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Office
320 East North Avenue, Suite 208
Pittsburgh, PA 15212Phone+1 412-359-6200Fax+1 412-359-6615
Summary
- I am a neurosurgeon within the AHN Neuroscience Institute. I have subspecialty training in the surgical removal of malignant and benign tumors of the brain, skull, and spine, as well Gamma Knife radiosurgery and awake craniotomies. I additionally take care of patients with cervical myelopathy, cervical stenosis and lumbar stenosis.
Education & Training
- University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Neurosurgical Oncology, 2020 - 2021
- University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2013 - 2020
- Tufts University School of MedicineClass of 2013
Certifications & Licensure
- PA State Medical License 2021 - 2024
- TX State Medical License 2020 - 2022
- VA State Medical License 2013 - 2020
Clinical Trials
- Post-Surgical Stereotactic Radiotherapy (SRT) Versus GammaTile-ROADS (Radiation One and Done Study) Start of enrollment: 2021 Apr 06
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 10 citationsRecurrent somatic mutations of PRKAR1A in isolated cardiac myxoma.Jian He, Mingju Sun, Enyou Li, Yingyong Hou, Matthew J Shepard
Oncotarget. 2017-10-19 - 22 citationsAn International Radiosurgery Research Foundation Multicenter Retrospective Study of Gamma Ventral Capsulotomy for Obsessive Compulsive DisorderAmitabh Gupta, Matthew J. Shepard, Zhiyuan Xu, Tanmoy K. Maiti, Nuria Martinez-Moreno
Neurosurgery. 2019-12-01 - 48 citationsStereotactic radiosurgery with and without checkpoint inhibition for patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer to the brain: a matched cohort study.Matthew J. Shepard, Zhiyuan Xu, Joseph Donahue, Thomas Jose Eluvathingal Muttikkal, Diogo Cordeiro
Journal of Neurosurgery. 2020-09-01
Press Mentions
- Allegheny Health Network Surgeons First in Region to Treat Recurrent Brain Tumors with Tiny Radiation Emitting ImplantMarch 28th, 2023
- This Bethel Park teacher had brain surgery. She read to her students the next day. December 2nd, 2022
Committees
- Joint Guidelines Committee, AANS/CNS Section on Tumors 2022 - Present
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