631-665-8790
Matthew H. Kalter, M.D.
                                                      Dr. Matthew H. Kalter is a physical   
                                                                    medicine& rehabilitation physician  
                                                                    and pain management specialist      
                                                                    who joined Suffolk Orthopaedic        
                                                                    Associates in September of 2007.    
                                                                    Dr. Kalter believes proper diagnosis
                                                                    is the key to providing effective        
                                                                    treatment. Treatment is performed   
                                                                    through a multi-modal approach       
                                                                    which includes lifestyle changes,     
                                                                    physical therapy, ultrasound,            
                                                                    TENS,massage, manipulation,          
                                                                    medications, and interventonal         
                                                                    techniques.

I can be reached for questions at suffolkorthopain@yahoo.com


Dr. Kalter is a fellowship-trained interventional physiatrist.  He is a Long
Island native who completed his undergraduate studies at Muhlenberg
College in Allentown, Pennsylvania.  Dr. Kalter went on to pursue his dream
and complete his medical education at Ross University School of Medicine
performing clinical duties in hospitals throughout the tri-state metropolitan
area.  He completed his internship in the discipline of internal medicine
at the New York Hospital of Queens of Weill-Cornell University. He went on to
study Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (Physiatry) which is the study of
musculoskeletal disorders at the State University of New York at Stony
Brook.  He continued on for additional subspecialty training in pain medicine
at the Center for Pain Medicine & Rehabilitation in Annapolis, Maryland.  
There he learned the newest technologies for the control of neck and back
pain.  Dr. Kalter has licenses to practice medicine in both New York and
Maryland. He joined Suffolk Orthopaedic Associates in September, 2007. He
is actively involved in teaching prospective and current physicians and
lectures extensively.

Associations:
American Association of Physical Medicine & Rehab
American Medical Association
American College of Physicians

Research /Publications:
Body Mass Index and Rate of Recovery following Spinal
Therapeutic Injections- Is there a Correlation: A Case Series.
American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.Vol 87,
March 2008                  
Presented at the AAP Conference, Los Angeles, CA

Pulsed Radiofrequency in the Treatment of Radicular Pain: A
Cross-Sectional Review of Efficacy; Journal of AAPMR,Sept, 2007  
Presented at the 68th Annual Conference, Boston, MA

Factor V Leiden Deficiency in a Patient with Thoracic Outlet
Syndrome,  April, 2007                                                       
Presented at the AAP Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Primary Melanoma of the Brain, Memorial-Sloan Kettering, October, 2000