A Santa Barbara orthopaedic shoulder and sports medicine surgeon who uses concentrated bone marrow cells from the patient in the office and during surgery.
Matthew Pifer, MD is an orthopaedic surgeon in Santa Barbara, California who specialises in the shoulder and in sports medicine. His practice covers injuries and wear to joints, bones, muscles and connective tissue, and includes rotator cuff repair, shoulder replacement, treatment of shoulder instability, and knee surgery.
The page reviewed here concerns the regenerative side of the practice. Dr Pifer uses stem cells taken from the patient's own bone marrow. The marrow is concentrated and then injected into the affected area, either as a stand-alone treatment in the office or during a surgical procedure so that the cells are placed directly at the site being repaired. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP, produced by concentrating the platelets from a sample of the patient's own blood) is also offered.
Because the material comes from the patient, no donor tissue, umbilical cord product or exosome preparation is involved. The site does not state the year the practice began, does not list opening hours, and gives no pricing. Anyone considering the treatment should ask what evidence supports bone marrow cell injection for their particular shoulder, hip or knee problem, and whether it would be done alone or as part of an operation.
Only the patient's own tissue is used; no donor or birth-tissue product is described.
One surgeon is named.
The office is at 5333 Hollister Avenue, Suite 150, Santa Barbara, California 93111, telephone (805) 967-9311. Telemedicine appointments are offered. The site does not state when the practice was established, does not publish opening hours, does not list languages other than English, and does not describe any service for patients travelling from other countries.
No prices are published. Neither a consultation fee nor the cost of a bone marrow cell or platelet-rich plasma injection is stated, and the site does not say whether insurance contributes.
Profile compiled from information published on the clinic's own website and from the StemCell Registry directory record. Details may change; confirm directly with the clinic before making decisions.