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Matthew Milewski, MD

Matthew Milewski, MD

Matthew Milewski, MD, is an orthopaedic surgeon at the Orthopaedic Center at Boston Children’s Hospital. He is also an assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Milewski earned his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, DC. He then completed his residency at Yale University and two specialized fellowships: a sports medicine fellowship at the University of Virginia and a pediatric orthopaedic surgery fellowship at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

Dr. Milewski’s interest in medicine stemmed from the fact that he grew up in a medical background. He is an active member of the ROCK (Research in Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee) research team. He is also a member and future president of PRISM (Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine), member of POSNA (Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America), and member of AAOS (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons). Dr. Milewski is very interested in ACL injuries and personally does around 50 ACL reconstructions a year.

Medical Services

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Education

  • Medical School

    Georgetown University School of Medicine , 2001 , Washington , DC

  • Residency

    Yale University School of Medicine / Yale-New Haven Hospital , 2005 , New Haven , CT

  • Fellowship

    Sports Medicine
    University of Virginia , 2010 , Charlottesville , VA

  • Fellowship

    Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
    Children's Hospital Los Angeles , 2011 , Los Angeles , CA

Certifications

  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Publications

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  • Yen YM, Fabricant PD, Richmond CG, Dingel AB, Milewski M.D., Ellis HB, Wilson PL, Mayer SW, Ganley TJ, Shea KG. Proximity of the neurovascular structures during all-inside lateral meniscal repair in children: a cadaveric study. J Exp Orthop. 2018 Dec 18; 5(1):50. View abstract
  • Dukas AG, Shea KG, Nissen CW, Obopilwe E, Fabricant PD, Cannamela PC, Milewski M.D.. Biomechanical Comparison of Epiphyseal Anterior Cruciate Ligament Fixation Using a Cortical Button Construct Versus an Interference Screw and Sheath Construct in Skeletally Immature Cadaveric Specimens. Orthop J Sports Med. 2018 Jun; 6(6):2325967118776951. View abstract
  • Burland JP, Kostyun RO, Kostyun KJ, Solomito M, Nissen C, Milewski M.D.. Clinical Outcome Measures and Return-to-Sport Timing in Adolescent Athletes After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. J Athl Train. 2018 May; 53(5):442-451. View abstract
  • Huleatt JB, Nissen CW, Milewski M.D.. Pediatric Sports Medicine Injuries: Common Problems and Solutions. Clin Sports Med. 2018 Apr; 37(2):351-362. View abstract
  • Milewski M.D., Krochak R, Duarte AJ, Marchese JW, Kostyun RO, Pace JL, Broom AM, Solomito MJ. Do Age and Weightbearing Radiographs Affect Lateral Joint Space and Fibular Height Measurements in Patients With Discoid Lateral Meniscus? Orthop J Sports Med. 2018 Mar; 6(3):2325967118760534. View abstract
  • Willson RG, Kostyun RO, Milewski M.D., Nissen CW. Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Skeletally Immature Patients: Early Results Using a Hybrid Physeal-Sparing Technique. Orthop J Sports Med. 2018 Feb; 6(2):2325967118755330. View abstract
  • Shea KG, Cannamela PC, Fabricant PD, Terhune EB, Polousky JD, Milewski M.D., Anderson AF, Ganley TJ. All-Epiphyseal Anterior Cruciate Ligament Femoral Tunnel Drilling: Avoiding Injury to the Physis, Lateral Collateral Ligament, Anterolateral Ligament, and Popliteus-A 3-Dimensional Computed Tomography Study. Arthroscopy. 2018 May; 34(5):1570-1578. View abstract
  • Brooks TM, Friedman LM, Silvis RM, Lerer T, Milewski M.D.. Back Pain in a Pediatric Emergency Department: Etiology and Evaluation. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2018 Jan; 34(1):e1-e6. View abstract
  • Shea KG, Milewski M.D., Cannamela PC, Ganley TJ, Fabricant PD, Terhune EB, Styhl AC, Anderson AF, Polousky JD. Anterolateral Ligament of the Knee Shows Variable Anatomy in Pediatric Specimens. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2017 Jun; 475(6):1583-1591. View abstract
  • Milewski M.D., Chambers HG. Editorial Comment: Symposium: The 3rd Annual Meeting of Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine (PRISM). Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2017 06; 475(6):1561-1562. View abstract
  • Williams AA, Mancini NS, Solomito MJ, Nissen CW, Milewski M.D.. Chondral Injuries and Irreparable Meniscal Tears Among Adolescents With Anterior Cruciate Ligament or Meniscal Tears Are More Common in Patients With Public Insurance. Am J Sports Med. 2017 Jul; 45(9):2111-2115. View abstract
  • Wall EJ, Milewski M.D., Carey JL, Shea KG, Ganley TJ, Polousky JD, Grimm NL, Eismann EA, Jacobs JC, Murnaghan L, Nissen CW, Myer GD, Weiss J, Edmonds EW, Anderson AF, Lyon RM, Heyworth BE, Fabricant PD, Zbojniewicz A. The Reliability of Assessing Radiographic Healing of Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee. Am J Sports Med. 2017 May; 45(6):1370-1375. View abstract
  • Shea KG, Cannamela PC, Fabricant PD, Terhune EB, Polousky JD, Milewski M.D., Ganley TJ, Anderson AF. Lateral Radiographic Landmarks for ACL and LCL Footprint Origins During All-Epiphyseal Femoral Drilling in Skeletally Immature Knees. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2017 Mar 15; 99(6):506-511. View abstract
  • Tran N, Milewski M.D.. Arthrofibrosis Associated with the Surgical Treatment of Chronic Lyme Arthritis and a Concomitant Medial Meniscal Tear: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2017 Jan-Mar; 7(1):e6. View abstract
  • Little RM, Milewski M.D.. Physeal fractures about the knee. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2016 Dec; 9(4):478-486. View abstract
  • Nepple JJ, Milewski M.D., Shea KG. Erratum: Research in Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee: 2016 Update. J Knee Surg. 2016 11; 29(8):696. View abstract
  • Nepple JJ, Milewski M.D., Shea KG. Research in Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee: 2016 Update. J Knee Surg. 2016 Oct; 29(7):533-538. View abstract
  • Shea KG, Styhl AC, Jacobs JC, Ganley TJ, Milewski M.D., Cannamela PC, Anderson AF, Polousky JD. The Relationship of the Femoral Physis and the Medial Patellofemoral Ligament in Children: A Cadaveric Study. Am J Sports Med. 2016 11; 44(11):2833-2837. View abstract
  • Giles E, Henderson S, Halim A, Smith BG, Milewski M.D.. Apophyseal Avulsion of the Greater Trochanter in an Adolescent: Treatment with Abduction Bracing: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2016 Apr-Jun; 6(2):e47. View abstract
  • Rethlefsen SA, Nguyen DT, Wren TA, Milewski M.D., Kay RM. Knee Pain and Patellofemoral Symptoms in Patients With Cerebral Palsy. J Pediatr Orthop. 2015 Jul-Aug; 35(5):519-22. View abstract
  • Milewski M.D., Booker JL. Tibial Spine Avulsion Fractures: A Focus on Arthroscopic Treatment and Rehabilitation. Conn Med. 2015 Mar; 79(3):139-48. View abstract
  • Kostyun RO, Milewski M.D., Hafeez I. Sleep disturbance and neurocognitive function during the recovery from a sport-related concussion in adolescents. Am J Sports Med. 2015 Mar; 43(3):633-40. View abstract
  • O'Malley MP, Milewski M.D., Solomito MJ, Erwteman AS, Nissen CW. The association of tibial slope and anterior cruciate ligament rupture in skeletally immature patients. Arthroscopy. 2015 Jan; 31(1):77-82. View abstract
  • Keller TC, Tompkins M, Economopoulos K, Milewski M.D., Gaskin C, Brockmeier S, Hart J, Miller M.D.. Tibial tunnel placement accuracy during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: independent femoral versus transtibial femoral tunnel drilling techniques. Arthroscopy. 2014 Sep; 30(9):1116-23. View abstract
  • Talusan PG, Toy J, Perez JL, Milewski M.D., Reach JS. Anterior ankle impingement: diagnosis and treatment. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2014 May; 22(5):333-9. View abstract
  • Talusan PG, Milewski M.D., Toy JO, Wall EJ. Osteochondritis dissecans of the talus: diagnosis and treatment in athletes. Clin Sports Med. 2014 Apr; 33(2):267-84. View abstract
  • Tompkins M, Kuenze CM, Diduch DR, Miller M.D., Milewski M.D., Hart JP. Clinical and Functional Outcomes following Primary Repair versus Reconstruction of the Medial Patellofemoral Ligament for Recurrent Patellar Instability. J Sports Med (Hindawi Publ Corp). 2014; 2014:702358. View abstract
  • Milewski M.D., Skaggs DL, Bishop GA, Pace JL, Ibrahim DA, Wren TA, Barzdukas A. Chronic lack of sleep is associated with increased sports injuries in adolescent athletes. J Pediatr Orthop. 2014 Mar; 34(2):129-33. View abstract
  • Economopoulos KJ, Milewski M.D., Hanks JB, Hart JM, Diduch DR. Radiographic evidence of femoroacetabular impingement in athletes with athletic pubalgia. Sports Health. 2014 Mar; 6(2):171-7. View abstract
  • Tompkins M, Keller TC, Milewski M.D., Gaskin CM, Brockmeier SF, Hart JM, Miller M.D.. Transtibial Tunnel Placement in Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: How It Relates to the Anatomic Footprint. Orthop J Sports Med. 2014 Feb; 2(2):2325967114523384. View abstract
  • Milewski M.D., Nissen CW. Preface. Osteochondritis dissecans: diagnosis and treatment options for athletes. Clin Sports Med. 2014 Apr; 33(2):xiii-xiv. View abstract
  • Deanehan JK, Nigrovic PA, Milewski M.D., Tan Tanny SP, Kimia AA, Smith BG, Nigrovic LE. Synovial fluid findings in children with knee monoarthritis in lyme disease endemic areas. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2014 Jan; 30(1):16-9. View abstract
  • Milewski M.D., Nissen CW. Pediatric and adolescent shoulder instability. Clin Sports Med. 2013 Oct; 32(4):761-79. View abstract
  • Economopoulos KJ, Milewski M.D., Hanks JB, Hart JM, Diduch DR. Sports hernia treatment: modified bassini versus minimal repair. Sports Health. 2013 Sep; 5(5):463-9. View abstract
  • Tompkins M, Hamann JC, Diduch DR, Bonner KF, Hart JM, Gwathmey FW, Milewski M.D., Gaskin CM. Preliminary results of a novel single-stage cartilage restoration technique: particulated juvenile articular cartilage allograft for chondral defects of the patella. Arthroscopy. 2013 Oct; 29(10):1661-70. View abstract
  • Tompkins M, Cosgrove CT, Milewski M.D., Brockmeier SF, Hart JM, Miller M.D.. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction femoral tunnel characteristics using an accessory medial portal versus traditional transtibial drilling. Arthroscopy. 2013 Mar; 29(3):550-5. View abstract
  • Talusan PG, Milewski M.D., Reach JS. Fifth toe deformities: overlapping and underlapping toe. Foot Ankle Spec. 2013 Apr; 6(2):145-9. View abstract
  • Deanehan JK, Kimia AA, Tan Tanny SP, Milewski M.D., Talusan PG, Smith BG, Nigrovic LE. Distinguishing Lyme from septic knee monoarthritis in Lyme disease-endemic areas. Pediatrics. 2013 Mar; 131(3):e695-701. View abstract
  • Tompkins M, Milewski M.D., Carson EW, Brockmeier SF, Hamann JC, Hart JM, Miller M.D.. Femoral tunnel length in primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using an accessory medial portal. Arthroscopy. 2013 Feb; 29(2):238-43. View abstract
  • Tompkins M, Keller TC, Milewski M.D., Gaskin CM, Brockmeier SF, Hart JM, Miller M.D.. Anatomic femoral tunnels in posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: inside-out versus outside-in drilling. Am J Sports Med. 2013 Jan; 41(1):43-50. View abstract
  • Diduch DR, Scanelli J, Tompkins M, Milewski M.D., Carson E, Ma SY. Tissue anchor use in arthroscopic glenohumeral surgery. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2012 Jul; 20(7):459-71. View abstract
  • Milewski M.D., Õunpuu S, Solomito M, Westwell M, Nissen CW. Adolescent baseball pitching technique: lower extremity biomechanical analysis. J Appl Biomech. 2012 Nov; 28(5):491-501. View abstract
  • Milewski M.D., Tompkins M, Giugale JM, Carson EW, Miller M.D., Diduch DR. Complications related to anatomic reconstruction of the coracoclavicular ligaments. Am J Sports Med. 2012 Jul; 40(7):1628-34. View abstract
  • Milewski M.D., Diduch DR, Hart JM, Tompkins M, Ma SY, Gaskin CM. Bone replacement of fast-absorbing biocomposite anchors in arthroscopic shoulder labral repairs. Am J Sports Med. 2012 Jun; 40(6):1392-401. View abstract
  • Tompkins M, Milewski M.D., Brockmeier SF, Gaskin CM, Hart JM, Miller M.D.. Anatomic femoral tunnel drilling in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: use of an accessory medial portal versus traditional transtibial drilling. Am J Sports Med. 2012 Jun; 40(6):1313-21. View abstract
  • Milewski M.D., Sanders TG, Miller M.D.. MRI-arthroscopy correlation: the knee. Instr Course Lect. 2012; 61:525-37. View abstract
  • Milewski M.D., Sanders TG, Miller M.D.. MRI-arthroscopy correlation: the knee. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2011 Sep 21; 93(18):1735-45. View abstract
  • Milewski M.D., Beck NA, Lawrence JT, Ganley TJ. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in the young athlete: a treatment algorithm for the skeletally immature. Clin Sports Med. 2011 Oct; 30(4):801-10. View abstract
  • Milewski M.D., Smitaman E, Moukaddam H, Katz LD, Essig DA, Medvecky MJ, Haims AH. Comparison of 3D vs. 2D fast spin echo imaging for evaluation of articular cartilage in the knee on a 3T system scientific research. Eur J Radiol. 2012 Jul; 81(7):1637-43. View abstract
  • Milewski M.D., Whang PG, Grauer JN. A novel technique for preparing an allograft fibula for use as a transsacral graft as treatment for high-grade spondylolisthesis. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2011 Mar; 40(3):130-3, 138. View abstract
  • Milewski M.D., Cruz AI, Miller CP, Peterson AT, Smith BG. Lyme arthritis in children presenting with joint effusions. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2011 Feb 02; 93(3):252-60. View abstract
  • Smith BG, Cruz AI, Milewski M.D., Shapiro ED. Lyme disease and the orthopaedic implications of lyme arthritis. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2011 Feb; 19(2):91-100. View abstract
  • Slade JF, Milewski M.D.. Management of carpal instability in athletes. Hand Clin. 2009 Aug; 25(3):395-408. View abstract

Locations

  • Peabody

    Orthopedic Center
    Boston Children's Hospital at Peabody, 10 Centennial Drive
    Peabody, Massachusetts 01960
    (617) 355-6021
  • Boston

    Sports Medicine Division
    319 Longwood Avenue
    Boston, Massachusetts 02115
    (617) 355-3501

  • Waltham

    Orthopedic Center
    Boston Children's Hospital at Waltham, 9 Hope Avenue
    Waltham, Massachusetts 02453
    (617) 355-6021

Philosophy of Care

Providing complete care of the injured young athlete is my goal. I get the most satisfaction from helping young athletes return to the sports and activities that they love.

I was incredibly lucky to have two parents who both introduced me to medicine in different ways. My father is an internal medicine physician and my mother was a physical therapist. The complete care of the young injured athlete requires appropriate diagnosis, conservative treatment, sometimes surgical treatment, and appropriate rehabilitation. It's my mission to help young athletes and their families find the best individual treatment plan for their injury.