Matthew Eads, MD

Dr. Matthew Eads grew up in Maysville, Kentucky. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Kentucky, where he also completed both his medical degree and orthopedic surgery residency. He then completed a one-year hand surgery fellowship at the University of New Mexico, the state’s only level I trauma facility and major tertiary referral center for the Southwest. He is now happy to be back in his home state to provide cutting-edge care to his fellow Kentuckians.

Dr. Eads has a passion for treating each patient as a whole. He deeply understands the value of addressing conditions with a team-centric approach, involving occupational therapy, physical therapy, and pain management specialists in order to achieve the best outcome for the patient. He is adept not only at operative management but also at the nonoperative management of upper extremity ailments. His expertise includes elbow and wrist arthroscopy, treating traumatic injuries of the bones, tendons, nerves, and vessels of the upper extremity; arthritis of the elbow, wrists, and fingers; and compression neuropathies, including the use of endoscopic carpal tunnel releases. He has a particular clinical interest in and has conducted research focused on thumb CMC arthritis, including CMC fusions.

Dr. Eads lives in Lexington with his wife, whom he met on a medical mission trip while in college, and three young daughters. He enjoys attending sporting events and concerts, hunting, and spending time with his family.