Matthew Patterson, MD
My specialties:
- Ear, nose and throat (ENT, Otolaryngology)
- Sleep medicine
Professional interests:
- Ear disease and surgery
- Sinus disease and surgery
- Pediatric ear
- Nose and throat care
I am a board-certified physician specializing in ear, nose and throat (otolaryngology). My professional interests include ear disease and surgery, sinus disease and surgery, pediatric ear, nose and throat care.
Hometown: Dayton, OH
Best part of my work: Educating patients on ways to prevent disease.
Why I became a physician: I enjoy working with and helping people.
What I tell my friends and family: Prevent disease rather than treat it, use surgical therapy only as a last resort.
How I spend my free time: With my family, cross-country skiing.
Practice philosophy: Preventing disease is better than treating it after it has developed.
Credentials
- MD
Board-certified specialties
- Ear, nose and throat (ENT, Otolaryngology)
- Sleep medicine
Personal interests
- Cross-country skiing
- Family activities
Educational institutions
- Baylor College of Medicine
Memberships
- American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery
- American Medical Association
- Fellow of American College of Surgeons
- Minnesota Academy of Otolaryngology
- Minnesota Medical Association
Residencies
- Georgetown University
Years of experience
- 25
Hospital affiliations
- Welia Health
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Major health plans we accept
- Allina Health | Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
- HealthPartners
- Medica
- PreferredOne*
- SelectCare/LaborCare
- UCare
- UnitedHealthcare
Other health plans we accept
- Medicaid/Medicare*
- Aetna
- America's PPO
- First Health/Coventry
- CIGNA
- Humana
- Hennepin Health (formerly Metropolitan Health Plan)
- PrimeWest
- South Country Health Alliance
- United Behavioral Health
- Wisconsin Physician Services (WPS)