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Evaluative Clinical Sciences

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Matthew Guttman, MD, PhD, FRCSC

Scientist

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
2075 Bayview Ave., Room H186
Toronto, ON
M4N 3M5

Phone: (416) 480-5255
Fax: (416) 480-5499

Administrative Assistant: Tammy Kowalyk
Phone: 
(416) 480-5255
Email: 
tammy.kowalyk@sunnybrook.ca

Education:

  • B.Eng, 2012, Electrical Engineering, McGill University, Canada
  • MD, 2016, University of Western Ontario, Canada
  • PhD, 2022, Clinical Epidemiology, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Residency, 2023, General Surgery, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Fellowship, 2024, Trauma & Acute Care Surgery, Grady Memorial Hospital/Emory University, USA

Appointments and Affiliations:

Research Foci:

  • Trauma in older adults
  • Emergency general surgery in older adults
  • Senior-friendly systems of care

Research Summary:

Dr. Guttman’s academic interest lies in the use of administrative health data to evaluate and improve our trauma and emergency surgical systems. He has a specific interest in how these systems, originally designed for younger patients, can be adapted to meet the needs of our growing population of older adults.

Selected Publications:

See current publications list on PubMed.

  1. Guttman MP, Tillmann BW, Nathens AB, Saskin R, Bronskill SE, Huang A, Haas B. Alive and at home: Five-year outcomes in older adults following emergency general surgery. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 Feb 1;90(2):287-295.
  2. Guttman MP, Tillmann BW, Nathens AB, Saskin R, Bronskill SE, Huang A, Haas B. Long-term survival in high-risk older adults following emergency general surgery admission. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 Oct 1;91(4):634-640.
  3. Guttman MP, Tillmann BW, Nathens AB, Bronskill SE, Saskin R, Huang A, Haas B. Not all is lost: Functional recovery in older adults following emergency general surgery. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Jul 1;93(1):66-73.