Arthur Matas
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Credentials
MD

Professor, Division of Transplantation
Biography

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

Education

MD, University of Manitoba

Fellowships, Residencies, and Visiting Engagements

Fellowship,
University of Minnesota, Transplantation
Residency,
University of Minnesota

Honors and Recognition

Wall of Scholarship Recipient, University of Minnesota Medical School
2022
Best Doctors in America
2013
Top Doctor, U.S. News & World Report
2012
Academic Health Center’s Academy for Excellence in Health Research, University of Minnesota
2011
Francis Moore Excellence in Mentorship in the Field of Transplantation Award
2009
Medical Staff Award, Clinical Innovation, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview University of Minnesota
2007

Professional Memberships

The American Society of Nephrology
1992-2023
American Surgical Association
1995-2023
Society of University Surgeons
1984-2023
The Transplant Society
1982-2023
American Society of Transplant Surgeons
1980-2023
American Society of Transplantation
1987-2023
American College of Surgeons
1984-2023
Contact

Contact

Address

420 Delaware St SE
PWB 11-200
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Administrative Contact

Carly Ryan | 612-625-5609 | ryan1025@umn.edu