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Matthew Bollier, MD
Sports Medicine Fellowship Director, Team Physician
Matthew Bollier
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.

Education

Orthopaedic Surgery Sports Medicine Fellowship, University of Connecticut (2009-2010)
Team Physician, University of Connecticut (2009-2010)
Chief Resident, Orthopaedic Surgery Michigan State University (2008-2009)
Orthopaedic Surgery Resident, Michigan State University (2004-2009)
MD Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, cum laude, AOA, top 10%, Chicago IL (2000-2004).
BA Wheaton College, summa cum laude, Wheaton IL (1996-2000)

Awards

Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), Vice-President of AOA Chapter 2004.
Joseph Collins Foundation Scholarship, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, 2000-2004.
Fred Miller Scholarship Award, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, 2000-2004.
Chief Resident, Orthopaedic Surgery, Michigan State University, 2008-2009.
Best case presentation, 26th Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Research Day, 2008.
Best Orthopaedic Resident Teaching Award, 2008.
3rd Place, OREF Midwest Resident Research Symposium, Akron Ohio, 2009.
Best Orthopaedic Surgery Presentation, 27th Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Research Day, 2009.
Ariciero-Warner Research Award, New England Shoulder and Elbow Society NESES Annual Meeting, 2010.
Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) Advanced Arthroscopy Traveling Fellowship, 2013.
Michael Bonfiglio Award for Student Research in Orthopaedic Surgery, Iowa Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting, 2014.
Best Paper Award, International Combined Orthopaedic Research Societies, 2016.
Sports Medicine Fellowship Director, University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, 2017.
IOS Medical Student Award Paper, Iowa Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting, 2017.
Ralph and Marcia Congdon Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, 2018.
Best paper, Shoulder and Elbow, 134th American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) Annual meeting, 2021.
Presenter’s Choice Award Winner, OREF Midwest Regional Resident Research Symposium, 2021.

Certification

Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon, added qualification in sports medicine