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Board Certification
American Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (Sub: Sports Medicine)Patient Rating
4.6 /5( out of 45 reviews )The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.
The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Patient Comments
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Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.August 13, 2023EXTERNAL SITEHe is a very good and knowledgeable doctor we would recommend him to anyone. He takes the time To stem and answer all your questions and concerns.. he really Ales I feel like he cares and that our child is cared for and loves and he knows what is best for Our child and how to treat him
July 18, 2023EXTERNAL SITEWe love Dr Machen. We have been seeing him for over 4 years and he always answers all our questions and is extremely thorough and helpful.
May 19, 2023EXTERNAL SITEDr. Machen was absolutely amazing. He came to the hospital late at night to get my daughter in for surgery, was very informative of what was happening and what he did. He was there every step of the way after to get her fully recovered! We honestly cant thank him enough for getting our little girl back up and running!
February 03, 2023EXTERNAL SITEDr. Machen is fantastic! He explains things in medical language and then translates for us. He's great at making sure all our questions are answered and that we understand. We also appreciate that he is straight with us in reference to what is needed medically.
February 01, 2023EXTERNAL SITEWords are truly not enough to express our gratitude and appreciation for his skill and amazing orthopedic care for my daughter Aoifes 3 separate knee surgeries. He is so knowledgeable and very informative through the whole process and calming our fears and concerns prior to and post surgeries. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!!!!!
December 17, 2022EXTERNAL SITEDr. Machen was considerate, caring and professional.
December 12, 2022EXTERNAL SITEVery professional and caring practice. Highly recommend this practice to anyone
December 10, 2022EXTERNAL SITEIt was a nice experience. He was courteous and professional.
November 08, 2022External SiteMy visit was straight forward, nothing complicated.
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Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments Orthopaedics -Primary Board Certification American Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (Sub: Sports Medicine)Education history
Fellowship Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery - University of Utah Fellow Orthopaedic Surgery - The Johns Hopkins University Fellow Residency Orthopaedic Surgery - Walter Reed Army Medical Center Resident Fitzsimons Army Medical Center Transitional Internship Professional Medical Medicine - Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences M.D. Majors: Physical Education, Exercise Physiology - Brigham Young University B.S. Selected Publications
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. J Surg Orthop Adv, 20(1), 50-5. (Read full article)
- 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. (Read full article)
- Davis S, Machen MS, Chang L (2006). The beneficial relationship of the colocation of orthopedics and physical therapy in a deployed setting: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Mil Med, 171(3), 220-3. (Read full article)
- 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. (Read full article)
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