Matthew Garibaldi • UCSF Profiles

Matthew Garibaldi, MS

Title(s)	Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
School	School of Medicine
Address	500 Parnassus Avenue, #W322 San Francisco CA 94117
Phone	415-476-1788
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Biography

Education and Training

University of Washington , Seattle, WA	B.S.	1999	Prosthetics and Orthotics
Northwest Prosthetic and Orthotic Clinic , Harborview Medical Center		2000	Orthotic Residency
Northwest Prosthetic and Orthotic Clinic, Seattle, WA		2001	Prosthetic Residency
University of California , San Francisco	M.S.	2015	Health Care Administration and Interprofessional Leadership

Overview

Matthew Garibaldi serves as an Associate Clinical Professor and as the Director of the Orthotic and Prosthetic Centers for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at UCSF. He oversees his division’s activities in patient care, research, and education.

In his research, Garibaldi investigates the validation of prosthetic assessment tools, formulates prosthetic patient preference surveys for regulatory purposes, and conducts quality of life outcomes research for experimental prosthetic technology.

Following a twenty-year clinical career, Garibaldi has played a key role in developing the Osseointegration program at UCSF and is the first prosthetist in the United States to treat patients using the transfemoral percutaneous osseointegration OPRA implant system.

Additionally, Garibaldi serves as the President of the California Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (COPA), he is a board-candidate for the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (AAOP), he is the creator of the Orthotic and Prosthetic Innovative Technologies (OPTech) conference, and a founding member of the Hospital-Based O&P Consortium.

SERVICE TO PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
2012 - 2013 COPA Board of Directors Board Member
2013 - 2016 COPA Board of Directors Vice President
2016 - 2017 COPA Board of Directors President Elect
2018 - 2020 COPA Board of Directors President
2020 - 2021 AAOP Board of Directors Board Member

In The News

	Orthotics and Prosthetics Residency at UCSF (2018)
	Orthotic and Prosthetic Innovative Technologies Conference 2018 (2018)
	UCSF - Discussing the O&P Conference with Matthew Garibaldi, MS, CPO (2016)
	Athlete Turned Amputee Chases Paralympic Dream with Help of UCSF Doctors (2013)
	Unique UCSF Program for Amputee Athletes Gains Momentum (2016)
	Our Calling: Matthew Garibaldi, Director of Orthotics and Prosthetics (03/26/15)
	UCSF Our Stories: A Change of Course (2015)
	Understanding Osseointegration: What patients can expect (05/14/20)
	UCSF Expert Answers the Question: Does "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius Have a Competitive Edge? (06/05/12)
	ABC 7 News Covers UCSF's Training Program for Amputee Athletes (06/05/12)
	ABC Bay Area News Covers UCSF's Training Program for Amputee Athletes (06/05/12)

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Prosthesis preferences for those with upper limb loss: Discrete choice study of PULLTY® for use in regulatory decisions. J Rehabil Assist Technol Eng. 2023 Jan-Dec; 10:20556683231152418. Wilson L, Dohan D, Garibaldi M, Szeto D, Timmerman M, Matheny J. PMID: 36698551; PMCID: PMC9869218.

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Scoping review to evaluate existing measurement parameters and clinical outcomes of transtibial prosthetic alignment and socket fit. Prosthet Orthot Int. 2022 Apr 01; 46(2):95-107. Won NY, Paul A, Garibaldi M, Baumgartner RE, Kaufman KR, Reider L, Wrigley J, Morshed S. PMID: 35412519.

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Bio Biomedical Engineering Ort Orthopedics
Translation:Humans