UPMC neurosurgeon and spine surgery specialist now seeing patients in Greenville

Greenville, PA — Matt El-Kadi, MD, PhD, FACS, a neurosurgeon and spine surgery specialist with Tri-State Neurosurgical Associates — UPMC, is now seeing patients at Greenville Medical Center — UPMC.

A clinical professor in the department of neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Dr. El-Kadi specializes in the surgical treatment of spine and central nervous system conditions, including herniated discs, spinal stenosis, spinal fractures, spinal slippage, tumors, and vascular abnormalities, along with intra-cranial surgery.

Dr. El-Kadi earned his medical degree from Second Moscow State Pirogov Medical School and completed a neurosurgery residency at Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow. He later completed a research fellowship in brain tumors, brain protection, and radiotherapy and a general surgery internship at LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles; a neurosurgery fellowship at the University of Connecticut; a neurosurgery residency at West Virginia University; and a neurosurgery fellowship with Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, with emphasis on complex spine cases.

He is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgeons and a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the American Medical Association, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the Pennsylvania Medical Society, the Allegheny County Medical Society, the Pennsylvania Neurological Society, and the North American Spine Society. He is also the chief of neurosurgery at UPMC Passavant.

Greenville Medical Center — UPMC is located at 90 Shenango St., Greenville. To schedule an appointment with Dr. El-Kadi, call 1-877-635-5234.

Contact: Erin Palko, public relations manager, 724-589-8107