MathewDSorensenMD

Urology • Seattle, WA

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Associate Professor, Urology Residency Program Director, University of Washington School of Medicine

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Office
1959 NE Pacific St
Seattle, WA 98195
Phone+1 206-598-3300

Fax+1 206-598-6963
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Education & Training

University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery, 2010 - 2011
University of WashingtonChief Residency, Urology, 2009 - 2010
University of WashingtonResidency, Urology, 2005 - 2009
University of WashingtonResidency, Surgery, 2004 - 2006
University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical CampusClass of 2004

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2010 - Present
WA State Medical License 2007 - 2025
American Board of Urology Urology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Trial Comparing Relapse Rates Between Standard Ureteroscopic Removal Of Ureteral Stone And Standard Removal With Additional Ureterorenic Clearing Of Non-Symptomatic Stones In The Kidney Start of enrollment: 2014 Nov 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Practice Readiness? Trends in Chief Resident Year Training Experience Across 13 Residency Programs.
Zachary Corey, Erik Lehman, Gary E Lemack, Marisa M Clifton, Adam P Klausner, Akanksha Mehta, Humphrey Atiemo, Richard Lee, Mathew Sorensen, Ryan Smith, Jill Buckley, ...> ;Urology Practice. 2024 Mar 1
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
Mathew D Sorensen> ;Urology. 2023 Mar 1
Reply to Wei Wang and Guowei Shi's Letter to the Editor re: Mathew D. Sorensen, Jonathan D. Harper, Michael S. Borofsky, et al. Removal of Small, Asymptomatic Kidney S...
Mathew D Sorensen, Michael R Bailey, Jonathan D Harper> ;European Urology. 2023 Mar 1
Re: First Series Using Ultrasonic Propulsion and Burst Wave Lithotripsy to Treat Ureteral Stones. Reply.
M Kennedy Hall, Mathew D Sorensen, Michael R Bailey> ;The Journal of Urology. 2023 Feb 1
2 citations
First Series Using Ultrasonic Propulsion and Burst Wave Lithotripsy to Treat Ureteral Stones.
M Kennedy Hall, Jeff Thiel, Barbrina Dunmire, Patrick C Samson, Ross Kessler, Peter Sunaryo, Robert M Sweet, Ian S Metzler, Helena C Chang, Martin Gunn, Manjiri Dighe,...> ;The Journal of Urology. 2022 Nov 1
5 citations
Ureteral Strictures Following Ureteroscopy for Kidney Stone Disease: A Population-based Assessment.
Peter L Sunaryo, Philip C May, Sarah K Holt, Matthew D Sorensen, Robert M Sweet, Jonathan D Harper> ;The Journal of Urology. 2022 Dec 1
19 citations
Removal of Small, Asymptomatic Kidney Stones and Incidence of Relapse.
Mathew D Sorensen, Jonathan D Harper, Michael S Borofsky, Tariq A Hameed, Kimberly J Smoot, Barbara H Burke, Branda J Levchak, James C Williams Jr, Michael R Bailey, Z...> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2022 Aug 11
2 citations
Improving Burst Wave Lithotripsy Effectiveness for Small Stones and Fragments by Increasing Frequency: Theoretical Modeling andStudy.
Michael R Bailey, Adam D Maxwell, Shunxiang Cao, Shivani Ramesh, Ziyue Liu, James C Williams, Jeff Thiel, Barbrina Dunmire, Tim Colonius, Ekaterina Kuznetsova, Wayne K...> ;Journal of Endourology. 2022 Jul 1
2 citations
Multi-Institutional Variation in Performance of Low-Dose Computed Tomography for the Evaluation of Suspected Nephrolithiasis.
Dima Raskolnikov, David T Tzou, Justin S Ahn, Seth K Bechis, Thomas L Chi, Mathew D Sorensen, Marshall L Stoller, Jonathan D Harper> ;Journal of Endourology. 2022 Oct 1
8 citations
Fragmentation of Stones by Burst Wave Lithotripsy in the First 19 Humans.
Jonathan D Harper, James E Lingeman, Robert M Sweet, Ian S Metzler, Peter L Sunaryo, James C Williams Jr, Adam D Maxwell, Jeff Thiel, Bryan W Cunitz, Barbrina Dunmire,...> ;The Journal of Urology. 2022 May 1
1 citations
Evaluation of the Educational Impact of the Urology Collaborative Online Video Didactics Lecture Series.
Mei N E Tuong, Andrew J Winkelman, Jennifer H Yang, Mathew D Sorensen, Stephanie J Kielb, Lindsay A Hampson, Judith C Hagedorn, Simon L Conti, Michael S Borofsky, Sapa...> ;Urology. 2022 Sep 1
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
Mathew D Sorensen> ;Urology. 2022 Apr 1
Low-fat dietary pattern reduces urinary incontinence in postmenopausal women: post hoc analysis of the Women's Health Initiative Diet Modification Trial.
Lisa J Rogo-Gupta, Lingyao Yang, Marcia L Stefanick, Haley Hedlin, Robert Wallace, Nancy Woods, Benjamin N Breyer, Mathew D Sorensen, Bertha Chen> ;AJOG Global Reports. 2022 Feb 1
7 citations
Physical Activity, Diet, and Incident Urinary Incontinence in Postmenopausal Women: Women's Health Initiative Observational Study.
Scott R. Bauer, Stacey A. Kenfield, Mathew D. Sorensen, Leslee L. Subak, Suzanne Phelan, Lisa Rogo Gupta, Bertha Chen, Anne M. Suskind, Amy J. Park, Cheryl Iglesia, Ma...> ;The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2021 Aug 13
4 citations
Using Wearable Technology to Measure the Association Between Neck Posture and Pain During Urologic Open and Robotic Surgery.
Joseph J Bigham, Edward K. Chang, Mathew D. Sorensen, Howard A. Chansky, Scott Telfer> ;Journal of Endourology. 2021 May 3
4 citations
Virtual Reality Warm-up Before Robot-assisted Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Jason D Kelly, Timothy M. Kowalewski, Tim Brand, Anna French, Michael A. Nash, Lois Meryman, Nicholas Heller, Nancy Organ, Evalyn I. George, Roger Smith, Mathew D. Sor...> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2021 Aug 1
2 citations
Program Directors' Perspectives of ACGME Requirements and Effectiveness of Training Urology Residents: A National Survey in the Era of the Next Accreditation System.
Shannon Cannon, Mathew D. Sorensen, Byron D. Joyner> ;Urology. 2021 Mar 1
2 citations
National Imaging Trends in Nephrolithiasis-Does Renal Ultrasound in the Emergency Department Pave the Way for Computerized Tomography?
Helena C Chang, Dima Raskolnikov, Jessica C Dai, Sarah K Holt, Mathew D Sorensen, Kevan Sternberg, Jonathan D Harper> ;Urology Practice. 2021 Jan 1
Mentorship and the Trainee Environment.
Mathew Sorensen> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2021 Jan 1
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
Mathew D Sorensen> ;Urology. 2020 Oct 1
20 citations
Capturing the Perspective of Prospective Urology Applicants: Impacts of COVID-19 on Medical Education
Kate A. Hanson, Michael S. Borofsky, Lindsay A. Hampson, Benjamin N. Breyer, Nora G. Kern, Simon L. Conti, Stephanie J. Kielb, Mathew D. Sorensen> ;Urology. 2020 Dec 1
13 citations
First In-Human Burst Wave Lithotripsy for Kidney Stone Comminution: Initial Two Case Studies.
Jonathan D. Harper, Ian Metzler, Michael Kennedy Hall, Tony Chen, Adam D. Maxwell, Bryan W. Cunitz, Barbrina Dunmire, Jeff Thiel, James C. Williams, Michael R. Bailey,...> ;Journal of Endourology. 2021 Apr 12
10 citations
Multi-Institutional Collaborative Resident Education in the Era of COVID-19.
Yi Li, Carissa Chu, Claire M de la Calle, Caitlin Baussan, Sapan N Ambani, Michael S Borofsky, Benjamin N Breyer, Simon L Conti, Judith C Hagedorn, Joshua A Halpern, N...> ;Urology Practice. 2020 Sep 1
13 citations
Nephrolithiasis in Pregnancy: Treating for Two.
Jessica C. Dai, Tristan M. Nicholson, Helena C. Chang, Alana Desai, Robert M. Sweet, Jonathan D. Harper, Mathew D. Sorensen> ;Urology. 2021 May 1
9 citations
The Association Between 24-Hour Urine and Stone Recurrence Among High Risk Kidney Stone Formers: A Population Level Assessment.
Patrick C. Samson, Sarah K. Holt, Ryan S. Hsi, Mathew Sorensen, Jonathan D. Harper> ;Urology. 2020 Jun 12
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Press Mentions

Removal of Small, Asymptomatic Kidney Stones Reduces Relapse -News ForestAugust 11th, 2022
Removal of Other, Small Kidney Stones May Reduce RelapseApril 13th, 2022
Ultrasonic Bursts Reduce Kidney Stones' Volume by 90%March 25th, 2022
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Grant Support

UW USDRN Clinical CenterNIH2016–2021
Innovative Strategies for Improved Outcomes in NephrolithiasisNIH/NIDDK2014–2019
Burst Wave Lithotripsy as a Non-Invasive Treatment for Ureteral CalculiNIDDK/SBIR-STTR2016–2018
Robotic Surgery Readiness (RSR): A Prospective Randomized Skills Decay Recognition and Prevention StudyDOD2015–2018
Non-Invasive Promotion of Clearance of Kidney Stones and FragmentsNIDDK/SBIR-STTR2015–2017
Prevention of Renal Stone Complications in Space ExplorationNSBRI/SMST2013–2017
Metrology and Nonlinear Acoustics Bioeffects of High Intensity Focused UltrasoundNIH2008–2017