Dr. Matthew Truesdale

Dr. Matthew Truesdale is a Board Certified Urologist for Advanced Urology Institute in Palm Harbor and Largo, FL. He has special interests in Robotic Surgery, Urologic Oncology and Urinary Stone Disease. Dr. Truesdale is originally from Ocala, FL. He then attended Dartmouth College where he earned his B.A. in Psychology with a concentration in Social Behavior and studied Spanish literature and art at the Universidad de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain.

Dr. Truesdale completed his medical degree at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. During medical school, he completed the prestigious Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship in Urologic Oncology where he studied under his mentors in the Department of Urology at Columbia University completing research on robotic surgery for prostate and kidney cancer.

Dr. Truesdale then completed his 6-year urology residency training at The University of California in San Francisco, in the Department of Urology, which is consistently ranked in the top 5 Urology Departments in the United States by the US News and World Reports. During his residency training, he completed a 1-year surgical education research project and educational curriculum through the Department of Medical Education at The University of California in San Francisco.

In addition to general urology, Dr. Truesdale has a special interest in Urologic Oncology, Reconstruction and Urinary Stone Disease. He has received numerous research grants and published over 20 peer-reviewed manuscripts as well as multiple book chapters.

Dr. Truesdale joins the Advanced Urology Institute after working for two years in the Tampa Bay Area specializing in Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery for prostate and kidney cancer as well as the treatment and prevention of urinary stones.

SURGICAL TRAINING:

• University Of California In San Francisco, Department Of Urology
  Residency In Urology Completed June 2017
• University Of California, San Francisco Department Of General Surgery
  Internship In General Surgery Completed June 2012
• University Of California In San Francisco, Department Of Medical Education
  Health Professions Education Pathway Advanced Program 2015-2016

GRADUATE EDUCATION:

• Columbia University, College Of Physicians And Surgeons – M.D.: May 2011
• Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship In Urology, Columbia University Department Of Urology: 2009-2010

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

• Dartmouth College – B.A. In Psychology: June 2001
• Universidad De Barcelona – Language Study Program: Spring 1999
• Columbia University, School Of General Studies – Post Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Program: January 2003-May 2006