Scott Matthew Tintle, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Orthopaedics University City - 7th Floor
Schedule onlineCall 215-662-3340
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Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Tintle specializes in hand, wrist, and elbow surgery, caring for the full spectrum of upper extremity conditions from common problems to the most complex reconstructive challenges. His clinical focus includes microsurgical reconstruction, peripheral nerve injury and compression neuropathy, fractures and post-traumatic conditions, arthritis — including advanced implant-based options for thumb arthritis — tendon disorders, amputation-related care, and osseointegration. He completed his hand and microsurgery fellowship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and returns to Penn following a 24-year career in the U.S. Navy, where he served as Chief of Hand Surgery at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and cared for the nation's most severely injured service members. His research focuses on the early identification of bone fragility using routine CT imaging and blood biomarkers, with the goal of preventing fractures before they occur.

My education and training

  • Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
  • Residency: National Capital Consortium
  • Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System

Spoken languages

English
English

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Tintle is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions

Research

Publications

Anderson AB, Rivera J, Grazal CF, Tintle SM, Potter BK, Dickens JF, Forsberg JA. Estimating the 5-Year Publication Potential for Grant Awardees: Analysis of the Peer Reviewed Orthopaedic Research Program , Mil Med, 190: 2025,e2178-e2185

Dy CJ, Antes AL, Baltzer HL, Chim H, Dengler J, Gfrerer L, Kozin SH, Liu YK, Novak CB, Power HA, Pulos N, Stepan JG; COMET Nerve Study Group. Development of a Core Outcomes Set for Peripheral Nerve Injury , J Hand Surg Glob Online, 7: 2025,100724

Tyner CE, Slotkin J, Levin LS, Tintle SM, Kaufman CL, Kisala PA, Tulsky DS. Measuring Health-Related Quality of Life in Upper Extremity Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation: Development of New Patient-Reported Outcome Items for Hand Transplant , Arch Phys Med Rehabil: 2025

Ong J, Snee I, Marcano I, Tintle S, Cheikh M, Giladi AM. Bone Health, Fragility Fractures, and the Hand Surgeon , J Hand Surg Glob Online, 7: 2025,100709

Harrington CJ, Dearden ME, McGlone P, Potter BK, Tintle SM, Souza JM. The Scope and Distribution of Upper Extremity Nerve Injuries Associated With Combat-Related Extremity Limb Salvage , J Hand Surg Am, 50(3): 2025

Anderson A, Barrow AE, Bedi A, Dekker TJ, Donohue MA, Dragoo JL, Ficke JR, Gosselin MM, Hsu JR, Renninger C, Sheean AJ, Song D, Spindler KP, Stinner DJ, Tintle S, Tokish JM, Waltz R, Whitney KE, Yuan X, Extremity War Injury Symposium Working Group. Extremity War Injury Symposium 2024: Sports Medicine and Medical Readiness Section Summary , Orthop J Sports Med, 12: 2024,23259671241293206

Clark DM, Dingle ME, Wade SM, Mescher PK, Nanos GP 3rd, Tintle SM. Utilization of a Clinic-Based Hand Surgery Procedure Room in the US Military Health System: A Performance Improvement Analysis of Resource Savings and Patient Satisfaction , J Hand Surg Am, 49(11): 2024

Harris MC, Bickley RJ, Abbasi P, Yohe GJ, Means KR, Tintle SM, Giladi AM. Unicortical Versus Bicortical Proximal Locking Screw for Prevention of Peri-Implant Fracture: A Biomechanical Analysis of an Osteoporotic Distal Radius Model , J Hand Surg Glob Online, 6: 2024,842-846

Anderson AB, Rivera JA, McGlone PJ, Saberski ER, Tintle SM, Potter BK. Technical Trick: Cryoneurolysis for Subacute Pain Mitigation in Patients With Limb Loss , J Orthop Trauma, 38: 2024,e191-e194

Hoyt BW, Lundy AE, Colantonio DF, Robertson H, Clark DM, Tintle SM, Potter BK. Hounsfield Unit-Calculated Bone Mineral Density Loss Following Combat-Related Lower Extremity Amputations , J Bone Joint Surg Am, 105: 2023,1786-1792

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