Dr. Matthew Dobbs

Dr. Matthew Barrett Dobbs is an internationally preeminent Consultant Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon at Paley Middle East Clinic at Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi, and Director of the Dobbs Clubfoot Center, bringing three decades of groundbreaking clinical innovation.

He completed medical school and residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, followed by pediatric orthopedic surgery and spine fellowships at Shriners Hospital for Children in St. Louis. Dr. Dobbs pioneered the minimally invasive 'Dobbs Method' for congenital vertical talus, practiced worldwide.

Clinical Expertise & Key Focus Areas:

• Minimally invasive Dobbs method for congenital vertical talus and complex clubfoot management
• Ponseti method casting, percutaneous Achilles tenotomy, and recurrence management for clubfoot
• Surgical realignment and reconstruction for pediatric flatfoot, cavus feet, and tarsal coalitions
• Correction of complex pediatric lower limb deformities, rotational anomalies, and growth plate injuries

Dr. Dobbs is dedicated to correcting congenital foot anomalies with minimally invasive techniques, giving children the gift of normal walking.