Arthur Matas

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Credentials

MD

Bio

Dr. Arthur J. Matas is a Professor of Surgery at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Dr. Matas earned his medical degree in 1972 at the University of Manitoba, in Winnipeg, Canada. He did his surgical residency and transplantation fellowship at the University of Minnesota Hospitals, where he was actively involved in clinical and laboratory research.Dr. Matas has authored or coauthored numerous articles and book chapters and his research has been presented at numerous national and international meetings. Dr. Matas is a long-standing member of many surgical and transplant-related societies including the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (of which he is Past President), the American Society of Transplantation, The Transplantation Society, the American Society of Nephrology, the American Surgical Association, and the American College of Surgeons.

Research Summary

My entire professional career has been in academic medicine, with a major focus on the identifying risk factors for poor long-term kidney transplant recipient outcomes; studies to improve short- and long-term recipient outcomes; and study of long-term living kidney donor outcomes.

Clinical Summary

Kidney Transplant, Living Donor Transplant