Praise Matemavi, DO

Praise Matemavi, DO

Associate Professor

Department:
SOM-Surgery-Transplant

Email:
pmatemavi@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 984-2911

Biography

Dr. Praise Matemavi received her medical degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2010 and then went on to complete an osteopathic surgical internship at Sinai Hospital -Detroit Medical Center in 2011. She then went to New York Presbyterian Queens Hospital - Weill Cornell were she completed her general surgery training in 2017. In 2019 she completed an abdominal transplant and hepatopancreatobiliary surgery fellowship at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

Education

University of Nebraska Medical Center, Abdominal Transplant Surgery and Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery2019
New York Presbyterian Queens Hospital, General Surgery2017
Sinai Grace Hospital - DMC, General Surgery Internship, Osteopathic Internship2011
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, DO, Medicine2010
Siena Heights Univesity, BS, Bachelors of Applied Science2006
Lake Michigan College, Associate Degree in Nursing, Nursing2003

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Advanced Trauma Life Support, American College of Surgeons01/2016 - Present
Licensure, Nebraska Medical License, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services07/2019 - 06/2019
Certification, Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (SAGES/ACS), Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons04/2017 - Present
Certification, Abdominal transplant surgery and hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, American Society of Transplant Surgeons07/2019 - Present
Certification, Fellow American College of Surgeons, American College of Surgeons10/2022 - Present
Licensure, Mississippi medical licence07/2021 - 06/2023
Certification, The American Board of Surgery

Sponsored Program Funding

Extramural, System Interventions to Achieve Early and Equitable transplants (STEPS) Study, PCORI01/2022 - 03/2026
Extramural, Increasing Living Donor Kidney Transplants in Black Patients in Mississippi, ASTS-Natera Socieoeconomic and Racial Disparity Grant06/2021 - 06/2023
Extramural, Health System Outreach to Eliminate Disparities in Living Kidney Transplants, STEPS grant09/2020 - 08/2025

Publications

Journal Article

Cottrell-Cumber S, Panchal R, Wynn J, Matemavi P, Anderson CD, Partial Nephrectomy of Renal Cell Carcinoma From the Donor Allograft Prior to Living Donor Renal Transplantation. The American surgeon, 2023 Jun;89(6):2913-29152023
Vaitla PK, Thongprayoon C, Hansrivijit P, Kanduri SR, Kovvuru K, Rivera FHC, Cato LD, Garla V, Watthanasuntorn K, Wijarnpreecha K, Chewcharat A, Aeddula NR, Bathini T, Koller FL, Matemavi P, Cheungpasitporn W, Epidemiology of cannabis use and associated outcomes among kidney transplant recipients: A meta-analysis. Journal of evidence-based medicine, 2021 May;14(2):90-962021
Hoffman A, Ghoubrial R, McCormick M, Matemavi P, Cusick R, Exploring the gender gap: Letters of recommendation to pediatric surgery fellowship. American journal of surgery, 2020 Jun;219(6):932-9362020
Hoffman AL, Matemavi P, Kidney Transplantation and the Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life in Frail Patients. Transplantation, 2018 Feb;102(2):183-1842018
Matemavi P, Vuong P, Morgenstern N, Du L, Malik M, Metastatic Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer Presenting as Gastric Cancer. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 2016 Feb;222(2):e10-12016
Anton DG, Kovvuru K, Kanduri SR, Aeddula NR, Bathini T, Thongprayoon C, Kaewput W, Wijarnpreecha K, Watthanasuntorn K, Salim SA, Matemavi P, Vaitla P, Rivera FC, Cheungpasitporn W, Use and outcomes of kidneys from donors with renal angiomyolipoma: A systematic review. Urology annals, 2021 Jan-Mar;13(1):67-72
Hoffman A, Grant W, McCormick M, Jezewski E, Matemavi P, Langnas A, Gendered Differences in Letters of Recommendation for Transplant Surgery Fellowship Applicants. Journal of surgical education, 2019 Mar-Apr;76(2):427-432
Zimmermann ME, Brown Z, Matemavi P, Melnic G, Sample J, Utility of Repeat Head Computed Tomography for Intracranial Hemorrhage After Trauma and Importance of Direct Patient Care. Journal of trauma nursing : the official journal of the Society of Trauma Nurses, 2016 Sep-Oct;23(5):304-6

Book Chapter

Matemavi P, Griffin A Chapter 16. Urine Leak. Complications in Kidney Transplantation: A Case-Based Guide to Management. Springer Publishing, New York, 20222022
Matemavi P, Griffin A. Chapter 18. Transplant renal artery stenosis. Complications in Kidney Transplantation: A Case-Based Guide to Management. Springer Publishing, New York, 20222022
Matemavi P, Griffin A. Chapter 19. Hydronephrosis. Complications in Kidney Transplantation: A Case-Based Guide to Management. Springer Publishing, New York, 20222022

Book

Matemavi P Passion and Purpose: Black Female Surgeons 2 Z Press, Deleon Springs, 2020.2020

Presentations

National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Procurement Tips and Tricks: Obesity (donor) and the Vasculopath, American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Miami, Florida08/2022
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Technical Challenges in Transplantation, American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Miami, Florida08/2022
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Building a Sustainable Global Surgery Partnership with Kibogora Hospital, Rwanda., General Surgery Department Grand Rounds, UMMC, Jackson MS05/2022
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, My Journey in Global Surgery, Australian National University Medical School, Canberra, Australia, Virtual05/2022
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Kidney Transplantation: The Process., Mississippi Dietitians Spring Conference, Jackson Medical Mall05/2022
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Inspiring the next generation of women surgeons., Barts and The London Surgical Society, London, UK02/2022
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Health Care Disparities in Liver Transplantation, Mississippi GI Society, Jackson, MS02/2022
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Grit Builds Resilience: Preparing for a Lifetime of Service in a Resource Limited Setting., Zimbabwe Women Doctors Association, Harare, Zimbabwe11/2021
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Why you should consider medicine as a career., SLAM with UMMC and Tougaloo College, Jackson, MS06/2021
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Choice of dialysis modality prior to kidney transplantation: Does it matter, Future Surgeons Journal Club05/2021
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Intestinal Transplantation, Grand Rounds, UMMC04/2021
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, So you want to be a surgeon: how to prepare for training and career as a surgeon., Zimbabwe Medical Students Association03/2021
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, The Surgeon's take on Fortitude, Resilience, Passion and Connection., Association of Women Surgeons. 2021 South Region Conference02/2021
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Racism - A Public Health Crisis in Observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan01/2021
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Gender Based Violence in Zimbabwe and the Diaspora in conjunction with the United Nations 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence, United Nations, Harare, Zimbabwe12/2020
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Tulane University Department of Surgery, Tulane University, New Orleans12/2020
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Grit breeds resilience: preparing for a lifetime of service, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan11/2020
Invited Symposia, Random Acts of Kindness: An organ donor's story, UMMC Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, UMMC04/2020
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Living Donation in Transplantation, American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Miami, Florida01/2020
Invited Symposia, Non directed living kidney donation, Jackson, Mississippi10/2019
Poster Presentation, Analysis of Recipients of Deceased Donor Kidneys and their caregivers., Society of Black Academic Surgeons, Birmingham, Alabama04/2018
Poster Presentation, Ruptured Suprarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in a young female with a marfanoid daughter: A Case Report., Resident Research Symposium, New York Presbyterian Queens Hospital- Weill Cornell Medicine05/2016
Poster Presentation, Fibromuscular dysplasia of the superior mesenteric artery. A Case Report., Resident Research Symposium, New York Presbyterian Queens Hospital- Weill Cornell Medicine05/2016
Poster Presentation, Utility of Repeat Head Computed Tomography for Intracranial Hemorrhage after Trauma and Importance of Direct Patient Care., Resident Research Symposium, New York Presbyterian Queens Hospital- Weill Cornell Medicine05/2016
Poster Presentation, Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Iatrogenic Pancreatic Duct Injury after Endoscopic Cholangiopancreatography: A Case Report., Resident Research Symposium, New York Presbyterian Queens Hospital- Weill Cornell Medicine05/2016
Platform Presentations, Metastatic Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer Presenting as Gastric Canter: Spectacular Case., American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois10/2015
Poster Presentation, Laparoscopic reduction of ileoileal intussusception associated with Henoch-Schonlein’s Purpura: A Case Report., Resident Research Symposium, New York Presbyterian Queens Hospital- Weill Cornell Medicine05/2013
Poster Presentation, Breast MRI in pre-menopausal women diagnosed with breast cancer., Resident Research Symposium, New York Presbyterian Queens Hospital- Weill Cornell Medicine05/2012

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Young Alumni Award, Michigan State University2021
Moonbeam Children's Book Award in Multicultural Non-Fiction, Moonbeam Children's Books2020
Alumni Achievement Award, Lake Michigan College2020
Provider of the Quarter- Solid Organ Transplant Unit, University of Nebraska Medical Center2019
Green Cape Award, Live on Nebraska2019
Surgical resident of the Year, New York Presbyterian Queens- Weill Cornell Medicine2017
Intern of the Year, New York Presbyterian Queens Hospital - Weill Cornell Medicine2011
Walter C. Mill, DO, FACOS, Award of Excellence in Surgery, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine2010

Professional Membership and Service

Group on Women in Medicine and Science, Membership Chair2022 - Present
International Liver Transplantation Society, Member2022 - Present
Association of Academic Global Surgery, Member2022 - Present
Women In Transplantation, Member2022 - Present
Group on Women in Medicine and Science, Officer, Treasurer2021 - Present
American College of Surgeons - Mississippi Chapter, Member2021 - Present
Mississippi State Medical Association, Member2021 - Present
University Transplant Guild, Member2021 - Present
Association for Academic Surgeons, Member2020 - Present
American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Member2013 - Present
Association of Women Surgeons, Member2011 - Present
American College of Surgeons, Member2011 - Present

Committee Service

ESRD Health Equity Advisory Board, Member2022 - 2023
Group on Women in Medicine and Science, Co-Chair2022 - Present
Vanguard Committee - American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Member2021 - Present
Department of Surgery Promotions and Tenure Committee, Member2021 - Present
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-CURRICULUM, Member2021 - Present
MEDICAL CENTER-DIVERSITY, Member2021 - Present
Task Force for Blood Use Protocol, Task Force Member2020 - 2021
General Surgery Residency Clinical Competency Committee, Member2020 - Present
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-ADMISSIONS INTERVIEW, Member2020 - Present
2S Task force for improved patient experience, Task Force Member2019 - 2020
GI/HPB Conference, Member2019 - Present
Living Kidney Donor Selection Committee, Member2019 - Present
Liver Transplant Selection Committee, Member2019 - Present
Kidney Transplant Selection Committee, Member2019 - Present
Medical School Interviewer - Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Member2019 - Present

Community Service

Operation Give Back Health Career Collaborative in Partnership with American College of Surgeons, Faculty Advisor07/2022 - Present
Diaper Bank of the Delta, Collect diapers and then distribute them to those in need01/2022 - Present
Gateway Rescue Mission, Serve meals twice a month at homeless shelter01/2022 - Present
Plan A mobile clinic, Collect and distribute sanitary pads in the Mississippi Delta06/2021 - Present
The Rose Gift Foundation - Non profit, Co-Founder and CEO07/2020 - Present

Other Service

General Surgery Residents Wellness Program, Faculty Advisor07/2022 - Present
Program Planning ASTS Winter Symposium, American Society of Transplant Surgeons06/2022 - 06/2022
Global Surgical Education Journal08/2021 - Present
The American Surgeon07/2021 - Present
American Transplant Congress, Meeting Abstract Reviewer02/2021 - 06/2021
West African Journal of Medicine2021 - Present
Progress in Transplantation, SAGE publishing2021 - Present
American Socitey of Transplant Surgeons 22nd Annual Winter Symposium, Meeting Abstrast Reviews10/2020 - 12/2020

Teaching Experience

Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, On call Scenarios in General SurgerySpring 2022
Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, On call Scenarios in General SurgerySpring 2022
Medicine, Small Group, Attending, General Surgery RotationAnnual 2022
Medicine, Small Group, Attending, Surgical RotationAnnual 2021
Medicine, Small Group, Attending, General Surgery RotationAnnual 2020

Directed Student Learning

Preceptor, Advised: Ariel Craft2022 - 2022
Research Advisor, Advised: Rachel Rocray2022 - Present
Supervised Research, Advised: Melanie Henderson2022 - 2022
Preceptor, Advised: Dhakiya Young2021 - 2021
Preceptor, Advised: Gabrielle Chamoun, Kinsley Stuart, Daniel Thomas, Seema Murugan, Robert Parker, Matthew Pinto, Jon Beyeler, Rachel Talton, Tyler Holm, Darius Kennedy, Mark Lewis, Madyson Brown, Mari Liza Almand, Chelsey Smith, Drew Carter, Andrew Hopkins, Adam Goodman, Nicole Bonner, Shelley Rae Edwards, Khoula Saleem2019 - Present

Residency Training

Global Surgery Rotation, Attending Physician2022 - 04/2022
General Surgery Residency Program, Advisor2021 - Present
General Surgery Residency Program, Attending Physician2019 - Present