2000  “Golden Scalpel” award for best teaching resident  University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston

2000  “Resident of the Year” by the Student Surgical Society  University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston

1998  “Outstanding Housestaff”  University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston  

1998  “Golden Scalpel” award for best teaching resident  University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston

1994  “Outstanding Housestaff”  University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston

1990  “A.D. Williams Research Fellowship” Medical College of Virginia - Richmond

1985  Nominated for The Kaufman Award for outstanding service to the university and the community.  Old Dominion University – Norfolk, VA

2001 American Board of Surgery

2011 Re-Certified, American Board of Surgery

Fellow, American College of Surgeons

Fellow, American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

MEMBERSHIP IN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES: American College of Surgeons -Fellow Texas Medical Association

Dallas County Medical Society

Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons

American Hernia Society

ARTICLES IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS

1.     Scott, R.B.; Woods, H.E.; Matin, S.; Kukreja, R.C.; Hess, M.L. Superoxide radical production after phorbol ester stimulation in neutrophils of aged donors. Exper. Gerontology 25(6):523-532;  1990.

2.     Scott, R.B.; Collins, J.M.; Matin, S; White, F.; Swerdlow, P.S. Simultaneous measurement of neutrophil, lymphocyte and monocyte glutathione by flow cytometry.  J. of Clin. Lab. Analysis 4(5):324-327;  1990. 

3.     Scott, R.B.; Matin, S.; Hamilton, S.C. Glutathione, glutathione S-transferase, and transmembrane transport of glutathione conjugate in human neutrophil leukocytes.  J. Lab. Clin. Med. 116(5):674-80;  1990 

4.     Matin, S.; Pierre, E.; Wolf, S.; Herndon, D.N. The hypermetabolic response

and the use of growth hormone in burn patients.  Highlights  4(1):14-16;  1996. 

5.     Matin, S.; McCauley, R.L.; Herndon, D.N. Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) is a stronger proliferation agent than insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) for normal human keratinocytes.  Surg Forum 47:775-777;  1996.

6.     Pierre, E.J.; Perez-Polo, J.R.; Mitchell, A.T.; Matin, S.; Foyt, H.L.; Herndon, D.N. Insulin-like growth factor-I liposomal gene transfer and systemic growth hormone stimulate wound healing.  J. Burn Care Rehabil. 18(4):287-291;1997.

7.     Matin, S.; Ikeda, H.; Guo, Y-S, Wolf, S.E.; Ko, T.C.; Rajaraman, S.; Herndon, D.N.; Thompson J.C.  Burn-induced stimulation of apoptosis-related genes in rat small bowel.  Surg. Forum 48:222-223;  1997.

8.     Klein, G.L.; Wolf, S.E.; Lang, C.B.; Rosen, C.J.; Mohan, S.; Keenan, B.S.; Matin, S.; Steffen, C.; Nicolai, M.; Sailer, D.E.; Herndon, D.N. Effect of therapy with recombinant human growth hormone on insulin-like growth factor system components and serum levels of biochemical markers of bone formation in children following severe burn injury.  J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metabol. 83(I):21-24;1998.

9.     Ferrando, A.A.; Chinkes, D.L.; Wolf, S.E.; Matin, S.; Herndon, D.N.; Wolfe, R.R. Acute dichloroacetate administration increases skeletal muscle free glutamine concentration after burn injury.  Ann. Surg. 228(2):249-256;  1998.

10.   Ferrando, A.A.; Chinkes, D.L.; Wolf, S.E.; Matin, S.; Herndon, D.N.; Wolfe, R.R. A submaximal dose of insulin promotes net skeletal muscle protein synthesis in patients with severe burns.  Ann. Surg. 229(1):11-8; 1999.

11.   Wolf, S.E.; Ikeda, H.; Matin, S.; Debroy, M.A.; Rajaraman, S.; Herndon, D.N.; Thompson, J.C. Cutaneous burn increases apoptosis in the gut epithelium of mice.  J. Am. Coll. Surg. 188(1):10-6  1999.

12.   Tipton, K.D.; Gurkih, B.E.; Matin, S.; Wolfe, R.R. Nonessential amino acids are not necessary to stimulate normal muscle protein synthesis in healthy volunteers.  J. Nutrit. Biochem. 10(2):89-95;  1999.

13.   Wolf, S.E.; Debroy, M.A.; Ikeda, H.; Jeschke, M.; Matin, S.; Rajaraman, S.; Ko, T.C.; Englander, E.W.; Norman, J.G.; Thompson, J.C.  Increased small bowel epithelial turnover in interleukin-1 receptor knockout mice. Ann. Surg. 232(1):42-45;  2000.

14.   Nealon, W.H.; Matin S. Analysis of operative success in preventing recurrent acute exacerbations in chronic pancreatitis.  Ann Surg. 2001 Jun;233(6):793-800.

15.   Hart, D.W.; Wolf, S.E.; Zhang, X-J.; Chinkes, D.L.;  Buffalo, M.C.;  Matin, S.; DebRoy, M.A.; Wolfe, R.R.;  Herndon, D.N. Efficacy of a high carbohydrate in catabolic illness.  Crit Care Med. 2001 Jul;29(7):1318-24.

ABSTRACTS

1.       Matin, S.; McCauley, R.; Herndon, D.N. High dose insulin stimulates keratinocyte proliferations in a basal media. Presented at the Annual meeting of the American Burn Association, 1995.

2.       Matin, S.; McCauley, R.L.; Herndon, D.N. Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) is a stronger proliferation agent than insulin like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) for normal human keratinocytes. Presented at the Annual meeting of the American College of Surgeons, 1996.

3.       Matin, S.; O’Neal, T.; Herndon, D.N.; Desai, M.; McCauley, R. Ocular injuries associated with facial burns in pediatric patients. Presented at the Annual meeting of the American Burn Association, 1996.

4.       Matin, S.; Wolf, S.; O’Neal, T.; Desai, M.; McCauley, R.; Herndon, D.N. Early excision and grafting of third degree eyelid burns can eliminate secondary corneal injuries. Presented at the Annual meeting of the American Burn Association, 1996.

5.       Matin S.; Hunter G.C. Cryopreserved vein replacement of vena caval occlusion. Presented at the annual meeting of the Southwesten Surgical Society,  2000.

1981 – 1985  Bachelor of Science  Old Dominion University  Norfolk, Virginia

1986 – 1988  Master of Science  Old Dominion University  Norfolk, Virginia

1989 – 1993  Doctor of Medicine  Medical College of Virginia  Richmond, Virginia

1993 - 1994  Internship General Surgery  University of Texas Medical Branch  Galveston, Texas

1994 - 1995  Residency General Surgery  University of Texas Medical Branch  Galveston, Texas

1995 - 1997  NIH Research Fellowship in Trauma and Burns  Shriners Burns Institute and University of Texas Medical Branch G alveston, Texas

1997 - 1999  Residency General Surgery University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Texas

1999 - 2000  Chief Resident General Surgery University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Texas

2000  The Michael E. DeBakey Fellowship in Minimally  Invasive and Laparoscopic Surgery Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas.

2001-2002  Physician Leadership Institute

Feb 2005 – June 2005  “Accelerating Best Care” by The Institute for Health Care Research and Improvement

2007-2009  Advanced Leadership for Physicians, SMU, Cox School of Business