Matthew Deasey, MD

Dr. Deasey is an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery in the Division of Sports Medicine at the University of Virginia. Born in Philadelphia, PA, his clinical and academic interests span the breadth of Sports Medicine, from joint preserving osteotomies about the knee to shoulder arthroplasty and complex knee arthroscopy. Dr. Deasey attended the University of Virginia, where he fulfilled his dream of playing college basketball as a member of the Men’s Varsity Basketball team as an Academic All-ACC performer. His academic and athletic achievement, along with his commitment to the Charlottesville community earned him the privilege of living on the University’s historic Lawn in a room endowed for the top pre-medical student. After college, Dr. Deasey moved back to Philadelphia to pursue his interest in teaching and coaching. He taught science and coached basketball at the Haverford School. His passion for medicine never dimmed, and he enrolled in medical school at Temple University, where he was a member of the Gold Humanism Honor Society and the Alpha Omega Honor Society. He returned to Charlottesville for residency at UVA. Dr. Deasey remains the first and only resident to receive the U-Team Award, a health-system wide award given to recognize exemplary patient care. The Emergency Department named him the Consult Resident of the Year. He was named the UVA Orthopaedics Junior Resident of the Year and later: Chief Orthopaedic Resident of the Year.

Prior to coming back to UVA as a faculty member in 2024, Dr. Deasey completed fellowship training at the world renowned Steadman Clinic in Vail, CO. His commitment to education shone through; he received the Outstanding Fellow Educator Award. He then spent a year in practice at the Rothman Institute, but jumped at the opportunity to return to UVA to join the Sports Division. Perhaps the only person more excited than Dr. Deasey to return to Charlottesville was his lovely wife, Lindsay.

Beyond Orthopaedics

“Outside of work, Dr. Deasey and his wife, Lindsay enjoy hiking, biking, and enjoying the beauty of the Blue Ridge mountains with their daughters, Maggie and Eleanor.” 

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia

Team Physician, University of Virginia

Specialty: Orthopaedics

Subspecialty: Sports

Education: The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Residency:  The University of Virginia

Fellowship: The Steadman Clinic and Steadman Philippon Research Institure

• ACL reconstruction
• joint preserving osteotomies about the knee
• shoulder replacement
• shoulder and knee arthroscopy

Board Eligible in Orthopaedic Surgery (American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery)

Licensed to practice in Virginia