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Matthew F. Dilisio, MDShoulder Surgery · Omaha, NE
Orthopaedic research laboratory

Academic Excellence

Research, Awards & Honors

Dr. Dilisio has authored over 100 peer-reviewed research articles, book chapters, and national presentations. His research spans rotator cuff biology, shoulder instability, joint replacement outcomes, and novel regenerative therapies.

Research Focus Areas

Rotator cuff biology and tendon healingShoulder instability and labral pathologyShoulder replacement outcomesRegenerative therapies and exosome biologySports medicine and injury epidemiologyPROMIS outcomes researchShoulder biomechanics
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Book Chapters

2015

The Stiff Shoulder

Dilisio MF, Elhassan B, Higgins LD, Warner JJ.

Rockwood C. The Shoulder. 5th Edition.

Elsevier, 2015. Print.

2015

Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty for Massive Rotator Cuff Tears Without Glenohumeral Arthritis

Parada SA, Dilisio MF, Warner JJ, Higgins LD.

Frankle MA. Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty.

Springer Science, 2015. Print.

2015

Snapping Scapula Syndrome

Warner JJ, Dilisio MF, Elhassan B.

Wiesel SW. Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery.

Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2015. Print.

2015

Arthroscopic Pan Labral Repair

Dilisio MF, Parada SA, Warner JJ.

Ryu RK, Angelo RL, Abrams JS. The Shoulder: AANA Advanced Arthroscopic Surgical Techniques.

Philadelphia, PA: Saunders/Elsevier, 2015. Print.

Awards & Honors

2025Journal of Orthopedics Top 10 Reviewer
2025Promotion to Active Member, Society of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons
2024Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Top Reviewer Award
2023Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Elite Reviewer Award
2020Journal of Orthopedics Top 10 Reviewer
2019Arthroscopy Journal Certificate Excellence in Reviewing
2017Young Investigator Faculty Award, Creighton University School of Medicine
2017Associate Member of the Society of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons
2017LB692 Clinical and Translational Research Grant, Creighton University
2016Mid-America Orthopaedic Association Traveling Fellowship
2015The Dr. George F. Haddix Creighton Faculty Grant
2014Arthroscopy Journal Certificate Excellence in Reviewing
2014Barry Friedman Orthopaedic Research Paper Award
2013American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Part I Exam, 97% National Rank
2013Summa Orthopaedic Department Research and Innovation Award
2013James S. Tan, M.D. Award for Basic Science, Summa Health System
2013Cleveland Orthopaedic Society Resident Essay Award
2012Summa Orthopaedic In-Training Exam Highest Score (98% National Rank)
2012Walter A. Hoyt, Sr., M.D. Award for Basic Science Research, Summa Health System
2012AOA-OREF Resident Leadership Forum Recipient, Washington, D.C.
2012First Place Presentation, Ohio Orthopaedic Society 73rd Annual Meeting
2012First Place, Poster Presentation, Mid-America Orthopaedic Society 2012 Annual Meeting
2012Barry Friedman Orthopaedic Resident Research Paper Award, 22nd Annual Mt. Sinai Barry Friedman Orthopaedic Resident Research Competition
2012First Place, Cleveland Orthopaedic Society Resident Essay Contest
2012Mid-America Orthopaedic Association Educational Grant
2011Ohio House of Representatives Special Recognition of Professionalism and Achievement, Sponsored by Rep. Kristina D. Roegner, Ohio House District 42, 129th General Assembly
2011Walter A. Hoyt, Sr., M.D. Award for Basic Science Research
2011The Rice Family Robert F. Kepley Orthopaedic Research Fellowship
2010Summa Orthopaedic In-Training Exam Highest Score (98% YIT Rank, PGY-3)
2009Summa Orthopaedic In-Training Exam Highest Score (98.1% YIT Rank, PGY-2)
2008MD with Distinction in Research, Saint Louis University
2008Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society
2004Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honor Society
2004Golden Key National Honor Society

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications

2024Cureus.Free PMC

Epidemiology of Wrestling Injuries in Female Athletes at US Emergency Departments.

Khera J, Furtado N, Guturu SG, Lin J, Dilisio M.

Cureus. 2024 Dec 20;16(12):e76096. doi: 10.7759/cureus.76096 · PMID: 39835085

PubMed
2023Arthroscopy.

Editorial Commentary: Illuminating the Fragility of Nonsignificant Trials in Sports Medicine.

Dilisio MF.

Arthroscopy. 2023 Sep;39(9):2084-2085. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2023.03.014 · PMID: 37543391

PubMed
2023J Shoulder Elbow Surg.

Decision-making in the treatment of radial head fractures: Delphi methodology.

Surucu S, Torres KA, Mitchell G, Bachman D, Cheng AL, Cil A; ASES Elbow Fracture-Dislocation Multicenter Study Group.

J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2023 Feb;32(2):364-373. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2022.10.002 · PMID: 36334862

PubMed
2022Int J Environ Res Public Health.Free PMC

Counteractive Effects of IL-33 and IL-37 on Inflammation in Osteoarthritis.

Rai V, Dilisio MF, Samadi F, Agrawal DK.

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 May 7;19(9):5690. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19095690 · PMID: 35565085

PubMed
2022J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater.

Hybrid interpenetrating hydrogel network favoring the bidirectional migration of tenocytes for rotator cuff tendon regeneration.

Thankam FG, Diaz C, Chandra I, Link J, Newton J, Dilisio MF, Agrawal DK.

J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2022 Feb;110(2):467-477. doi: 10.1002/jbm.b.34924 · PMID: 34342931

PubMed
2020Arthroscopy.

Editorial Commentary: Off the Hip or Off the Shelf? An Analysis of Autograft and Allograft as a Graft Source for Shoulder Superior Capsular Reconstruction.

Dilisio MF.

Arthroscopy. 2020 Feb;36(2):592-593. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2019.10.031 · PMID: 32014187

PubMed
2020Mol Cell Biochem.Free PMC

Matrix regeneration proteins in the hypoxia-triggered exosomes of shoulder tenocytes and adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells.

Thankam FG, Chandra I, Diaz C, Dilisio MF, Fleegel J, Gross RM, Agrawal DK.

Mol Cell Biochem. 2020 Feb;465(1-2):75-87. doi: 10.1007/s11010-019-03669-7 · PMID: 31797254

PubMed
2019JSES Open Access.Free PMC

Do we really need to order magnetic resonance imaging? Shoulder surgeon ultrasound practice patterns and beliefs.

Kruse KK, Dilisio MF, Wang WL, Schmidt CC.

JSES Open Access. 2019 Apr 26;3(2):93-98. doi: 10.1016/j.jses.2019.01.004 · PMID: 31334435

PubMed
2019J Bone Miner Metab.Free PMCReview

Therapeutic potential of exosomes in rotator cuff tendon healing.

Connor DE, Paulus JA, Dabestani PJ, Thankam FK, Dilisio MF, Gross RM, Agrawal DK.

J Bone Miner Metab. 2019 Sep;37(5):759-767. doi: 10.1007/s00774-019-01013-z · PMID: 31154535

PubMed
2018Am J Transl Res.Free PMCReview

Collagen I: a kingpin for rotator cuff tendon pathology.

Thankam FG, Dilisio MF, Gross RM, Agrawal DK.

Am J Transl Res. 2018 Nov 15;10(11):3291-3309. · PMID: 30662587

PubMed
2018Expert Rev Mol Med.Review

Biomarkers in the pathophysiology of rotator cuff disease.

Thankam FG, Dilisio MF, Agrawal DK.

Expert Rev Mol Med. 2018 May 11;20:e4. doi: 10.1017/erm.2018.3 · PMID: 29750469

PubMed
2018J Orthop Res.Review

Immunobiology and biomechanics of the extracellular matrix in the rotator cuff.

Thankam FG, Dilisio MF, Gross RM, Agrawal DK.

J Orthop Res. 2018 May;36(5):1337-1345. doi: 10.1002/jor.23864 · PMID: 29436360

PubMed
2017J Orthop Res.

Relationship of the size of rotator cuff tear and retraction to the expression of hypoxia inducible factor-1α and vascular endothelial growth factor in torn rotator cuff tendon.

Thankam FG, Dilisio MF, Gross RM, Agrawal DK.

J Orthop Res. 2018 Feb;36(2):477-485. doi: 10.1002/jor.23638 · PMID: 28671040

PubMed
2017Expert Rev Clin Immunol.Review

Hypoxia-inducible factor and calcium signaling as targets for analgesia in fibromyalgia.

Thankam FG, Dilisio MF, Agrawal DK.

Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2017 Jun;13(6):601-613. doi: 10.1080/1744666X.2017.1309487 · PMID: 28378369

PubMed
2016Mol Cell Biochem.

Mechanisms of rotator cuff tendon degeneration: innate immune and inflammatory mechanisms.

Thankam FG, Dilisio MF, Agrawal DK.

Mol Cell Biochem. 2016 Dec;423(1-2):27-36. doi: 10.1007/s11010-016-2828-4 · PMID: 27888069

PubMed
2016J Shoulder Elbow Surg.

Correlation of the PROMIS physical function with shoulder outcome scores in patients with rotator cuff disease.

Dilisio MF, Miller LR, Higgins LD.

J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2016 Nov;25(11):1808-1813. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2016.05.028 · PMID: 27559043

PubMed
2016J Shoulder Elbow Surg.

Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: a prospective functional outcome study of hours to surgery.

Dilisio MF, Noel CR, Noble JS, Bell RH.

J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2016 Oct;25(10):1612-1617. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2016.02.030 · PMID: 27282875

PubMed
2016Clin Sports Med.Review

Shoulder instability in the overhead and throwing athlete.

Dilisio MF, Noel CR.

Clin Sports Med. 2016 Apr;35(2):289-302. doi: 10.1016/j.csm.2015.10.005 · PMID: 26984977

PubMed
2015J Shoulder Elbow Surg.

Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: a prospective functional outcome study with 10-year follow-up.

Dilisio MF, Noel CR, Noble JS, Bell RH.

J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2015 Dec;24(12):1869-1875. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2015.07.024 · PMID: 26453508

PubMed
2015J Shoulder Elbow Surg.

Microanatomy of the rotator cuff insertion.

Dilisio MF, Halsey DA, Aliberto JA, Higgins LD, Warner JJ.

J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2015 Oct;24(10):1554-1560. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2015.02.014 · PMID: 25900767

PubMed
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