Overview
Dr. Brian Matlaga is a Professor of Urology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and also is the Director of the Stephens Center for Stone Disease as well as the Executive Vice Chair of the James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute. Dr. Matlaga is an internationally recognized expert in the medical and surgical management of patients with urinary stone disease. A frequent contributor to the medical press, with over 180 peer-reviewed publications, Dr. Matlaga’s research has received national and international awards. Dr. Matlaga sits on numerous editorial boards as well as advisory committees and guidelines panels for the American Urological Association, the American Board of Urology, the Endourological Society, and the National Institutes of Health, amongst others. Dr. Matlaga serves as Executive Medical Director of Clinical Affairs for Johns Hopkins Medicine International, the arm of Johns Hopkins Medicine that manages its global presence. In this capacity, he delivers clinical care as well as project leadership across the globe.
Dr. Matlaga is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Nephrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Kidney Stones, Bladder Stones, Boils, Ureteroscopy, and Lithotripsy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 125 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 3 articles in the study of Nephrectomy.
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Locations
10803 Falls Road, Pavilion III STE 3300, Pavilion III STE 3300, Lutherville, MD 21093
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Matlaga has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians Group
Jay Raman is an Urologist in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Dr. Raman is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Nephrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Urothelial Cancer, Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma (UTUC), Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Nephrectomy, and Ureteroscopy.
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
Dr. Mohamad Allaf is Professor of Urology and Oncology, as well as Director of the Department of Urology and the Brady Urological Institute and Urologist-in-Chief of the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Allaf is a world renowned surgeon-scientist having performed more than 2,000 robotic procedures and published over 250 peer reviewed research papers in the field's best journals. As one of the busiest robotic radical prostatectomy surgeons in the world, he aims to achieve the best outcomes for his patients. Having trained with Dr. Patrick Walsh, Dr. Allaf has used Dr. Walsh's method of radical prostatectomy as the basis for his own anatomic method to this complex operation. Dr. Allaf is also amongst the leaders in kidney cancer surgery, having served on the American Urological Association Guideline Committee for Kidney Cancer. He led a team who performed the rigorous analysis to help inform the most recent guidelines that was funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). He is best known for his ability to save the kidney and remove the tumor in patients with kidney tumors. Dr. Allaf runs a research endeavor aiming to decrease the morbidity associated with the treatment of cancer, and he has mentored numerous leaders in academic urology. He is actively involved in fund raising for research and education, and believes in expanding our base of support in order to advance our important mission. Dr. Allaf is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Nephrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Renal Oncocytoma, Prostate Cancer, Nephrectomy, and Prostatectomy.
Mark Ball is a Plastic Surgeon and an Urologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Ball is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Nephrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Renal Oncocytoma, Nephrectomy, and Prostatectomy.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- Kidney StonesDr. Matlaga isElite. Learn about Kidney Stones.
- LithotripsyDr. Matlaga isElite. Learn about Lithotripsy.
- UreteroscopyDr. Matlaga isElite. Learn about Ureteroscopy.
- Distinguished
- Bladder StonesDr. Matlaga isDistinguished. Learn about Bladder Stones.
- BoilsDr. Matlaga isDistinguished. Learn about Boils.
- CarbuncleDr. Matlaga isDistinguished. Learn about Carbuncle.
- EndoscopyDr. Matlaga isDistinguished. Learn about Endoscopy.
- FolliculitisDr. Matlaga isDistinguished. Learn about Folliculitis.
- Perirenal AbscessDr. Matlaga isDistinguished. Learn about Perirenal Abscess.
- Advanced
- Bilateral HydronephrosisDr. Matlaga isAdvanced. Learn about Bilateral Hydronephrosis.
- HydronephrosisDr. Matlaga isAdvanced. Learn about Hydronephrosis.
- Intussusception in ChildrenDr. Matlaga isAdvanced. Learn about Intussusception in Children.
- Obstructive UropathyDr. Matlaga isAdvanced. Learn about Obstructive Uropathy.
- Retroperitoneal FibrosisDr. Matlaga isAdvanced. Learn about Retroperitoneal Fibrosis.
- UPJ ObstructionDr. Matlaga isAdvanced. Learn about UPJ Obstruction.
- Experienced
- Bladder CancerDr. Matlaga isExperienced. Learn about Bladder Cancer.
- Bladder Outlet ObstructionDr. Matlaga isExperienced. Learn about Bladder Outlet Obstruction.
- CystectomyDr. Matlaga isExperienced. Learn about Cystectomy.
- EmpyemaDr. Matlaga isExperienced. Learn about Empyema.
- Enlarged Prostate (BPH)Dr. Matlaga isExperienced. Learn about Enlarged Prostate (BPH).
- Gastric BypassDr. Matlaga isExperienced. Learn about Gastric Bypass.