Matthew Meroney

Matthew Meroney, MD

Assistant Professor Of Anesthesiology

Department: MD-ANEST-CHRONIC PAIN MED
Business Phone: (352) 265-7777
Business Email: mmeroney@anest.ufl.edu

About Matthew Meroney

My name is Matthew Meroney, MD, and I am an assistant professor of anesthesiology in the University of Florida Division of Pain Medicine. I received my medical degree at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, where I also completed an intern year in internal medicine. Afterward, I completed my anesthesiology residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch and my pain medicine fellowship here at the University of Florida.

Growing up, there were two major inspirations that influenced my decision to become a doctor. The first was assisting my family’s veterinarian in performing C-sections on our cattle. The second was my brother becoming an emergency medical technician, or EMT, which motivated me to enter the world of medicine by becoming one as well.

I have a special interest in endoscopic spine surgery. My other medical interests include spinal stenosis, lumbar radiculopathy, disc herniations, interlaminar and transforaminal endoscopic lumbar decompression, and neuropathic neck and back pain. Nothing makes me happier than seeing a patient whose pain has improved!

Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my three children and beautiful wife. I also enjoy wakeboarding and kiteboarding, and I am working on my pilot’s license.

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught
2023
BMS6021 Pain Intensive

Clinical Profile

Specialties
  • Anesthesiology
  • Pain Medicine and Rehabilitation
Areas of Interest
  • Cervical Herniated Disk
  • Compression fractures of the back
  • Epidural injections for back pain
  • Face pain
  • General anesthesia
  • Hip pain
  • Intracept
  • Joint pain
  • Knee pain
  • Kyphoplasty
  • Leg pain
  • Low back pain – acute
  • Low back pain – chronic
  • Lumbar Herniated Disk
  • Neck pain
  • Neuralgia
  • Shoulder pain
  • Spinal and Epidural Anesthesia
  • Spinal cord stimulation
  • Spinal fractures
  • Spondylolisthesis

Publications

2023
Retrospective Review of the Efficacy of Lumbar Radiofrequency Ablation for Lumbar Facet Arthropathy: The Influence of Gender and Obesity.
Pain physician. 26(6):E695-E701 [PMID] 37847923.
2022
Modulatory Effects of Stem Cells on Opioid Receptors and Neuroinflammation.
Current pain and headache reports. 26(2):121-127 [DOI] 10.1007/s11916-022-01013-1. [PMID] 35124779.
2021
Assessing the feasibility of using the short physical performance battery to measure function in the immediate postoperative period after total knee replacement.
European journal of translational myology. 31(2) [DOI] 10.4081/ejtm.2021.9673. [PMID] 33840178.
2021
Blood flow restriction exercise to attenuate postoperative loss of function after total knee replacement: a randomized pilot study.
European journal of translational myology. 31(3) [DOI] 10.4081/ejtm.2021.9932. [PMID] 34459574.
2021
Endoscopic Spinal Decompression: A Retrospective Review of Pain Outcomes at an Academic Medical Center.
Cureus. 13(10) [DOI] 10.7759/cureus.19112. [PMID] 34858754.
2021
The Pain Medicine Fellowship Telehealth Education Collaborative.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.). 22(12):2779-2805 [DOI] 10.1093/pm/pnab251. [PMID] 34402913.
2021
Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia Using a Head-Mounted Video Display: A Randomized Clinical Study.
Pain physician. 24(1):83-87 [PMID] 33400431.

Grants

Sep 2024 ACTIVE
Characterizing the lumbar PNS and CNS of lower back pain using MRI
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: HEERMANN ANESTHESIA FOU, I

Education

Pain Medicine Fellowship
2020 · University of Florida
Anesthesiology Residency
2019 · University of Texas
Internal Medicine Internship
2016 · Eastern Virginia Medical School
MD
2015 · Eastern Virginia Medical School
BS
2008 · Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 265-7777
Emails:
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
1345 CENTER DR
GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
PO Box 100254
1345 SW CENTER DR
GAINESVILLE FL 32610