About Matthew A. Gubens

Dr. Matthew Gubens is a thoracic oncologist who treats patients with lung cancer, mesothelioma and other thoracic malignancies. He has a special interest in thymoma and thymic carcinoma, which are rare tumors of the mediastinum. He holds the position of Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCSF.

He is involved in designing clinical trials to study new compounds and treatment strategies in lung cancer and has a special interest in translational medicine. He is actively working to translate laboratory-based findings to the clinic, especially for patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations, who are often young non-smokers.

Dr. Gubens earned his medical degree at Stanford, completed an internal medicine residency at UCSF, and then a medical oncology fellowship at Stanford. He also holds an MS degree in Health Policy and Management from Harvard School of Public Health. He is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, the International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group and the American College of Physicians. Dr. Gubens can be contacted at (415) 885-3882 and his email is Matthew.Gubens@ucsf.edu.