About
Dr. Smith is a shoulder and elbow fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon in mid-Missouri. He grew up in Omaha, Neb., but chose the University of Missouri for residency and his career because of close ties to the area. His mother grew up in Boonville, and he still has family living there.
After his orthopaedic residency, he completed a 1-year shoulder and elbow fellowship at the prestigious Rothman Institute at Jefferson Health in Philadelphia.
Dr. Smith is an associate professor of clinical orthopaedic surgery and the director of outpatient clinics at the Missouri Orthopaedic Institute. He is one of a handful of surgeons in Missouri elected to the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons society and currently serves as the vice president of the Missouri Shoulder and Elbow Society. He enjoys professional activities outside of the university including teaching other surgeons from around the country and designing shoulder and elbow implants and devices for two major orthopaedic device manufacturers.
Education & Training
Medical School
Creighton University School of Medicine
Internship
Surgery (General Surgery)
- University of Missouri School of Medicine
Residency
Orthopaedic Surgery
- University of Missouri Health Care
Fellowship
Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Boards
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Insurances
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In the News
Academic Information
Division Chief, Shoulder and Elbow
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Medical Director Utilization Review University Health System
Office
1100 Virginia Ave.
Columbia, MO 65212
United States
P. 573-882-2663
F. (833) 813-6740
Research Interests
- Rotator cuff repair, reconstruction and augmentation
- Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty
- Cartilage transplantation
Areas of Expertise
- Shoulder and Elbow surgery, including joint, ligament and tendon reconstruction from athletic injuries, dislocations, or degeneration.
- Total shoulder replacement surgery including reverse total shoulder as well as advanced arthroscopic (scope) reconstruction and repair
Awards & Honors
- Fellow: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
- Fellow: American Orthopedic Association
- Active Member: American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons
- Vice President: Missouri Shoulder and Elbow Society
- Mid American Orthopedic Association
- Mid Central States Orthopedic Society
- Missouri State Orthopedic Association
- Certified Patient Safety Officer
Publications
- Cook JL, Stannard JP, Stoker AM, Rucinski K, Crist BD, Cook CR, Crecelius C, Bozynski CC, Kuroki K, Royse LA, Stucky R, Hung CT, Smith MJ, Schweser KM, Nuelle CW, DeFroda S.
A Bedside-to-Bench-to-Bedside Journey to Advance Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation towards Biologic Joint Restoration.
J Knee Surg. 2025 Apr;38(5):256-271. doi: 10.1055/a-2506-2675. PMID: 39701167. - Loftis CM, Khaleel M, Resnick M, Baker B, Cook JL, Nuelle CW, Smith MJ,
Metal Punch vs. Drill for Rotator Cuff Anchor Socket Creation;
Cadaveric and Clinical Comparisons Journal of Shoulder Elbow Surgery Nov. 2024 - Maxwell MJ, Glass EA, Bowler AR, Lohre, Diestel, Bartels, Vancleef, Murthi, Smith MJ, Cuff DJ, Austin LS, Wiater JM, Chamberlain A…Jawa A.
The Effect of Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty Design and Surgical Indications on Deltoid and Rotator Cuff Muscle Length
JSES October 2024 in press - Wright, Melissa A. MD; Smith, Matthew J. MD, FAAOS; Roach, Christopher J. MD, FAAOS.
Treatment of Shoulder Osteoarthritis With Intact Rotator Cuff and Severe Glenoid Retroversion.
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 32(15):p e737-e740, August 1, 2024. | DOI: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-23-00669 - Adam Z. Khan, Michael J. Maxwell, Russell M. Parrott, Adam R. Bowler, Evan A. Glass, Drew Miller, Daniel Vasconcellos, James R. Brownhill, Luke S. Austin, Derek J. Cuff, Anand M. Murthi, Matthew J. Smith, J. Michael Wiater, Andrew Jawa,
Effect of Vitamin E Enhanced Highly Cross-Linked Polyethylene on Wear Rate and Particle Debris in Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Biomechanical Comparison to Ultra-high Molecular Weight Polyethylene,
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jse.2023.11.016 - Khan, A, Jawa, A, Wiater, M, Cuff, D, Murthi, A, Smith MJ, Miller, D, Vasconcellos, D, Riebesell, S, Austin, L.
Biomechanical Comparison of a Novel Circular Glenoid with Peripheral Ring Fixation to a Standard Anchor Pegged Glenoid in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.
Seminars in Arthroplasty: JSES. 2023. - Kelly SR, Touhey DC, Smith MJ.
Convertible-Platform Shoulder Arthroplasty,
JSES Reviews, Reports, and Techniques, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xrrt.2023.09.010 - Kim, HM, Huff H, Smith MJ, Nguyen M, Smith C.
Effect of Making Skin Incision with Electrocautery on Positive Cutibacterium acnes Culture Rates in Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial.
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery August 12 2023 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jse.2023.07.014 - Rodriguez, A., Baumann, J., Bezold, W., Smith, C., Thomas, D., Cook, J. L., & Smith, M. J.
Functional biomechanical comparison of Latarjet vs. distal tibial osteochondral allograft for anterior glenoid defect reconstruction.
Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery, S1058-2746(22)00737-6. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jse.2022.08.027 (2023) - Ewing M, Huff H, Heil S, Borsheski RR, Smith MJ, Kim HM.
Local Infiltration Analgesia vs. Interscalene Block for Pain Management Following Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial.
J Bone & Joint Surg, 2022. PMID: 35778995 Accepted - Hanish, S. J., Resnick, M. L., Kim, H. M., & Smith, M. J. (2022).
Predictive Factors for Failure of Intraarticular Injection in Management of Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder.
Journal of clinical medicine, 11(20), 6212. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11206212 - Oladeji LO, Stannard JP, Smith MJ, et al.
Prospective Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Comparing Hyperosmolar Saline to Standard Isotonic Irrigation Fluid for Arthroscopic Knee Surgery: Initial Clinical Outcomes
J Knee Surg. 2022;10.1055/s-0042-1749655. doi:10.1055/s-0042-1749655 PMID: 35688444 - Kim HM, Muhammad M, Heil SD, Smith MJ
Clinical Fate of Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis Following Intraarticular Corticosteroid Injection: An Analysis in 311 Shoulders
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Arthroplasty Feb 2, 2022 - Zmistowski B, Carpenter DP, Chalmers PN, Smith MJ, Keener JD
Symptomatic Aseptic Loosening of a Short Humeral Stem Following Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
JSES Vol 30, 12 2738-2744 September, 2021 - Lambrechts MJ, Smith MJ, Choma TC
Orthopedic Manifestations of Cystic Fibrosis
Orthopedics May-June 2021 - Bagley J, Della Rocca G, Smith MJ, Kim HM
Optimal Prosthesis Sizing for Radial Head Arthroplasty: A Review of Current Evidence and Guidelines
JBJS Reviews: Vol 9:14 April 2021 - Loftis C, St. Clair DD, Cook JL, Robertson DS, Reams RC, Smith MJ
The Glenoid-Intramedullary Humeral Angle (GIHA): A Measurement of Compensatory Scapular Abduction in Advanced Rotator Cuff Arthropathy and Its Potential Effects on Implant Choice
JSES International: March 2021 - Tracy ST, Werner BC, Steinbeck J, Smith MJ, Lin A, Sears BW, Hatzidakis AM, Cohen BS, Lichtenberg S, Lederman ES, Denard PJ.
Revision to Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: Do Short Stem and Stemless Implants Reduce the Operative Burden Compared to Convertible Stems?
Seminars in Arthroplasty: JSES; 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1053/j.sart.2020.11.019 - Pashuck TD, Hirahara AM, Cook JL, Cook CR, Andersen WJ, Smith MJ
Superior Capsular Reconstruction Using Dermal Allograft Is a Safe and Effective Treatment for Massive Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears: 2-year Clinical Outcomes
Arthroscopy: Journal Arthroscopic and Related Surgery Oct 2020 - Melbourne C, Cook JL, Della Rocca GJ, Loftis C, Konicek J, Smith MJ.
Biomechanical assessment of lateral ulnar collateral ligament repair and reconstruction with or without internal brace augmentation.
JSES Open Access, 2020 - Smith MJ, Bozynski CC, Kuroki K, Cook CR, Stoker AM, Cook JL
“Comparison of Biologic Scaffolds for Augmentation of Partial Rotator Cuff Tears in a Canine Model” Accepted for publication,
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Aug 2020 - Smith MJ, Loftis CM, Skelley NW
“Eccentric Reaming for B2 Glenoids: History, Preoperative Planning, Surgical Technique, and Outcome”
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Arthroplasty 2019 Oct Vol 3 pp1-8. - Skelley NW, Smith MJ, Ma R, Cook JL.
“3-D Printing Technology in Orthopaedics.”
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2019 Dec;27(24):918-925.