M. Shaun Machen, MD
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Dr. M. Shaun Machen is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon with sub-specialty fellowship training in Pediatric Orthopaedics and sub-specialty board certification in Sports Medicine. He enjoys caring for all pediatric orthopaedic conditions and especially enjoys pediatric and young adult Sports Medicine and Trauma.
He completed an Orthopaedic Residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and also completed an additional research year at Johns Hopkins. Upon graduation, he spent a year doing fellowship training in Pediatric Orthopaedics at the University of Utah - rotating at both Shriners Hospital and Primary Children's Hospital.
He spent the next 10 years at William Beaumont Army Center where he got a tremendous experience in Sports Medicine and Trauma. He deployed to Iraq, in 2004, and ultimately became the Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedics. He retired from the Army as a Colonel after 24 years of experience.
He has 12 years of experience training medical students and orthopaedic residents. He has now joined the University of Utah as an Associate Professor.
Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments Orthopaedics - Professor (Clinical)
Board Certification American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Education History
Fellowship University of Utah
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellow
Residency Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Orthopaedic Surgery
Resident
Fellowship The Johns Hopkins University
Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellow
Internship Fitzsimons Army Medical Center
Transitional Internship
Professional Medical Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Medicine
M.D.
Undergraduate Brigham Young University
Majors: Physical Education, Exercise Physiology
B.S.
Selected Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- Blank E, Lappan C, Belmont PJ Jr, Machen MS, Ficke J, Pope R, Owens BD (2011). Early analysis of the United States Army's telemedicine orthopaedic consultation program. Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances, 20(1), 50-5.
- Pirela-Cruz MA, Machen MS, Esquivel D (2008). Management of large soft-tissue wounds with negative pressure therapy-lessons learned from the war zone. J Hand Ther, 21(2), 196-202; quiz 203.
- Davis S, Machen MS, Chang L (2006). The beneficial relationship of the colocation of Orthopaedics and physical therapy in a deployed setting: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Mil Med, 171(3), 220-3.
- Machen MS, Stevens PM (2005). Should full-length standing anteroposterior radiographs replace the scanogram for measurement of limb length discrepancy? J Pediatr Orthop B, 14(1), 30-7.
Global Impact
Presentations
- Machen MS. Combat Extremity Surgery Course, Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons, Fort Gordon, Augusta, GA - Global
- Segundas Jornadas de Ortopedia Infantil/Partners of the Americas Compañeros de las Americas Alianza Bolivia-Utah. "Treatment Strategies For DDH". La Paz, Bolivia - Global
- Machen MS. Combat Extremity Surgery Course, Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons, Honolulu, HI - Global
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