Cindy B. Matsen
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Cindy B. Matsen, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Huntsman Cancer Institute - Cancer Hospital North

2K, Gynecology and Mammography
801-213-4269

  • 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

    Board Certification

    American Board of Surgery (Sub: General Surgery)

    Patient Rating

    4.9 /5
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    September 23, 2023
    HUNTSMAN MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE

    She is great!

    September 02, 2023
    HUNTSMAN MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE

    Dr. Matsen treats the whole person, not only the cancer. While in her care, I suffered a terribly personal loss. Dr. Matsen not only consoled me as a friend, but provided me with resources to help me cope with my loss. Great doctor, awesome human being. I love her dearly.

    August 24, 2023
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    Cyndi is a gifted physician, great bedside manner and my husband and I together were very pleased with her presentation, her thoroughness and her kindness

    August 19, 2023
    HUNTSMAN MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE

    Dr. Matsen explained everything about my procedure in terms I could understand. She was kind, patient and very knowledgeable. I am so blessed to have her as my doctor.

    August 06, 2023
    HUNTSMAN MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE

    Total confidence in Dr. Matsen. She genuinely cares.

    August 04, 2023
    HUNTSMAN MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE

    Dr Matsen was fantastic and always made me feel comfortable and respected. She spent a great deal of personal time with me and explained my diagnosis and treatment options in detail. My surgery went smoothly and again, she provided great followup and post operative care. I would highly recommend Dr Matsen on all counts!

    August 04, 2023
    HUNTSMAN MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE

    Dr Matsen sat down and acted like we were friends getting together. She was so knowledgeable

    August 04, 2023
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    She is a great doctor

    July 29, 2023
    HUNTSMAN MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE

    I felt like she really cared about what was happening with me. She explained everything really good. She let me ask questions and answered them in a way I understood. It was my first visit and I was very impressed with her.

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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
    Board Certification
    American Board of Surgery (Sub: General Surgery)

    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.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Covington MF, Hoffman JM, Morton KA, Buckway B, Boucher KM, Rosenthal R, Porretta J, Brownson KE, Matsen CB, Vaklavas C, Ward JH, Wei M, Buys SS, Chittoria N, Yakish ED, Archibald ZG, Burrell LD, Butterfield RI, Yap JT (2023). Prospective Pilot Study of (18)F-Fluoroestradiol PET/CT in Patients With Invasive Lobular Carcinomas. AJR Am J Roentgenol, 221(2), 228-239.
    2. Erickson JR, Pahlkotter MK, Thielking PD, Porretta JM, Rosenthal R, Matsen CB, Brownson KE (2023). Leveraging telehealth supportive oncology services to combat COVID-19 isolation in breast cancer patients: A cancer center’s perspective. Patient Exp J, 10(2), 133-137.
    3. Morris BB, Smith JP, Zhang Q, Jiang Z, Hampton OA, Churchman ML, Arnold SM, Owen DH, Gray JE, Dillon PM, Soliman HH, Stover DG, Colman H, Chakravarti A, Shain KH, Silva AS, Villano JL, Vogelbaum MA, Borges VF, Akerley WL, Gentzler RD, Hall RD, Matsen CB, Ulrich CM, Post AR, Nix DA, Singer EA, Larner JM, Stukenberg PT, Jones DR, Mayo MW (2022). Replicative Instability Drives Cancer Progression. Biomolecules, 12(11).
    4. Morris BB, Smith JP, Zhang Q, Jiang Z, Hampton OA, Churchman ML, Arnold SM, Owen DH, Gray JE, Dillon PM, Soliman HH, Stover DG, Colman H, Chakravarti A, Shain KH, Silva AS, Villano JL, Vogelbaum MA, Borges VF, Akerley WL, Gentzler RD, Hall RD, Matsen CB, Ulrich CM, Post AR, Nix DA, Singer EA, Larner JM, Stukenberg PT, Jones DR, Mayo MW (2022). Replicative Instability Drives Cancer Progression. Biomolecules, 12(11).
    5. Teller P, Nguyen TT, Tseng J, Allen L, Matsen CB, Bellavance E, Kaufman D, Hieken T, Nagel S, Patten C, Pomerenke L, Tevis SE, Sarantou T (2022). Innovation in Breast Surgery: Practical and Ethical Considerations. Ann Surg Oncol, 29(10), 6144-6150.
    6. Himbert C, Hathaway CA, Daniels B, Salas K, Ashworth A, Gigic B, Lin T, Viskochil R, Kirchhoff AC, Grossman D, Ose J, Tward J, Scaife C, Figueiredo JC, Toriola AT, Beck A, Shibata D, Gonzalez BD, Matsen C, Christenson C, Ma DS, Colman H, Hunt JP, Jones KB, Lee CJ, Larson M, Onega T, Akerley WL, Li CI, Schneider M, Penedo FJ, Siegel EM, Tworoger SS, Ulrich CM, Peoples AR (2022). Factors associated with changes in exercise behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cancer Causes Control, 33(7), 939-950.
    7. Goodwin IA, Luo J, Magno-Pardon DA, Veith J, Willcockson J, Carter G, Matsen C, Kwok AC, Agarwal CA (2022). Current Practices in the Pathologic Assessment of Breast Tissue in Transmasculine Chest Surgery. Plast Reconstr Surg, 150(3), 516e-525e.
    8. Peoples AR, Oswald LB, Ose J, Daniels B, Himbert C, Hathaway CA, Gigic B, Kirchhoff AC, Lin T, Grossman D, Tward J, Varghese TK Jr, Figueiredo JC, Toriola AT, Beck A, Scaife C, Shibata D, LaStayo P, Gonzalez B, Salas K, Ashworth A, Matsen C, Christenson C, Ma DS, Colman H, Hunt JP, Jones KB, Lee CJ, Larson M, Onega T, Akerley WL, Li CI, Schneider M, Penedo FJ, Siegel EM, Tworoger SS, Ulrich CM (2022). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rural and urban cancer patients' experiences, health behaviors, and perceptions. J Rural Health, 38(4), 886-899.
    9. Guillen KP, Fujita M, Butterfield AJ, Scherer SD, Bailey MH, Chu Z, DeRose YS, Zhao L, Cortes-Sanchez E, Yang CH, Toner J, Wang G, Qiao Y, Huang X, Greenland JA, Vahrenkamp JM, Lum DH, Factor RE, Nelson EW, Matsen CB, Poretta JM, Rosenthal R, Beck AC, Buys SS, Vaklavas C, Ward JH, Jensen RL, Jones KB, Li Z, Oesterreich S, Dobrolecki LE, Pathi SS, Woo XY, Berrett KC, Wadsworth ME, Chuang JH, Lewis MT, Marth GT, Gertz J, Varley KE, Welm BE, Welm AL (2022). A human breast cancer-derived xenograft and organoid platform for drug discovery and precision oncology. Nat Cancer, 3(2), 232-250.
    10. Jimenez RB, Johnson AE, Horick NK, Hlubocky FJ, Lei Y, Matsen CB, Mayer EL, Collyar DE, LeBlanc TW, Donelan K, Mello MM, Peppercorn JM (2021). Do you mind if I record?: Perceptions and practice regarding patient requests to record clinic visits in oncology. Cancer, 128(2), 275-283.
    11. Walker HR, Evans E, Nirula R, Hyngstrom J, Matsen C, Nelson E, Pickron B, Zurbuchen E, Morrow EH (2021). "I need to have a fulfilling job": A qualitative study of surgeon well-being and professional fulfillment. Am J Surg, 223(1), 6-11.
    12. Maglic D, Moss W, Pires G, Agarwal A, Matsen C, Kwok A (2021). A Case Report of Misdiagnosed Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma with Lymphatic Extension. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 9(11), E3916.
    13. Serpico VJ, Mone MC, Zhang C, Presson AP, Killian H, Agarwal J, Matsen CB, Porretta J, Nelson EW, Junkins S (2021). Preoperative multimodal protocol reduced postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing mastectomy with reconstruction. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg, 75(2), 528-535.
    14. Agarwal S, Pappas L, Matsen CB, Agarwal JP (2020). Second primary breast cancer after unilateral mastectomy alone or with contralateral prophylactic mastectomy. Cancer Med, 9(21), 8043-8052.
    15. Gutnik L, Allen CM, Presson AP, Matsen CB (2020). Breast Cancer Surgery Decision Role Perceptions and Choice of Surgery. Ann Surg Oncol, 27(10), 3623-3632.
    16. Serpico V, Mone M, Zhang C, Presson A, Matsen C, Junkins S, Killian H, Porretta J, Agarwal J, Nelson E (2020). Standard preoperative use of nonopioid multi-modal medications for patients undergoing mastectomy with immediate reconstruction and the effect on postoperative opioid needs. Breast J, 26(5), 966-970.
    17. Matsen CB, Ray D, Kaphingst KA, Zhang C, Presson AP, Finlayson SRG (2019). Patient Satisfaction With Decision Making Does Not Correlate With Patient Centeredness of Surgeons. J Surg Res, 246, 411-418.
    18. Taylor MA, Allen CM, Presson AP, Millar MM, Zurbuchen R, Matsen CB (2019). Exploring Surgeon Variability in Recommendations for Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy: What Matters Most? Ann Surg Oncol, 26(10), 3224-3231.
    19. Albright FS, Kohlmann W, Neumayer L, Buys SS, Matsen CB, Kaphingst KA, Cannon-Albright LA (2019). Population-based relative risks for specific family history constellations of breast cancer. Cancer Causes Control, 30(6), 581-590.
    20. Garlick JW, Olson KA, Downs-Kelly E, Bucher BT, Matsen CB (2018). Secretory breast carcinoma in an 8-year-old girl: A case report and literature review. Breast J, 24(6), 1055-1061.
    21. Kaphingst KA, Ivanovich J, Lyons S, Biesecker B, Dresser R, Elrick A, Matsen C, Goodman M (2018). Preferences for learning different types of genome sequencing results among young breast cancer patients: Role of psychological and clinical factors. Transl Behav Med, 8(1), 71-79.
    22. Frandsen JE, Cannon G, Kokeny KE, Gaffney DK, Matsen C, Wright M, Poppe MM (2017). Is radiation indicated for young women with early stage, node-negative breast cancer after mastectomy? A multi-institution, retrospective review. Breast J, 24(1), 7-11.
    23. Carmichael H, Matsen C, Freer P, Kohlmann W, Stein M, Buys SS, Colonna S (2017). Breast cancer screening of pregnant and breastfeeding women with BRCA mutations. Breast Cancer Res Treat, 162(2), 225-230.
    24. Cohen AL, Factor RE, Mooney K, Salama ME, Wade M, Serpico V, Ostrander E, Nelson E, Porretta J, Matsen C, Bernard P, Boucher K, Neumayer L (2017). POWERPIINC (PreOperative Window of Endocrine TheRapy Provides Information to Increase Compliance) trial: Changes in tumor proliferation index and quality of life with 7 days of preoperative tamoxifen. Breast, 31, 219-223.
    25. Kaphingst KA, Ivanovich J, Elrick A, Dresser R, Matsen C, Goodman MS (2016). How, who, and when: Preferences for delivery of genome sequencing results among women diagnosed with breast cancer at a young age. J Med Device, 4(6), 684-695.
    26. Kaphingst KA, Ivanovich J, Elrick A, Dresser R, Matsen C, Goodman MS (2016). How, who, and when: preferences for delivery of genome sequencing results among women diagnosed with breast cancer at a young age. Mol Genet Genomic Med, 4(6), 684-695.
    27. Matsen C, Villegas K, Eaton A, Stempel M, Manning A, Cody HS, Morrow M, Heerdt A (2016). Late Axillary Recurrence After Negative Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy is Uncommon. Ann Surg Oncol, 23(8), 2456-61.
    28. Ugras S, Matsen C, Eaton A, Stempel M, Morrow M, Cody HS 3rd (2016). Reoperative Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy is Feasible for Locally Recurrent Breast Cancer, But is it Worthwhile? Ann Surg Oncol, 23(3), 744-8.
    29. Matsen CB, Mehrara B, Eaton A, Capko D, Berg A, Stempel M, Van Zee KJ, Pusic A, King TA, Cody HS 3rd, Pilewskie M, Cordeiro P, Sclafani L, Plitas G, Gemignani ML, Disa J, El-Tamer M, Morrow M (2016). Skin Flap Necrosis After Mastectomy With Reconstruction: A Prospective Study. Ann Surg Oncol, 23(1), 257-64.
    30. Frandsen J, Ly D, Cannon G, Suneja G, Matsen C, Gaffney DK, Wright M, Kokeny KE, Poppe MM (2015). In the Modern Treatment Era, Is Breast Conservation Equivalent to Mastectomy in Women Younger Than 40 Years of Age? A Multi-Institution Study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 93(5), 1096-103.
    31. Bowen M, Matsen C (2015). Local recurrence rates are low in high-risk neoadjuvant breast cancer in the I-SPY 1 trial (CALGB 150007/150012; ACRIN 6657): Cureton EL, Yau C, Alvarado MD, et al (Univ of California San Francisco; Et al) Ann Surg Oncol 21:2889-2896, 2014. J Med Device, 26(1), 63-65.
    32. Matsen CB (2015). Regional lymphatic recurrence after salvage surgery for ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence of breast cancer without local treatment for regional lymphatic basin: Ishitobi M, Matsushita A, Nakayama T, et al (Osaka Med Ctr for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Japan) J Surg Oncol 110:265-269, 2014. J Med Device, 26(2), 147-149.
    33. Poruk KE, Ying J, Chidester JR, Olson JR, Matsen CB, Neumayer L, Agarwal J (2015). Breast cancer recurrence after nipple-sparing mastectomy: one institution's experience. Am J Surg, 209(1), 212-7.
    34. Matsen CB, Hirsch A, Eaton A, Stempel M, Heerdt A, Van Zee KJ, Cody HS 3rd, Morrow M, Plitas G (2014). Extent of microinvasion in ductal carcinoma in situ is not associated with sentinel lymph node metastases. Ann Surg Oncol, 21(10), 3330-5.
    35. Gligorich KM, Vaden RM, Shelton DN, Wang G, Matsen CB, Looper RE, Sigman MS, Welm BE (2013). Development of a screen to identify selective small molecules active against patient-derived metastatic and chemoresistant breast cancer cells. Breast Cancer Res, 15(4), R58.
    36. Lum DH, Matsen C, Welm AL, Welm BE (2012). Overview of human primary tumorgraft models: comparisons with traditional oncology preclinical models and the clinical relevance and utility of primary tumorgrafts in basic and translational oncology research. Curr Protoc Pharmacol, Chapter 14, Unit 14.22.
    37. Matsen CB, Luther SL, Stewart AK, Henderson WG, Kim H, Neumayer LA (2012). A match made in heaven? Trying to combine ACS-NSQIP and NCDB databases. J Surg Res, 175(1), 6-11.
    38. DeRose YS, Wang G, Lin YC, Bernard PS, Buys SS, Ebbert MT, Factor R, Matsen C, Milash BA, Nelson E, Neumayer L, Randall RL, Stijleman IJ, Welm BE, Welm AL (2011). Tumor grafts derived from women with breast cancer authentically reflect tumor pathology, growth, metastasis and disease outcomes. Nat Med, 17(11), 1514-20.

    Review

    1. Matsen C, Van Zee KJ (03/2014). Use of Established Nomograms to Predict Non-Sentinel Lymph Node Metastasis. [Review]. Curr Breast Cancer Rep, 6(1).
    2. Matsen CB, Neumayer LA (2013). Breast cancer: a review for the general surgeon. [Review]. JAMA Surg, 148(10), 971-9.

    Book Chapter

    1. Matsen C, Neumayer L (2012). Hernia. In Matsen C|Neumayer L (Ed.), J Med Device (pp. 919-924).

    Commentary

    1. Matsen CB, Neumayer LA (2016). Commentary on Pilewskie M, Jochelson M, Gooch J et al. “Is Preoperative Axillary Imaging beneficial in Identifying Clinically Node-Negative Patients Requiring Axillary Dissection?” J Am Coll Surg. 2016 Feb;222(2):138-45.
    2. Matsen CB (2016). Commentary on Locoregional Control According to Breast Cancer Subtype and Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Breast-conserving Therapy: Swisher SK, Vila J, Tucker SL, et al (The Univ of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Ctr, Houston) Ann Surg Oncol 23:749-756, 2016. 27(4), 306-307.
    3. Weitz A, Matsen CB (2016). Commentary on Differences in Response and Surgical management with neoadjuvant chemotherapy in invasive lobular vs ductal breast cancer. Truin W, Vugts G,, Roumen RM, et al. Ann Surg Oncol. 2016 Jan;23(1):51-7. 27(3), 222-224.
    4. Matsen CB (2016). Commentary on Regional Lymphatic Recurrence After Salvage Surgery for Ipsilateral Breast Tumor Recurrence of Breast Cancer Without Local Treatment for Regional Lymphatic Basin. 26(2).
    5. Bowen M and Matsen CB (April-June 2015). Commentary on Local Recurrence Rates are Low in High-Risk Neoadjuvant Breast Cancer in the I-SPY 1 Trial (CALGB 150007/150012;ACRIN 6657). 26(1), 63-65.

    Case Report

    1. Maglic D, Moss W, Pires G, Agarwal A, Matsen C, Kwok A (2021). A Case Report of Misdiagnosed Breast Implant-associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma with Lymphatic Extension. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 9(11), e3916.

    Other

    1. Himbert C, Hathaway CA, Daniels B, Salas K, Ashworth A, Gigic B, Lin T, Viskochil R, Kirchhoff AC, Grossman D, Ose J, Tward J, Scaife C, Figueiredo JC, Toriola AT, Beck A, Shibata D, Gonzalez BD, Matsen C, Christenson C, Ma DS, Colman H, Hunt JP, Jones KB, Lee CJ, Larson M, Onega T, Akerley WL, Li CI, Schneider M, Penedo FJ, Siegel EM, Tworoger SS, Ulrich CM, Peoples AR (2021). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on exercise habits among cancer patients. United States.

    Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast

    1. Matsen (January 2023). Got your regular mammogram? Here's when you might want an extra checkup - Studio 5 - KSL.com, January 5, 2023   https://studio5.ksl.com/got-regular-mammogram-extra-checkup/   [Video].
    2. Cindy B Matsen (2015). Introduction to the Huntsman Cancer Institute's Breast Cancer Clinic [Video]. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZAMUx5wDSg.
    3. Cindy B Matsen (2015). What to Expect After Surgery [Video]. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YGH0MnN644.
    4. Cindy B Matsen (2015). Surgery for Breast Cancer [Video]. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKtCgNBcY5c.
    5. Cindy B Matsen (2015). What We Need to Know to Treat Your Breast Cancer [Video]. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w1P8WLiWnY.

    Patent

    1. Matsen CB (2012). Zebularine as an Inhibitor of DNA Methylation. U.S. Patent No. 8207142B2. Washington, D.C.:U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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