Dr. Brian Matlaga is Assistant Professor of Urology at The Brady Urological Institute and the Director of Stone Disease for the James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute. Dr. Matlaga came to Johns Hopkins after completing a fellowship in minimally invasive surgery and metabolic stone disease. During his fellowship he was designated an American Foundation for Urologic Disease Research Scholar, and was awarded the Outstanding Research Scholar honor in recognition of his work involving the treatment of patients with stone disease. Dr. Matlaga's main clinical interest is the minimally invasive treatment of patients with metabolic stone disease, including percutaneous nephrolithotomy, ureteroscopy, and shock wave lithotripsy.

As the Director of Stone Disease, Dr. Matlaga is actively engaged in clinical and basic science research addressing the questions of: Which patients develop stones? How do stones form? How well are we treating patients with stones? Dr. Matlaga has published numerous research articles and textbook chapters on these subjects, and has lectured at national and international medical conferences.