Luke Martin

Luke Martin, MD

Languages spoken: English

Academic Information

Departments Adjunct - Surgery

Divisions: Surgical Oncology

Board Certification

  • American Board of Colon & Rectal Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery
  • National Board of Medical Examiners

Luke Martin, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Utah. His clinic practice includes cancers of the colon and rectum, inflammatory bowel disease, diverticulitis, pelvic floor dysfunction, and other problems of the lower gastrointestinal tract and anus. He has an interest in the use of minimally invasive and robotic surgical techniques. He believes in providing individualized, holistic care that begins with what matters most to each person. He enjoys discussing the range of treatment options available and includes each patient in the decision-making process.

Dr. Martin graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, earning a degree in economics. Following medical school at the McGovern School of Medicine in the Texas Medical Center, he completed General Surgery residency at the University of Utah which included two years of dedicated research time. He then completed a Colon and Rectal Surgery fellowship at the University of Minnesota.

Outside of the hospital, he enjoys spending time in the mountains with his wife and two dogs. They enjoy trail running, skate-skiing, canyoneering, camping, and fishing.

PRACTICE LOCATIONS: Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah Hospital, Sugarhouse Health Center

Education History

Fellowship University of Minnesota Medical School
 Administrative Fellow
Residency University of Utah School of Medicine
 Administrative Chief Resident
Residency University of Utah School of Medicine
 Research Resident
Residency University of Utah School of Medicine
 Resident
Professional Medical University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School
 MD
Undergraduate University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
 BA

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Williams CR, Jellison A, Martin L, Zhang C, Presson AP, Kraiss LW, Brooke BS (2018). Optimal medical management before lower extremity bypass for claudication in the veteran population. J Vasc Surg, 69(2), 545-554. (Read full article)
  2. Martin LA, Kilpatrick JA, Al-Dulaimi R, Mone MC, Tonna JE, Barton RG, Brooke BS (2018). Predicting ICU readmission among surgical ICU patients: Development and validation of a clinical nomogram. Surgery, 165(2), 373-380. (Read full article)
  3. Martin L, Peche W, Peterson K, Wan Y, Chan S, Morton R, Zhang C, Presson AP, Hotaling J (2017). Population Based Paternity Rate and Partner Birth Outcomes Among Utah Men With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Am J Gastroenterol, 112(11), 1722-1727. (Read full article)
  4. Martin L, Langell J (2017). Improving on-time surgical starts: the impact of implementing pre-OR timeouts and performance pay. J Surg Res, 219, 222-225. (Read full article)
  5. Martin L, Mullaney S, Peche W, Peterson K, Chan S, Morton R, Wan Y, Zhang C, Presson AP, Emery B, Aston K, Jenkins T, Carrell D, Hotaling J (2017). Population-based Semen Analysis Results and Fertility Among Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Results From Subfertility Health Assisted Reproduction and the Environment (SHARE) Study. Urology, 107, 114-119. (Read full article)
  6. Martin L, Presson AP, Zhang C, Ray D, Finlayson S, Glasgow R (2017). Association between surgical patient satisfaction and nonmodifiable factors. J Surg Res, 214, 247-253. (Read full article)
  7. Martin LA, Finlayson SRG, Brooke BS (2017). Patient Preparation for Transitions of Surgical Care: Is Failing to Prepare Surgical Patients Preparing Them to Fail? World J Surg, 41(6), 1447-1453. (Read full article)
  8. Martin L, Seton G, Aldred B, Hopkins P, Chan J, Heilbrun ME, Mone M, Scaife C, Peche W (2016). When body mass index fails to measure up: perinephric and periumbilical fat as predictors of operative risk. Am J Surg, 212(6), 1039-1046. (Read full article)
  9. Martin LA, Gross ME, Mone MC, Whiting CK, Hansen HJ, Mecham EM, Peche W, Scaife CL (2015). Routine endoscopic surveillance for local recurrence of rectal cancer is futile. Am J Surg, 210(6), 996-1001; discussion 1001-2. (Read full article)
  10. Martin LA, Fischer UM, Robinson E, Ko TC (2012). Gallstone ileus ten days after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Am Surg, 78(5), E292-4. (Read full article)
  11. Martin LA 4th, Fischer UM, Potts JR, Ko TC (2012). Spontaneous gallbladder perforation in acalculous hemorrhagic cholecystitis. Am Surg, 78(1), E8-9. (Read full article)

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