After graduating summa cum laude from Austin College in 2006, Dr. Matthew Ellington enrolled at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas and earned his degree in 2010. He completed a five-year orthopedic surgery residency at Scott and White Hospital in Temple, Texas, and a one-year fellowship in pediatric orthopedics at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, California. He is in practice in Austin, Texas as a pediatric orthopedic surgeon, specializing in pediatric sports medicine and takes calls at Dell Children's Hospital, a level 1 pediatric trauma center. He is also on faculty at UT Dell Medical school where he teaches orthopedic residents.