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Matthew T. Neal, M.D.

  1. Neurosurgeon

Departments

Location

  1. Phoenix, Arizona

Languages

English

Existing patients

  1. Brain metastasis
  2. Brain tumor
  3. Disk disease
  4. Herniated disk
  5. Kyphosis
  6. Myelopathy
  7. Neck pain
  8. Nerve compression syndrome
  9. Radiculopathy
  10. Scoliosis
  11. Spinal abscess
  12. Spinal cord injury
  13. Spinal cord metastases
  14. Spinal cord tumor
  15. Spinal fracture
  16. Spinal metastasis
  17. Spinal stenosis
  18. Spinal tumor
  19. Spine deformity
  20. Spondylolisthesis
  21. Spondylolysis
  22. Spondylosis
  23. Spondylotic myelopathy
  24. Stenosis
  1. Brain surgery
  2. Brain tumor surgery
  3. Cervical disc replacement
  4. Cervical diskectomy
  5. Cervical laminectomy
  6. Cervical pseudoarthrosis procedure
  7. Cervical scoliosis surgery
  8. Cervical spine fusion
  9. Cervical spine surgery
  10. Lumbar diskectomy
  11. Lumbar fusion
  12. Lumbar laminectomy
  13. Lumbar pseudoarthrosis procedure
  14. Lumbar scoliosis surgery
  15. Lumbar spine fusion (Deprecated)
  16. Minimally invasive cervical diskectomy
  17. Minimally invasive cervical foraminotomy
  18. Minimally invasive diskectomy
  19. Minimally invasive foraminotomy
  20. Minimally invasive lumbar decompression
  21. Minimally invasive lumbar diskectomy
  22. Minimally invasive lumbar foraminotomy
  23. Minimally invasive lumbar spinal fusion
  24. Scoliosis surgery
  25. Spinal deformity correction surgery
  26. Spinal fusion
  27. Spinal stabilization surgery
  28. Spine decompression
  29. Spine reconstruction
  30. Spine tumor surgery
  31. Spondylolisthesis surgery
  32. Thoracic diskectomy
  33. Thoracic fusion
  34. Thoracic laminectomy
  35. Thoracic pseudoarthrosis procedure
  • Minimally-invasive spine surgery
  • Sports-related spine Injuries
  • Spinal Oncology
  • Adult degenerative scoliosis
  • Kyphotic spinal deformity
  • Cervical Myelopathy
  • Brain tumors
  1. 2020
    MBA - Physician ExecutiveHaslam College of Business, University of Tennessee
  2. 2015
    Fellowship - Neurosurgery - Complex Spinal SurgeryBarrow Neurological Institute
  3. 2014
    Residency - NeurosurgeryWake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
  4. 2009
    Internship - General SurgeryWake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
  5. 2008
    MDUniversity of Tennessee College of Medicine
  6. 2004
    BSSewanee: The University of the South

Certifications

  1. 2017
    Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological Surgery

Awards and honors

  1. 2022
    CPC 2022 Clinical Practice Innovation AwardMayo Clinic Arizona
  2. 2021
    2020 "Top Provider Recognition"Office of Mayo Clinic Experience
  3. 2001
    Order of Gownsmen (Academic Honor Society)Sewanee: The University of the South
  4. 2000
    Academic Honor RollNCAA Football
  5. 2000
    Wilkins ScholarSewanee: The University of the South

Professional memberships

  1. 2021 - present
    Associate ChairClinical Research, Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona Committees
  2. 2021 - present
    MemberHospital Practice Subcommittee, Clinical Practice Committee - Arizona, Executive Operations Team - Arizona
  3. 2021 - present
    MemberPatient Safety Incident Review Group, Division of Quality Management
  4. 2021 - present
    MemberArizona Chapter, American College of Surgeons
  5. 2021 - present
    MemberAmerican College of Surgeons
  6. 2021 - present
    FellowAmerican College of Surgeons
  7. 2021 - present
    MemberRobotics and Navigation Section, North American Spine Society
  8. 2020 - present
    MemberPatient Experience Subcommittee - Arizona, Quality Subcommittee - Arizona, Executive Operations Team - Arizona
  9. 2018 - present
    MemberAnesthesia Search Committee, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
  10. 2018 - present
    Co-DirectorRegularly Scheduled Multi-Disciplinary Spine Conference, Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona Committees
  11. 2018 - present
    MemberNorth American Spine Society
  12. 2018 - present
    MemberMinimally Invasive Procedures Section, North American Spine Society
  13. 2017 - present
    Associate DirectorResidency, Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona Committees
  14. 2017 - present
    DirectorOutpatient SOR and Clinic, Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona Committees
  15. 2017 - present
    DirectorQuality, Minimally Invasive Spine Program, Department of Neurosurgery
  16. 2017 - present
    DirectorQuality, Sports Neurosurgery Program, Department of Neurosurgery
  17. 2017 - present
    MemberCongress of Neurological Surgeons
  18. 2017 - present
    MemberAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons
  19. 2017 - present
    MemberSpine Section, American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons
  20. 2017 - present
    MemberArizona Medical Association

Publications

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