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  • Hip & Knee Orthopedic Surgery
  • Accepting new patients
  • 20 years of experience
  • Southeastern Spine, Bone and Joint 281 N Lyerly St Ste 300, Chattanooga, TN 37404
  • (423) 693-2175

Brief Intro

Matt Bernard has subspecialty training in hip and knee reconstruction, has authored multiple articles and has presented at local and national conferences. He is committed to alleviating pain in those with degenerative joint diseases of the hip and knee. As a native of California, he grew up water skiing and hiking in the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains. In high school, he played football and baseball; he ultimately finding his way to The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa as a pitcher. At Alabama, Dr. Bernard was a member of the 1997 team that played for the National Championship in the College World Series. Off the field, he earned bachelor's degrees in Chemistry and Biology plus a graduate degree in Exercise Physiology. He attended medical school at the University of Tennessee in Memphis. While he began the first few months of his postgraduate training at Tulane, Hurricane Katrina brought him back to Memphis to complete his surgery internship and orthopaedic residency at the Campbell Clinic in Memphis. In residency, he assisted in the care of the St. Louis Cardinals' triple-a affiliate serving as an on-site team physician. He left Tennessee for the adult reconstruction fellowship at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA, where he was an Omega Grant recipient and served as a clinical instructor in their residency. After a year in California, Dr. Bernard has returned with his wife Sarah to her home on Signal Mountain where they raise their children Nolan, Caroline & Lilly.

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Education Background

MEDICAL SCHOOL

University Of Tennessee Health Science Center College Of Medicine - 2005

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Spanish

Location & Hours

  • Southeastern Spine, Bone and Joint
  • 281 N Lyerly St Ste 300, Chattanooga, TN 37404
  • Mon:8:00 am - 4:30 pm
    Tue:8:00 am - 4:30 pm
    Wed:8:00 am - 4:30 pm
    Thu:8:00 am - 4:30 pm
    Fri:8:00 am - 3:30 pm
    Sat:Closed
    Sun:Closed

Specialties Treated

  • Hip & Knee Orthopedic Surgery

Conditions Addressed

  • Internal Derangement of Knee Ligaments
  • Internal Derangement of Knee Cartilage
  • Internal Derangement of Knee
  • Osteoarthritis
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Procedures Performed

  • Hip Arthroscopy
  • Hip Replacement
  • Knee Replacement
  • Knee Replacement
  • Physical Therapy
  • Knee Arthroscopy
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Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

  • HealthScope Benefits
  • Humana
  • Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia
  • CHAMPVA
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EmblemHealth
  • Assurant Health
  • Aetna
  • Oscar Health Insurance
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • Cigna
  • Medicare
  • Priority Health
  • Medicaid
  • Cigna-HealthSpring
  • STLDentalPlan| LLC
  • Ascension Health
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee
  • Kaiser Permanente
  • Meritain Health
  • Optum Health
  • Tricare
  • Liberty HealthShare
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
  • Virginia Premier Health Plan
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