Alexi C. Matousek, MD

Accepting New Patients
62 West 7th Avenue, Suite 110
Spokane, WA 99204
2068.4 miles away
Speaks: Creole - Haitian and English
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Providence Northwest Heart & Lung - Spokane

62 West 7th Avenue, Suite 110, Spokane, WA 99204

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About Alexi C. Matousek

Alexi C. Matousek, M.D., is a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon specializing in lung and esophageal cancer and non-cancer diseases. Dr. Matousek specializes in those surgeries located within the chest including the lungs, esophagus, diaphragm, throat and airway. He also does general thoracic surgery, including minimally-invasive robotic surgery. Before moving to Spokane in 2019, Dr. Matousek completed residency and fellowship programs at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He also attended the prestigious Paul E. Farmer Global Research Fellowship Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, a collaboration between Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Matousek has over 25 years’ experience working with communities in rural Haiti. It was Dr. Matousek’s early ties to Haiti that helped shape his medical career. At the age of nine, he and a younger brother went to Haiti the first time when their parents taught at a school geared to families of U.S. and European physicians. He’s published extensively on treating diseases of the esophagus, as well as issues related to providing surgical care to vulnerable populations. Dr. Matousek is fluent in English and Haitian Creole.

Medical School

University of Rochester
2009

Residency

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Fellowship

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Professional Associations
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
American College of Surgeons
Board Certifications
  • American Board of Surgery, Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Providence Northwest Heart & Lung - Spokane
62 West 7th Avenue, Suite 110
Spokane, WA 99204

Providence Spokane Heart Institute
62 West 7th Avenue
Spokane, WA 99204

Affiliated Locations
Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital

Dr. Matousek has interests in general thoracic surgery, including robotic surgery, surgery for the lung and esophageal cancer, benign esophageal diseases as well as infectious lung disease. He has over 25 years experience working in rural Haiti and has published on the impact of patient navigation and community health workers on surgical access for vulnerable populations. He enjoys basketball, guitar, obstacle based fitness and being outdoors with his wife and children.

Clinical Interests

  • Achalasia
  • Adult Onset Diaphragmatic Hernia
  • Asbestos Lung
  • Biopsy Chest Wall
  • Biopsy Diaphragm
  • Biopsy Of Lung
  • Bronchial Fistula
  • Bronchial Fistula Repair
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Cervical Rib Resection
  • Chest Wall Disorder
  • Chest Wall Resection
  • Chest Wall Tumors
  • Chylous Effusion
  • Chylous Mass
  • Collapsed Lung
  • Contusion Of Chest Wall
  • Correction Of Pectus Deformity
  • Cryoablation
  • Decortication Of Lung
  • Diaphragm Cancer
  • Diaphragm Pacemaker Procedure
  • Diaphragm Pacing
  • Diaphragmatic Fistula
  • Diaphragmatic Fistula Repair
  • Diaphragmatic Hernia
  • Diaphragmatic Tumor
  • Empyema
  • Endobronchial One Way Valve Placement
  • Endobronchial Stent Placement
  • Endobronchial Ultrasound
  • Endobronchial Valve Insertion
  • Epicardial Lead Placement
  • Esophageal Cancer Surgery
  • Esophageal Diverticulectomy
  • Esophageal Diverticulum
  • Esophageal Duplication Cyst
  • Esophageal Mass
  • Esophageal Myotomy
  • Esophageal Perforation
  • Esophageal Stenosis
  • Esophageal Stricture
  • Esophageal Ulcer
  • Esophagectomy
  • Eventration Of Diaphragm
  • Excision Of Bronchus
  • Exploratory Thoracotomy
  • External Fistula Of The Trachea
  • External Fistula Of The Trachea Repair
  • Extrapleural Pneumonectomy
  • Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy
  • Foreign Body (Esophagus)
  • Hamartoma Of Lung
  • Ligation Of Bronchus
  • Lung Abscess
  • Lung Cancer
  • Lung Cancer Surgery
  • Lung Mass
  • Lung Resection
  • Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
  • Malignant Effusion
  • Malignant Neoplasm Of Esophagus
  • Malignant Neoplasm Of Main Bronchus
  • Mediastinal Abscess
  • Mediastinal Mass
  • Mediastinoscopy
  • Mediastinum Cancer
  • Mediastinum Cancer Surgery
  • Mesothelioma
  • Mesothelioma Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Lung Cancer Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Pulmonary Lobectomy
  • Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
  • Open Biopsy Of Bronchus
  • Open Biopsy Of Lesions Of Mediastinum
  • Open Biopsy Of Lung
  • Osteomyelitis Of The Sternum
  • Pectus Carinatum
  • Pectus Excavatum
  • Percutaneous Tracheostomy
  • Pericardial Cyst
  • Pericardial Effusion
  • Pericardiocentesis
  • Pericardiotomy
  • Pleural Cancer
  • Pleural Diseases
  • Pleural Effusion
  • Pleurectomy
  • Pleurodesis
  • Pleurx Catheter Insertion
  • Plication Of Emphysematous Bleb
  • Plication Of The Diaphragm
  • Pneumothorax
  • Pulmonary Metastases
  • Repair Of Diaphragm
  • Repair Tracheoesophageal Fistula
  • Rib Cancer
  • Rib Fracture
  • Rigid Bronchoscopy
  • Robotic Lung Surgery
  • Robotic Surgery
  • Robotic Thoracic Surgery
  • Sequestrum Of Lung
  • Sleeve Lobectomy
  • Spontaneous Pneumothorax
  • Sternal Fracture
  • Tension Pneumothorax
  • Thoracentesis
  • Thoracic Endoscopy
  • Thoracic Malignancy
  • Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Thoracoplasty
  • Thoracoscopy
  • Thoracostomy
  • Thoracotomy
  • Thymectomy
  • Thymoma
  • Thymus Cancer
  • Thymus Disorders
  • Thymus Surgery
  • Tracheal Resection
  • Tracheal Stent Placement
  • Tracheoesophageal Fistula
  • Tracheomalacia
  • Tracheoplasty
  • Tracheostomy
  • Tracheostomy Revision
  • Trapped Lung
  • Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery