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.

Wait time is long . 45 minutes today. . Last time I had to reschedule. and then you only spend 10 minutes with the doc . I have questions but it’s so brief I forget or don’t have time to ask .
Kind understanding. Works well with me.
Excellent work by all, from start to finish.
Listened, laid out the options didn’t push one treatment over another.
Dr. Fournier was attentive, knowledgeable and helpful. I appreciated his understanding about my situation.
I thank God for Dr. Fournier. He did an excellent job with the surgery & always explains all the alternatives. He treats the patient as a patient & not a number.
Always professional and presents information in a calm and informative manner. Addresses any questions I have regarding the surgery/recovery and I really appreciate having him as my physician.
Thorough, patient, and great at explaining things in a way that makes sense.
Very understanding
Very attentive. Really cares about his patients.