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Peter Mattei, MD
Attending Pediatric Surgeon
Dr. Mattei is an attending physician in the Division of General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery and specializes in pediatric surgical oncology, inflammatory bowel disease, and minimally invasive and robotic surgery. His research interests are in oncology and IBD.
Education and Training
BA, University Of Pennsylvania, 1985
MD, Harvard Medical School, 1989
Titles and Academic Titles
Attending Pediatric Surgeon, Division of General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery
Vice-Chair for Quality, Safety and Outcomes, Department of Surgery
Director, Surgical Quality Improvement Program
Medical Director, 4East-4South Surgical Nursing Unit
Morgan Family Endowed Chair in Pediatric Surgery
Director, General Surgery Robotics Program
Professor of Surgery
Professional Memberships
American Academy of Pediatrics, Surgical Section, 2000-
American College of Surgeons, 2001-
American Pediatric Surgical Association, 2001-
Quality & Safety Committee, 2018-
Professional Awards
Consultant of the Year, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, 1996
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 1996
Physician of the Year, A.I. duPont Hospital for Children, 2001
Top Docs for Kids, Philadelphia Magazine, 2001
Great Docs for Kids Pediatric Surgery, Main Line Today, 2004
Best Doctors in America, 2004-2011
Patients’ Choice Award, American Registry, 2008-2011
Best Surgeons in America, 2011
Humanitarian of the Year presented by the Columbus Forum, Lodge 1492 of The Sons of Italy, Philadelphia, 2011
Top Docs, Pediatric Surgery, Philadelphia Magazine, 2018
Publication Highlights
Twist CJ, Schmidt ML, Naranjo A, London WB, Tenney SC, Marachelian A, Shimada H, Collins MH, Esiashvili N, Adkins ES, Mattei P, Handler M, Katzenstein H, Attiyeh E, Hogarty MD, Gastier-Foster J, Wagner E, Matthay KK, Park JR, Maris JM, Cohn SL. Maintaining outstanding outcomes using response- and biology-based therapy for intermediate-risk neuroblastoma: A report from the Children's Oncology Group Study ANBL0531. J Clin Oncol. 2019 Dec; 7(34): 3243-55. PubMed PMID: 31386611
Gollomp K, Rankin SC, White C, Mattei P, Harris MC, Kilpatrick LE, Sheffler-Collins S, McGowan KL, Shah SS. Broad-range bacterial polymerase chain reaction in the microbiologic diagnosis of complicated pneumonia. J Hosp Med. 2012 Jan; 7(1): 8-13. PubMed PMID: 21994146