Matthew Greenblatt, DPM

Dr. Matthew Greenblatt is a Board Qualified Foot and Ankle Surgeon who enjoys seeing and treating a wide variety of patients. Dr. Greenblatt understands that foot and ankle problems can place a significant inconvenience to one’s daily activities and strives to get his patients back to their routine as quickly and safely as possible. With an extensive background in athletics, he understands that being held on the sideline secondary to an injury can take a toll on one’s mental and physical well-being. He believes that achieving optimal outcomes not only involve diagnosing and treating the problem at hand, but establishing clear communication to nurture a healthy patient doctor relationship. To see patients put on their shoes and leave the office pain-free is the most rewarding aspect of his career. 

Background

Dr. Greenblatt was born in Washington D.C. and grew up in Gaithersburg, MD. He attended Ithaca College where he received a Bachelors of Science in Exercise Science. While at Ithaca College he was named Men’s Lacrosse team captain, received numerous accolades including 2x All-Conference recognition, and was named Ithaca College Sportsman of The Year. After completion of his undergraduate degree, he then went on to complete his Doctorate of Podiatric Medicine at the Arizona College of Podiatric Medicine at Midwestern University where he achieved Pi Delta Honor Society recognition, was awarded the Michael Stone award, and received numerous additional scholarships. 

Dr. Greenblatt completed residency surgical training at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus in Fairfax, VA where he served as chief resident. Following completion of residency, he then completed his fellowship training at the prestigious Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics in Baltimore, MD with specialization in minimally invasive surgery techniques for the foot and ankle along with trauma, deformity correction, and reconstruction of the lower extremity. 

Between residency and fellowship, Dr. Greenblatt has extensive surgical training and specialization in minimally invasive techniques including minimally invasive bunions, hammertoes, midfoot and hindfoot fusions as well as osteotomies. Additionally, he has expertise in ankle ligament reconstruction, total ankle replacement, Charcot reconstruction, ankle arthroscopy, and limb salvage. 

Dr. Greenblatt is licensed in the State of Florida to practice Podiatric Medicine and is member of the Florida Podiatric Medical Association, and American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. 

Dr. Greenblatt is a strong advocate of “practicing what you preach” and therefore enjoys living an active and healthy life style in beautiful Florida. He looks forward to tailoring individual treatments, whether conservative or surgical, to each of his patients to help them achieve the best possible version of themselves.

Key Affiliations:

• Member, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS)
• Member, American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA)
• Member, Florida Podiatric Medical Association (FPMA)

Experiences & Courses:

• Chesapeake Bay Advanced Foot and Ankle Fellows Course
• Arthrex Fellows Course
• Stryker Fellows Course
• Arthrex MIS Course
• Paragon Fellows Course
• Baltimore Limb Deformity Course
• Exactech Vantage Total Ankle System
• Supreme Medical Arthrex Podiatric Training Workshop
• North Jersey Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Fellowship Workshop
• Wright Medical Prophecy / Infinity Total Ankle Joint Training
• Novastep Percutaneous Chevron Akin Training
• Conventus Flower Orthopedics Flex-Thread Distal Fibula Nail Workshop
• Baltimore Limb Deformity Course
• Exactech Vantage Total Ankle Joint Training
• ACFAS Comprehensive Fixation for the Ankle and Foot
• Inova Foot and Ankle Surgical Residency Arthroscopy Course

Research/Publication:

• “Where Minimal Incision Surgery Can Have Maximum Results With Charcot Reconstruction”. Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, 2024
• “Retrospective Analysis of Minimally Invasive Intramedullary Hammertoe Arthrodesis Screw Length”. JFAS 2024
• “Outcomes of Compressive vs Non-Compressive Screw Fixation in MIS Hallux Valgus Correction”. JFAS 2024
• “First Tarsometatarsal Joint Arthrodesis Revision: A Novel “Donut Graft” Technique”. ACFAS FASTRAC.
• One-Year-Follow-Up Data from the German Cartilage Registry (Knorpelregister
• Dgou) in the Treatment of Chondral and Osteochondral Defects of the Talus ACFAS SLR, 2022
• “Tendoscopic-Assisted Repair of Distal Peroneus Longus Rupture: A Novel Approach and 2 Case Reports”. Foot and Ankle Specialist, 2022
• “Saving Limbs in the Time of Covid.” Podiatric Management Magazine, 2020
• “Limb Salvage: TMA”. Hendolat Hoy USC Keck, 2020