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Department Faculty

Matthew M. Wetzel , MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Westmoreland County Community Neurosurgery
Phone: (724) 532-0866
e-mail: wetzelmm@upmc.edu

Community Clinic Site:

425 Frye Farm Road
Greensburg, PA 15601

Specialized Areas of Interest

Spinal surgery; spinal reconstruction; spinal fusion and instrumentation; spinal tumors; lumbar microdiscectomy; lumbar laminectomy; anterior cervical discectomy; peripheral nerve surgery; carpal tunnel release; ulnar nerve decompression; primary and metastatic brain tumor surgery.

Biography

Matthew M. Wetzel, MD, was appointed to the clinical faculty at the University of Pittsburgh in 2006 after completing the university’s seven-year neurological surgery residency program. He is a graduate of Penn State University and received his medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Dr. Wetzel resides in Greensburg, PA, and practices in Westmoreland County with Michael Rutigliano, MD. He is on the medical staff at Latrobe Area Hospital and Westmoreland Hospital and sees outpatients at the Westmoreland County Community Neurosurgery Center in Greensburg.

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

Board Certifications

American Board of Neurological Surgery

Hospital Privileges

Latrobe Area Hospital
UPMC Presbyterian
Westmoreland Hospital

Professional Organization Membership

American Association of Neurological Surgeons
American Medical Association
Latrobe Academy of Medicine
Pennsylvania Medical Society

Dr. Wetzel

Dr. Wetzel