Orthopedic surgeon
Mark R. Matthes, M.D.
Locations: Des Moines (Downtown), Johnston, Newton, Pella, West Des Moines
About Dr. Matthes
Dr. Mark Matthes is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, specializing in hip and knee replacements as well as adult orthopedic reconstructive surgery. He grew up in Wichita, Kansas, and has been practicing at Iowa Ortho since 1998.
Prior to studying medicine, Dr. Matthes studied biology at the University of Kansas. He graduated summa cum laude in 1988.
Dr. Matthes has saved every thank you card and note of appreciation that his patients have gifted him. He feels very fortunate to have such kind patients.
Dr. Matthes was motivated to enter the medical field by his desire to help those in need of medical expertise. He has performed over 2,500 hip and knee replacement surgeries at Iowa Ortho.
Total hip replacements
Outpatient total knee replacements
Outpatient total hip replacements
Revision hip replacements
Revision knee replacements
Complex hip reconstruction
Outpatient total knee replacements
Robotic total hip replacement
Viscosupplementation
Knee pain
Hip pain
Meniscal surgery
Osteonecrosis of the knee treatment
Knee stress fracture treatment
Kneecap bursitis treatment
Hip fracture surgery
Knee arthroscopy
Cortisone injections
Work-related injuries
IME
Institute for Bone and Joint Disorders; Phoenix, AZ
Residency
University of Kansas School of Medicine; Kansas City, KS
Medical Degree
University of Kansas School of Medicine; Kansas City, KS
Undergrad
University of Kansas; Lawrence, KS
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center, West Des Moines, Iowa
Pella Regional Health Center, Pella, Iowa
MercyOne Newton Medical Center, Newton, Iowa
River Hills Surgery Center, Grimes, Iowa
Polk County Medical Society
American Academy of Hip & Knee Surgeons (AAHKS)
Mid-American Orthopaedic Association (MAOA)
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery (AAOS)
O’Connor JE, Petit PX, Kimler BF, Vargas JL, Costell M, Matthes MR: Application of Flow Cytometry to the Functional Analysis of Isolated Mitochondria from Plants and Animals. Biol. Cell, 67, 28a, 1989y
Petit PX, Costell M, O’Connor JE, Matthes MR: Flow Cytometric Analysis of Rh-123 Membrane Potential Related Fluorescence in Isolated Mitochondria from Hyperammonemic Mice. Biol. Cell, 67, 29a, 1989
Costell M, O’Conner JE, Petit PX, Matthes MR: Estudio Bioquimico y por citometria de flujo en un neurvo Modelo experimental de hiperamonemia. Abstracts of The 16th Annual Meeting of the Sociedad Espanola de Bioquimica, Alicante, Spain, October 1-4, 1989
O’Connor JE, Costell M, Kimler BF, Matthes MR: Analisis del potencial de membrana por Citometria de flujo en mitocondrias aisladas de ratones hiperamonemicos. Abstracts of the 2nd Reunion de Usuarios de EPICS, Valencia, Spain, October 5-7, 1989
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