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Jeffrey Matthews, MD Physician Profile Printable Version

General Surgery

Professor of Surgery

Dallas B. Phemister Professor and Chair of Surgery

O220; MC 5029

Clinical Interests: - Gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary/pancreatic surgery - Obesity - Inflammatory bowel disease - Gastro-intestinal oncology

Academic Interests: Research focuses on fundamental mechanisms of regulation of epithelial chloride secretion, the transport event underlying the clinical manifestations of cystic fibrosis and numerous digestive disorders characterized by diarrhea. Current funding includes projects examining the regulation of Na-K-2Cl cotransporter function and expression, the impact of ammonia and ammonia-derived oxidants on intestinal function, and the role of purinergic compounds in the epitheial response to metabolic stress. particular emphasis is placed on the role of the actin-based cytoskeleton in cell signaling as it relates to integral membrane transport protein function and tight junctional integrity. Novel approaches to anti-diarrheal therapy and to therapy of cystic fibrosis are suggested by various projects within the laboratory

Education: M.D.: Harvard University, Boston, MA Fellowship: University of Bern, Bern, Hepatobiliary Surgery Residency: Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, MA Fellowship: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA Pathology

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Year Started in Practice: 1992  Practice Location(s): 5841 S. Maryland Ave. Chicago, IL 60637  Memberships: Association for Academic Surgery American Gastroenterological Association American Physiological Society American College of Surgeons Society of University Surgeons Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract American Pancreatic Association American Board of Surgery Gastroenterology Research Group American Society for Clinical Investigation American Association for the Advancement of Science American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association Association of Program Directors in Surgery American Society for Bariatric Surgery Society of Clinical Surgery  Languages Spoken: English  Published Works

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