My name is Matt Porter and I am a medical student at the Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine. Before becoming a medical student, I served 8 years in the Army as a Military Intelligence Officer, with one combat tour to Afghanistan in 2014 as the Chief of Intelligence Threat and Reconnaissance operations for Zabul Province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, serving alongside our Afghan and coalition partners. I am a graduate of the United States Military Academy, where I earned a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Life Sciences with honors, as well as a minor in nuclear engineering. With me on this adventure is my wonderful wife Katy, who enriched my life forever by saying yes to me while I was still in the service, and we just celebrated 4 years of marriage. My current clinical interests center around Orthopaedics, General/Trauma Surgery, and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.
EDUCATION
1. Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Spokane, WA: Class of 2024, Doctor of Medicine-8/20: Current
2. Pierce Community College, Tacoma, WA: Class of Spring 2019, Certificate in Emergency Medical Services: 01/19-03/19
3. United States Military Academy, West Point, NY: Class of 2011, BS in Life Sciences w/Honors, Nuclear Engineering Minor:07/07-05/11
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Orthopaedic Trauma, Spine, Medical Education
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Scopus Publications
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Scholar Citations
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Scopus Publications
Evaluation of the Safety of Uninterrupted Warfarin Anticoagulation With Tranexamic Acid in Total Joint Arthroplasty Michael G. Johnston, Matthew A. Porter, Kade E. Eppich, Celeste G. Gray, David F. Scott Orthopedics, 2024 Background: The continuation of long-term warfarin therapy is gaining acceptance in minor surgeries but maintaining therapeutic international normalized ratio (INR) values among patients during major orthopedic procedures raises concern. While bridging therapy with low-molecular-weight heparin is currently recommended for patients receiving anticoagulation, few studies have evaluated the safety of continuing warfarin during total joint arthroplasty. This study evaluated the safety and efficacy of continuous warfarin anticoagulation through total joint arthroplasty with and without prophylactic tranexamic acid (TXA). Materials and Methods: We conducted a retrospective, matched-pair analysis of two experimental groups of patients who underwent primary total hip arthroplasty or total knee arthroplasty performed by a single surgeon. Our first experimental group, warfarin plus TXA (warfarin+TXA), consisted of 21 patients who underwent arthroplasty while receiving therapeutic anticoagulation with warfarin (INR, 2.0–3.0) and who received prophylactic TXA. Our second experimental group, warfarin without TXA (warfarin-TXA), consisted of 40 patients who underwent arthroplasty while receiving therapeutic anticoagulation with warfarin (INR, 2.0–3.0) without prophylactic TXA. Results: The percent change in hemoglobin value after surgery, red blood cells transfused, surgical site infections, bleeding complications, and thrombotic complications were similar between both experimental and control groups. When comparing the historical group with the warfarin+TXA group, the addition of TXA resulted in a statistical decrease in mean red blood cells transfused and estimated blood loss, with no statistically significant increase in complications. Conclusion: Many factors must be considered when choosing perioperative thromboembolic prophylaxis for arthroplasty candidates with medical comorbidities requiring long-term anticoagulation. This study presents data indicating that it could be safe and effective to continue therapeutic warfarin while using prophylactic TXA. [ Orthopedics . 2024;47(4):211–216.]
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome with Postoperative Hematoma After C4-C6 Spinal Fusion: A Case Report Matt Porter, Miguel A. Schmitz Jbjs Case Connector, 2022 Case: A 71-year-old woman with a 2-year history of spondylosis and radiculopathy presented with progressively worsening cervical spine pain and neurological dysfunction for 2 years. The patient developed posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) after postoperative hematoma in the retroesophageal and retropharyngeal areas. This occurred status post anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion (ACDF) of C4-C6. One year postoperatively, the patient recovered with full ambulation, neurological improvement, and resolution of all PRES signs and symptoms. Conclusion: We present a case of a previously undescribed outcome of PRES as a complication of ACDF likely related to postoperative hypertension and fragile blood vessels.
Value-based Healthcare: Can Generative Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models be a Catalyst for Value-based Healthcare? MA Porter Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® 482 (5), 901-904 , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
AI’s 99 Problems: Is Q* One? Matt A. Porter BS1 1: Amor Fati Labs, Spokane, WA, 99202 MA Porter 2023
OPEN REDUCTION AND INTERNAL FIXATION WITH BONE MORPHOGENIC PROTEIN-2 FOR CORRECTION OF NONUNION HUMERAL SHAFT FRACTURE WITH PSEUDOARTHROSIS IN THE GERIATRIC POPULATION K Zhu, M Porter, M Schmitz JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE MEDICINE 71 (1), NP702-NP702 , 2023 2023
Multi stage combined anterior-posterior decompression and fusion as corrective intervention in octogenarian population with prior spinal fusion attempt and pseudarthrosis: 80 M Porter, M Schmitz Journal of Investigative Medicine 70 (7), 1629 , 2022 2022
Posterior cervical fusion of occiput-T3 for unstable complex odontoid fracture in an 80-year-old male with C2-sacrum synostosis from ankylosing spondylitis: a case report D Frolov, M Porter, M Schmitz Cureus 14 (7), e26897 , 2022 2022 Citations: 2
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome with postoperative hematoma after C4-C6 spinal fusion: a case report M Porter, MA Schmitz JBJS Case Connector 12 (2), e21 , 2022 2022 Citations: 3
Radial styloid approach for unstable distal radius fracture open reduction and internal fixation:# 156 M Porter, MG Johnston, M Rusev, M Schmitz Journal of Investigative Medicine 70 (4), 1106 , 2022 2022
Clinical evidence towards hypertensive pathogenesis of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) in the setting of spinal fusion:# P60 M Porter, M Schmitz Journal of Investigative Medicine 70 (4), 1155-1156 , 2022 2022
ACDF and posterior spinal fusion revision for posterior nonunion with deformity, myelopathy, and osteoporosis in an 87-year-old: a case report and literature review M Porter, MA Schmitz International Journal of Surgery Case Reports 90, 106650 , 2022 2022 Citations: 2
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome with postoperative hematoma after C4-C6 spinal fusion: a case report M Porter, MA Schmitz JBJS Case Connector 12 (2), e21 , 2022 2022 Citations: 3
Posterior cervical fusion of occiput-T3 for unstable complex odontoid fracture in an 80-year-old male with C2-sacrum synostosis from ankylosing spondylitis: a case report D Frolov, M Porter, M Schmitz Cureus 14 (7), e26897 , 2022 2022 Citations: 2
ACDF and posterior spinal fusion revision for posterior nonunion with deformity, myelopathy, and osteoporosis in an 87-year-old: a case report and literature review M Porter, MA Schmitz International Journal of Surgery Case Reports 90, 106650 , 2022 2022 Citations: 2
Value-based Healthcare: Can Generative Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models be a Catalyst for Value-based Healthcare? MA Porter Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® 482 (5), 901-904 , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
AI’s 99 Problems: Is Q* One? Matt A. Porter BS1 1: Amor Fati Labs, Spokane, WA, 99202 MA Porter 2023
OPEN REDUCTION AND INTERNAL FIXATION WITH BONE MORPHOGENIC PROTEIN-2 FOR CORRECTION OF NONUNION HUMERAL SHAFT FRACTURE WITH PSEUDOARTHROSIS IN THE GERIATRIC POPULATION K Zhu, M Porter, M Schmitz JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE MEDICINE 71 (1), NP702-NP702 , 2023 2023
Multi stage combined anterior-posterior decompression and fusion as corrective intervention in octogenarian population with prior spinal fusion attempt and pseudarthrosis: 80 M Porter, M Schmitz Journal of Investigative Medicine 70 (7), 1629 , 2022 2022
Radial styloid approach for unstable distal radius fracture open reduction and internal fixation:# 156 M Porter, MG Johnston, M Rusev, M Schmitz Journal of Investigative Medicine 70 (4), 1106 , 2022 2022
Clinical evidence towards hypertensive pathogenesis of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) in the setting of spinal fusion:# P60 M Porter, M Schmitz Journal of Investigative Medicine 70 (4), 1155-1156 , 2022 2022
