Matthew Brown, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon

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Dr. Matthew Brown, sports medicine

Matthew J. Brown, MD, is an Orthopedic Surgeon in the Division of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine at Connecticut Children’s. Dr. Brown’s areas of expertise include meniscal surgery, ACL reconstruction, patella instability, and osteochondritis dissesicans lesions.

Education

Univ of Missouri at Columbia School of Medicine

Residency

State University of New York at Buffalo

Fellowship

Shriners Hospital for Children - Northern CA

Banner University Medical Center - Phoenix

American Board of Orthopedic Surgery - Subspecialty in Sports Medicine

Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut School of Medicine

  • Carter T and Brown MJ. Meniscal Allograft: Survivorship at 20 years Following Implantation. Arthroscopy. 2020 Jun 6;S0749-8063(20)30346-7.doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2020.04.029
  • Brown MJ, Matthews J, Phillips M, and Krackow, K. Low incidence of postoperative complications with navigated total knee arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2017 Jul;32(7):2120-2126
  • Brown MJ, Bisson LJ, Anders MA. Tibial tubercle fracture after bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft: a case report and review of the literature. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2016 Nov/Dec;45(7):E469-E471
  • Brown MJ, Farrell JP, Kluczynski MA, Marzo JM. Biomechanical Effects of a Horizontal Medial Meniscal Tear and Subsequent Leaflet Resection. Am J Sports Med. 2016 Apr;44(4):850-4.
  • Brown MJ, Pula DA, Kluczynski MA, Mashtare T, Bisson LJ. Does Suture Technique Affect Re-Rupture in Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair? A Meta-analysis. Arthroscopy. 2015 Aug;31(8):1576-82.

Locations Where I See Patients

Exterior view of 399 Farmington Ave in Farmington

Connecticut Children’s Specialty Care Center – Farmington (399 Farmington Ave.)

399 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06032
United States

Recent Blog Posts by Matthew Brown, MD

Provider treating Patient in Sports Medicine Department
Blog - Growing Healthy

Child Knee Pain: Does a Meniscus Injury Need Surgery?

Young female, maybe teen, holding knee. Green background
Blog - Growing Healthy

When Does a Teen ACL Tear Need Surgery vs. Rehab? A Parent’s Guide

School-aged boy pitching on baseball field
Blog - Growing Healthy

Pitcher’s Elbow: What to Know About this Overuse Injury

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Most Recent Comments

September 9, 2026
Good
September 9, 2026
Dr. Brown is awesome
August 8, 2026
Dr. Brown was able to explain the procedure and issue with clarity.
April 4, 2026
Very late, felt out appt was Very rushed, didn't answer questions fully, extremely vague. Didn't address my child pain, We will be seeking a second opinion because of this.
April 4, 2026
Doctor was friendly and conducted a thorough examination. He gave us a treatment plan and understood the challenges of navigating school while recovering from a knee injury. He was friendly and professional!
April 4, 2026
Provider was great Answered any questions I had and explained what was going so my son who was the patient could understand
December 12, 2025
Inconsistent treatment recommendations visit to visit. At every check up since my son's surgery Dr. Brown has been clear with us (over 4 times) that he would need to see our son to check his growth at least yearly until he was done growing due to his injury and that he still has many years of growing left even though he is older (just started puberty). He went into detail at these past visits about possible complications with his growth. This last visit Dr. Brown completely flipped his stance out of nowhere and said we didn't need to come back anymore. It was like we never had these prior conversations with him at all. This left us feeling very concerned and confused. I asked him about the reason he switched so significantly and he said I'm not worried about it because of where his break was? This completely contradicted everything he had told us about long term care/concerns at all of our post surgery check ins up to this point. It felt very dismissive. He told us if we have any "problems" to call and he would see our son, but I'm not sure what problems to look out for. We had been happy with services up to this point. We do feel Dr. Brown is a great surgeon, and did a great job with our sons surgery. However his contradictions in recommendations definitely did not leave us feeling confident that our son will be getting proper monitoring as he continues to grow.
December 12, 2025
Dr. Matt Brown is just fantastic. We've been seeing him for 2+ years and refer friends' kids to him all the time.