Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery
Chief of Neurosurgery, UPMC Passavant
Tri-State Neurosurgical Associates
Phone: (412) 630-7640
Appointments: (877) 635-5234
e-mail: elkadim@upmc.edu

See also: www.spinedisease.com

Administrative Office:

UPMC Passavant
9100 Babcock Boulevard
2 Main/Room 2096
Pittsburgh, PA 15237

Community Clinic Sites:

Western PA Surgery Center
6001 Stonewood Drive
Suite 304
Wexford, PA 15090

UPMC West
Suite G
1600 Coraoplis Heights Road
Moon Township, PA 15108

Wheeling Hospital
10 Medical Park
Professional Center I
Suite 104
Wheeling WV, 26003

UPMC Murrysville
4614 William Penn Hwy
Murrysville, PA 15668

Greenville Medical Center
Lower Level
90 Shenango Street
Greenville, PA 16125

UPMC Monroeville
Suite 210
600 Oxford Drive
Monroeville, PA 15146

Specialized Areas of Interest

Complex spine disorders; spinal stabilization; spinal tumors; minimally invasive spine surgery.

Biography

Matt El-Kadi, MD, PhD joined the Department of Neurological Surgery as a clinical assistant professor in September of 1999. He became clinical associate professor in January 2003 and clinical professor in June 2006. He is currently the vice chairman of the Head and Neck Department and the chief of neurosurgery at UPMC Passavant. He is a member of the Tri-State Neurological Associates.

Dr. El Kadi completed his neurosurgery residency training at West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. He completed Neurosurgery Research Fellowship at LAC - USC Medical Center, Department of Neurosurgery Los Angeles, California and did one-year clinical fellowship in neurosurgery at Hartford Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Connecticut. He received additional training in complex spine surgery at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA. He is board certified with the American Board of Neurological Surgery.

Dr. El Kadi specializes in the treatment of complex spine disorders including spinal fusion and instrumentation and a special interest in spinal cord tumors and minimally invasive spine surgery. He has authored more than seven books and book chapters and has over 50 publications in circulation. He is an active participant in professional societies.

Dr. El-Kadi's publications can be reviewed through the National Library of Medicine's publication database.

Board Certifications

American Board of Neurological Surgeons

Hospital Privileges

UPMC Passavant
UPMC Presbyterian
UPMC Horizon
Wheeling Hospital

Professional Organization Membership

American Association of Neurological Surgeons
American Medical Association
American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Pennsylvania Medical Society
Allegheny County Medical Society
Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society
North American Spine Society
Ohio County Medical Society
International Spinal Injections Society