Matthew Nielsen
Matthew E. Nielsen, MD, MS, FACS is a board-certified academic urologic oncologist in the Multidisciplinary Genitourinary Oncology Program at the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at UNC Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where he is Director of Urologic Oncology, Assistant Professor of Urology and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Health Policy and Management. His research interests in clinical epidemiology, cancer care quality, and medical decision making dovetail with his clinical practice. This work has been supported by strong interdi...
Areas of Expertise
Outcomes / Quality of Care / Innovation
Experienced, well-published and funded Division Director at a major Comprehensive Cancer Center. Specific expertise in outcomes, quality of care, performance measures
Oncology / Surgical Oncology / Urology
Board-certified academic urological surgical oncologist with extensive operational and research expertise in outcomes reporting / performance measures / quality of care
Organizational leadership / Quality Improvement / Innovation
Experienced leader of multidisciplinary improvement and innovation efforts in a large academic health system
My Interests
- Health Sectors
- Digital Health, Biotech, Health IT, Healthcare Delivery, Diagnostics
Experience
Director of Urologic Oncology
UNC Department of Urology | September 2013 - Current
Director, Division of Urologic Oncology, UNC Department of Urology Co-Director, Multidisciplinary Genitourinary Oncology Service, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health | January 2014 - Current
Actively engaged with faculty, graduate students and researchers in the Department of Health Policy and Management at UNC and extramurally in multiple research projects in the genitourinary malignancies Faculty mentor in the Cancer Care Quality Training Program (CCQTP)
Assistant Professor of Urology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine | July 2013 - Current
Member, Multidisciplinary Urologic Oncology program, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Research Fellow at the Cecil Sheps Center for Health Services Research Faculty Mentor for Cancer Care Quality Training Program Physician Service Leader for Urology
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health | November 2012 - Current
Actively engaged with faculty, graduate students and researchers in the Department of Epidemiology at UNC and extramurally in multiple research projects in the genitourinary malignancies
Scientific Advisory Board Member
Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network | December 2009 - Current
BCAN's mission is to increase public awareness about bladder cancer; to advance bladder cancer research; and to provide educational support and services for the bladder cancer community
Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of North Carolina School of Medicine | December 2008 - June 2013
Member, Multidisciplinary Urologic Oncology program, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Research Fellow at the Cecil Sheps Center for Health Services Research Faculty Mentor for Cancer Care Quality Training Program Physician Service Leader for Urology
Instructor in Urology
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine | June 2008 - December 2008
Assistant Chief of Service
Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Master of Science (MS) | Epidemiology | Clinical Research | 2010 - 2012
James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute of the Johns Hopkins Hospital
Urology Residency | 2002 - 2008
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
MD | Medicine | 1998 - 2002
The University of Kansas
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) | American Studies; emphasis in Health Policy and Law | 1993 - 1998