Matthew Goldshore, MD, PhD, MPH

About Dr. Goldshore

Matt grew up in Chappaqua, New York and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with degrees in Biochemistry and Secondary Science Education. After a short time teaching high school chemistry in Austin, Matt matriculated into the MPH program at the George Washington University (GWU) School of Public Health where he studied maternal-to-child HIV transmission and worked in East Africa. After completion of his MPH, he started medical school at GWU, then took a leave of absence to pursue his PhD in perinatal epidemiology in the Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He moved back to Washington, DC in 2014 to complete medical school and started residency at Penn in 2016. After completing his General Surgery Residency in 2023 he then completed a Pediatric Surgery Fellowship at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in 2025.

Education

2023 - 2025
Fellow, Pediatric Surgery
Department of General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2020 - present
Co-Founder, Center for Surgical Health
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2019 - 2021
Clinical Outcomes Research Fellow
Department of General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2019 - 2020
Fellow, Pediatric Surgical Critical Care
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania,
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2017 - 2023
Resident, General Surgery, 
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2016 - 2017
Intern, General Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2011 - 2018
PhD - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
Bloomberg School of Public Health 
Major: Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

2009 - 2016
MD - George Washington University, Washington, DC
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Major: Medicine

2007 - 2009
MPH - George Washington University, Washington, DC
School of Public Health and Health Services
Major: Epidemiology

2003 - 2007
BS - University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Major: Biochemistry

Societies

National

2021 - present
Alpha Omega Alpha
Member

2018 - present
Academic Pediatric Association
Resident Member

2017 - present
American Pediatric Surgical Association
Resident Member

2016 - present
American College of Surgeons
Resident Member

2016 - present
American Academy of Pediatrics
Resident Member

2014 - 2016
American College of Surgeons
Medical Student Member

2009 - 2016
American Academy of Pediatrics 
Medical Student Member

2007 - present
American Public Health Association
Member

State

2018 - present
Pennsylvania Medical Society
Member

Local

2018 - present
Philadelphia County Medical Society
Member

Committees/Service

2021 - present
Health Science 320: Introduction to Health Systems
Perelman School of Medicine

2021 - present
Social Equity Curriculum Committee
Perelman School of Medicine

2020 - present
Operation Equity Curriculum Committee
Center for Surgical Health

2020 - 2022
Perioperative Quality Committee
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

2010 - 2016
Admissions Committee
George Washington University School of Medicine

Awards

2022
Martin Luther King Junior Community Involvement Award
University of Pennsylvania

2021
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Resident Inductee

2020
Trauma/Surgical ICU Fellow of the Year
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

2019
Trainee Patient Experience Champion of the Year
Clinical Practices of the University of Pennsylvania

2019
Donald Liu Humanism Hero in Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

2016
Alec Horwitz Award in Surgery
George Washington University School of Medicine

2013
Donald A. Cornley Scholarship
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

2010
Gill Summer Scholarship Award
George Washington University

Publications

Original Peer-Reviewed Papers (Ordered Newest to Oldest)

1. Reynolds, T. A., Goldshore, M. A., Flohr, S., Land, S., Mathew, L., Gebb, J. S., Oliver, E.R., Rintoule, N.E., Ades, A.M., Folgia, E.E. & Hedrick, H. L. (2024). A clinical outcomes data archive for a comprehensive fetal diagnosis and treatment center. Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy, 1-14.
2. Saikali LM, Herrera CD, Lepore G, Chen A, Ramadan O, Lam D, Anandarajah A, Morales CZ, Goldshore M.A., Morris J, Guerra CE (2024). Evaluating Patient Experience with a Surgical Navigation Program for Under-Resourced Patients. The American Journal of Surgery. Accepted on September 6, 2024.
3. Goldshore, M.A., Land, S., Flohr, S., Mathew, L., Reynolds, T., Eppley, E., ... & Hedrick, H. (2023). The Impact of Comprehensive Fetal Care on Mortality of Children With Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia when Delivery is Co-located in a Pediatric Hospital. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.09.039
4. Trinidad, S., Goldshore, M.A., & Kotagal, M. (2023). Addressing Health Equity in Pediatric Surgical Care in the United States – Progress and Challenges. In Seminars in Pediatric Surgery (p. 151354). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2023.151354
5. Bakillah, E., Sharpe, J., Tong, J. K., Goldshore, M.A., Morris, J. B., & Kelz, R. R. (2023). Non-English Primary Language: A Growing Population's Access to Cholecystectomy. Annals of Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1097/sla.0000000000005919
6. Halada, S., Chen, A. T., Ramadan, O. I., Li, E. H., Goldshore, M., Morris, J. B., & Morales, C. Z. (2023). Incorporation and Utilization of an Additional Needs Screener by Surgical Trainees for Comprehensive Care of Underserved and Underinsured Surgical Patients. Journal of Surgical Education, 80(9), 1287-1295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2023.06.009
7. Hadler, R. A., Weeks, S., Rosa, W. E., Choate, S., Goldshore, M.A., Julião, M., ... & Chochinov, H. M. (2023). Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Dignity-Conserving Practice. Journal of Palliative Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2023.0544
8. Danzer, E., Eppley, E., Edgar, J. C., Hoffman, C., Goldshore, M. A., Adzick, N. S., Hedrick H.L., & Victoria, T. (2023). Effects of 1.5-T versus 3-T magnetic resonance imaging in fetuses: is there a difference in postnatal neurodevelopmental outcome? Evaluation in a fetal population with left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Pediatric Radiology, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-023-05629-2
9. Zhao, C. S., Owei L., Card E., Scire, E., Wen, C.Z., Shea, J.A., Morales, C.Z., Goldshore, M.A., Morris J.B., & Martin, N.. (2022). Introducing Surgical Equity into Contemporary Medical Education: Results From Operation Equity, a Pilot Curriculum. Journal of Surgical Education. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2022.12.004
10. Mergler, B. D., Goldshore, MA, Shea, J. A., Lane-Fall, M. B., & Hadler, R. A. (2022). The Patient Dignity Inventory and Dignity-Related Distress among the Critically Ill. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 63(3), 359-365.
11. Scire, E., Morales, C. Z., Herbst, A., Goldshore, M., & Morris, J. B. (2021). The Center for Surgical Health: A Compassion-Driven Urban Surgical Mission. The Linacre Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1177/00243639211037931
12. Swendiman, R. A., Goldshore, M. A., Allukian, M., Nace, G. W., & Nance, M. L. (2021). In reply to “Abdominal angiography is associated with reduced in-hospital mortality among pediatric patients with blunt splenic and hepatic injury: A propensity-score-matching study from the national trauma registry in Japan”. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 56(5), 1088-1089. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.03.014
13. Goldshore, M. A., Mehta, S. J., Fletcher, W., Tzanis, G., Doubeni, C. A., & Paulson, E. C. (2020). An RCT of Fecal Immunochemical Test Colorectal Cancer Screening in Veterans Without Recent Primary Care. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 59(1), 41–48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2020.02.014
14. Chotzoglou, E., Hedrick, H. L., Herkert, L. M., Goldshore, M. A., Rintoul, N. E., & Panitch, H. B. (2020). Therapy at 30 days of life predicts lung function at 6 to 12 months in infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Pediatric Pulmonology, 55(6), 1456–1467. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppul.24736
15. Hatchimonji, J. S., Swendiman, R. A., Goldshore, M. A., Blinman, T. A., Nance, M. L., Allukian, M., & Nace, G. W. (2020). Pediatric firearm mortality in the United States, 2010 to 2016: A National Trauma Data Bank analysis. The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 88(3), 402–407. https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000002573
16. Swendiman, R. A., Luks, V. L., Hatchimonji, J. S., Nayyar, M. G., Goldshore, M. A., Nace, G. W., Nance, M. L., & Allukian, M. (2020). Mortality After Adolescent Firearm Injury: Effect of Trauma Center Designation. The Journal of Adolescent Health: Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.09.004
17. Swendiman, R. A., Goldshore, M. A., Fenton, S. J., & Nance, M. L. (2020). Defining the role of angioembolization in pediatric isolated blunt solid organ injury. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 55(4), 688–692. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.04.036
18. Swendiman, R. A., Goldshore, M. A., Blinman, T. A., & Nance, M. L. (2019). Laparoscopic Management of Pediatric Abdominal Trauma: A National Trauma Data Bank Experience. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. Part A, 29(8), 1052–1059. https://doi.org/10.1089/lap.2019.0128
19. Swendiman, R. A., Sharoky, C. E., Russell, K. W., Goldshore, M. A., Blinman, T. A., & Nance, M. L. (2019). Life-saving interventions in pediatric trauma: A National Trauma Data Bank experience. The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 87(6), 1321–1327. https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000002478
20. Gregory, E. F., Goldshore, M. A., Showell, N. N., Genies, M. C., Harding, M. E., & Henderson, J. L. (2017). Parent and Clinician Perspectives on Sustained Behavior Change after a Prenatal Obesity Program: A Qualitative Study. Childhood Obesity (Print), 13(2), 85–92. https://doi.org/10.1089/chi.2016.0149
21. Gregory, E. F., Goldshore, M. A., Henderson, J. L., Weatherford, R. D., & Showell, N. N. (2016). Infant Growth following Maternal Participation in a Gestational Weight Management Intervention. Childhood Obesity (Print), 12(3), 219–225. https://doi.org/10.1089/chi.2015.0238
22. DiPietro, J. A., Goldshore, M. A., Kivlighan, K. T., Pater, H. A., & Costigan, K. A. (2015). The ups and downs of early mothering. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 36(3), 94–102. https://doi.org/10.3109/0167482X.2015.1034269
23. Goldshore, M. A., Solomon, B. S., Downs, S. M., Pan, R., & Minkovitz, C. S. (2014). Residency exposures and anticipated future involvement in community settings. Academic Pediatrics, 14(4), 341–347. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2014.02.011
24. Minkovitz, C. S., Goldshore, M., Solomon, B. S., Guyer, B., Grason, H., & Community Pediatrics Training Initiative Workgroup. (2014). Five-year follow-up of Community Pediatrics Training Initiative. Pediatrics, 134(1), 83–90. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2013-3357
25. Ehsanipoor, R. M., Jolley, J. A., Goldshore, M. A., Szymanski, L. M., Haydon, M. L., Gaffaney, C. L., & Lagrew, D. C. (2014). The relationship between previous treatment for cervical dysplasia and preterm delivery in twin gestations. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine: The Official Journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, 27(8), 821–824. https://doi.org/10.3109/14767058.2013.836178
26. Werner, E. F., Han, C. S., Savitz, D. A., Goldshore, M.A., & Lipkind, H. S. (2013). Health outcomes for vaginal compared with cesarean delivery of appropriately grown preterm neonates. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 121(6), 1195–1200. https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182918a7e
27. Rath, B., Young, E. A., Harris, A., Perrin, K., Bronfin, D. R., Ratard, R., Vandyke, R., Goldshore, M., & Magnus, M. (2011). Adverse respiratory symptoms and environmental exposures among children and adolescents following Hurricane Katrina. Public Health Reports (Washington, D.C.: 1974), 126(6), 853–860. https://doi.org/10.1177/003335491112600611
28. Glaser, M., Winchell, T., Plant, P., Wilbright, W., Kaiser, M., Butler, M. K., Goldshore, M., & Magnus, M. (2010). Provider satisfaction and patient outcomes associated with a statewide prison telemedicine program in Louisiana. Telemedicine Journal and E-Health: The Official Journal of the American Telemedicine Association, 16(4), 472–479. https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2009.0169

Pubished Abstracts, Posters and Oral Presentations (Ordered Newest-to-Oldest)

1. Hadler, R. A., Goldshore, MA, Rosa, W. E., & Nelson, J. (2022). “What do I need to know about you?”: the Patient Dignity Question, age, and proximity to death among patients with cancer. Supportive Care in Cancer, 30(6), 5175-5186.
2. Mergler, B., Goldshore, MA, Lane-Fall, M., & Hadler, R. (2021). 42: Validation of the Patient Dignity Inventory to Assess Dignity-Related Distress in the Critically Ill. Critical Care Medicine, 49(1), 22.
3. Orlinsky RA, Land, S, Rintoul NE, Hedrick HL, Goldshore, MA. (Accepted on February 23, 2021). Birth Admission Length-of-Stay and Hospital Readmission in Children with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. [Abstract]. Pediatric Academic Societies National Meeting, 2021.
4. Owei L, Zhao C, Card E, Scire E, Wen C, Shea J, Morales, CZ, Goldshore MA, Morris J, Martin N (Accepted on August 17, 2021). Introducing the Social Determinants of Surgical Health into Contemporary Medical Education: An Efficacy Evaluation of Operation Equity, a Curriculum on Surgical Equity. [Abstract]. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, 2021.
5. Zhao C, Zimmerman CE, Scire E, Morris JB, Martin N, Goldshore MA. The Center for Surgical Health Classroom: Creating an Innovative Surgical Equity Curriculum for Trainees Engaging in Community Service. Community Health Leadership Conference. January 2021
6. Zhao C, Zimmerman C, Scire E, Morris J, Martin N, Goldshore M.A.. Operation Equity: Developing an innovative health equity curriculum on the social determinants of surgical health. Poster Presentation at the Philadelphia Surgery Symposium, Virtual, April 30, 2021.
7. Zhang KR, Zimmerman CE, Civantos A, Herbst DA, Adetunji M, Orji W, Owen DD, Morris JB, Goldshore M.A.. The Center for Surgical Health: A model for a sustainable, comprehensive surgical healthcare center for vulnerable patients. Poster Presentation at the Philadelphia Surgery Symposium, Virtual, April 30, 2021.
8. Zimmerman CE, Zhang KR, Civantos A, Adetunji M, Morris JB, Goldshore MA. Development and Implementation of a Surgical Access Pipeline for Uninsured Philadelphians. Community Health Leadership Conference. January 2021
9. Zimmerman CE, Kotcher RE, Modupe A, Burkbauer L, Civantos A, Patel V, Owen DD, Goldshore MA, Larson S, Morris JB. Development of a Surgical Access Pipeline for Uninsured Philadelphians. Philadelphia Surgery Symposium. Philadelphia, PA. February 2020.
10. Hadler, R., Goldshore, MA, & Nelson, J. (2020). The Patient Dignity Question in Routine Palliative Care Consultation: Implementation and Implications (TH322D). Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 59(2), 419-420.
11. Goldshore MA, Orlinsky R, Land S, Rintoul N, Hedrick H, Reynolds T, Flohr S, Eppley E: "Birth Admission Length-of-Stay and Hospital Readmission in Children with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia" Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS), Virtual Meeting March 2021 Notes: Poster Presentation.
12. Goldshore, M.A. Hedrick HL on behalf of the Pulmonary Hypoplasia Program. Growth, neurodevelopmental and cardiopulmonary health among 8 – 13 year olds with pulmonary hypoplasia: a prospective cohort. American Pediatric Surgical Association. Virtual Meeting. May 2020.
13. Dumas RP, Chreiman K, Goldshore MA, Seamon MJ, Cannon JW, Reilly PM, Christie J, Holena DN. Benchmarking emergency department thoracotomy: using trauma video review to general procedural norms. January 10, 2018. (Accepted as Oral Presentation)
14. Gregory EF, Goldshore MA, Henderson JL, Weatherford RB, and Showell NN. “Beyond Nutrition in Pregnancy: Pediatric follow-up of a prenatal weight management intervention.” Platform presentation. Academic Pediatrics Association Region IV Meeting. Charlottesville, VA. February 2015.
15. Anastasio H, Goldshore MA, Werner EF, Spitzer J, Latimer K, and Henderson JL. (2015). 643: Thyroid function abnormalities among obese gravidas. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 212(1), S317.
16. Gregory EF, Goldshore MA, Henderson JL, Weatherford RB, and Showell NN. “Early follow-up of infants whose mothers participated in a prenatal weight management program.” Poster at Johns Hopkins Primary Care Retreat. Baltimore, MD. February 2015.
17. Gregory EF, Goldshore MA, Henderson JL, Weatherford RB, and Showell NN. “Infant growth following participation of obese mothers in a prenatal weight management program.” Poster at Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. April 2015.
18. Weatherford RD, Goldshore MA, Weatherford JS, Henderson JL. The Association between Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screening and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes among Obese Gravidas. European Congress on Obesity, Prague, Czech Republic, May 6 – 9, 2015. (Accepted as Oral Presentation)
19. Latimer K, Goldshore MA, Henderson JL, Spitzer J, Anastasio H, & Werner EF. (2015). 662: Examining the utility of proteinuria screening in obese gravidas. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 212(1), S326.
20. Goldshore MA, Werner EF and Henderson, JL. Effect of integrated obstetric and nutritional prenatal care on gestational weight gain (GWG) in obese gravidas. International Association for the Study of Obesity, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, March 17 – 20, 2014. (Accepted as Poster)
21. Werner EF, Goldshore MA and Henderson, JL. A prenatal clinic dedicated to the care of obese gravidas. Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, New Orleans, LA, February 3 – 6, 2014. (Accepted as Poster)
22. Latimer K, Goldshore MA, Henderson JL, Brotzman H and Henderson JL. The utility of EKG screening in obese gravidas. Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, New Orleans, LA, February 3 – 6, 2014.
23. Henderson JL, Goldshore MA, Werner EF. An Innovative Care Model to Limit Gestational Weight Gain and Minimize Macrosomia in the Obese Gravida. The Obesity Society: Obesity Week, Atlanta, GA, November 11 – 16, 2013. (Accepted as Poster)
24. Goldshore MA, Augustyn MC, Gross S, Henderson JL, Werner EF and Paige D. Integrating obstetrical care and WIC nutritional services to address maternal obesity and postpartum weight retention: altering the life course trajectory. American Public Health Association, Boston, MA, November 2 – 6, 2013.
25. Minkovitz CS, Goldshore MA, Grason H, Solomon BS, Guyer. (Accepted on February 7, 2013). Five Years Later: Involvement of Community Pediatrics Training Initiative Graduates in Community Activities [Abstract]. ]. Pediatric Academic Societies National Meeting, 2013.
26. Goldshore MA, Solomon BS, Downs SM, Pan R, Minkovitz CS. (Accepted on February 7, 2013). Residency exposures and anticipated future involvement in community activities [Abstract]. Pediatric Academic Societies National Meeting, 2013.
27. Lipkind H, Campbell K, Savitz D, Danilack V, Goldshore MA, Werner EF (January 1, 2013). Obesity as an independent risk factor for severe maternal morbidity (‘near-miss”) during delivery hospitalization.  208. S281-S281
28. Baghlaf H, Goldshore MA, Hueppchen N, Bienstock J, Werner EF (January 1, 2013). Neonatal complications with forceps assisted vaginal deliveries in a modern academic practice. 208. S334-S334.
29. Goldshore MA, Henderson J, Ehsanipoor R, Baghlaf H, Werner EF (January 1, 2013). Sensitivity and Specificity of ultrasound in the obese gravida. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 208. S166-S166.
30. Werner EF, Ehsanipoor R, Goldshore MA, Baghlaf H, Burd I, Lipkind H (January 1, 2013). Comparison of neonatal neurologic injury with forceps, vacuum and cesarean delivery. 208. S333 – S333.
31. Werner EF, Han CS, Savitz DA, Goldshore MA, Lipkind HS (January 1, 2013). Health outcomes for vaginal compared with cesarean delivery of appropriately grown pretern neonates. 208. S1195-S1195.

Chapters

1. Goldshore MA, Hedrick HL. Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. 2022.
2. Goldshore MA, Cannon JC. Rich’s Vascular Trauma. The Management of Pediatric Vascular Injury. 2021.
3. Biscotti MB, Goldshore MA, Cannon JC. Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery: Clinical Questions and Answers. Extracorporeal Membrane Support, Pediatrics contributor. 2021.

Invited Lectures

National

1. Medical College of Wisconsin, General Surgery Grand Round Invited Speaker. “The Center for Surgical Health: A Surgical Equity and Justice Model for Philadelphia. June 28, 2023.
2. OR Exellence 2022, Orlando, FL. “The Center for Surgical Health, A Surgical Equity Model”
3. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress (2022) “Surgical Volunteerism and the Center for Surgical Health.”

Local

1. Anti-Discrimination in Surgery Virtual Conference, Philadelphia, PA broadcasted virtually. “The Center for Surgical Health: A model for expansion of access to surgical care.”
2. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds. “The Center for Surgical Health: A Surgical Equity Model for our Community.” May 2022.
3. Pennsylvania Hospital, Interdisciplinary Grand Roudns. “The Center for Surgical Health: A Surgical Equity Model for our Community.” April 2023.
4. Drexel University School of Medicine. “MEDTalks Grand Rounds.” January 2024.