MatthewEdwardNielsenMDMS, FACS
Urology • Chapel Hill, NCMinimally Invasive Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Trauma & Reconstructive Surgery
Professor and Chair, Department of Urology University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
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Office
Unc Chapel Hill Dept Of Surg
# 7235
Chapel Hill, NC 27599Phone+1 919-843-8733Fax+1 919-966-0098
Summary
- Dr. Nielsen is the Rhodes Distinguished Professor and Chair of Urology at the UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine. His clinical practice is focused on urologic oncology, and he serves UNC and multiple national organizations in leadership roles related to quality improvement and patient safety.
Education & Training
Intermountain Healthcare Delivery InstituteAdvanced Training Program in Healthcare Delivery Improvement, 2019 - 2019- UNC Gillings School of Global Public HealthMS, Epidemiology, 2010 - 2012
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Urology, 2003 - 2008- Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 2002 - 2003
- Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
NC State Medical License 2008 - 2025
MD State Medical License 2006 - 2009- American Board of Urology Urology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctors Castle Connolly
- H. Fleming Fuller Award UNC Health Care System, 2022
- Best Doctors in America, Urology Best Doctors
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Clinical Trials
- Cardiovascular Risk and Preventive Care in Prostate Cancer Patients Receiving Radiation and Hormone Therapy Start of enrollment: 2012 Jun 01
- Using Walk With Ease Walking Program With Men 65 and Older Being Treated for Prostate Cancer Start of enrollment: 2013 Oct 01
- Ostomy Rural Telehealth Training Cancer Survivors Start of enrollment: 2019 Aug 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 27 citationsUsing museum specimens to track morphological shifts through climate change.Heidi J. MacLean, Matthew E. Nielsen, Joel G. Kingsolver, Lauren B. Buckley
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences. 2019-01-07 - 109 citationsMicrohematuria: AUA/SUFU Guideline.Daniel A. Barocas, Stephen A. Boorjian, Ronald D. Alvarez, Tracy M. Downs, Cary P. Gross
The Journal of Urology. 2020-10-01 - 34 citationsComparison of the Harms, Advantages, and Costs Associated With Alternative Guidelines for the Evaluation of Hematuria.Mihaela V Georgieva, Stephanie B. Wheeler, Daniel O. Erim, Rebecca Smith-Bindman, Ronald K. Loo
JAMA Internal Medicine. 2019-10-01
Press Mentions
2020 Hettleman Prizes Awarded to Exceptional Early-Career FacultySeptember 21st, 2020
Guideline-Based Hematuria Evaluation May up Risk of Secondary CancersJuly 31st, 2019
Do AUA Hematuria Recs Strike Right Risk-Benefit Balance?July 29th, 2019- Join now to see all
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