Gurdeep S. Matharoo, MD, FACS, FASMBS, DABS-FPMBS
Dr. Gurdeep Matharoo is a fellowship trained and board-certified general surgery. He has advanced training in minimally invasive surgery utilizing both laparoscopic and robotic technologies. Dr. Matharoo is a native of Northern Virginia and has been treating patients in Monmouth County, New Jersey since 2008. He completed his medical education at the American University of the Caribbean in St. Maarten. He continued in a general surgery residency at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, New Jersey. Dr. Matharoo continued to receive additional training in minimally invasive surgery at Staten Island University Hospital in New York. During training Dr. Matharoo received multiple awards from teaching faculty, highest in-training exam scores and a Resident Achievement Award from the Society of Laparo-endoscopic Surgeons.
Dr. Matharoo has a strong dedication to instructing medical students and residents. He has been the surgical clerkship director at Monmouth Medical Center for Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Drexel University School of Medicine. Dr. Matharoo is also the Associate Program Director of the general surgery residency program. He is continually involved in education and performance improvement in hospital-wide initiatives. Dr. Matharoo is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Dr. Matharoo has authored multiple surgical research papers that have been published into prestigious medical journals and presented at local and national meetings. Dr. Matharoo served as an author and an editor for a first-of-its-kind textbook on revisional foregut surgery. He is a consultant for outside hospitals when they are searching for performance improvement.
Dr. Matharoo is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. He is a council member of the New Jersey Chapter of the American College of Surgeons.
His clinical interests lie in gastrointestinal surgery, bariatric surgery, hernia surgery, splenic, and adrenal surgery. Dr. Matharoo is always accepting new patients.
Education
- American University of the Caribbean – Cupecoy, St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles (M.D.)
- George Mason University – Fairfax, Virginia – Bachelor of Science in Biology
Internship/Residency/ Fellowship
- Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ – General Surgery Residency – Chief Surgical Resident
- Staten Island University Hospital – Staten Island, NY – Advanced Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship
Specialties
- Minimally invasive general surgery
- Bariatric surgery
Board Certification
- American Board of Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
- RWJ Barnabas Health – Monmouth Medical Center/ Community Medical Center
- Hackensack Meridian – Riverview Medical Center/ Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Academic/ Professional Affiliations
- Member, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
- Council Member, New Jersey Chapter of American College of Surgeons
- Chairman Young Fellows Association, New Jersey Chapter of American College of Surgeons
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons
- Fellow, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Administrative Positions Held
- Monmouth Medical Center – Assistant Program Director – General Surgery Residency Program
- Monmouth Medical Center – Medical Student Clerkship Director – General Surgery Clerkship Rotation
- Drexel University College of Medicine – Clinical Assistant Professor – Department of Surgery
Publications
- Matharoo GS and Goldfarb MA. Treatment and outcomes of iatrogenic colon perforations at a community teaching hospital. The American Surgeon, 2012 Sep;78(9):975 – 8
- Matharoo GS, Kalia A, Phatak T, and Bhattacharyya N. Diaphragmatic rupture with gastric volvulus after Heimlich maneuver. Eur J Pediatr Surg 2013;26:502 – 504.
- Matharoo GS, Afthinos JN, Gibbs KE. Urgent laparoscopic cholecystectomy – Is there a weekend effect? Gastroenterology. 2014;146(5):s – 1034.
- Matharoo GS, Afthinos JN, Gibbs KE. Predictors of postoperative venous thromboembolism in colon and rectal surgery. Gastroenterology. 2014; 146(5):s – 1060.
- Matharoo GS, Renick E, Afthinos JN, et al. Chapter 1: Preoperative Evaluation of Bariatric Surgery Patients. In: Huang C, eds. Essentials and Controversies in Bariatric Surgery. Rijeka, Croatia: Intech; 2014: 3 – 31
- Matharoo GS, Shah SR, Binenbaum SJ, Borao FJ. Abdominal catastrophe during pregnancy due to a gastric band. CRSLS. Epub. e2014.00174.
- Matharoo GS, Afthinos JN, Gibbs KE. Trends in splenectomy: where does laparoscopy stand? JSLS. 2014 Oct – Dec;18(4).
Awards
- The David Averbach Award 2008 – 2009
- First-year surgical resident-of-the-year
- Highest Junior ABSITE Score Award 2009-2010
- Surgical resident with the highest score on the Junior ABSITE exam
- The Sills Award 2011-2012
- Surgical resident who has distinguished himself as a teacher of fellow residents and students
- Highest Senior ABSITE Score Award 2011-2012
- Surgical resident with the highest score on the Senior ABSITE exam
- Charles L. Zukaukus Award 2012-2013
- Surgical resident who has best demonstrated precision, thoroughness and meticulous attention in the care of his/her patients.
- Clinical Science – 3rd Place Award December 1, 2012
- Awarded at the New Jersey Chapter of the American College of Surgeons annual meeting for the paper “Incidence and management of bile duct leaks after cholecystectomy”
- The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons – Resident Achievement Award
