Matthew I. Goldblatt, MD, FACS

Publications

• New synthetic resorbable mesh for open ventral hernia repair: the multicentre, single-arm, prospective study of Transorb self-gripping resorbable mesh in subjects undergoing open repair of ventral hernia in clean and clean-contaminated fields (RECOVER) protocol.

  (Roth JSS, Ramshaw B, Renard Y, Passot G, Berrevoet F, Bayliss K, Blanc M, Cain C, Goldblatt M.) BMJ Open. 2025 Jul 17;15(7):e100294 PMID: 40675633 PMCID: PMC12273071 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105011031713 07/18/2025

• Risk factors and timing of incisional hernia development following ostomy reversal: a retrospective analysis.

  (Xu ASY, Zhou J, Sherman BE, Peterson CY, Goldblatt MI.) Surg Endosc. 2025 Mar;39(3):2147-2154 PMID: 39966126 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85219608296 02/19/2025

• The Impact of Interactions with Nonsurgical Staff on the Surgical Resident Experience in the Nonoperative Clinical Learning Environment: A Qualitative Study.

  (Linn E, Perez J, Winkowski M, Higgins RM, Goldblatt MI, Hooyer K, Dream S.) J Surg Educ. 2025 Feb;82(2):103376 PMID: 39733765 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85213273019 12/30/2024

• Comparing procedural costs and early clinical outcomes of robotic extended totally extraperitoneal (eTEP) with intraperitoneal onlay mesh (IPOM) repair for midline ventral hernias.

  (Saleh T, Kastenmeier A, Lak K, Higgins R, Goldblatt M, Tan WH.) Surg Endosc. 2025 Jan;39(1):604-613 PMID: 39467884 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85207623699 10/29/2024

• Ventral Hernia Repair With a Hybrid Absorbable-permanent Preperitoneal Mesh.

  (Goldblatt MI, Reynolds M, Doerhoff CR, LeBlanc K, Leyba M, Mallico EJ, Linn JG.) Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2024 Dec 01;34(6):596-602 PMID: 39382137 PMCID: PMC11614456 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85207322918 10/09/2024

• Assessing surgical risk calculators on hernia repair candidates with cirrhosis.

  (Xu SY, Jackson J, Goldblatt MI.) Hernia. 2024 Aug;28(4):1069-1075 PMID: 37291373 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85161463136 06/09/2023

• Gender Disparities in General Surgery Resident Subspecialization.

  (Wilson D, Engstrand E, Schoel L, Goldblatt MI, Higgins RM, Dream S.) Am Surg. 2023 Dec;89(12):5972-5977 PMID: 37300459 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85162653075 06/10/2023

• Management of abdominal wall hernias in patients with severe obesity.

  (Ghanem OM, Orenstein S, Lloyd SJ, Andalib A, Race A, Burt HA, Husain F, Goldblatt M, Kroh M, SAGES Metabolic, Bariatric Surgery Committee, SAGES Hernia Committee.) Surg Endosc. 2023 Sep;37(9):6619-6626 PMID: 37488442 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85165589699 07/25/2023

• Preparing for and passing the fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery (FLS) exam improves general surgery resident operative performance and autonomy.

  (Higgins RM, Turbati MS, Goldblatt MI.) Surg Endosc. 2023 Aug;37(8):6438-6444 PMID: 37202525 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85159683756 05/19/2023

• Long-Term, Prospective, Multicenter Study of Poly-4-Hydroxybutyrate Mesh (Phasix Mesh) for Hernia Repair in Cohort at Risk for Complication: 60-Month Follow-Up.

  (Roth JS, Anthone GJ, Selzer DJ, Poulose BK, Pierce RA, Bittner JG, Hope WW, Dunn RM, Martindale RG, Goldblatt MI, Earle DB, Romanelli JR, Mancini GJ, Greenberg JA, Linn JG, Parra-Davila E, Sandler BJ, Deeken CR, Badhwar A, Salluzzo JL, Voeller GR.) J Am Coll Surg. 2022 Dec 01;235(6):894-904 PMID: 36102523 PMCID: PMC9653100 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85142400668 09/15/2022

• Defining benchmarks for fellowship training in foregut surgery: a 10-year review of fellowship council index cases

  (Weis JJ, Pryor A, Alseidi A, Tellez J, Goldblatt MI, Mattar S, Murayama K, Awad M, Scott DJ.) Surgical Endoscopy. December 2022;36(12):8856-8862 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85131066809 12/01/2022

• The evolution of the general surgery resident operative case experience in the era of robotic surgery

  (Nwaelugo NS, Goldblatt MI, Gould JC, Higgins RM.) Surgical Endoscopy. September 2022;36(9):6679-6687 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85122238880 09/01/2022