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Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD

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Specializes in: Cardiothoracic Surgery and Transplant Surgery

Free University of Berlin

Professional interests include: transplant procedures, lung transplant, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, and more.

1475 Nw 12th Avenue
Miami, FL 33136

(305) 355-5755

Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Lexington, KY specializing in cardiothoracic surgery and transplant surgery. He graduated from Free University of Berlin. Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD is affiliated with University of Kentucky HealthCare.

Office Locations

740 S. Limestone Third Floor, Wing D, Room J301, Kentucky Clinic
Lexington, KY 40536

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1475 Nw 12th Avenue
Miami, FL 33136

(305) 355-5755

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Some issues Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD can help you with:

Lung Transplant

Patients who have very severe lung disease may need a lung transplant. The diseased lung is entirely removed and replaced with a healthy lung, usually donated by a person who died. Either one or both lungs can be transplanted.

Contrary to popular belief, lung transplant is rarely used to treat lung cancer. It is a more common treatment for patients with other advanced lung diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, sarcoidosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Lung transplant is a serious operation and is generally used as a last resort for patients who have only a short time to live without surgery.

During a transplant, an incision is made on the side of the chest (for a single lung) or in the middle (for both lungs). Patients may be hooked up to a heart-lung bypass machine, which will do the work of moving blood and oxygen through the body during the procedure. After the diseased lung is cut away from the main airway and blood vessels, the donor lung is stitched into place. Surgery may take as long as twelve hours, and a hospital stay of two to three weeks after surgery is not uncommon. For the first hours or day after surgery, patients use a ventilator, or a machine to help them breathe. Tubes will be inserted into the chest to help drain excess air and fluid. During recovery, physical therapy and breathing exercises are used to help the new lung work as well as possible.

Lung capacity is carefully monitored for several months after surgery. Patients who have had a transplant will also have to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives. These drugs stop the body's immune system from attacking the new lung. The main risks after a transplant are infection and rejection (when the immune system attacks the 'foreign' lung). A healthy lifestyle, including maintaining a diet high in vegetables and lean protein, not smoking, and getting enough exercise, is important to keeping the lungs functioning as well as possible. With proper care, many patients can live ten or even twenty years after a lung transplant.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Lexington, KY during 2012 were transplant procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	11
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	11
transplant procedures	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	17

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	41
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	73
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	44
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	63
Diabetes	75
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Lexington, KY during 2014 were transplant procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	12
transplant procedures	12

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	19

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	39
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	24
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	28
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	46
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	75
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	44

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	34
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	61
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Lexington, KY during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	16
hospital care	437
inpatient care	437

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	28

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	24
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	36
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	66
Dementia	18
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Lexington, KY during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	121
inpatient care	121

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	14
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	57
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Lexington, KY during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	94
inpatient care	94

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	53
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Lexington, KY during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	94
inpatient care	94

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	12

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	74
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	61
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Lexington, KY during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	172
inpatient care	172

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	75
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	74
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	58
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Lexington, KY were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

doctor visit	16
hospital care	183
inpatient care	183
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	11
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	11
transplant procedures	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Female	10
Male	19

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	12
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	9
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	0
75 to 84	0
Less than 65	17
65 to 74	5

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD treated were chronic kidney disease, heart failure, hypertension and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	68
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	52
Atrial Fibrillation	21
Cancer	0
Dementia	1

Education & Training

Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD graduated from Free University of Berlin. He completed residency at Surgery - Preliminary, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hanover, Germany. He has a state license in Kentucky.

Medical School: Free University of Berlin

Residency: Surgery - Preliminary, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hanover, Germany

Licensed In: Kentucky

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$35,019 HeartMate II LVAS $18,900	Circulatory Support $10,306	HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev $4,937	THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT $424	Trifecta GT Tissue Heart Valve $250	Other $202
Thoratec Europe Limited	$6,231 HeartMate II $6,231
Maquet Cardiopulmonary AG	$6,077 On-Pump Cardiac Surgery $6,077
Thoratec Corporation	$5,827 HeartMate II $2,363	HeartMate III R and D $2,087	MCS Multiple Products General $756	CentriMag $621
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$5,430 HeartWare HVAD $5,257	Amplia MRI $173
Other	$18,219 HEMOBLAST Bellows $5,446	Impella $2,938	Organ Care System $2,633	HeartMate PHP $2,100	Biosurgicals $1,521	Other $3,581

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$34,252
Travel and Lodging	$23,891
Food and Beverage	$10,281
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$8,296
Education	$82

Research Payments

Dr. Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD has received 28 research payments totaling $58,932.

Biography

Dr. Matthias Loebe is a specialist in transplant surgery and cardiothoracic surgery. His areas of expertise include the following: lung transplant, advanced heart failure, and diastolic heart failure. Dr. Loebe studied medicine at Free University of Berlin. He is affiliated with the University of Kentucky HealthCare.