Asst Professor of Surgery
US Army / UNC Acute Care Surgery
COL Matthew Eckert, MD, FACS, Senior Military Officer, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill – US Army Military Civilian Partnership; Surgeon, Joint Medical Unit
Dr. Eckert is a trauma/surgical critical care physician in the US Army Medical Corps. He received his medical degree from Loyola University Chicago and completed general surgery training and research at Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA. Dr. Eckert completed his Acute Care Surgery fellowship at Vanderbilt University. He has served in a variety of military clinical, educational, and leadership roles. His research portfolio is focused upon combat casualty care with grant support from the NIH, CDMRP, TATRC, and industry partnerships.
- Surgeon, Joint Medical Unit / Joint Special Operations Command 2014-present
- Trauma Medical Director, Madigan Army Medical Center 2014-2020
- Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency 2014-2020
- Director, Surgical Research, Madigan Army Medical Center 2014-2020
- Chief, General Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center 2015-2017
- Commander, 102nd Forward Surgical Team, JBLM 2012-2014
- Chief, Trauma, Bastion Role III Hospital, Helmand AFG 2011-2012
