Matthew Follett, MD

Dr. Matthew Follett is a fellowship-trained orthopedic spine surgeon, who specializes in the comprehensive management of spinal conditions. His expertise includes minimally invasive spinal surgery, neurologic decompression, spinal motion preservation, spinal stabilization, and complex revision surgery. Conditions treated include herniated discs, spinal stenosis, myelopathy, neck and back pain, spine trauma and tumors.

Dr. Follett strives to help each patient regain and maintain mobility, find pain relief, and enjoy functional improvement with a variety of non-operative and surgical techniques.

Practice Locations

Serra Mesa - CC09
3444 Kearny Villa Road, Suite 401
San Diego, CA 92123

Phone: (858) 616-6400

East Lake - CC06
955 Lane Ave, Ste 200
Chula Vista, CA 91914

Phone: (619) 421-3400

Temecula - CC14
27250 Vía Industria Suite A
Temecula, CA 92590

Phone: (858) 616-6400

Education and Training

Undergraduate degree: BA in Integrative Physiology,
University of Colorado at Boulder

Medical school: MD, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Residency: Stanford University Department of Orthopedic Surgery

Fellowship: Orthopedic Surgery of the Spine,
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Hospital Affiliation

  • Scripps Mercy
  • Sharp Memorial
  • Sharp Chula Visa

Insurances

  • Aetna
  • Alignment Health Plan
  • Anthem Blue Cross
  • Blue Shield of California
  • Champ VA
  • Cigna
  • Community Health Group
  • Department of Labor
  • Health Net
  • Humana
  • Medicare
  • Mercy Physician
  • Molina
  • Prospect Medical Group
  • Scan Health
  • Scripps Health Plan
  • Tricare
  • TriWest VA
  • UCSD Health Plan
  • United Healthcare
  • Worker’s Compensation