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Matthew Hubbard, MD, General Surgery, Elkins Park, PA

MatthewOwenHubbardMDMS

General Surgery Elkins Park, PA

Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Attending Surgeon Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery Einstein Medical Center Philadephia

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  • Office

    60 Township Line Rd
    Elkins Park, PA 19027
    Phone+1 215-663-6422
    Fax+1 215-663-6443

Summary

  • Matthew O. Hubbard, MD, is a Board Certified General Surgeon and is fellowship-trained in Advanced Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery. Dr. Hubbard's goal is to provide excellent surgical care for his patients acute and chronic issues related to their stomach, intestines, gallbladder, or other abdominal organs with a focus on minimizing post-operative pain and getting patients back to their daily routines and jobs in as short a time as possible.

    Dr. Hubbard specializes in all types of primary and recurrent abdominal wall and hiatal hernias, both through open and laparoscopic approaches. He also provides minimally invasive approaches for gallbladder disease, diseases of the stomach and foregut, including paraesophageal hernia repair. Also, he provides laparoscopic procedures for obesity, including gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, adjustable gastric banding and revision of prior bariatric surgery.

    He specializes in laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgery; laparoscopic bariatric surgery for morbid obesity; laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery; laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding; laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy; revisional bariatric surgery; laparoscopic surgery for reflux and achalasia; laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication; laparoscopic Heller myotomy; laparoscopic splenectomy; laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair; laparoscopic feeding tube placement; laparoscopic repair of abdominal-wall hernias; laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernias; gall bladder; gall stones; cholecystectomy; gall stone pancreatitis; Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD); appendicitis; gastroparesis.

Education & Training

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2014 - 2015
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2013 - 2014
  • Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2006 - 2013
  • University of Notre Dame
    University of Notre DameM.S., Engineering, Science, and Technology Entrepreneurship Excellence Master’s Program, 2011
  • University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
    University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryClass of 2006
  • University of Notre Dame
    University of Notre DameBS, Biochemistry, Cum laude, honors program, 1998 - 2002
  • University of Notre Dame
    University of Notre DameB.S., 2002

Certifications & Licensure

  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2024 - 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2019 - 2024
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 2015 - 2020
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2006 - 2016
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2014 - 2016
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Academic & Citizenship Award Yale Department of Surgery, 2016
  • Founder’s Award Dr. Tom Dooley Society, 2011
  • Looking to the Future Scholarship Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 2011
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Technical Feasibility of a Murine Model of Sleeve Gastrectomy with Ileal Transposition  
    Gregory A Breuer, Matthew O Hubbard, Geoffrey S Nadzam, Kathleen A Martin, Obesity Surgery
  • Impact of preoperative wait time due to insurance-mandated medically supervised diets on weight loss after sleeve gastrectomy Are patients losing momentum  
    Ying L.D., Duffy A.J., Roberts K.E., Ghiassi S., Hubbard MO, Nadzam GS, Surg Obes Relat Dis, 1/23/2017
  • Five year survival does not equal cure in NSCLC: An analysis of delayed cancer deaths in long term survivors of NSCLC  
    Hubbard, M.O., Fu, P., Worthington, J., Dowlati, A., Linden, P.A., Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 1/1/2012
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Books/Book Chapters

Lectures

  • Laparoscopic Choledochoduodenostomy 
    Farmington, CT - 1/28/2016
  • Bariatric Surgery and Its Complications 
    Yale University, 2016; Yale University School of Medicine, 2016 - 1/11/2016
  • Debunking the Myths of Weight Loss and Bariatric Surgery 
    Yale University School of Medicine - 1/20/2015
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Other

  • Interesting Cases Encountered During Fellowship 
    Hubbard MO, Bariatric Times
    1/1/2015
  • What I Know Now That I Didn’t Know Then: Advice to Future Fellows 
    Hubbard MO, Bariatric Times
    1/1/2015
  • From Residency to Fellowship: Two Fellow Journeys 
    Hubbard MO, Bariatric Times
    1/1/2014

Committees

  • Member, ASMBS General Surgery and Foregut Committee 2018 - Present
  • member, ASMBS General Surgery and Foregut Committee 2018 - Present
  • member, SAGES Educational Resources 2015 - Present

Professional Memberships