Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery
Vice Chairman
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

Also see Media Appearances below.

Administrative Office:

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

Community Clinic Sites:

3000 Stonewood Drive
Suite 300
Wexford, PA 15090

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

Wheeling Hospital
10 Medical Park
Professional Center I
Suite 305
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

103 Technology Drive
Butler, PA  16001

Specialized Areas of Interest

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

Biography

Matt El-Kadi, MD, PhD, FACS, 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 became vice chairman of the UPMC Neurosurgery Department in 2010 and has been chief of neurosurgery at UPMC Passavant since 2005. He is a member of the Tri-State Neurosurgical Associates.

Dr. El-Kadi completed his neurosurgery residency training at West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV. He completed a neurosurgery research fellowship at LAC - USC Medical Center, Department of Neurosurgery in Los Angeles, CA, and did a 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 in Pittsburgh. 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, spine 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

Grove City Medical Center
Heritage Valley Sewickley
UPMC Mercy
UPMC Passavant
UPMC Presbyterian
The Washington Hospital

Professional Organization Membership

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

Media Appearances

Coming Back from a Back Injury (pdf)
Spring 2011
UPMC Today Passavant

Orthopedic and Spine Industry Leader to Know: Dr. Matthew El-Kadi of UPMC Passavant
October 19, 2010
Becker's Orthopedic, Spine & Pain Management Review

The Evolution of Neurosurgery at UPMC Passavant
July 2010
North Hills Monthly

Matt El-Kadi, MD, PhD: His Success in Neurosurgery and the Reason Behind It (pdf)
Fall 2009
M.D. News (Greater Pittsburgh Edition)

Celebrating 25 Years of Bringing the Best in Neurosurgical Care to Our Community
February 2009
The Point North Magazine