Matthew E. Jordan, MD

Biography

Dr. Matthew Jordan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Dr. Jordan is an orthopaedic surgeon with special interest in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery. He believes in highly individualized, innovative, patient centered care in order to achieve predictable results and get patients back to a healthy active lifestyle.

Dr. Jordan is a native of the North Houston community. He grew up in Conroe, TX where he attended Oak Ridge High School. He then went on to San Antonio, TX to earn a bachelors degree at Trinity University. He received his medical degree from the University of Texas located in the Texas Medical Center and completed his Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at Texas A&M/Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple, TX. Following residency, Dr. Jordan came back to Houston to complete his fellowship training in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine.

During his training, Dr. Jordan has cared for athletes at all levels of competition from high school to the professional level and has performed all aspects of hand surgery from minimally invasive arthroscopic techniques to complex upper extremity reconstruction.

He is a member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and is board certified by the American Board of Orthepedic Surgery. Dr. Jordans’s special interests include treatment of acute and chronic hand and wrist disorders. He believes in an evidence-based and multidisciplinary approach to each patient. Dr. Jordan treats a wide variety of orthopedic injuries and conditions including:

• Hand: Carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger finger, ganglion cyst, Dupuytren’s, base of the thumb arthritis, fractures, sports injuries, tendon lacerations, and nail bed injuries.
• Wrist: Wrist arthroscopy, De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis, Distal Radius fractures, scaphoid fractures, TFCC tears, and wrist arthritis surgery.
• Elbow: Tommy John surgery, Elbow arthroscopy, Tennis elbow, Golfers elbow, biceps tear, radial nerve compression, ulnar nerve compression, elbow trauma, contracture release, and total elbow replacement.
• General orthopedic care – Shoulder injuries and arthritis, Knee injuries and arthritis, Sports injuries, Fracture care, Disorders of the foot and ankle