Shoulder and Elbow Team

Our Faculty

Each faculty member has an international reputation as a shoulder surgeon, each provides the fellow with a unique approach to the evaluation and management of shoulder conditions.

Frederick A. Matsen III, M.D.

Rick Matsen as been doing and teaching shoulder surgery at the University of Washington since 1975, after a fellowship with Dr. Charles Neer. He is the holder of the Douglas T. Harryman Jr / DePuy Endowed Chair for Shoulder Research, named in honor of our first shoulder fellow and late faculty member Doug Harryman. Funds from this Chair support an active research program, enabling our fellows to conduct cutting edge research. Rick continues an active practice with a focus on the evaluation and management of patients with cuff disorders, glenohumeral arthritis and failed arthroplasty. He enjoys teaching the principles and practice of shoulder surgery to our fellows as well as partnering with them in ongoing research. He frequently blogs on hot topics in shoulder surgery; shoulderarthritis.blogspot.com has over 2600 posts with over 1.8 million page views from over 100 countries. He has published over 250 peer-reviewed papers, many with our shoulder fellows. He looks forward to continuing his practice, research and teaching for years to come.

List of recent publications can be seen here.

Jason E. Hsu, M.D.

Dr. Jason Hsu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine and is the Program Director of the Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship. Dr. Hsu joined the faculty at the University of Washington in 2014 after completing residency at the University of Pennsylvania and shoulder and elbow fellowship at Washington University in Saint Louis. He maintains a busy practice of both open and arthroscopic shoulder and elbow procedures, from straightforward arthroscopic Bankart repairs, cuff repairs, and primary shoulder arthroplasty to complex revision reconstructions of multiply-failed shoulder arthroplasties. He is currently holder of the Rick and Anne Matsen Honorary Professorship for Shoulder Research and has research interests focusing primarily on the role of Cutibacterium in failed shoulder arthroplasty and predictors of success for both primary and revision shoulder arthroplasty.

List of recent publications can be seen here.

Albert O. Gee, M.D.

Dr. Albert Gee is an Associate Professor and a Vice Chair in the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of Washington. He specializes in Shoulder and Elbow as well as Sports Medicine surgery and is the Chief of the Sports Medicine Service. Dr. Gee came to UW after completing residency training at the University of Pennsylvania and a fellowship in Sports Medicine and Shoulder surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery. He cares for patients with a variety of shoulder, elbow and knee conditions and his clinical focus is in arthroscopic treatment of shoulder and knee injuries. In addition to his practice at the UW, he also cares for Veterans at the Puget Sound VA Health System and he serves as a Team Physician for the University of Washington Huskies. Dr. Gee has a broad range of research interests from basic science to clinical outcomes and athlete injury prevention.

List of recent publications can be seen here.

Johah Hebert-Davies, M.D.

Dr. Hebert-Davies is an assistant professor in the Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine department at UW Medicine and at Harborview Medical Center. His specialties include orthopaedic trauma with a focus on upper extremity trauma and reconstruction. He is also a Shoulder and Elbow specialist with a focus on arthroplasty. Dr. Hebert-Davies is involved in multiple clinical research projects on shoulder and elbow fractures. Dr. Hebert-Davies obtained his medical degree (MD) from University of Montreal, where he also completed his orthopedic residency. He then completed an orthopedic trauma fellowship at Harborview Medical Center followed by a Shoulder and Elbow fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis.

List of recent publications can be seen here.

Corey Schiffman, M.D.

Corey Schiffman, MD, is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in shoulder and elbow surgery. Dr. Schiffman believes in a team approach to patient care and utilizes the practice of evidence-based medicine to offer his patients leading-edge surgical techniques and procedures. His main goals are improving quality of life and helping patients return to the most enjoyable activities. Dr. Schiffman's clinical expertise includes the arthroscopic and open treatment of all shoulder and elbow conditions, including arthritis, tendon disorders, joint instability, and fractures. Common procedures include shoulder and elbow replacement, arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, arthroscopic shoulder stabilization, tendon transfers, fracture fixation, and sternoclavicular joint reconstruction.

List of recent publications can be seen here.

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