Paul G Matz MD
Neurosurgical Spine Surgery
Medical Director, United Healthcare/Optum
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13625 Tecnology DriveEden Prairie, MN 55344
Phone+1 888-445-8745
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Summary
- Dr. Paul Matz is a neurosurgeon and Medical Director at United Healthcare/Optum. He received his medical degree from Columbia University and completed residency at UCSF. He completed a complex spine fellowship at UAB. He has been a professor of neurosurgery at Stanford and University of Alabama, Birmingham and has a background in evidence-based guidelines.
Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Neurological Surgery, 1992 - 1998
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1994 - Present
DC State Medical License 2024 - 2027
FL State Medical License 2022 - 2027
KY State Medical License 2022 - 2026
MO State Medical License 2008 - 2026
AZ State Medical License 2024 - 2025
MD State Medical License 2024 - 2025
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery- Join now to see all
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks EHR, eClinicalWorks LLC, 2012-2013
- Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 4 citationsCorrigendum to “Guideline summary review: an evidence-based clinical guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of low back pain” [The Spine Journal 20/7 (2020) p 998-1...D. Scott Kreiner, Paul G. Matz, Christopher M. Bono, Charles H. Cho, John E. Easa
The Spine Journal. 2021-02-24 - 123 citationsGuideline summary review: an evidence-based clinical guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of low back painD. Scott Kreiner, Paul G. Matz, Christopher M. Bono, Charles H. Cho, John E. Easa
The Spine Journal. 2020-04-22 - 169 citationsGuideline summary review: An evidence-based clinical guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesisPaul G. Matz, Richard J. Meagher, Tim J. Lamer, William L Tontz, Thiru M. Annaswamy
The Spine Journal. 2016-03-01
Press Mentions
NASS Publishes Guidelines for Diagnosis, Treatment of Lumbar PainJanuary 29th, 2020
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