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Matthew J. Geck, M.D.
Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon
Fellowship-trained Spine Surgeon

Matthew J. Geck MD is a board certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon who has a practice focused exclusively on spine and scoliosis surgery and pediatric cervical. Dr. Geck is referred some of the most complex cases of adult scoliosis, cervical myelopathy (spinal cord compression), and pediatric scoliosis. Dr. Geck is a member of many prestigious spine societies, and has authored numerous peer reviewed journal articles, society abstracts, and book chapters on spine and scoliosis surgery.

Education and Training

Dr. Geck performed his undergraduate work at the University of Wisconsin in the Medical Scholars program and graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1992. He attended medical school at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and graduated in 1996 Alpha Omega Alpha. Dr. Geck performed his orthopedic surgery residency at the UCLA Medical Center, and was Chief Resident in 2000. To add to his adult and pediatric spine training, he elected to perform fellowships in spine surgery. He was certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery in 2003.

Dr. Geck in the news

Dr. Geck participates in the Pediatric Spine Surgery Mission to Cali, Colombia as part of the Scoliosis Research Society Global Outreach Program. Read more about the trip and how to donate to the Scoliosis Research Society Global outreach program (new window will open).

Dr. Geck's practice focuses on spine surgery, employing artificial disc and minimally invasive surgical operations.

Specialties

PRESTIGE® ST Cervical Disc System replacement is here and available at SpineAustin with Dr. Matthew Geck. Dr. Geck is on the Regional Training Faculty for the PRESTIGE® ST Cervical Disc System and is training other surgeons on the implementation. The PRESTIGE® ST Cervical Disc is the first artificial disc approved for the cervical spine by the United States Food and Drug Administration. Learn more about the artificial disc. For more information on the FDA approved Medtronic, Inc. PRESTIGE® ST Cervical Disc System please visit the website (new window will open).

Dr. Geck performed an ACGME approved spine fellowship in adult and pediatric spine surgery at Jackson Memorial Hospital. He then spent additional time at Miami Children's Hospital focusing on complex spinal deformities such as scoliosis, kyphosis, and revision surgery for the previously operated scoliosis patient.

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