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Matthew J. Bollier, MD, FAOA

Clinical Professor of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation

Introduction

Dr. Bollier is the Ralph and Marcia Congdon Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery, sports medicine fellowship director, and team physician at the University of Iowa. He joined the University of Iowa Sports Medicine team in 2010 after completing a sports medicine fellowship at the University of Connecticut. He has worked closely with many Iowa Hawkeye teams including men’s basketball, wrestling, volleyball, field hockey, tennis and softball. In addition to caring for University of Iowa athletes, he performs knee and shoulder surgery on active patients of all ages. Specific interests include rotator cuff repair, labral tear, AC joint, biceps tendon, ACL reconstruction, meniscus surgery, cartilage resurfacing, and patellofemoral instability. Dr. Bollier has pioneered several new shoulder and new knee technologies and implants during his career and is involved in new product innovation and development. In addition. he is actively involved in clinical outcome projects and basic science research as part of the sports medicine team. Dr. Bollier graduated from Wheaton North High School in Wheaton, Illinois before attending Loyola Stritch School of Medicine in Chicago. He completed orthopaedic surgery residency at Michigan State before traveling to the east coast for sports medicine fellowship training at the University of Connecticut. He was a team physician for several national championship UConn teams. Dr. Bollier and his wife Christy have 4 kids. His family is very active in the Iowa City community and love cheering on the Hawkeyes.

Current Positions

  • Clinical Professor of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
  • Team Physician
  • Sports Medicine Fellowship Director
  • Ralph and Marcia Congdon Professor of Orthopedic Surgery

Education

  • BA in Interdisciplinary Studies, Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois
  • MD in Medicine, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois
  • Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
  • Chief Resident, Orthopaedic Surgery, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
  • Fellowship in Orthopaedic Surgery Sports Medicine & Team Physician, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut

Research Interests

  • Meniscus Tears
  • Knee Ligament Injury focused on ACL, PLC, and MCL
  • University of Iowa Wrestling Injury Rates Over Last 20 Years
  • ACL Rehabilitation
  • Patellofemoral Instability
  • Outcomes After MPFL Reconstruction
  • Biceps Tenodesis
  • Shoulder Instability

Licenses & Certifications

  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Subspecialty Certificate in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Part II
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Part I
  • State of Iowa Board of Medicine, Iowa

Selected Publications

  • Freshman R.D., Zhang A.L., Benjamin Ma C., Feeley B.T., Ortiz S., Patel J., Dunn W., Wolf B.R., Hettrich C., Lansdown D., Baumgarten K.M., Bishop J.Y., Bollier M.J., Brophy R.H., Bravman J.T., Cox C.L., Cvetanovich G.L., Grant J.A., Frank R.M., Jones G.L., Kuhn J.E., Mair S.D., Marx R.G., McCarty E.C., Miller B.S., Seidl A.J., Smith M.V., Wright R.W. (2023). Factors Associated With Humeral Avulsion of Glenohumeral Ligament Lesions in Patients With Anterior Shoulder Instability: An Analysis of the MOON Shoulder Instability Cohort. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2023 Oct 27;11(10):23259671231206757. doi: 10.1177/23259671231206757. eCollection 2023 Oct.
  • MOON Shoulder Group. (2023). Development and Validation of a Short-Form Version of the Western Ontario Shoulder Instability Scale (Short-WOSI). American Journal of Sports Medicine.
  • Hettrich C., Magnusson J., Bollier, M.J., MOON Shoulder Group. (2023). Predictors of Bone Loss in Anterior Glenohumeral Instability. American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2023 Apr; 51(5): 1286-1294. DOI: 10.1177/03635465231160286. PMID: 36939180.
  • Nicols M.S., MOON Shoulder Group. (2023). Psychosocial factors play a greater role in preoperative symptoms for patients with atraumatic shoulder instability; Data from the MOON Shoulder Group. Journal of Shoulder & Elbow Surgery. 2023 32(3): 533-538. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jse.2022.08.011.
  • Shamrock AG, Duchman KR, Cates WT, Cates RA, Khazi ZM, Westermann RW, Bollier M.J., Wolf BR. (2022) Outcomes Following Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using a Partial Transphyseal (Over-the-Top) Technique in Skeletally Immature Patients. Iowa Orthopedic Journal. 2022 Jun;42(1):179-186. PMID: 35821916. PMCID: PMC9210405.
  • Brophy RH, Dunn WR, MOON Shoulder Group, et al. (2022) Factors Associated with Shoulder Activity Level at Time of Surgery and at 2-Year Follow-up in Patients Undergoing Shoulder Stabilization Surgery. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2022 May; 50(6): 1503-1511. DOI: 10.1177/03635465221085978. PMID: 35442106.
  • Bollier, M.J. (2022) Tibial Tubercle-Trochlear Groove/Trochlear Width May Identify Lateralized Tibial Tubercle. Orthopaedics Today. Commentary April 2022.
  • Zampogna B, Vasta S, Torre G, Gupta A, Hettrich CM, Bollier M.J., Wolf BR, Amendola A. (2021) Return to Sport After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in a Cohort of Division I NCAA Athletes from a Single Institution. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2021 Feb; 9(2): 2325967120982281. doi: 10.1177/2325967120982281. PMID: 33681400 PMCID: PMC7900794.
  • Baron JE, Duchman KR, Hettrich CM, Glass NA, Ortiz SF; MOON Shoulder Group, Baumgarten KM, Bishop JY, Bollier M.J., Bravman JT, Brophy RH, Carpenter JE, Cox CL, Feeley BT, Frank RM, Grant JA, Jones GL, Kuhn JE, Lansdown DA, Benjamin Ma C, Marx RG, McCarty EC, Miller BS, Neviaser AS, Seidl AJ, Smith MV, Wright RW, Zhang AL, Wolf BR. (2021) Beach Chair Versus Lateral Decubitus Position: Differences in Suture Anchor Position and Number During Arthroscopic Anterior Shoulder Stabilization. American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2021 Jul;49(8):2020-2026. doi: 10.1177/03635465211013709. Epub 2021 May 21. PMID: 34019439.
  • Gulbrandsen TR, Khazi ZM, Bollier M.J., Wolf B, Larson C, Duchman K, An Q, Westermann RW. (2021) Preoperative Performance of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System in Patients with Meniscal Root Tears. Journal of Knee Surgery. 2021 Jul;34(9):913-917. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-3402076. Epub 2019 Dec 30. PMID: 31887762.