News | WFSB Television News Interview – Safety and Concerns when Nighttime sledding | 2023 |
Orthopaedic Trauma Association - Practice Management Committee | Committee Member | 2019 - Present |
BMJ Open – British Medical Journal | Reviewer | 2019 - Present |
Injury – International Journal of the Care of the Injured | Reviewer | 2018 - Present |
Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program New Resident Selection Committee | Committee Member | 2017 - 2018 |
Orthopaedic Trauma Association | Member | 2015 - Present |
The Orthopaedic Journal at Harvard Medical School | Editor | 2014 - 2018 |
AOTrauma North America | Member | 2014 - Present |
New England Orthopaedic Society | Member | 2013 - Present |
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons | Member | 2013 - Present |