Professor Dr. Matthew Hartwig

Biography

Matthew Hartwig is a thoracic surgeon specializing in lung transplantation and robotic-assisted minimally invasive thoracic surgery at Duke University. He serves as the Surgical Director of the Duke Lung Transplant Program and the Esophageal Center at Duke. Additionally, he directs the Surgical Office Clinical Research, managing a comprehensive clinical research portfolio within the Department of Surgery. Hartwig leads an active program in clinical, basic, and translational research related to thoracic surgery and lung transplantation, and currently oversees the Duke Ex Vivo Organ Laboratory. He is involved as Chief of Lung Transplant Research and is a faculty member at the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI). With over 150 peer-reviewed publications, Hartwig has received numerous accolades and regularly chairs sessions at national and international conferences. He also serves on NIH study sections and editorial boards of prominent journals, and has personally mentored many pre-and post-doctoral trainees, helping them to initiate successful research careers in the field.

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