Dr. Matt Fournier is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine, including traumatic and degenerative conditions of the shoulder, hip, and knee. While in training Dr. Fournier received the Hugh Smith Clinical Research Award as a result of his significant contributions to academic orthopedic surgery. After residency, Dr. Fournier chose to further his education with a one-year fellowship in sports medicine and winter trauma at the Lake Tahoe Orthopedic Institute.
Dr. Matt Fournier is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine, including traumatic and degenerative conditions of the shoulder, hip, and knee. While in training Dr. Fournier received the Hugh Smith Clinical Research Award as a result of his significant contributions to academic orthopedic surgery. After residency, Dr. Fournier chose to further his education with a one-year fellowship in sports medicine and winter trauma at the Lake Tahoe Orthopedic Institute.
Dr. Matt Fournier is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine, including traumatic and degenerative conditions of the shoulder, hip, and knee.
Dr. Fournier obtained his medical degree from the University of Washington as a part of the WWAMI medical education program, where he earned honors acknowledging his dedication to clinical education and community service. Dr. Fournier then underwent a rigorous orthopedic residency at the world-renowned Campbell Clinic in Memphis, Tennessee. The Campbell Clinic was the first orthopedic residency founded in the United States, and is the source of Campbell’s Operative Orthopedics, which is considered a definitive orthopedics textbook worldwide. While in training Dr. Fournier received the Hugh Smith Clinical Research Award as a result of his significant contributions to academic orthopedic surgery. After residency, Dr. Fournier chose to further his education with a one-year fellowship in sports medicine and winter trauma at the Lake Tahoe Orthopedic Institute. Dr. Fournier has authored numerous, peer-reviewed academic articles and has presented his work to regional, national, and international audiences.
In addition to numerous community sports teams, Dr. Fournier has had the opportunity to work with a number of collegiate and professional sports organizations, including:
Memphis Grizzlies (NBA)
Memphis Redbirds (AAA Baseball)
University of Memphis Tigers (NCAA Division I Athletics)
Rhodes College (NCAA Division III Athletics)
University of Nevada Wolf Pack (NCAA Division 1 Athletics)
US Ski and Snowboard Team
The Rock and Roll Marathon
Dr. Fournier was born and raised in Cheyenne and is a proud Wyoming Cowboy. He is excited to move back to Laramie with his wife, Abby, and two daughters, and looks forward to caring for patients from all over Wyoming.

Friendly and caring. Feel comfortable talking with him.
Great communication and diagnostics
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Took his time to answer all our questions , provided options for us to choose our best path forward. Highly recommend.
This was my second visit and i am thoroughly enjoying my interactions as i start scheduling my knee replacement. He understands my quality of life decisions and puts my mind at ease as he answers all my questions. The fact that he uses Hot Springs Hospital in Thermopolis makes the interactions seamless for my needs.
The doctor did a wonderful job. Had to get injections in both knees he let me know what to expect. Compassionate about symptoms, took time to listen and hardly felt it.
Caring, supportive and skilled.
Kind and very professional would recommend him to anyone that needs help with anything within his feild.
Competent, caring and personal recommended.
A perfect blend of kind and professional. He patiently listened to all of our concerns. I would recommend him to anyone.