Matt Burnham grew up a worldwide traveler living in California, Texas, Taiwan, Japan and finally Utah where he spent his high school years involved in football and wrestling. Matt continued playing football for one year at Snow College, after which he served a two-year proselytizing mission in Guatemala for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Upon returning to Utah, Matt met his amazing wife Veronica, who took pity and agreed to marry him. In 2013, Matt earned his undergraduate degree in chemical engineering from Brigham Young University and shortly after began a twelve-year journey which would take him from working as a process engineer in Fairbanks, Alaska to the University of Arizona – Phoenix for medical training, and then Honolulu, Hawaii where he completed his orthopedic surgery residency. The Burnham’s and their five amazing kids are excited about the opportunity to complete fellowship training in Taos where they have only begun to enjoy the beautiful outdoors and opportunities for sports recreation. Following fellowship, Matt will be joining the Surgery Center of Fairbanks in Alaska to practice.

Matt Burnham

Matt grew up in Hudson, Ohio as the youngest of 5 children. He had an active childhood, and played as many sports as he could growing up. He graduated from Notre Dame University and spent 6 months teaching high school in David, Kentucky before attending medical school at Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He then matched into orthopedic surgery residency at Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, just 20 minutes from where he grew up.

Matt chose Taos Orthopedic Institute because of the great surgical training, wide variety of cases, and focus on core orthopedic principles in a location that has so much to offer outside of work. Matt moved to Taos with his girlfriend, Olivia. In their free time they enjoy hiking, skiing, working out, cooking, and exploring "The Land of Enchantment."

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