Dr. Provencher and the Vail Veterans Program Welcomes Members of the Israeli Defense Force - Matthew Provencher, MD | Orthopedic Knee & Shoulder Surgeon

Dr. Matthew Provencher and the Vail Veteran’s Program welcomed a group of seven veterans of the Israeli Defense Force. Those veterans are supported by Brothers for Life, an Israeli group with a very similar mission as the Vail Veterans Program: To provide injured veterans with support and respite from their day-to-day lives.

Dr. Provencher and Cordillera resident, Steven Wellins, both had a hand in opening up the program specifically designed for wounded warriors.

Several years ago, Dr. Provencher, a retired U.S. Navy surgeon still in active practice, was working at a hospital in Boston when a fellow doctor approached him to help care for “wounded warrior athletes.” Provencher at one time was one of the surgeons who helped care for the New England Patriots, so he’s familiar with orthopedic injuries. When he moved to Vail, Dr. Provencher met Vail Veterans Program founder Cheryl Jensen and learned about the efforts to bring Israeli veterans to the Vail Valley. Steven Wellins also learned of the idea and he and Dr. Provencher reached out to a lot of their friends to raise enough money to bring the first group to Vail 2019. December 2021, the same friends helped organize this trip.

The veterans were able to hear others speak on their injuries and how they have dealt with PTSD. They then hit the ski slopes, where nothing slowed them down!

Scott Miller from VailDaily did an article on the latest group of warriors. You can find that article here: Vail Veterans Program welcomes an Israeli group.

You can also donate to The Vail Veteran’s Program HERE

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Gene reiling

Jul 21, 2023

by Gene reiling on Matthew Provencher, MD

Success

If you are planning to see Dr Provencher ,do not hesitate ,do it. In 2018 Dr Provencher replaced my LCL. I had no complications and very little pain. I did my physical therapy as prescribed. I was able to ski 30 plus days the winter of 2019-2020. Before seeing dr Provencher I had spent a years time trying to solve my problem locally. I saw a pain specialist, orthopedic urgent care and a orthopedic surgeon. All had access to an mri done locally. It was also read by local radiologist. Pain dr gave injections as did orthopedic urgent care. No relief from pain. Orthopedic surgeon told me about arthritis, meniscus needing cleaning up and general deterioration from age. Told me to take ibuprofen for pain. At that time I reached out to Steadman Clinic. By luck of the draw I was assigned Dr Provencher. I took with me the mri that had been done locally and viewed by 3 local Drs and 1 PA. It took Dr Provencher less than a minute to tell me my problem was my LCL after viewing my mri. He told me my options . I selected surgery as I wanted to continue an active life style. It was a complete success!!

THEODORE Wirecki

by THEODORE Wirecki on Matthew Provencher, MD

My reverse shoulder replacement

I had my reverse shoulder replacement with Dr.Provencher four months ago. Took an hour, home an hour later. No pain with the meds cocktail, ice machine, and lidocaine pump. My recovery was incredible quick and effortless, no pain and good range of motion. Dr.Provencher is really the best surgeon, and a genuine and kind human being. If you are able to have Dr. Provencher do your shoulder you would be a fool to go anywhere else. The Steadman Clinic is state of the art, extremely efficient, using tranexamic acid intravenously right before surgery to minimize bleeding and many other sophisticated strategies not available in community hospitals. The process and the outcome way exceeded my expectations. If you would like more detail about the experience email me or call on my cell, 3036182303.
Ted Wirecki MD

Alvin Hrubes

Feb 1, 2023

by Alvin Hrubes on Matthew Provencher, MD

My shoulder was ruined in a car accident. I am 82 years old and Dr. Provencher did more than I had ever hoped for. He did a reverse shoulder and at 2 weeks the range of motion exceeded what I had before replacement. He is my hero! Thank you, Dr. Provencher!!

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