Dr. Matt A. El
Overview
Dr. El-Kadi is vice chairman and clinical professor of neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and serves as chief of neurosurgery at UPMC Passavant. He specializes in the treatment of complex spine disorders, including spinal fusion and instrumentation, and minimally invasive spinal surgery, with a special interest in the removal of primary and secondary spinal tumors. Before joining UPMC, Dr. El-Kadi received training in complex spinal surgery at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. After completing his neurosurgery residency training at West Virginia University, he completed a neurosurgery research fellowship at LAC – USC Medical Center and a clinical fellowship in neurosurgery at Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut. He is board-certified in neurological surgery. Dr. El-Kadi began his surgical career doing brain surgery, and the minimally invasive techniques used then have served him well as a spine surgeon. Matt El-Kadi, MD, specializes and is certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. He practices at Tri State Neurosurgical Associates UPMC and is affiliated with UPMC Jameson, UPMC Horizon, UPMC Mercy, UPMC St. Margaret, UPMC Presbyterian, and UPMC Passavant. He completed a residency at West Virginia University School of Medicine, AO International Institute, Los Angeles County USC Medical Center, and at Allegheny General Hospital. Dr. El-Kadi completed his fellowship at University of Connecticut School of Medicine and earned his medical degree at Second Moscow State Pirogov Medical Institute.
Dr. El is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sciatica. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Scoliosis, Microdiscectomy, and Cervical Disc Surgery.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
12680 Perry Highway, Suite 201, Wexford, PA 15090
90 Shenango Street, Lower Level, Greenville, PA 16125
2004 West State Street, New Castle, PA 16101
9100 Babcock Boulevard, 2 MAIN ROOM 2096, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- ScoliosisDr. El isDistinguished. Learn about Scoliosis.
- Spinal StenosisDr. El isDistinguished. Learn about Spinal Stenosis.
- SpondylolisthesisDr. El isDistinguished. Learn about Spondylolisthesis.
- Advanced
- Cervical Disc SurgeryDr. El isAdvanced. Learn about Cervical Disc Surgery.
- Herniated Disc SurgeryDr. El isAdvanced. Learn about Herniated Disc Surgery.
- Herniated DiskDr. El isAdvanced. Learn about Herniated Disk.
- Invertebral Disc DiseaseDr. El isAdvanced. Learn about Invertebral Disc Disease.
- LaminectomyDr. El isAdvanced. Learn about Laminectomy.
- MicrodiscectomyDr. El isAdvanced. Learn about Microdiscectomy.
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- Bone Marrow AspirationDr. El isExperienced. Learn about Bone Marrow Aspiration.
- Cerebrospinal Fluid LeakDr. El isExperienced. Learn about Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak.
- Cervical SpondylosisDr. El isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Spondylosis.
- Chronic PainDr. El isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Pain.
- Foot DropDr. El isExperienced. Learn about Foot Drop.
- Klippel-Feil SyndromeDr. El isExperienced. Learn about Klippel-Feil Syndrome.