Jeffrey B. Matthews, MD

About Jeffrey B. Matthews, MD

Meet Dr. Matthews

Jeffrey B. Matthews, MD, is a gastrointestinal surgeon and leading authority on the surgical treatment of diseases of the pancreas and bile ducts. He is highly skilled in the treatment of acute and chronic pancreatitis, and is one of a handful of surgeons in the nation who has expertise in islet autotransplantation, a treatment for severe pancreatitis with and without a genetic component. He also has vast experience in bile duct reconstruction and complex reoperative gastrointestinal surgery.

Dr. Matthews has held several leadership positions during his distinguished career. Currently, he is the chair of the Surgery Residency Review Committee of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. He is a senior director of the American Board of Surgery and past-president of the Society of Surgical Chairs, the Society of University Surgeons and the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT). Dr. Matthews led a federally funded research laboratory for over two decades studying the regulation of epithelial transport and barrier function. His research received long-term support from the National Institutes of Health.

An accomplished author, Dr. Matthews has published over 200 original articles, chapters and editorials, as well as multiple surgical textbooks. He serves on the editorial board of 11 prestigious surgical and scientific journals and is Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of the Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery.

Dr. Matthews is dedicated to teaching and mentoring medical students and new physicians, and has received awards for excellence in teaching. A popular speaker, Dr. Matthews is frequently invited to lecture at universities and medical conferences across the United States and abroad.

Specialties & Areas of Expertise

Specialties

Areas of Expertise

Pancreatic Surgery
Pancreatitis
Pancreatic Cancer
Islet Autotransplantation
Biliary and Gallbladder Surgery

Locations & Patient Information

Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine (DCAM) - Hyde Park

Education & Professional Summary

Board Certifications

Surgery

Memberships & Medical Societies

ACGME Review Committee for Surgery
American College of Surgeons
American Gastroenterological Association
American Medical Association
American Physiological Society
American Society for Clinical Investigation
American Surgical Association
Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
Association for Academic Surgery
Association for Surgical Education
Central Surgical Association
Chicago Surgical Society
Cincinnati Surgical Society
Gastroenterology Research Group
Halsted Society
Illinois State Medical Society
Illinois Surgical Society
International Association of Pancreatology
International Society of Surgery
International Surgical Group
James IV Association of Surgeons
Pancreas Club
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
Society of Asian Academic Surgeons
Society of Black Academic Surgeons
Society of Clinical Surgery
Society of Surgical Chairs
Society of University Surgeons
Southern Surgical Association
Surgical Biology Club

Practicing Since

1990

Languages Spoken

German
French
English

Medical Education

Harvard Medical School

Internship

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Residency

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Fellowship

University Hospital of Bern

News & Research

View Published Papers

Accepted Insurance

Aetna HMO (specialists only)
Aetna POS
Aetna PPO
BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)
BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)
BCBS PPO
Cigna HMO
Cigna POS
Cigna PPO
CountyCare *see insurance page
Aetna Better Health *see insurance page
Medicare
Multiplan PPO
PHCS PPO
United Choice Plus POS/PPO
United Options (PPO)
United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)
United W500 Emergent Wrap
Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Choice PFFS
Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Plus HMO
United Choice HMO (specialists only)
University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)

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