Matthew D. Wood, PhD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Scientific Director, Plastic Surgery Research Laboratories
- Phone: 314-362-7388
Specialties
- Peripheral nerve
- Cell biology
- Biomedical engineering
- Tissue engineering
Meet Dr. Wood
Dr. Matthew Wood is a peripheral nerve cell biologist specializing in nerve injury and regeneration.
He has expertise in peripheral nerve, cell biology, biomedical engineering, and tissue engineering.
Dr. Wood earned his degree in biomedical engineering from WashU Medicine. He completed a neuroscience and mental health fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
My peripheral nerve research supports colleagues in surgical practice by improving and expanding upon the options available for surgeons to treat their patients.
Dr. Wood
Degrees
Doctorate in Biomedical Engineering
WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO
2009
Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering
WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO
2008
Fellowship
Peripheral Nerve Regeneration Research Fellowship
The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
2012
Research interests
Cell signaling
Tissue regeneration
Bioengineering approaches to cellular regeneration
Improving nerve regeneration
Biomaterials and scaffolds
Nerve defects
Electrical stimulation to augment tissue regeneration
Dr. Wood in the news
- Collaboration and Innovation Are on the Horizon
- Department of Surgery New Faculty: July 2022
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 2020 Annual Report
- Paradigm Shift
- Wells Resident Research Day 2025
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery graduation and James Barrett Brown Day 2025
Professional Memberships
American Society for Peripheral Nerve
Plastic Surgery Research Council
Associate Member Biomedical Engineering
Society
Society for Engineering Science
Innovations
Establishing the impact of an “off-the-shelf” electrical stimulation device for use clinically to improve peripheral nerve regeneration.
Financial Disclosures
2019 – present Recipient of Research Funding from Checkpoint Surgical, Inc.
2019 – present Consultant. Foundry Therapeutics, LLC
2019 – present Consultant, The Foundry, LLC