Care for Our Musicians

The Musician Treatment Foundation is a nonprofit that helps provide free orthopedic care for eligible professional musicians who are uninsured or underinsured and cannot afford the care they need. MTF orchestrates specialized care by experienced orthopedic surgeons in Austin, New York City, and dozens of other cities across the United States.

If you are a musician in need of orthopedic care, please contact us at care@mtfusa.org and we will explore your eligibility for MTF assistance. Basic eligibility includes professional musician status, income level, and proximity or ability to travel to one of our Physicians for Musicians cities.

Please explore information about MTF’s care mission here. We are privileged to share the stories and talents of the musicians who MTF has assisted and who are in turn paying it forward to other musicians.

Musician Testimonials

Musician Mondays

Musician Monday featuring Luis Angel Ibanez

Join us on the MTF Facebook page today for a very special Musician Monday! Today we’re excited to share some original music from Luis Angel Ibanez, as well as a few stories about musician injuries from, the profound impact they can have on musicians, and what it’s like living as a musician during the COVID […]

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Musician Monday featuring DJ Kimmy K

DJ Kimmy K has been a professional DJ for over 20 years in Texas, New York, and Florida. She has performed for over 1 million people in her career and has won several DJ competitions, winning her spot as the 1st female DJ in DIsney’s history.  She performed at Austin City Limits 3 years in a row and at SXSW in 2016, 2017, 2018. 

Standing humbly and grounded, she puts her faith first and loves helping, through music, that inspires and lifts energy levels with a smile always on her face.

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Musician Monday featuring Nathan Williams

Join us this Monday, March 8th for a special Musician Monday featuring professional clarinetist Nathan Williams! The video will go live on the MTF Facebook page at 12pm CST on March 8th, and will be available anytime after for your viewing pleasure. Our Musician Monday Series showcases the music and stories of artists who have […]

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Musician Spotlights

Musician Spotlight: Gerald Liu

What inspired you to start playing music? At first, violin lessons (yes, I began with the violin) were an obligation thrust upon by my parents rather than a personal passion. Admittedly, I wasn’t initially eager to put in the extra effort required for practice. However, during my teenage years, YouTube emerged as a platform. While […]

Tanner Hoytt

Musician Spotlight: Tanner Hoyt

What inspired you to start playing music? I grew up listening to music and traveling to shows with my mother, who followed Dwight Yoakam on tour for years when I was a child. I received a guitar for my 5th birthday and immediately started learning songs and it has been all I’ve done since. After […]

Musician Spotlight: Hamed Shadad

What inspired you to start playing music? I remember at an early age I used to listen repeatedly to some of Chopin’s greatest works on a cassette tape. It had a great impact on me. Then early in my musical career, a former teacher gave me a CD of contemporary classical music, and from then […]

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