Dr. Matthew Lublin, Minimally Invasive Surgeon
After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1991, Dr. Lublin returned home to Los Angeles to attend medical school at UCLA. He learned the craft of general surgery at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. Upon completion of his residency in 2003, Dr. Lublin was awarded the Mount Sinai Hospital David A. Dreilling Award for Academic Achievement. Following residency, Dr. Lublin completed an advanced laparoscopic surgery (surgery through tiny incisions) and weight loss surgery fellowship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He also completed a surgical oncology fellowship at the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health.
Dr. Lublin has always wanted to bring a high level of surgical care to the community of his roots. Dr. Lublin practices at St. John’s Health Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical center, and Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center.
With an emphasis on minimally invasive (laparoscopic) techniques, Dr. Lublin specializes in abdominal surgery and weight loss surgery. He performs surgery on disease processes related to the esophagus (for heartburn, reflux, or hiatal hernia), stomach, spleen, gallbladder, adrenal glands, small intestine, colon, thyroid, parathyroid, breast, and hernias.
Dr. Lublin has a special interest in groin hernias and gallbladder disease. He has performed over 500 laparoscopic gallbladder removals and over 200 laparoscopic inguinal (groin hernias). He teaches courses to other surgeons on the performance of laparoscopic hernias.
Throughout his training and surgical practice, Dr. Lublin has cultivated a strong interest in thyroid and parathyroid disease. He has abundant
Dr. Lublin completed a laparoscopic bariatric (weight loss) fellows course at the Ethicon Surgical Institute and the American Society for Bariatric Surgery’s Essentials Course in bariatric surgery. He has also completed the laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding course given by Inamed and Ethicon and has received certification to perform the Lap-Band and Realize Band, respectively.
Dr. Lublin is a Board Certified general surgeon. He is a Member of the American Society for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), and the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Dr. Lublin has published articles on bariatric and laparoscopic surgery in many surgical journals including the Annals of Surgery and American Surgeon. He has also presented at many prominent national meetings
He is married and has two sons.
