Biographical summary
Matthew T. Houdek, M.D., is an Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and the Fellowship Director for Musculoskeletal Oncology at the Mayo Clinic. He received his MD from the University of Arizona. He went on to be trained in Orthopedic Surgery at Mayo Clinic, and then did his fellowship training in Musculoskeletal Oncology at the University Musculoskeletal Oncology Unit at Mount Sinai Hospital and University of Toronto.
Dr. Houdek is an orthopedic oncologist treating both children and adults with bone and soft-tissue sarcomas of the pelvis and extremities. Dr. Houdeks' clinical and research interest include outcomes of complex reconstruction and limb salvage, with a focus on upper extremity sarcomas.
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
- Amputation
- Joint replacement surgery
- Limb salvage surgery
- Rotationplasty
Interests
- Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- Extremity Bone Sarcoma
- Upper Extremity Sarcoma
- Hand Sarcoma
- Pelvic Sarcoma
- Limb Salvage and Reconstruction
- Pediatric Sarcoma
- Metastatic Bone Disease
- Tissue Regeneration
- Wound Healing
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2017
Fellowship - Orthopedic OncologyMount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto
- 2016
ResidentOrthopedic Surgery, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2016
MS - Orthopedic SurgeryMayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
- 2011
MD - MedicineUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine
- 2005
BS - BiologyUniversity of Redlands
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2019
Orthopedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards and honors
- 2019
2nd Best Clinical Paper - 2019 Annual MeetingMusculoskeletal Tumor Society
- 2019
3rd Best Clinical Paper - 2019 Annual MeetingMusculoskeletal Tumor Society
- 2019
Best Clinical PaperInternational Society of Limb Salvage Surgery (ISOLS)
- 2019
CORR® ORS Richard A. Brand Award: Disruption in Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-? (PPARG) Increases Osteonecrosis Risk Through Genetic Variance and Pharmacologic ModulationOrthopedic Research Society
- 2017
3rd Best Clinical paper at 2017 annual meetingMusculoskeletal Tumor Society
- 2016
H.A. Peterson Best Clinical PaperMayo Clinic Department of Orthopedic Surgery
- 2015
Best Clinical PaperH.A. Peterson Scholarly Writing Competition Award
- 2015
Chitranjan Ranawat AwardKnee Society
- 2013
AAOS Clinician Scholar Development ProgramAmerican Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- 2012
Best Poster "Successful Prosthetic Rehabilitation Following Hip Disarticulation and Hemipelvectomy"Mayo Clinic Young Investigators Research Symposium 2012
- 2011
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical SocietyUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine
- 2011
Honors in Research AwardUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine
- 2001
Varsity LetterMen's NCAA Basketball Team, University of Redlands
Professional memberships
- 2020 - present
MemberMid-America Orthopaedic Association
- 2019 - present
Career AdvisorCareer Advisory Program, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic in Arizona
- 2019 - present
ContributorAmerican College of Surgeons
- 2019 - present
ChairMasters' Thesis Committees, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
- 2017 - present
MemberMusculoskeletal Tumor Society
- 2017 - present
MemberChildren's Oncology Group
- 2016 - present
Candidate MemberAmerican Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- 2016 - present
MemberInternational Society of Limb Salvage
Publications