Matthew Fury

Matthew Fury M.D.

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About Dr. Fury

Dr. Matthew Fury is a Shoulder, Elbow, Knee, and Sports Medicine Specialist at BROC’s Ascension and Bluebonnet Campuses.

Dr. Matthew Fury is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in sports-related injuries to the shoulder, elbow, and knee as well as complex shoulder conditions. He has a special interest in the comprehensive treatment of overhead/throwing athletes. Born and raised in Harahan, Dr. Fury attended LSU where he earned a degree in Chemical Engineering while playing on the LSU Baseball team. He received his Doctor of Medicine at LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans before completing his orthopedic surgery residency at the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program. During his time at Harvard, he was awarded the Executive Committee Award as well as the Louis Meeks, MD Award for Excellence in Sports Medicine. He then pursued further specialization in Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City where he was mentored by many of the world-renowned leaders in sports medicine and shoulder surgery. During this time, he served as an Assistant Team Physician for the New York Mets and Brooklyn Cyclones while also participating in the care of athletes from the New York Giants, New York Knicks, Brooklyn Nets, New York Red Bulls, and New York Rangers. At the conclusion of fellowship, he was honored with the Warren R. Kadrmas, MD Award for citizenship and dedication to sports medicine. Dr. Fury is an active researcher whose work has been published and presented at the national and international level, and he continues to perform research in collaboration with Major League Baseball.


  • Bachelor of Science 
    Chemical Engineering
    Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA)
  • Doctor of Medicine
     Louisiana State University HSC School of Medicine (New Orleans, LA)
  • Residency
    Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program (Boston, MA)
  • Fellowship
    Hospital for Special Surgery, Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery (New York, NY)


  • Evaluation, Treatment, and Outcomes of Batter’s Shoulder (2022)
  • New Opportunities in Assessing Return to Performance in the Elite Athlete: Unifying Sports Medicine, Data Analytics, and Sports Science (2022)
  • Change in Humeral Anchor Position Significantly Affects Isometry in UCL Repair: A 3-Dimensional Computer Modeling Study (2022)
  • Optimizing Outcomes in Small to Medium Full-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Arthroscopy (2022)
  • Return to Play and Player Performance following Meniscus Tear Among Elite-Level European Soccer Players: A Retrospective Case-Control of Injuries from 2006 to 2016. (2021)
  • Return to Performance after Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction in Major League Baseball Pitchers: A Case Control Assessment of Advanced Analytics, Velocity, Spin Rates, and Pitch Movement (2021)
  • Outpatient Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review of Patient Selection, Patient Experience, and Cost Analyses (2021)
  • Assessment of Skeletal Maturity and Postoperative Growth Disturbance after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Skeletally Immature
    Patients: A Systematic Review (2021)
  • Rehabilitation Variability after Rotator Cuff Repair (2021)
  • Preoperative Serum C-Reactive Protein/Albumin Ratio is a Predictor of Complications following Single-Stage Revision for the Treatment of
    Periprosthetic Joint Infection (2021)
  • Orthopedic Telemedicine Encounter During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cautionary Tale. Trauma Case Reports (2020)
  • Concomitant Posterolateral Corner Injuries in Skeletally Immature Patients with Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries. (2019)
  • The formation of a medical student research committee and its impact on involvement in departmental research. Med Educ Online. (2018)
  • Radial Shaft Stress Fracture in a Major League Pitcher: A Case Report. Am J Orthopedics (2017)
  • The Implications of Inaccuracy: Comparison of Coding in Heterotopic Ossification and Associated Trauma. Orthopedic (2017)
  • Economic and Educational Impact of Firearm-Related Injury on an Urban Trauma Center. Orthopedics. (2016) 


  • Warren R. Kadrmas, MD Fellowship Award, Hospital for Special Surgery Sports Medicine Institute. Awarded for demonstrating the highest level of citizenship and dedication to sports medicine (2023)
  • Runner-Up, Arthroscopy Journal Award for Systematic Review/Meta-analysis Research Excellence for the study “Double-Row Repair with Platelet-Rich Plasma Optimizes Retear Rates After Small to Medium Full-Thickness Rotator Cuff Repair: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.” (2022)
  • Executive Committee Award, Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program (2022)
  • Dr. Louis Meeks Excellence in Sports Medicine Award (2022)
  • Harvard Orthopaedic Journal Award (2022)
  • Winner, Arciero-Warner Resident/Fellow Research Award for “Development of a Dynamic Patient-Specific 3D Elbow Model to Study Biomechanics of Ligament Repairs,” presented at the New England Shoulder and Elbow Society Annual Meeting (2022)
  • Second Place, Arciero-Warner Resident/Fellow Research Award for “Return to Performance after Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction in Major League Baseball Pitchers: A Case-Control Assessment of Advanced Analytics, Velocity, Spin Rates, and Pitch Movement,” presented at the New England Shoulder and Elbow Society Annual Meeting (2021)
  • Blue Ribbon Article Award for “The Implications of Inaccuracy: Comparison of Coding in Heterotopic Ossification and Associated Trauma,” published in Orthopedics (2017)
  • Dean’s Award, LSU School of Medicine, Class of 2017 (2017)
  • Alexander King Award for Excellence in Orthopaedic Surgery, LSU Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (2017)
  • Inductee, Gold Humanism Honor Society (2016)
  • Inductee, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society (2016)
  • LSU Board of Supervisors Scholarship (2016)
  • First Place, Research Poster Division for “Does More Collagen in the Tunnels Matter? A Modified Jobe Technique Using the Standard 2-Strand Loop versus a ‘Quad Loop’ Graft for Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction of the Elbow in High School and Collegiate Athletes,” at LSU Health Regional Research Day (2015)
  • First Place, Research Competition for “Does More Collagen in the Tunnels Matter? A Modified Jobe Technique Using the Standard 2-Strand Loop versus a ‘Quad Loop’ Graft for Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction of the Elbow in High School and Collegiate Athletes,” at the Louisiana Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting (2015)
  • Honorable Mention, Clinical Research Division for “The Economic and Educational Cost of Gunshot Violence on an Urban Academic Medical Center,” at LSUHSC Medical Student Research Day (2014)
  • Two-time Letterman Infielder, Three-time SEC Tournament Champion, Two-time SEC Academic Honor Roll. Served as an undergraduate assistant on the 2013 NCAA World Series participant, LSU Baseball (2010–2013)
  • O. Dewitt Duncan, Jr. Endowed Engineering Scholarship, LSU Department of Chemical Engineering (2010–2012)
  • Major League Baseball Funding: The Effect of Varying Ball Weights on Pitching Kinetics and Kinematics in Youth Baseball Players (PI: Dr. Matthew Fury). Co-Investigators: Terrance Sgroi, PT, DPT; Joshua Dines, MD; James B. Carr, MD; Kathryn McElheny, MD; Robert Andrews, PT, DPT; Andreas Kontaxis, PhD

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