Bio
Dr. Matthew Smuck, MD, is the Chief of PM&R, Professor and Vice-Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery at Stanford University where he specializes in the comprehensive conservative management of spine disorders. He is internationally recognized as a physician leader in rehabilitation and spine disorders resulting from his authorship of more than 100 publications, his contributions to spine care guidelines, and his leadership within professional medical societies and leading journals in the field. He served as President of the International Pain and Spine Intervention Society (IPSIS), Deputy Editor-in-Chief for the journal Interventional Pain Medicine, and Deputy Editor of The Spine Journal. He also served on the Board of Directors of the North American Spine Society (NASS), IPSIS, and the Foundation for PM&R. His research is focused on improving the safety and effectiveness of spine interventions, and on the use of mobile technology to improve musculoskeletal and neurologic disease detection, treatment and prevention. His work is recognized by numerous national and international awards including: the ISSLS Medtronic Award, the American Academy of PM&R’s President’s Citation Award, the PM&R Journal’s Best Original Research Award, the ISSLS Prize, numerous Outstanding Paper Awards from The Spine Journal, the AAPM&R PASSOR Legacy Award, the NASS Henry Farfan Award, and the IPSIS Aprill Lifetime Achievement Award.
