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Matthew Gotlin, MD

Matthew Gotlin, MD

Matthew Gotlin, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon

Sports Medicine Specialist

Matthew Gotlin, MD is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in Sports Medicine. He is trained in advanced arthroscopy, complex reconstruction, and cartilage restoration procedures of the knee, shoulder, hip, elbow, ankle, and wrist. Dr. Gotlin obtained his medical degree from Stony Brook University and completed his orthopedic residency at NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital. He then underwent advanced Sports Medicine fellowship training at Lenox Hill Hospital. Dr. Gotlin diagnoses and treats ailments affecting muscles, bones and joints, sports injuries, as well as degenerative joint diseases.

Dr. Matthew Gotlin is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon who specializes in sports medicine. He is trained in advanced arthroscopy, complex reconstruction, and cartilage restoration procedures of the hip, knee, ankle, shoulder, and elbow. He also performs joint replacements for arthritis of the hip, knee, and shoulder.

Dr. Gotlin is a Magna Cum Laude graduate from Penn State University’s Eberly College of Science. He completed medical school at the Stony Brook School of Medicine in New York. At the Stony Brook he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Society, recipient of the Stony Brook School of Medicine Academic Merit Award, and recipient of the overall Clinical Excellence award. He then completed his orthopedic surgery residency training at the prestigious NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital in New York City. He was the recipient of the 2019 Herodicus Award for Best Resident Paper at the AOSSM annual meeting. During his final year of residency he was selected and served as Executive Chief Resident. After residency, Dr. Gotlin completed a fellowship in orthopedic sports medicine and arthroscopy at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.

Dr. Gotlin has served as an assistant team physician for the NFL’s New York Jets, the NFL scouting combine, and the National Women’s Hockey League’s Metropolitan Riveters. He also has experience at the collegiate level where he served as an assistant team physician for the NYU and LIU athletic programs, as well as assistant team physician for the Manhattanville men’s hockey team. Dr. Gotlin has extensive experience caring for high school and adolescent athlete’s and has also provided medical care for the NYC Marathon as well as to the dancers of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

Dr. Gotlin has published numerous book chapters and scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals. He is a member of the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy Association of North America, and the American Association of Orthopaedic Medicine.

Education

  • Fellowship

    Lenox Hill Hospital
    Orthopedic Surgery- Sports Medicine
    New York, NY
  • Residency

    NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital
    Executive Chief Resident
    Department of Orthopedic Surgery
    New York, NY
  • Medical School

    Stony Brook School of Medicine Stony Brook, NY
  • Undergraduate School

    Pennsylvania State University
    Eberly College of Science: Bachelor of Science, Life Science
    Minor, Health Policy and Administration
    University Park, PA

Certifications & Licensure

  • NJ State Medical License
  • NY State Medical License

Publications

  1. Gotlin MJ, Strauss EJ, Kwon YW, Zuckerman JD, Virk MS. Glenohumeral Arthritis in the Young Adult: Current Concepts in Treatment. Bulletin. 2022. 80(1): 37-46.
  2. Gotlin MJ, Bloom DA,  Chevalier N, Pace JL, Golant A, Jazrawi LM, Gonzalez-Lomas G. Tunnel Widening Following All-Inside Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Varies Depending on Soft Tissue Graft Type. Bulletin.
  3. Gotlin MJ, Catalano W, Levine JP, Egol KA. Wound Closure Following Intervention for Closed Orthopedic Trauma. Injury. 2021.
  4. Bloom DA, Manjunath AK, Gotlin MJ, Hurley ET, Jazrawi LM, Virk MS, Kwon YM, Zuckerman JD. Institutional Reductions in Opioid Prescribing Do Not Change Patient Satisfaction on Press-Ganey Surveys After Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2021. 30(4): 858-864.
  5. Gotlin MJ, Minhas SV, Buchalter DB, Feder OI, Alaia MJ, Jazrawi LM. Performance and Return to Sport After Hand, Wrist, and Forearm Fractures in the National Hockey League. Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation. 2020. 2(5): e505-e510.
  6. Gotlin MJ, Kingery MT, Baron SL, McCafferty J, Jazrawi LM, Meislin RJ. Recall Bias in Retrospective Assessment of Preoperative Patient-Reported American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Scores in Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair Surgery. Am J Sports Med. 2020. 48(6): 1471-1475.
  7. Novikov, D; Gotlin, M; Feng, JE; Anoushiravani, AA; Karia, R; Slover, J. Preoperative Patient Reported Outcomes May Help Predict Discharge Disposition after Total Hip Arthroplasty. Journal of Hip Surgery. 2019
  8. Elbuluk A, Novikov D, Gotlin M, Chen KK, Schwarzkopf R, Vigdorchik JM. Control Strategies to Prevent Infection in Total Joint Arthroplasty. Orthop Clin North Am. 2019. 50(1): 1-11.
  9. Perretta D, Gotlin M, Cuff G, Brock K, Gottschalk M, Paksima N, Atchabahian A, Rettig, M. Brachial plexus blockade causes subclinical neuropathy: A prospective observational study. HAND. 2017. 12(1):50-54.
  10. Bhardwaj G, Ko KD, Hong Y, Zhang Z, Ho NL, Chintapalli SV, Kline LA, Gotlin M, Hartranft DN, Patterson MD, Foram D, Smith EJ, Holmes EC, Patterson RL, Van Rossum DB. PHYRN: A Robust Method for Phylogenetic Analysis of Highly Divergent Sequences. Ed. Tamir Tuller. PLoS ONE. 7(4). 2012: E34261

Scientific Presentations, Posters, Exhibits

  1. Chenard K, Alecxih A, Gotlin, MJ, Bedford B, Nicholas S. Ligament Reconstruction of the Proximal Tibiofibular Joint in the Setting of Posterolateral Corner Injury. AOSSM 2022. Submitted
  2. Gotlin MJ, Al-Humadu S, Tsouris N, Al-Humadi M, McHugh M, Bedford B, Galano G, Nichol SJ. Can Infraspinatus Integrity on Preoperative MRI Predict Outcomes After Superior Capsular Reconstruction? Lenox Hill Hospital: 28th Annual Orthopaedic Research Day Symposium. 2022. Podium Presentation. New York, NY
  3. Manjunath AK, Gotlin MJ, Bloom DA, Hurley E, Alaia MJ, Jazrawi LM, Strauss EJ. Superior Pain Reduction with AMZ versus Non-Operative Management for Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis. AAOS 2021. Poster Presentation.
  4. Bloom DA, Manjunath AK, Gotlin MJ, Hurley ET, Jazrawi LM, Virk MS, Kwon YM, Zuckerman JD. Institutional Reductions in Opioid Prescribing Do Not Change Patient Satisfaction on Press-Ganey Surveys After Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. AAOS 2021. Poster Presentation.
  5. Gotlin MJ, Bloom DA, Chevalier N, Pace JL, Golant A, Jazrawi LM, Gonzalez-Lomas G. Tunnel Widening Following All-Inside Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Varies Depending on Soft Tissue Graft Type. Sir Robert Jones Lecture. New York, NY. 2020
  6. Manjunath AK, Gotlin MJ, Bloom DA, Flescher AL, Jazrawi LM, Strauss EJ. Superior Pain Reduction with AMZ versus Non-Operative Management for Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis. Arthroscopy Association of North America 2020. Podium Presentation. Grapevine, TX.
  7. Gotlin MJ, Baron S, Kingery MT, McCafferty J, Jazrawi LM, Meislin RJ. Recall Bias in Retrospective Assessment of Preoperative Patient Reported Outcomes. AOSSM 2019. Podium Presentation. Bostonm MA.
  8. Gotlin MJ, Roach R, Chenard K, Strauss EJ, Jazrawi LM. Management of Intraoperative Complications During Primary Bone-Patella Tendon-Bone Autograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. AAOS 2019. Scientific Exhibit. Las Vegas, NV
  9. Gotlin MJ, Minhas SV, Buchalter D, Feder O, Alaia MJ, Jazrawi LM. Performance and Return to Sport After Upper Extremity Fractures in the National Hockey League. AAOS 2019. Poster Presentation. Las Vegas, NV.
  10. Novikov, D; Gotlin, M; Feng, JE; Anoushiravani, AA; Karia, R; Slover, J. Patient Reported Outcomes May Predict Discharge Disposition After Total Hip Arthroplasty. Eastern Orthopaedic Association. Amelia Island, FL. October 2018
  11. Novikov, D; Gotlin, M; Feng, JE; Anoushiravani, AA; Karia, R; Slover, J. Patient Reported Outcomes May Predict Discharge Disposition After Total Hip Arthroplasty. Clinical Orthopaedic Society. Austin, TX. September 2018
  12. Perretta D, Gotlin M, Cuff G, Sapienza A, Paksima N, Atchabahian A, Rettig, M. Monofilament Testing To Detect Subclinical Neuropathy Following Brachial Plexus Blockade – A Prospective Study. American Association for Hand Surgery. 2015. Podium Presentation. New York, NY.
  13. Perretta D, Gotlin M, Cuff G, Sapienza A, Paksima N, Atchabahian A, Rettig, M. Monofilament Testing To Detect Subclinical Neuropathy Following Brachial Plexus Blockade – A Prospective Study. The New York Society for Surgery of the Hand. 2014. Podium Presentation. New York, NY.

Multimedia Publications

  1. Matthew J Gotlin, Kenneth Montgomery. Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: Deltopectoral Approach.
    1. OrthoNations
  2. Robert Meislin, Dylan Lowe, Nicole Rynecki, Daniel Kaplan, Andrew Bi, Matthew J Gotlin. Revision ACL Reconstruction and Biplanar High Tibial Osteotomy with Custom Osteotomy Cutting Jig.
    1. NYU Orthopedics
  3. Matthew J Gotlin, Eoghan Hurley, Dylan T Lowe, Andrew S Rokito. Revision Arthroscopic Bankart Repair for Recurrent Anterior Shoulder Instability.
    1. AAOS 2021. Orthopaedic Viewing Theater Feature Presentation
  4. Matthew J Gotlin, Dylan T Lowe, Guillen Gonzalez-Loman. Bipolar Osteochondral Allograft with Shell Patella and Revision MPFL Reconstruction Using Quadriceps Autograft.
    1. AAOS 2021. Orthopaedic Viewing Theater Feature Presentation
  5. Matthew J Gotlin, Dylan T Lowe, Laith M Jazrawi. DFO, TTO, and Bipolar Patellofemoral OATS for Patellar Instability.
    1. AAOS 2020. Orthopaedic Viewing Theater Feature Presentation, Orlando, FL
  6. Matthew J Gotlin, Dylan T Lowe, Laith M Jazrawi. Tibial Tubercle Anteromedialization and Distalization, and Arthroscopic Lateral Release for Patella Alta and Lateral Tilt.
    1. AAOS 2019. Orthopaedic Viewing Theater Feature Presentation, Las Vegas, NV
  7. Matthew J Gotlin, Dylan T Lowe, Nirmal C Tejwani, Laith M Jazrawi. Lateral Talar Dome Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation via Fibular Osteotomy.
    1. AAOS 2019. Orthopaedic Viewing Theater Feature Presentation, Las Vegas, NV

Book Chapters

  1. Gotlin MJ, Jazrawi LM. Chapter 2. Injury Types, Assessment and Management. Sports Injuries Guidebook. Human Kinetics. 2019. 2nd Edition
  2. Gotlin MJ, Shah M. Chapter 2. Presentation and Diagnosis. The Management of Meniscal Pathology. Springer. 2019. 1st Edition

Professional Memberships

  • American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (2019-Present)
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (2016-Present)
  • American Medical Association (2012-Present)


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