Dr Posner graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and served in the US Army for the past thirty years. In his last assignment, Colonel Posner served as the Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at West Point as well as the program director for its Sports Medicine Fellowship. He was appointed to the position of head team physician for USMA and its 28 Division 1 college athletic teams.
Colonel (Retired) Matthew Posner, MD is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon with subspecialty certification in sports medicine. He recently retired from the Army after 26 years of active-duty service.
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