Medical School - Charles University

Internship - General Hospital of Bratislava

Residency - Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Fellowship - Rheumatology - National Institutes of Health | Medical Oncology and Hematology - Boston University Medical Center

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS

Medical Oncology
Hematology

LANGUAGES
English, Czech, German, Russian, Slovak, Working knowledge of Latin, Polish, other Slavic languages

ACADEMIC HONORS & PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

Charles University Award of the President/Summa Cum Laude, 1990
Charles University Performance Award of the Dean, 1985-1988

BIOGRAPHY

Peter Mathern, MD is a board-certified oncologist at the Flagstaff location. Dr. Mathern received his medical degree from Charles University Medical School where he graduated summa cum laude. He completed an internship at the General Hospital of Bratislava County before completing a research fellowship in rheumatology at the National Institutes of Health and a residency in internal medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. In 2004, he completed an additional fellowship in oncology and hematology at Boston University Medical Center.

Dr. Mathern treats all solid tumor cancers, as well as lymphoma. He is specialized in performing bone marrow biopsies.

Dr. Mathern began practicing medicine in Arizona in 1996. He has extensive experience in a variety of healthcare settings, including urgent care and hospital services. He has served on the medical executive committees of the Mohave Valley Hospital and Medical Center and the Western Arizona Regional Medical Center.

PHILOSOPHY

I come from a family of physicians who encouraged me to pursue medicine to fulfill my passion for helping people. I was drawn to oncology because the research is constantly evolving in ways that allow us to make a significant impact on our patients’ lives. I am personally committed to driving greatness in cancer care, and I want my patients to know that they can trust me to remain abreast of the latest advancements and work with them to pursue the best outcome.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

1. Nine polymorphic markers characterized by polymerase chain reaction techniques form two linkage groups on rat chromosome 8. Peter Mathern, Ellen A. Goldmuntz, Yrng Du, Joseph M. Cash, Leslie J. Crofford. Ronald L.Wilder, and Elaine F. Remmers. 1994. Cytogenetics & Cell Genetics. 66(4):203-6.
2. Four polymorphic markers on rat chromosome 12 form a single linkage group. Peter Mathern. Ellen A. Goldmuntz, Hongtxn Zha, Ying Du. Leslie J. Crofford, Ronald L. Wilder, and Elame F. Remmers. 1993. Biochemical Genetics. 31(9-10):441-8.
3. Coexpression of phosphotyrosine-containing proteins, PDGF-B and FGF-1 in situ in synovial tissues of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and Lewis rats with adjuvant or streptococcal cell wall arthritis. Hajime Sano, Kurt Engleka, Peter Mathern, Timothy Hla, Leslie J. Crofford, Elaine F. Remmers, Carole L. Jelsema, Ellen A. Goldmuntz, Thomas Maciag and Ronald L. Wilder. 1993. Journal of Clinical Immunology.
   91(2):553-65.
4. Corticotropin-releasing hormone in synovial fluids and tissues of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Leslie J. Crofford. Hajime Sano, Katia Karalis. Theodore C. Friedman. Howard R Epps. Peter Mathern. George P. Chrousos, and Ronald L. Wilder. 1993. Journal of Immunology. 151(3):1587.
5. Growth hormone-releasing hormone immunoreactivity in acute and chronic inflammation. George Mastorakos, Katia Karalis, Hajime Sano, Peter Mathern. Ronald L. Wilder, and George P. Chrousos. 1991. Podiatric Research. Vol. 3, 41: 0OA, Part 2 (published as an abstract).
6. Linkage map of 10 polymorphic markers on rat chromosome 2. Hongbin Zha, Ronald I. Wilder, Ellen A. Goldmuntz, Joseph M. Cash, Leslie J. Crofford, Peter Mathern. Elaine F. Remmers. 1993. Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics. 63(2):117-23.
7. Map of seven polymorphic markers on rat chromosome 14: linkage conservation with human chromosome 4 Elaine F. Remmers, Ellen A. Goldmuntz. Joseph M. Cash. Hongbin Zha. Leslie J. Crofford. Barbara Misiewicz-Poltorak. Peter Mathern. and Ronald L. Wilder. 1993. Mammalian Genome 4(2):90-4.
8. The origin of the autoimmune disease-resistant LER rat: an outcross between the Buffalo and autoimmune disease-prone Lewis inbred rat strains. Ellen A. Goldmuntz. Ronald L. Wilder, Yulia Goldfarb, Joseph M. Cash, Hongbin Zha, Leslie J. Crofford, Peter Mathern, Carl T. Hansen, and Elaine F. Remmers. 1993. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 44(2)215-9.
9. Genetic map of 12 polymorphic loci on rat chromosome 1. Ellen A. Goldmuntz, Elaine F. Remmers, Hongbin Zha, Joseph M. Cash, Peter Mathern, Leslie J. Crofford. Ronald L. Wilder. 1993. Genomics. 16(3):761—4.
10. Linkage map of seven polymorphic markers on rat chromosome 18. Elaine F. Remmers, Ellen A. Goldmuntz, Hongbin Zha, Leslie J. Crofford. Joseph M. Cash. Peter Mathern. Ying Du, and Ronald L. Wilder. 1993. Mammalian Genome. 4(5):265-70.
11. Simple sequence repeat length polymorphisms mapped to rat chromosome 11. Ying Du, Elaine F. Remmers, Ellen A. Goldmuntz, Hongbin Zha, Peter Mathern. Leslie J. Crofford, and Ronald L Wilder. 1994. Cytogenetics & Cell Genetics. 65(3):186-9.
12. Genetic map of seven polymorphic markers comprising a single linkage group on rat chromosome 5. Ellen A. Goldmuntz. Elaine F. Remmers. Hongbin Zha, Peter Mathern, Ying Du, Leslie J. Crofford. Ronald L. Wilder. 1993. Mammalian Genome. 4(11):670-5.
13. Linkage map of nine loci defined by polymorphic DNA markers assigned to rat chromosome 13. Elaine F. Remmers, Ellen A. Goldmuntz, Hongbin Zha. Peter Mathern. Ying Du. Leslie J. Crofford, Ronald L. Wilder. 1993. Genomics. 18(2):277~82.
14. A single linkage group comprising 11 polymorphic DNA markers on rat Chromosome 3. Hongbin Zha, Elaine F. Remmers, Ying Du. Ellen A. Goldmuntz, Peter Mathern. H. Zhang, Joseph M. Cash. Leslie J. Crofford, and Ronald L. Wilder. 1994. Mammalian Genome. 5(9):539-41.
15. Genetic map of eight microsatellite markers comprising two linkage groups on rat chromosome 6. Ying Du, Elaine F. Remmers, Hongbin Zha, Ellen A. Goldmuntz, Peter Mathern, Leslie J. Crofford, J. Szpirer, C. Szpirer. and Ronald L. Wilder. 1995. Cytogenetics & Cell Genetics. 68(1-2):107-11.
16. Genetic map of 16 polymorphic markers forming three linkage groups assigned to rat chromosome 4. Ellen A. Goldmuntz, Elaine F. Remmers, Ying Du, Hongbin Zha, Peter Mathern. Leslie J. Crofford, and Ronald L. Wilder. 1994. Mammalian Genome. 6(7):459-63.
17. Linkage maps of rat chromosomes 15,16,17, 19, and X. Ying Du. Elaine F. Remmers, Ellen A. Goldmuntz. Hongbin Zha, Peter Mathern, Ding YP, Kotake S, Szpirer J, Szpirer C, and Ronald L. Wilder. 1996. Genomics. 15:32(1 ):113-6.
18. Increased bactericidal activity as documented by serum bactericidal titers for a triple combination of cell wall active agents against Gentamicin-resistant enterococci. Suresh J. Antony, Peter Mathern, and Charles Stratton. 1995. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 27(4):401-3.
19. Convulsant action of systemically administered glutamate and bicuculline methiodide in immature rats. Mares P. Chino M. Kubova H. Mathern P, and Veliky M. 2000. Epilepsy Res. 2000 Dec;42(2-3):183-9.

PERSONAL

Prior to pursuing a career in medicine, Dr. Mathern was an officer in the Czechoslovak army, a movie critic, and a ski instructor. Outside of the office, he enjoys skiing, long walks in the woods with his dog, and traveling to Europe to visit family.

AFFILIATIONS

American Board of Internal Medicine
American Society of Clinical Oncology