Education:

• 2023 - 2024
  Emory University School of Medicine
  Atlanta, GA
  Adult Reconstruction Fellowship
• 2018 - 2023
  Wake Forest School of Medicine
  Winston-Salem, NC
  Orthopaedic Surgery Resident
• 2014 - 2018
  Medical University of South Carolina
  Charleston, SC
  Doctor of Medicine
• 2011 - 2013
  Midland Technical College
  Columbia, SC
  Prerequisite Courses
• 2006 - 2010
  University of South Carolina
  Columbia, SC
  Bachelor of Science, Business Administration

Professional Societies

• American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, 2021 - Current
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2018 - Present
• Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2017 - Current

Hospital Affiliations

• Orthopaedic Hospital at Sentara CarePlex
• CarePlex Orthopaedic Ambulatory Surgery Center (COASC)

Awards and Appointments

• 2023 Wake Forest Department of Orthopaedics: First Place Clinical Research, Resident Research Day 
• 2022 Atrium Health Office of Global Health: Pennell Pro Humanitate Vitae Scholarship 
• 2022 Wake Forest Department of Orthopaedics: Walton W. Curl Clinical Achievement Award 
• 2021 Wake Forest Department of Orthopaedics: Second Place Clinical Research, Resident Research Day 
• 2017 Medical University of South Carolina: Jean Wilson Endowed Scholarship 
• 2017 Medical University of South Carolina: Gold Humanism in Medicine Award 
• 2014 - 2017 Medical University of South Carolina: Clinical Block and Pre-clinical Block Honors 
• 2006 - 2010 University of South Carolina: SC Life Scholarship for Academics

Research and Publications

• Matthews JH, Confroy K, Halvorson JH, Danelson KA. Prophylactic Antibiotic Use in the Setting of Non-Operative, Low Velocity Gunshot Wounds. Ongoing research. 
• Zuskov A, Gowd AK, Luo TD, Matthews JH, Poehling GG, Plate FJ. Predictors of Failure After Robotic-Assisted Modular Bicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty. Ongoing research. 
• Fuqua A, Collins E, Matthews JH, Shah J, Wilson J, Premkumar A. Does Approach Matter? Direct Anterior versus Posterior Approach in Conversion Total Hip Arthroplasty. Submitted to HSS Journal: The Musculoskeletal Journal of Hospital for Special Surgery. Curriculum Vitae, J. Hunter Matthews, MD Page 2 of 3 
• Gowd AK, Bang KE, Bullock GS, Luo TD, Matthews JH, Rosas S, Shields JS, Plate FJ. Oxidized Zirconium vs Cobalt Chrome for Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: Analysis of Revisions from the American Joint Replacement Registry. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2023 Feb 28. doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000002585. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36853864. 
• Matthews JH, Luo TD, Plate FJ, Qiu M. The Effect of the Strengthen Opioid Misuse Prevention Act on Opiate Prescription Practices After Total Joint Replacement. Podium presentation at AAOS 2022 Annual Meeting. 
• Graves BR, Cooper AM, Matthews JH, Waterman BR, King, JD. Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Elbow. In: MRIArthroscopy Correlations: A Case-Based Atlas of the Knee, Shoulder, Elbow, Hip and Ankle, Second Edition. Springer. Submitted and accepted for 2022 book publication. 
• Matthews JH, Gowd A, Plate FJ, Poehling GG. Risk Factors Associated with Conversion of Lateral UKA to TKA: A Single Center Experience. Poster Presentation. Eastern Orthopaedic Association (EOA) Annual Meeting. October 20-23, 2021. Nashville, TN. 
• Matthews JH, Shields JS, Krueger CA, Bini S. The Clinical Application of Augmented Reality in Orthopaedics: Where do we stand? Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine. 2021 Oct; 14(5): 316–319. Published online 2021 Sep 28. doi: 10.1007/s12178-021-09713-8 
• Gowd AK, Beck EC, Rosas S, Matthews JH, Luo TD, Zuskov A, Plate FJ. Oxidized Zirconium vs Cobalt Chrome for Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: No Difference in Infection Rates. Poster Presentation. Musculoskeletal Infection Society (MSIS) Annual Meeting. August 6-7, 2021. Fort Lauderdale, FL. 
• Matthews JH, Scholten DJ, Langfitt MK. 68-year-old man with right hip pain, inability to bear weight after a golf swing. Healio: Orthopedics Today. July 2021 Issue. 
• Beck EC, Matthews JH, Hrin M, Miller E, Weimer A, Robbins CM, Freehill M, Tuohy CJ, Wiesler ER, Graves BR, Waterman BR. Evaluation of Mid-Term Outcomes Following Shoulder Hemiarthroplasty for Avascular Necrosis of the Humeral Head in Patients 40 Years and Younger. Poster Presentation. Southern Orthopaedic Association (SOA) Annual Meeting. July 21-24, 2021. Isle of Palms, SC. 
• Matthews JH, Marquez-Lara A, Youssefzadeh KA, Shields JS. Open Hip Abductor Repair in the Elderly. Presented at Wake Forest Department of Orthopaedics Resident Research Day. 2021 June. Second place award for clinical research. 
• Matthews JH, Marquez-Lara A, Youssefzadeh KA, Shields JS. Open Hip Abductor Repair in the Elderly. Poster Presentation. American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) Annual Meeting. November 11-14, 2021. Dallas, TX. 
• O’Callaghan P, Matthews JH, Kirn PT, Angermeier EW, Kokko KP. Bone Grafting in Total Wrist Arthrodesis with Large Bone Defects Using the Reamer-Irrigator-Aspirator: A Case Series. The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2019 July; 44(7):620e1- 620e7. PubMed PMID: 31280820 
• Palsis JA, Simpson KN, Matthews JH, Eichinger JK, Friedman RJ. Current Trends in the Use of Shoulder Arthroplasty in the United States. Orthopedics. 2018 May 1;41(3):e416–e423. PubMed PMID: 29658976 
• Palsis JA, Simpson KN, Matthews JH, Eichinger JK, Friedman RJ. Shoulder Arthroscopy Prior to Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Increases Postoperative Infection and Complication Rates. Presented at AAOS Annual Meeting in San Diego and at the EFORT Congress in Vienna, Austria. 2017