Dr. Matous graduated Summa Cum Laude from Texas A&M University and went on to earn his M.D. degree at Baylor College of Medicine. While completing his surgery residency at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Dr. Matous served as the Chief Surgical Resident. Along with his core surgical training, this program exposed him to advanced breast cancer care, intensive care medicine, colorectal surgery, and trauma surgery. Subsequently, he undertook advanced training in Minimally Invasive Surgery at the University of Maryland Baltimore. Here he gained experience in laparoscopic surgeries such as antireflux surgery, colon removal and hernia repair. He was also trained in gastrointestinal endoscopy (i.e. colonscopy and upper endoscopy).

In addition to his work at Surgical Specialists, Dr. Matous is a staff surgeon at Legacy Health System and the Chief of Surgery at Southwest Washington Medical Center. He currently serves as the Chairman of SWMC's Division of General Surgery and on the SWMC Executive Committee, and is the Director of the Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy Program for Legacy Health.

With fellowship training in both Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery, Dr. Matous specializes in abdominal surgery with an emphasis on laparoscopic procedures. Dr. Matous also served as Surgical Endoscopy Fellow at the University of Maryland Medical Center Surgery Program.