Matt El-Kadi, MD, PhD

Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery
Vice Chairman
Chief of Neurosurgery, UPMC Passavant

Contact

412-630-7640

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 Department of Neurological Surgery 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 board-certified in neurological surgery and has been selected as one of the best doctors in the region. Dr. El-Kadi specializes in the treatment of complex spine disorders, including spinal fusion and instrumentation, and minimally invasive spinal surgery for both the cervical and lumbar spine, with a special interest in the removal of primary and secondary spinal tumors. He has authored seven books and book chapters, and has over 100 publications in circulation. He is an active participant in professional societies.

Before joining UPMC, Dr. El-Kadi received training in complex spinal surgery at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. He completed his neurosurgery residency training at West Virginia University and a one-year clinical fellowship in neurosurgery at Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut. Dr. El-Kadi began his surgical career doing brain surgery. The minimally invasive and microscopic techniques used then on the brain have served him well as a spine surgeon for minimally invasive approaches and has been reflected in his patients' shorter hospital stays and good outcome.

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

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

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