3414 Golden Road • Tyler, TX
Phone: (903) 939-7500
Toll Free: (800) 248-0426
Orthopedic Surgery, Sports
Medicine & Pain Management
in East Texas

L. Matthew Jones, M.D.
Orthopedic Surgeon

(903) 939-7533
Fax (903) 939-7757

Nicknamed “Bones Jones” by President George W. Bush

Special Interests:

Knee & Shoulder Arthroscopic Surgery

Knee Surgery:  ACL & PCL Reconstruction,
Meniscal Repairs, Total Knee Replacements

Shoulder Surgery: Reconstruction, Rotator Cuff Repairs

Sports Medicine for all ages

Fracture Treatment


Board Certification:

Diplomate, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
1992 - present     

Recertification, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
January 2003 - December 2012

Education:

Fellowship Training
Arthroscopic and Knee Surgery
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
and The Carolina Arthroscopic and Knee Institute
Florence, South Carolina
1989

Orthopedic Internship and Residency Training
Orthopedic Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi
1984 - 1989

Association of Osteosynthesefragen Fellowship
Bremen, Germany
1987

Queen's Medical Center
Nottingham, England
1987

Doctor of Medicine
Texas Tech University Health Science Center
School of Medicine
Lubbock, Texas
Class of 1984

Undergraduate
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas
1977 - 1980

Medical Licensure

State of Texas, 1984 - present

Professional Societies

Fellow of The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
1994 - present

Christian Medical-Dental Society
1982 - present, now a Lifetime Member

Texas Medical Association
1980 - present                                                                      

Smith County Medical Society
1994 - present

Professional Positions  

Private Medical Practice in Tyler
1994 - present

President, Ambulatory Surgery Center of Tyler
(now merged with Texas Spine and Joint Hospital)
2001 - 2003

Hospital Affiliations

Tyler, Texas Hospitals
 Texas Spine and Joint Hospital
 Outpatient Surgical Services at 3414 Golden Road
  Inpatient Services at 1814 Roseland Blvd
 Staff Member, 1994 - present  
                                         
 Trinity Mother Frances Hospital
 Staff Member, 1994 - present

 East Texas Medical Center
 Staff Member, 1994 - present

University of Texas Health Science Center
Staff member, 1994 - present

Grand Saline, Texas Hospital     
Cozby-Germany Hospital         
Consulting Courtesy Staff member, 1995 - present

Professional Teaching Experience

Synthes Course Instructor
State University of New York, Upstate Medical
Intramedullary Nailing of Hip Fractures
Tyler, TX
April 8, 2006

Synthes Residents Course Instructor
Little Rock, AR
October 28 – 29, 2004

Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
School of Medicine
Texas Tech University Health Science Center
1990 - 1994

Professional Staff

Brock Smith, PA
Licensed Physician Assistant

Jesse Amburn, ATC  LAT
Certified Athletic Trainer

Personal Interests

Providing sports medicine care for athletes at several East Texas high schools
Playing the guitar and singing praise worship songs
Spending time with wife and three teenage sons
Scuba diving and snow skiing

 

 

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Azalea Orthopedics Treats Patients From These Texas Communities:
Athens, Dallas, Henderson, Jacksonville, Kilgore, Longview, Marshall,
Mt. Pleasant, Palestine, Plano, Shreveport, Sulphur Springs, Tyler.

Arthritis • Sports Injuries • Tennis Elbow •
Pain Management For: Lower Back Pain • Knee Pain • Foot Pain • Shoulder & Neck Pain
Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine in East Texas For
Shoulder and Hand • Knee and Foot • Back and Hip • Spine Care

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