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Surena F. Matin, M.D.

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Associate Professor, Department of Urology, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

1994 Cornell Univ. Medical College, New York, NY, MD, Doctor of Medicine
1990 Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, BS, Summa Cum Laude, Biology, English Minor

Postgraduate Training

10/2007-1/2008 Clinical Safety and Effectiveness (CS&E Course), Quality Improvement, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
10/2007 Post-Graduate Training, Post-Graduate Course - Ultrasound Instructors Course, 2007 American College of Surgeons, N/A
3/2006 The Heart of Leadership, Leadership, MDACC Faculty Development Program, Houston, TX
7/2005-8/2005 Methods in Clinical Cancer Research, Clinical Trials, 2005 ASCO/AACR Workshop, Vail, CO
10/2004 Technology Entrepreneurship Workshop, Technology Enterpreneurship, Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, Jesse H. Jones School of Mgmt., Rice University, Houston, TX
2001-2002 Clinical Fellowship, Laparoscopy and Endourology Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, Inderbir S. Gill, M.D. and Stevan B. Streem, M.D.
2000-2001 Research Fellowship, Research Fellowship (Tumor Immunology), Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, James A. Finke, Ph.D.
1995-2000 Clinical Residency, Urology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, Drogo K. Montague, M.D.
1994-1995 Clinical Internship, General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, Frederick Alexander, M.D.

Board Certifications

2/2003 American Board of Urology

Experience/Service

Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities

Medical Director, Minimally Invasive and New Technology in Oncologic Surgery (MINTOS) Collaborative Group, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2006-present

Honors and Awards

2009 Health and Science Communications Association, Gold Award,Robotic Radical Prostatectomy Patient Informed Consent and Education Video
2008 National Health Information Award, Silver Medal, Robotic Radical Prostatectomy Patient Informed Consent and Education Video
2004-2005 Excellence in Teaching Award, Biomedical Engineering Summer Internship Program, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
2003 Best Video in Urology Category, American Society for Reproductive Medicine
2001-2002 Scholars in Urology Award, Pfizer
2000-2001 Scholar, American Foundation for Urologic Disease
2000 Bruce H. Stewart Award for Humanistic Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
1986-1990 Dominion Scholar, Old Dominion University

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Jonasch E, Wood CG, Matin SF, Tu SM, Pagliaro LC, Corn PG, Aparicio A, Tamboli P, Millikan RE, Wang X, Araujo JC, Arap W, Tannir N. Phase II presurgical feasibility study of bevacizumab in untreated patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. J Clin Oncol. 27(25):4076-4081, 9/2009. e-Pub 7/2009.
2. Clague J, Lin J, Cassidy A, Matin S, Tannir N, Tamboli P, Wood C, Wu X. Family history and risk of Renal Cell Carcinoma: results from a case-control study and systematic meta-analysis. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention 18(3):801-807, 3/2009. e-Pub 2/2009.
3. Margulis V, Matin SF, Tannir N, Tamboli P, Shen Y, Lozano M, Swanson DA, Jonasch E, Wood CG. A Randomized Trial of Adjuvant Thalidomide Versus Observation in Patients with Completely Resected High Risk Cell Carcinoma. Journal of Urology 73(2):337-341, 2/2009. e-Pub 10/2008.
4. Matin SF, Feeley T, Kennamer D, Corriere J, Miles M, Kays C,Green H, Craig C, Dinney C. Office Cystoscopy and Transrectal Ultrasound-Guided Prostate Biopsies Pose Minimal Risk: A Prospective Evaluation of 921 Procedures. Urology 73(6):1175-1178, 2009.
5. Shah SK, Matin SF, Singer EA, Eichel L, Kim HL. Outcomes of laparoscopic partial nephrectomy after fellowship training. Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopc Surgeons 13(2):154-159, 2009.
6. Zorn, Kevin C, Gautam, Gagan, Shalhav Arieh L, Clayman Ralph V, Ahlering Thomas E, Albala David M, Lee David I, Sundaram Chandru P, Matin Surena F, Castle Erik P, Winfield Howard N, Samadi Albert, Gettman Matthew T, Lee Benjamin R, Thomas Raju, Patel Vipul R, Leveillee Raymond J, Wong Carson, Badlani Gopal H, Rha Koon H, Eggener Scott E, Joseph Jean V, Members of the Society of Urologic Robotic Surgeons (SURS) Committee. Training, Credentialing, Proctoring and Medicolegal Risks of Robotic Urological Surgery: Recommendations of the Society of Urologic Robotic Surgeons (SURS). J Urol 182:1126-1132, 2009.
7. Lin J, Pu X, Wang W, Matin S, Tannir NM, Wood CG, Wu X. Case-Control Analysis of Nucleotide Excision Repair Pathway and the Risk of Renal Cell Carcinoma Submitted to Carcinogenesis. Oxford 29(11):2112-2119, 11/2008. e-Pub 8/2008.
8. Rich TA, Jonasch E, Matin SF, Waguespack SG, Gombos DS, Santarpia L, Stolle C, Jimenez C. A Novel von Hippel-Lindau Point Mutation Presents as Apparently Sporadic Pheochromocytoma. Cancer Investigation 26(6):642-646, 7/2008.
9. Matin SF, Tinkey PT, Borne AT, Stephens LC, Sherz A, Swanson DA. Pilot Trial of Vascular Targeted Photodynamic Therapy for Renal Tissue. Journal of Urology 180(1):338-342, 7/2008.
10. Margulis V, Tamboli P, Matin SF, Swanson DA, Wood CG. Analysis of clinicopathologic predictors of oncologic outcome provides insight into the natural history of surgically managed papillary renal cell carcinoma. Cancer 112(7):1480-8, 4/2008.
11. Ponsky L, Cherullo E, Moinzadeh A, Desai M, Kaouk J, Haber GP, Chen D, Ng C, Fuchs G, Singh D, Finelli A, Matin S. The Hem-o-lok clip is safe for laparoscopic nephrectomy: a multi-institutional review. Urology 71(4):593-6, 4/2008. e-Pub 3/2008.
12. Busby JE, Brown GA, Matin SF. Comparing lymphadenectomy during radical nephroureterectomy: open versus laparoscopic. Urology 71(3):413-6, 3/2008.
13. Jain M, Matin SF, Kamat A. Inferior Vena Cava Atresia Assoicated with von Hippel-Lindau Masquerading as Metastatic Testicular Cancer. Current Urology 2:214-216, 2008.
14. Sabichi Anita L, Lerner Seth P, Atkinson, E Neely, Grossman H Barton, Caraway Nancy P, Dinney Colin P, Penson,David F, Matin Surena, Kamat Ashish, Pisters Louis L, Lin Daniel W, Katz Ruth L, Brenner Dean E, Hemstreet III George P, Wargo Mary, Bleyer Archie, Sanders William H, Clifford John L, Parnes Howard L, Lippman Scott M. Phase III Prevention Trial of Fenretinide in Patients with Resected Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer. Clin Cancer Res 14:224-229, 2008.
15. Margulis V, Matin SF, Tannir N, Tamboli P, Swanson DA, Jonasch E, Wood CG. Surgical morbidity associated with administration of targeted molecular therapies prior to cytoreductive nephrectomy or resection of locally recurrent renal cell carcinoma. Journal of Urology 180(1):94-98, 2008.
16. Shao L, Wood CG, Zhang D, Tannir NM, Matin S, Dinney CP, Wu XF. Telomere dysfunction in peripheral lymphocytes as a potential predisposition factor for renal cancer. J Urol 178 (4):1492-1496, 2008.
17. Margulis V, Tamboli P, Matin SF, Meisner M, Swanson DA, Wood CG. Location of extrarenal tumor Extension does not impact survival of patients with pT3a renal cell carcinoma. J Urol 178(5):1878-1882, 11/2007.
18. Javadi S, Matin SF, Tamboli P, Ahrar K. Unexpected atypical findings on CT after radiofrequency ablation for small renal-cell carcinoma and the role of percutaneous biopsy. J Vasc Interv Radiol 18(9):1186-1191, 9/2007.
19. Brown GA, Matin SF, Busby JE, Dinney CP, Grossman HB, Pettaway CA, Munsell MF, Kamat AM. Ability of clinical grade to predict final pathologic stage in upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma: implications for therapy. Urology 70(2):252-256, 7/2007.
20. Shao L, Wood CG, Zhang D, Tannir NM, Matin S, Dinney CP, Wu X. Telomere dysfunction in peripheral lymphocytes as a potential predisposition factor for renal cancer. J Urol 178(4):1186-1191, 7/2007.
21. Kassouf W, Sanchez-Ortiz R, Tamboli P, Tannir N, Jonasch E, Merchant MM, Matin SF, Swanson DA, Wood CG. Cytoreductive nephrectomy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma with nonclea cell histology. J Urol 69(5):819-823, 3/2007.
22. Black PC, Basen-Engquist K, Wang X, Swartz RJ, Eddings T, Matin SF, Swanson D, Wood CG, Pisters LL, Babaian RJ, Troncoso P, Pettaway CA. A randomized prospective trial evaluating testosterone, haemoglobin kinetics and quality of life, during and after 12 months of androgen deprivation after prostatectomy: results from the Postoperative Adjuvant Androgen Deprivation trial. BJU Int 100(1):63-9, 2007.
23. Kader AK, Tamboli P, Luongo T, Matin S, Bell K, Jonasch E, Swanson DA, Wood CG. Cytoreductive neprectomy in the elderly patient: the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center experience. J Urol 177(3):855-861, 2007.
24. Jacobsohn KM, Ahrar K, Wood CG, Matin SF. Is radiofrequency ablation safe for solitary kidneys? Urology 69(5):819-823, 2007.
25. Brown GA and Matin SF. Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy: Experience in 60 Cases. J Endourol 21(1):71-74, 2007.
26. Margulis V, Tamboli P, Matin SF, Meisner M, Swanson DA, Wood CG. Redefining pPT3 renal cell carcinoma in the modern era: A proposal for a revision of the current TNM primary tumor classification system. Cancer 109(2):2439-2444, 2007.
27. Brown GA, Busby JE, Wood CG, Pisters LL, Dinney CP, Swanson DA, Grossman HB, Pettaway CA, Munsell MF, Kamat AM, Matin SF. Nephroureterectomy for treating upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma: Time to change the treatment paradigm? BJU Int 98:1176-1180, 12/2006. PMID: 17125474.
28. Matin SF, Dhanani N, Acosta M, Wood CG. Conventional and hand-assisted laparoscopic radical nephrectomy: Comparative analysis of 271 cases. J Endourol 20:891-894, 11/2006. PMID: 17144857.
29. Matin SF, Ahrar K, Cadeddu JA, Gervais DA, McGovern FJ, Zagoria RA, Uzzo RG, Haaga J, Resnick MI, Kaouk J, Gill IS. Residual and recurrent disease following renal energy ablative therapy: a multi-institutional study. J Urol 176:1973-1977, 11/2006. PMID: 17070224.
30. Matin SF, Madsen LT, Wood CG. Laparoscopic cytoreductive nephrectomy: the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center experience. Urology 68:528-532, 9/2006. PMID: 16979706.
31. Matin SF. Recognition and preservation of accessory pudendal arteries during laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. Urology 67:1012-1015, 5/2006. PMID: 16635507.
32. Busby JE, Brown GA, Tamboli P, Kamat AM, Dinney CP, Grossman HB, Matin SF. Upper urinary tract tumors with nontransitional histology: a single-center experience. Urology 67(3):518-23, 3/2006. PMID: 16527570.
33. Berglund RK, Matin SF, Desai M, Kaouk J, Gill IS. Laparoscopic radical cystoprostatectomy with bilateral nephroureterectomy: initial report. BJU Int 97:37-41, 2006. PMID: 16336325.
34. Goel MC, Matin SF, Derweesh I, Levin H, Streem S, Novick AC. Partial nephrectomy for renal urothelial tumors: Clinical update. Urology 67:490-495, 2006.
35. Naude AM, Heyns CF, Matin SF. Laparoscopic urology training in South Africa. J Endourol 19:1180-1184, 12/2005. PMID: 16359210.
36. Ahrar K, Matin S, Wallace MJ, Gupta S, Hicks ME. Percutaneous transthoracic radiofrequency ablation of renal tumors using an iatrogenic pneumothorax. AJR Am J Roentgenol 185(1):86-88, 7/2005. PMID: 15972404.
37. Cohen DD, Matin SF, Steinberg JR, Zagone R, Wood CG. Evaluation of the intact specimen after laparoscopic radical nephrectomy for clinically localized renal cell carcinoma identifies a subset of patients at increased risk for recurrence. J Urol 173(5):1487-1491, 5/2005. PMID: 15821465.
38. Highshaw RA, Vakar-Lopez F, Jonasch E, Yasko AW, Matin SF. Port-site metastasis: the influence of biology. Eur Urol 47:357-360, 3/2005. PMID: 15716201.
39. Stage AC, Pollock RE, Matin SF. Bilateral metastatic renal synovial sarcoma. Urology 65)2):389, 2/2005. PMID: 15708068.
40. Matin SF, Gill IS. Recurrence and survival following laparoscopic radical nephroureterectomy with various forms of bladder cuff control. J Urol 173:395-400, 2/2005. PMID: 15643179.
41. Ahrar K, Matin S, Wood CG, Wallace MJ, Gupta S, Madoff DC, Rao S, Tannir NM, Jonasch E, Pisters LL, Rozner MA, Kennamer DL, Hicks ME. Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of renal tumors: Technique, complications, and outcomes. J Vasc Interv Radiol 16(5):679-688, 2005.
42. Desai MM, Strzempkowski B, Matin SF, Steinberg AP, Ng C, Meraney AM, Kaouk JH, Gill IS. Prospective randomized comparison of transperitoneal versus retroperitoneal laparoscopic radical nephrectomy. J Urol 173(1):38-41, 2005. PMID: 15592021.
43. Kuang W, Shin PR, Matin S, Thomas AJ, Jr. Initial evaluation of robotic technology for microsurgical vasovasostomy. J Urol 171(1):300-303, 2004. PMID: 14665899.
44. Ahrar K, Matin S, Wood CG, Gupta S, Wallace MJ, Madoff DC. Utility of contrast-enhanced CT during percutaneous RFA of solid renal tumors. Am J Roentgenol 182(4):13, 2004.
45. Matin SF, Abreu S, Ramani A, Steinberg AP, Desai M, Strzempkowski B, Yang Y, Shen Y, Gill IS. Evaluation of age and comorbidity as risk factors after laparoscopic urological surgery. J Urol 170(4):1115-1120, 10/2003. PMID: 14501704.
46. Matin SF, Yost A, Streem SB. Ureteroscopic laser endopyelotomy: a single-center experience. J Endourol 17(6):401-404, 8/2003. PMID: 12965067.
47. Matin SF. Prospective randomized trial of skin adhesive versus sutures for closure of 217 laparoscopic port-site incisions. J Am Coll Surg 196(6):845-853, 6/2003. PMID: 12788419.
48. Matin SF, Gill IS. Modified Pfannenstiel incision for intact specimen extraction after retroperitoneoscopic renal surgery. Urology 61(4):830-832, 4/2003. PMID: 12670577.
49. Desai MM, Gill IS, Ramani AP, Matin SF, Kaouk JH, Campero JM. Laparoscopic radical nephrectomy for cancer with level I renal vein involvement. J Urol 169(2):487-491, 2/2003. PMID: 12544294.
50. Bandyopadhyay SK, Rackley RR, Matin SF, Sadhukhan PC. Interferon-alpha response and signal transduction pathway in transitional carcinoma cell lines. Adv Exp Med Biol 539:15-32, 2003. PMID: 15088893.
51. Gill IS, Matin SF, Desai MM, Kaouk JH, Steinberg A, Mascha E, Thornton J, Sherief M, Strzempkowski B, Novick AC. Laparoscopic and open partial nephrectomy in 200 cases. J Urol 170(1):64-66, 2003.
52. Desai M, Gill IS, Kaouk JH, Matin SF, Novick AC. Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy with suture repair of the pelvicaliceal system. Urology 61(1):99-104, 2003.
53. Matin SF, Hsu TH, Klein EA, Streem SB. Acute renal failure due to subcapsular renal hematoma in a solitary kidney: improvement after decompression. J Urol 168(6):2526-2527, 12/2002. PMID: 12441956.
54. Kaouk JH, Matin S, Bravo EL, Gill IS. Laparoscopic bilateral partial adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma. Urology 60:1100-1103, 12/2002. PMID: 12475679.
55. Desai MM, Gill IS, Kaouk JH, Matin SF, Sung GT, Bravo EL. Robotic-assisted laparoscopic adrenalectomy. Urology 60(6):1104-1107, 12/2002. PMID: 12475680.
56. Kuang W, Ng CS, Matin S, Kaouk JH, El-Jack M, Gill IS. Rhabdomyolysis after laparoscopic donor nephrectomy. Urology 60(5):911-912, 11/2002. PMID: 12429334.
57. Matin SF, Gill IS, Worley S, Novick AC. Outcome of laparoscopic radical and open partial nephrectomy for the sporadic 4 cm. or less renal tumor with a normal contralateral kidney. J Urol 168(4):1356-1359, 10/2002. PMID: 12352392.
58. Matin SF, Yost A, Streem SB. Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy: a comparative study of electrohydraulic and electromagnetic units. J Urol 166(6):2053-2056, 12/2001. PMID: 11696705.
59. Goldfarb DA, Matin SF, Braun WE, Schreiber MJ, Mastroianni B, Papajcik D, Rolin HA, Flechner S, Goormastic M, Novick AC. Renal outcome 25 years after donor nephrectomy. J Urol 166(6):2043-2047, 12/2001. PMID: 11696703.
60. Hsu TH, Matin SF. Benign prostatic hyperplasia mimicking bladder tumor. Urology 57(6):1166, 6/2001. PMID: 11377336.
61. Matin SF, Rackley RR, Sadhukhan PC, Kim MS, Novick AC, Bandyopadhyay SK. Impaired alpha-interferon signaling in transitional cell carcinoma: lack of p48 expression in 5637 cells. Cancer Res 61(5):2261-2266, 3/2001. PMID: 11280796.
62. Matin SF, Novick AC. Renal dysfunction associated with staged bilateral partial nephrectomy: the importance of operative positioning. J Urol 165(3):880-881, 3/2001. PMID: 11176491.
63. Matin SF, Streem SB. Metabolic risk factors in patients with ureteropelvic junction obstruction and renal calculi. J Urol 163(6):1676-1678, 6/2000. PMID: 10799158.
64. Matin SF, Gill IS. Laparoscopic marsupialization of the difficult lymphocele using internalized peritoneal dialysis catheter. J Urol 163(6):1498-1500, 5/2000. PMID: 10751865.
65. Rackley RR, Bandyopadhyay SK, Fazeli-Matin S, Shin MS, Appell R. Immunoregulatory potential of urothelium: characterization of NF-kappaB signal transduction. J Urol 162(5):1812-1816, 11/1999. PMID: 10524940.
66. Fazeli-Matin S, Gill IS, Hsu TH, Sung GT, Novick AC. Laparoscopic renal and adrenal surgery in obese patients: comparison to open surgery. J Urol 162:665-669, 9/1999. PMID: 10458337.
67. Hsu TH, Gill IS, Fazeli-Matin S, Soble JJ, Sung GT, Schweizer D, Novick AC. Radical nephrectomy and nephroureterectomy in the octogenarian and nonagenarian: comparison of laparoscopic and open approaches. Urology 53(6):1121-1125, 6/1999. PMID: 10367839.
68. Fazeli-Matin S, Novick AC. Nephron-sparing surgery for renal angiomyolipoma. Urology 52(4):577-583, 10/1998. PMID: 9763074.
69. Fazeli-Matin S, Montague DK, Angermeier KW, Lakin MM. Penile fracture after intracavernous injection therapy. J Urol 159(6):2094, 6/1998. PMID: 9598535.
70. Fazeli-Matin S, Streem SB. Nephron sparing management of Fraley's syndrome with a pyelopyelostomy. J Urol 159(2):487-489, 2/1998. PMID: 9649268.
71. Fazeli-Matin S, Rackely R, Bandyopadhyay S. Defective interferon-alpha signaling in transitional cell carcinoma. Eur Cytokine Netw 9:506-507, 1998.
72. Fazeli-Matin S, Goldfarb DA, Novick AC. Upper tract surgery in pregnancy. Urology 52(3):510-511, 1998.
73. Fazeli-Matin S, Levin HS, Streem SB. Ureteroscopic diagnosis of intraluminal metastatic rectal carcinoma. Urology 49(6):955-956, 1997.

Last updated: 9/15/2009