Matthew Neal, MD FACS

Dr. Neal is the Watson Chair and Professor of Surgery, Vice Chair of Surgery, Academic Affairs, and Director of Emergency General Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC. He is an Acute Care Surgeon with a practice focused on trauma, emergency general surgery, surgical critical care, and elective surgery. His elective practice focuses on hernia and abdominal wall reconstruction, including robotic and minimally invasive approaches, as well as complex general and gastrointestinal surgery. He serves as the Co-Director of the Pittsburgh Trauma and Transfusion Medicine Research Center, and he runs a translational research program focused on hemostasis and thrombosis with funding from the NIH, DoD, DARPA, and private industry. Dr. Neal is also the Chief Medical Officer for Haima Therapeutics.

Critical Care

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

• abdominal pain
• adhesion removal
• appendectomy
• feeding tubes
• peptic ulcer disease
• splenectomy

Hernia Procedures

• abdominal hernia
• component separation
• femoral hernia
• inguinal hernia
• laparoscopic hernia repair
• umbilical hernia
• ventral hernia

Skin & Soft Tissue Disorders/Procedures

• component separation
• skin and soft tissue infections
• skin grafting
• wound infections

Colon and Rectal Disorders/Cancer

• colectomy
• colon surgery
• colostomy
• diverticular disease
• gastrointestinal bleeding
• ileostomy
• intestinal failure management
• laparoscopic colon surgery

Diagnostic Imaging/procedures

Trauma/Injury Procedures

• abdominal injuries
• abdominal wall reconstruction
• amputation
• bladder injury
• blunt trauma
• bronchoscopy
• burns
• cardiac injury
• chest injuries
• cricothyroidotomy
• extremity injury
• foot/leg injury
• hand/arm injury
• intestine injuries
• kidney injury
• liver injury
• liver resection
• neck injuries
• skin grafting
• spine trauma
• stomach injuries
• thyroidectomy
• tracheotomy
• vascular injuries
• wound debridement

Mercy Hospital

Pittsburgh,

Attending

Presbyterian Unviersity hospital

Pittsburgh, PA

Attending

08/2015—Present

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Pittsburgh, PA

Assistant Professor

07/2015—12/2018

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Pittsburgh, PA

Associate Professor

01/2019—Present