Cindy B. Matsen
( out of 379 reviews )

Cindy B. Matsen, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

  • Clinic 3A, Center for Breast Health

    801-587-4241

  • Sugar House Health Center

    801-581-2000

  • Cindy B. Matsen is a fellowship trained breast surgeon at the University of Utah, Huntsman Cancer Institute. She is board certified in General Surgery and is an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery and specializes in the surgical treatment of breast cancer and benign breast diseases. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Oregon and her MD from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. She then completed a residency in General Surgery at the University of Utah and a fellowship in Breast Surgical Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. She has special interests in young breast cancer patients, doctor-patient communication, patient education, and decision making. She has research interests in shared decision making, health communication, and cancer care delivery. Her works focuses on better understanding how shared decision making is viewed and implemented by providers and designing interventions to improve the shared decision making process. She is particularly interested in preference elicitation and how better training of providers in preference elicitation techniques can improve cancer outcomes. She enjoys collaborative work and has ongoing collaborations with researchers in communication, population health, epidemiology, engineering, and molecular biology. Her overall goal is to improve our ability to provide patient-centered care for cancer patients.

    Specialties

    • Breast Cancer
    • Breast Disease
    • Breast Cancer Surgery
    • General Breast Surgery
    • Surgery, General

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Surgery - Primary
    Academic Divisions General Surgery

    Patient Rating

    4.9 /5
    ( out of 379 reviews )

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    February 11, 2023

    Dr. Matsen is a very caring Dr.

    February 10, 2023

    It is hard to express how glad I am that Dr. Matsen will be my Dr. I went in terrified, and with as many unknowns as there may still be, I am confident I will not only get the best care, but my decisions also matter as long as they are the safe option. Cancer sucks, but having someone willing to work with your life is very relieving in such a stressful time.

    February 09, 2023

    Amazing experience. Dr. Matsen did not rush through my appointment. She was prepared, thorough, easy to understand, and so respectful. I wish all medical care was this good.

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  • Cindy B. Matsen is a fellowship trained breast surgeon at the University of Utah, Huntsman Cancer Institute. She is board certified in General Surgery and is an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery and specializes in the surgical treatment of breast cancer and benign breast diseases. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Oregon and her MD from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. She then completed a residency in General Surgery at the University of Utah and a fellowship in Breast Surgical Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. She has special interests in young breast cancer patients, doctor-patient communication, patient education, and decision making. She has research interests in shared decision making, health communication, and cancer care delivery. Her works focuses on better understanding how shared decision making is viewed and implemented by providers and designing interventions to improve the shared decision making process. She is particularly interested in preference elicitation and how better training of providers in preference elicitation techniques can improve cancer outcomes. She enjoys collaborative work and has ongoing collaborations with researchers in communication, population health, epidemiology, engineering, and molecular biology. Her overall goal is to improve our ability to provide patient-centered care for cancer patients.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Surgery -Primary
    Academic Divisions General Surgery

    Research interests

    • Cancer Care Delivery
    • Rural Cancer Care
    • Patient Education
    • Patient-Provider Communication
    • Shared Decision Making

    Education history

    Graduate Training Health Services Research - University of Utah M.S.C.I
    Breast Surgical Oncology - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Fellow
    Residency General Surgery - University of Utah Affiliated Hospitals Resident
    Medicine - University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine M.D.
    Undergraduate Biology - University of Oregon B.S.

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