Matthew Gubens

Dr. Matthew Gubens is a thoracic oncologist, or lung cancer specialist. He specializes particularly in treating non–small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer, thymoma and thymic carcinoma, and mesothelioma. He sees patients in the UCSF Thoracic Surgery and Oncology Clinic at the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center.

In his research, Gubens studies lung cancer and new treatment strategies.

Gubens earned his medical degree at Stanford University School of Medicine. He completed a residency in internal medicine at UCSF Medical Center and a fellowship in medical oncology at Stanford. He also has a master of science degree from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Gubens is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group and American College of Physicians.