Dean K. Matsuda, M.D., chairman of the Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy program committee for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, has now joined DISC Sports & Spine Center (DISC) where he will launch and direct the new Hip Arthroscopy Center of Excellence. DISC founder Robert S. Bray Jr., M.D, made the announcement.
Dean Matsuda, M.D. to Lead DISC Hip Center
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“With his compelling background of success stories in hip arthroscopy, Dr. Matsuda is ideally positioned to lead this area of growth for us, ” said Dr. Bray in the March 2, 2015 news release. “His recruitment reaffirms DISC’s commitment to advance the role of minimally invasive surgery into new areas, giving us the ability to serve more complex, high-acuity cases.”
“DISC’s desire to build and support a fully-dedicated center of excellence for hip arthroscopy is very exciting to me, ” said Dr. Matsuda. “As a former athlete myself, I have seen both sides of the scalpel, and it has been my career-long goal to further this area of sports medicine into new levels of patient care.”
Dr. Matsuda comes to DISC after 26 years at Kaiser West Los Angeles Medical Center, where he developed the sports medicine program. During that time, he was the chief of orthopedics, the director of sports medicine, and was honored as the very first surgeon of any field to receive the Distinction Merit Award for Surgical Excellence and Innovation.
Dr. Matsuda told OTW, “My vision is to create a fully-dedicated hip arthroscopy center of excellence that is patient-centric, providing the highest level of clinical care, surgical outcomes, overall satisfaction, and safety to all patients, whether local or international, professional athlete or weekend warrior (like myself).”
“Using the latest technological advances in its state-of-the-art facility, DISC Sports & Spine Center endeavors to expand cutting-edge, minimally invasive surgery to patients with hip injuries. Innovation and research will be an integral part of the hip center, but from 26 years of sports medicine practice and experience as a department chief, my first steps will focus on a team approach to quality care.”
“By working with an experienced clinical and surgical crew already well-versed in minimally invasive surgery, I am soliciting valued input from each team member as to expectations (which are very high) and responsibilities in collaboration with experienced personnel from Surgical Care Affiliates. DISC has an integrated network of spine and sports medicine surgeons, pain management physicians, anesthesiologists, and even a top-notch chiropractic department to provide a complete level of care that is hard to match. Marina del Rey is a beautiful location year-round with easy access via nearby international airports, and the center provides concierge services for those that desire such. Hence, I’m excited to have the tools and technology, but most important, the team to help grow this vision into reality.”
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This is a fascinating development. In my practice we've seen similar outcomes with the revised protocol. The key differentiator seems to be patient selection criteria. Has anyone else noticed the correlation with BMI thresholds?
Great point. I'd push back slightly on the conclusion, the sample size in the cited study is too small to draw population-level inferences. That said, the directional signal is compelling and worth a larger RCT.
We implemented a similar approach last year. Early results are promising but we're still gathering 12-month follow-up data. Happy to share our protocol if anyone is interested.
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