About Me
As a physician assistant, I specialize in all aspects of patient care including the evaluation and treatment of orthopedic conditions. Our team manages and treats most orthopaedic issues related to trauma and injury as well as chronic diseases such as osteoarthritis. Some of the most common conditions I encounter are sports injuries and osteoarthritis of the hip and knee. I believe a major part of the treatment process is patient education, so I spend time discussing my patients’ conditions and encouraging questions. My goal is to empower patients with a greater knowledge of their overall health. I’m very passionate about the opportunity to positively impact my patients’ lives.
I am proud to work at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center where our mission is to improve people's lives in central Ohio and across the world through innovation in research, education and patient care.
I enjoy spending my free time with my wonderful family. They are the most precious and valuable of life's blessings. Together we enjoy traveling, participating in community activities and hanging out with our neighbors and friends.
Highlights
- Member, the Ohio Association of Physician Assistants, Physician Assistants in Orthopaedic Surgery and the American Academy of Physician Assistants
- Rated in the top 10 percent of physicians in the nation for patient satisfaction, 2018
Procedures and Conditions I Treat
- Athletic Injuries
- Hip Fractures
- Fractures, Bone
- Orthopedics
- Tendinopathy
- Osteoarthritis, Hip
- Osteoarthritis, Knee
Education and Training
Education History
Masters Degree
Kettering College of Medical Arts, Kettering, OH
MPAS
5/5/2008 - 7/16/2010
Board Certification
National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
8/12/2010
Academic Information
My Department
Orthopaedics
Reviews
The overall patient satisfaction rating is an average of all patient responses to the six doctor communication related questions shown below from the Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey. For additional information about the patient satisfaction survey, please visit our Patient Satisfaction Survey page.
The comments are submitted by patients and reflect their view and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Ohio State Wexner Medical Center.
67 Patient Satisfaction Reviews
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Overall
4.8 out of 5
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Explains Things Carefully
4.9 out of 5
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Listens Carefully
4.8 out of 5
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Gives Understandable Instructions
4.9 out of 5
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Knows My Medical History
4.6 out of 5
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Shows Respect
4.9 out of 5
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Time Spent Together
4.9 out of 5
Great listening skills and was very informative
He is above and beyond. Treat with respect & kindness he can be example for the others.
Matt took so much time with us to describe the injury and make sure we understood the post-op course. He was in no rush at all.
Matt Shirner is great! He is probably among my one or two favorite health care providers at OSU Medical.
Was pleasant, listened fairly well. Was a little confusing regarding complete post-op plan for next several weeks.
My provider was very knowledgeable and very helpful, making sure to answer any questions I had in a way I could understand
Matt was awesome! I can't say enough about him. He took the time to explain things in detail to my husband and I, has a great sense of humor and gave me many different recommendations for other assistive devices. You can tell he cares about his patients.
Very friendly and made me feel good about next steps.
Never had a bad experience.
He was prompt and efficient.
Awesome
Matt was absolutely amazing & completely explained everything. He did his best to help me & called to check on me before the holiday weekend too!
Attentive, knowledgeable and good attitude that made my experience very pleasant.
Matthew Schirner was very thorough, answered all my questions, and clearly explained the steps forward for me.
Very good explain everything from start to finish even took time out to pray with me.
A good visit!
Matt was great. He really wanted to try and help figure out was causing my pain. He listened and even went through to older test to further help the Spine Center when I see them. He also called me 2 weeks later to follow up and see how I was doing. I really appreciate how caring and compassionate he was.
One of my two or three favorite care provider. Skilled, practical, friendly.
Great personality, explains things well, makes you feel at ease.
Matt has always took the time to listen and to talk things over with me concerning my injury.
I just have good experiences.
Very good.
Mr. Matt is so cool I really like him we talk he listen gives me his advice I really like OSU doctors and staff.
He did a fine job.
Very helpful - even called for follow up to see how I was doing.
Matt is very concerned about my outcome after my injury. His recommendation of PT has helped to improve my mobility greatly.
Listened, empathetic, professional, skilled and approachable.