Matthew A. Harb, M.D.
Board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee replacement in Washington, D.C. and Maryland. This page is the professional record behind the “medically reviewed by” attribution on every article.
Board certification
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (2022)
Fellowship
Adult Reconstruction — University of Virginia
Specialty
Hip & Knee Replacement
NPI
1144630161
Dr. Matthew Harb is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes exclusively in hip and knee replacement. He completed subspecialty fellowship training in adult reconstruction at the University of Virginia and orthopaedic surgical residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, where he served as Administrative Chief Resident.
He practices with The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics — the largest orthopedic group in the United States — and performs surgery at Johns Hopkins Sibley Memorial Hospital and the Capital Orthopaedic Surgery Center, which he owns. His clinical focus is minimally invasive, muscle-sparing technique and rapid-recovery, outpatient joint replacement.
Beyond clinical practice, Dr. Harb is an active researcher and educator — with peer-reviewed publications, textbook chapters, and extensive grand-rounds and faculty lectures at Johns Hopkins, the University of Virginia, and national hip & knee society meetings. He serves as a Clinical Research Reviewer for the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons.
Training & education
Fellowship
University of Virginia
Adult Reconstruction (Hip & Knee Replacement) Fellowship
Charlottesville, VA · 2019 – 2020
Residency
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Orthopaedic Surgery — Department of Orthopedic Surgery & Rehabilitation Medicine. Administrative Chief Resident.
Brooklyn, NY · 2014 – 2019
Medical School
Louisiana State University School of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine. Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.
Shreveport, LA · 2010 – 2014
Undergraduate
Louisiana State University
B.S. in Biological Sciences, Cum Laude. Full (TOPS) academic scholarship.
Baton Rouge, LA · 2005 – 2009
- Board-Certified (2022) — American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS)
- National Provider Identifier (NPI): 1144630161
- Direct anterior (muscle-sparing) total hip replacement
- Total and partial (unicompartmental) knee replacement
- Robotic & computer-navigated knee replacement
- Outpatient / same-day joint replacement
- Revision hip and knee replacement
- Complex primary hip and knee arthroplasty
- Johns Hopkins Sibley Memorial Hospital
- Capital Orthopaedic Surgery Center
- The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics
- American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) — Member, 2014 – present
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) — Member, 2014 – present
- AO Trauma — Member, 2014 – present
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Director of Joint Replacement Surgery
Orthopaedic Medicine & Surgery (The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics)
Oversees all aspects of joint arthroplasty within the practice group.
Owner
Capital Orthopaedic Surgery Center
Physician-run, freestanding ambulatory surgery center specializing in outpatient total joint replacement.
Owner
MedVanta
The nation’s largest physician-owned and -operated musculoskeletal management services organization (MSO).
Clinical Research Reviewer
American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS)
Reviews research submissions for the annual Hip & Knee Society meeting.
Director of Clinical Marketing
The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics
The largest orthopedic group in the United States (170+ providers).
Surgical Educator & Consultant
DJO Surgical / Enovis
Trains visiting surgeons and advises on hip and knee implant design and surgical technique.
Peer-reviewed research
Indexed publications and book chapters in hip and knee arthroplasty. A full citation record is available on Google Scholar .
Selected publications
- Sequeira S, Novicoff W, McVey E, Noble D, Harb M, Taliaferro J, Browne J. Patient Perspectives on the Cancellation of Elective Primary Hip and Knee Arthroplasty During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAAOS — Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. June 2021.
- Khondakar N, Shah, Murtaugh T, Gold R, Aylyarov A, Pascal S, Harb M, Newman J, Schwartz J, Maheshwari A. The Role of Preoperative Chlorhexidine Gluconate Wipes in Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Orthopaedic Proceedings. February 2020.
- Kapadia B, Torre B, Ullman N, Yang A, Harb M, Grieco P, Newman J, Harwin S, Maheshwari A. Reducing perioperative blood loss with antifibrinolytics and antifibrinolytic-like agents for patients undergoing total hip and total knee arthroplasty. Journal of Orthopaedics. July 2019.
- Chatterjee D, Harb M, Yiachos C, Tangl S, Vigorita V, Tischler H, Maheshwari A. Long-Term Implications of Hemiresurfacing for Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head: A Histological Analysis of a Retrieved Specimen after 23 Years. Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants. March 2019.
- Harb M, Solow M, Newman J, Pivec R, Khlopas A, Sodhi N, Shah N, Mont M. Have the Yearly Trends of Total Knee Arthroplasty in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Changed? The Journal of Knee Surgery. 2018 Oct;31(9):841-845. PMID: 29298452.
- Sodhi N, Dalton S, Khlopas A, Curtis G, Harb M, Naziri Q, Newman J, Barrington J, Mont M. Does a Simple Syringe Applicator Enhance Bone Cement Set-Up Time in Knee Arthroplasty? Annals of Translational Medicine. 2017 Dec;5(Suppl 3):S25. PMID: 29299472.
- Jauregui J, Kim J, Shield W, Harb M, Illical E, Adib F, Maheshwari A. Hip fusion takedown to a total hip arthroplasty — is it worth it? International Orthopaedics. 2017 Aug;41(8):1535-1542. PMID: 28349181.
Book chapters
- Harb M, Browne J. Perioperative Pain Management in Total Knee Arthroplasty. In: Essentials of Cemented Knee Arthroplasty (2021).
Selected lectures & faculty roles
- American Hip & Knee Society — Faculty Speaker: “Evolution of the Conforming TKA: Pivoting in the Right Direction” (2021)
- Johns Hopkins Orthopedic Faculty Seminar — Speaker: “Revision Hip Arthroplasty” and “Revision Knee Arthroplasty”
- Johns Hopkins Grand Rounds — Speaker: “Design and History of the Total Hip Arthroplasty”
- Johns Hopkins Joint Replacement Seminar — Speaker: “Advances in Total Knee Replacement”
- AAHKS FOCAL Initiative — National Faculty Speaker: “Challenging Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty Cases”
- University of Virginia Grand Rounds — Speaker: “Biomaterials, Biomechanics & Wear in Joint Arthroplasty”
- Hip & Knee New Fellows Program — Faculty Speaker: “Kinematics & Clinical Results in Total Knee Arthroplasty”
- George Washington University Grand Rounds — Speaker: “Ambulatory Surgery Centers”
- Administrative Chief Resident — SUNY Downstate (2019)
- Gold Humanism Award — excellence in humanism and teaching
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society — Vice President, chapter
- The Nathan Bernstein Scholarship — four-time recipient (professional dedication & academic excellence)
- Rotary Club of Shreveport Scholarship for Excellence and Service
- LSUHSC Research Committee Foundation Award
- TOPS Full University Scholarship
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