Matthew M Tomaino, MD

Dr Tomaino founded the Tomaino Orthopaedic Care for Shoulder, Hand and Elbow LLC in July 2008 after 15 years in full time academic practice to prioritize patient care and enable superb delivery thereof. He was Professor of Orthopaedics and Chief of the Division of Hand Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at the University of Rochester Medical Center from September 2002 - April 2007. He began his career in Pittsburgh as an Assistant and then Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Chief of Microsurgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. While at the University of Pittsburgh, he received his Masters in Business from the Katz School. Author of more than 150 scientific articles and book chapters related to Hand Shoulder and Elbow problems and their treatment, he has trained numerous residents and fellows, and has delivered numerous instructional lectures internationally and nationally. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery and a frequent editor for the Journal of Hand Surgery. He is an active member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, the American Orthopaedic Association, and the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. He lives in Brighton with his wife Amy, who is also his Nurse practitioner and Practice Manager. They have one son who graduated from the University of Michigan Gerald Ford School of Public Policy and resides in Washington, DC.

Beta Gamma Sigma Award: Katz School of Business University of Pittsburg 2002Sumner Koch Award: American Society for Surgery of the Hand 1996 (Paper with greatest future application to the practice of hand surgery)