Matthew Russo, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon

Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopedic specialist in primary and complex revision total joint replacement surgery
One of the only surgeons to utilize PULSE – a smartphone app that patients can use to connect with doctors and staff during recovery with exercises and tips.
Active member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
Performs the anterior approach to the hip in addition to total and partial knee replacement utilizing cutting-edge robotic surgery technology
Research in multimodal pain management strategies combined with minimally invasive techniques allows many of his patients to be discharged home safely on the same day as their procedure.
At the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson, he became a member of a select group of medical students known as the Gold Humanism Honor Society representing “humanistic attitudes in medicine.”
Completed residency at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., where he received multiple awards for resident teaching in medical education.
Completed a fellowship in Adult Reconstruction at the Anderson Orthopaedic Clinic in Alexandria, Virginia, where he performed over 600 hip and knee replacements.
Chosen by Georgetown University Medical Students for “demonstrating an exceptional commitment to teaching students”

Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopedic specialist in primary and complex revision total joint replacement surgery
One of the only surgeons to utilize PULSE – a smartphone app that patients can use to connect with doctors and staff during recovery with exercises and tips.
Active member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
Performs the anterior approach to the hip in addition to total and partial knee replacement utilizing cutting-edge robotic surgery technology
Research in multimodal pain management strategies combined with minimally invasive techniques allows many of his patients to be discharged home safely on the same day as their procedure.
At the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson, he became a member of a select group of medical students known as the Gold Humanism Honor Society representing “humanistic attitudes in medicine.”
Completed residency at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., where he received multiple awards for resident teaching in medical education.
Completed a fellowship in Adult Reconstruction at the Anderson Orthopaedic Clinic in Alexandria, Virginia, where he performed over 600 hip and knee replacements.
Chosen by Georgetown University Medical Students for “demonstrating an exceptional commitment to teaching students”