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Matthew Kaag
Title Assistant Professor
Institution College of Medicine
Department Surgery
Division Urology
Address 500 University Drive Hershey PA 17033
Telephone 7175311131
Email
Background
PREFERRED TITLE/ROLE:

Physician, Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Urology, Penn State Hershey Medical Center

Head, Genitourinary Multidisciplinary Team
Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute

EDUCATION:

Fellowship, Urologic Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York) (2010)
Residency, Urology, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (2007)
Internship, Surgery, General, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (2003)
Medical School, Penn State Hershey College of Medicine (2002)

CLINICAL INTERESTS:

Bladder cancer and upper tract (kidney and ureters) urothelial cancer
Testicular cancer
Prostate cancer
Penile cancer
Kidney cancer
Genitourinary sarcoma
Salvage surgery after radiation for genitourinary cancers

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Kidney function after nephrectomy for upper tract urothelial cancer
Outcomes and quality of life following multimodal therapy for bladder cancer
Chemoprevention of prostate cancer

Publications
1. Messer J, Drabick J, Kaag M. Rational therapy for renal cell carcinoma based on its genetic targets. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2013; 779:291-308.
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2. Das A, Bortner JD, Aliaga CA, Baker A, Stanley A, Stanley BA, Kaag M, Richie JP, El-Bayoumy K. Changes in proteomic profiles in different prostate lobes of male rats throughout growth and development and aging stages of the life span. Prostate. 2013 Mar; 73(4):363-75.
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3. Pinkhasov GI, Lin YK, Palmerola R, Smith P, Mahon F, Kaag MG, Dagen JE, Harpster LE, Reese CT, Raman JD. Complications following prostate needle biopsy requiring hospital admission or emergency department visits - experience from 1000 consecutive cases. BJU Int. 2012 Aug; 110(3):369-74.
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4. Silberstein JL, Power NE, Savage C, Tarin TV, Favaretto RL, Su D, Kaag MG, Herr HW, Dalbagni G. Renal function and oncologic outcomes of parenchymal sparing ureteral resection versus radical nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma. J Urol. 2012 Feb; 187(2):429-34.
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5. Southard EB, Roff A, Fortugno T, Richie JP, Kaag M, Chinchilli VM, Virtamo J, Albanes D, Weinstein S, Wilson RT. Lead, calcium uptake, and related genetic variants in association with renal cell carcinoma risk in a cohort of male Finnish smokers. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2012 Jan; 21(1):191-201.
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6. Favaretto RL, Shariat SF, Savage C, Godoy G, Chade DC, Kaag M, Bochner BH, Coleman J, Dalbagni G. Combining imaging and ureteroscopy variables in a preoperative multivariable model for prediction of muscle-invasive and non-organ confined disease in patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma. BJU Int. 2012 Jan; 109(1):77-82.
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7. Galvin DJ, Savage CJ, Adamy A, Kaag M, O'Brien MF, Kallingal G, Russo P. Intraoperative conversion from partial to radical nephrectomy at a single institution from 2003 to 2008. J Urol. 2011 Apr; 185(4):1204-9.
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8. Kaag MG, Milowsky MI, Dalbagni G, Thompson RH, Katz D, Reuter VE, Herr HW, Bajorin D, Bochner BH. Regional lymph node status in patients with bladder cancer found to be pathological stage T0 at radical cystectomy following systemic chemotherapy. BJU Int. 2011 Oct; 108(8 Pt 2):E272-7.
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9. Adamy A, Chong KT, Chade D, Costaras J, Russo G, Kaag MG, Bernstein M, Motzer RJ, Russo P. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with recurrence 5 years after nephrectomy for localized renal cell carcinoma. J Urol. 2011 Feb; 185(2):433-8.
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10. Tokuda Y, Carlino LJ, Gopalan A, Tickoo SK, Kaag MG, Guillonneau B, Eastham JA, Scher HI, Scardino PT, Reuter VE, Fine SW. Prostate cancer topography and patterns of lymph node metastasis. Am J Surg Pathol. 2010 Dec; 34(12):1862-7.
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11. Clark MA, Shikanov S, Raman JD, Smith B, Kaag M, Russo P, Wheat JC, Wolf JS, Matin SF, Huang WC, Shalhav AL, Eggener SE. Chronic kidney disease before and after partial nephrectomy. J Urol. 2011 Jan; 185(1):43-8.
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12. Dalbagni G, Kaag M, Cronin A, Vora K, Bochner B, Donat SM, Herr HW. Variability of treatment selection among surgeons for patients with cT1 urothelial carcinoma. BJU Int. 2010 Nov; 106(10):1502-7.
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13. Kaag MG, Toyen C, Russo P, Cronin A, Thompson RH, Schiff J, Bernstein M, Bains M. Radical nephrectomy with vena caval thrombectomy: a contemporary experience. BJU Int. 2011 May; 107(9):1386-93.
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14. Truman JP, García-Barros M, Kaag M, Hambardzumyan D, Stancevic B, Chan M, Fuks Z, Kolesnick R, Haimovitz-Friedman A. Endothelial membrane remodeling is obligate for anti-angiogenic radiosensitization during tumor radiosurgery. PLoS One. 2010; 5(9).
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15. Shikanov S, Clark MA, Raman JD, Smith B, Kaag M, Russo P, Wheat JC, Wolf JS, Huang WC, Shalhav AL, Eggener SE. Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration versus Modification of Diet in Renal Disease equations for renal function evaluation in patients undergoing partial nephrectomy. J Urol. 2010 Nov; 184(5):1867-71.
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16. Truman JP, García-Barros M, Kaag M, Hambardzumyan D, Stancevic B, Chan M, Fuks Z, Kolesnick R, Haimovitz-Friedman A. Endothelial membrane remodeling is obligate for anti-angiogenic radiosensitization during tumor radiosurgery. PLoS One. 2010; 5(8):e12310.
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17. Favaretto RL, Shariat SF, Chade DC, Godoy G, Kaag M, Cronin AM, Bochner BH, Coleman J, Dalbagni G. Comparison between laparoscopic and open radical nephroureterectomy in a contemporary group of patients: are recurrence and disease-specific survival associated with surgical technique? Eur Urol. 2010 Nov; 58(5):645-51.
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18. Favaretto RL, Shariat SF, Chade DC, Godoy G, Adamy A, Kaag M, Bochner BH, Coleman J, Dalbagni G. The effect of tumor location on prognosis in patients treated with radical nephroureterectomy at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Eur Urol. 2010 Oct; 58(4):574-80.
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19. Kaag MG, O'Malley RL, O'Malley P, Godoy G, Chen M, Smaldone MC, Hrebinko RL, Raman JD, Bochner B, Dalbagni G, Stifelman MD, Taneja SS, Huang WC. Changes in renal function following nephroureterectomy may affect the use of perioperative chemotherapy. Eur Urol. 2010 Oct; 58(4):581-7.
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20. Yee DS, Katz DJ, Godoy G, Nogueira L, Chong KT, Kaag M, Coleman JA. Extended pelvic lymph node dissection in robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy: surgical technique and initial experience. Urology. 2010 May; 75(5):1199-204.
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21. Dalbagni G, Vora K, Kaag M, Cronin A, Bochner B, Donat SM, Herr HW. Clinical outcome in a contemporary series of restaged patients with clinical T1 bladder cancer. Eur Urol. 2009 Dec; 56(6):903-10.
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22. Lowrance WT, Thompson RH, Yee DS, Kaag M, Donat SM, Russo P. Obesity is associated with a higher risk of clear-cell renal cell carcinoma than with other histologies. BJU Int. 2010 Jan; 105(1):16-20.
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23. Thompson RH, Hill JR, Babayev Y, Cronin A, Kaag M, Kundu S, Bernstein M, Coleman J, Dalbagni G, Touijer K, Russo P. Metastatic renal cell carcinoma risk according to tumor size. J Urol. 2009 Jul; 182(1):41-5.
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24. Thompson RH, Kurta JM, Kaag M, Tickoo SK, Kundu S, Katz D, Nogueira L, Reuter VE, Russo P. Tumor size is associated with malignant potential in renal cell carcinoma cases. J Urol. 2009 May; 181(5):2033-6.
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25. Thompson RH, Kaag M, Vickers A, Kundu S, Bernstein M, Lowrance W, Galvin D, Dalbagni G, Touijer K, Russo P. Contemporary use of partial nephrectomy at a tertiary care center in the United States. J Urol. 2009 Mar; 181(3):993-7.
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26. Kurta JM, Thompson RH, Kundu S, Kaag M, Manion MT, Herr HW, Russo P. Contemporary imaging of patients with a renal mass: does size on computed tomography equal pathological size? BJU Int. 2009 Jan; 103(1):24-7.
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27. Dotan ZA, Kavanagh K, Yossepowitch O, Kaag M, Olgac S, Donat M, Herr HW. Positive surgical margins in soft tissue following radical cystectomy for bladder cancer and cancer specific survival. J Urol. 2007 Dec; 178(6):2308-12; discussion 2313.
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Keywords   
Nephrectomy
Kidney Neoplasms
Carcinoma, Renal Cell
Carcinoma, Transitional Cell
Cystectomy
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Co-Authors  
Chinchilli, Vernon
Harpster, Lewis
Raman, Jay
Richie, John
Stanley, Bruce
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