MatthewEdwardCunninghamMD

Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College

Overview of Dr. Cunningham

Dr. Matthew Cunningham is an orthopedic surgeon in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Hospital for Special Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, and Long Island Jewish Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and has been in practice 17 years. Dr. Cunningham accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 348 doctors at Hospital for Special Surgery and one of 391 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital who specialize in Orthopaedic Surgery. He has more than 70 publications and over 500 citings.

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Education & Training

Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical CenterFellowship, Orthopaedic Surgery Of The Spine, 2006 - 2007
Hospital for Special SurgeryFellowship, Research Fellow on the Spine/Scoliosis Service, 2005 - 2006
Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2001 - 2005
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Internship, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2000 - 2001
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 2000

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2001 - 2024
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Whitecloud Research Award Nominee IMAST/SRS, 2017
America's Most Honored Professionals American Registry, 2016
Spine Surgeon Leader to Know Becker's Spine Review, 2015
Spine Classification, Highest Rated Accepted Poster AAOS, 2015
55 Spine Surgeons on the Forefront of Biologics and Stem Cells Becker's Spine Review, 2015
Compassionate Doctor Recognition Vitals, 2011-2015
Patient's Choice Award Vitals, 2008-2009, 2012-2013, 2015
Andrew N Swanson Memorial Spine Award Hospital for Special Surgery, 2014
Top 10 Doctor Award: Neighborhood, City & State Categories Vitals, 2014
50 Spine Surgeons and Specialists Researching Biologics for Spine Treatments Becker's Spine Review, 2013
12 Spine Surgeons Researching Disc Regeneration Becker's Spine Review, 2012
Top Research Paper Travel Award Eastern Orthopaedic Association, 2012
10 Spine Surgeons Doing Outstanding Research Becker's Spine Review, 2011
Philip D Wilson Award for Excellence in Orthopaedic Surgery Research Hospital for Special Surgery, 2007
Grant Writing Workshop ORS/OREF/AAOS, 2006
Emerging Leader Program American Orthopaedic Association, 2006
Orthopaedic Fellowship Award Arthritis Foundation, 2005
Clinician Scientist Development Program ORS/OREF/AAOS, 2005
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Clinical Trials

Cost Effectiveness of Nonoperative Management for Adult Spinal Deformity Start of enrollment: 2015 Jun 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Novel Surface Topographic Assessment of Lung Volume and Pulmonary Function Tests in Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Preliminary Study.
Jenna L Wisch, Kiran K Nagra, Ankush Thakur, Howard J Hillstrom, Benjamin N Groisser, Colson P Zucker, M Timothy Hresko, Ram Haddas, Mary F Di Maio, Jessica H Heyer, M...> ;Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2024 Apr 9
Decisional regret following corrective adult spinal deformity surgery: a single institution study of incidence and risk factors.
Clohisy, J., Pajak, A., Knopp, R., Akosman, I., Nakarai, H., Dash, A., Samuel, J., Du, J., Lovecchio, F., Kazarian, G., Kaidi, A., Johnson, M., Cunningham, M., Kim, H.> ;Spine Deformity. 2024 Jan 30
Trans-sacral interbody fixation in long fusions to the sacrum for adult spinal deformity: complications and fusion rates at minimum two years follow-up.
Honglei Yi, Hu Chen, Peirong Lian, Xinran Ji, Matthew E Cunningham, Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, Han Jo Kim, Thomas Ross, Venu M Nemani, Hong Xia> ;International Orthopaedics. 2024 Jan 1
1 citations
Exploring Correlations Between Pain and Deformity in Idiopathic Scoliosis With Validated Self-reported Pain Scores, Radiographic Measurements, and Trunk Surface Topogr...
Peter M Cirrincione, Ankush Thakur, Colson P Zucker, Jenna L Wisch, Benjamin N Groisser, Joseph Nguyen, Douglas N Mintz, Matthew E Cunningham, M Timothy Hresko, Ram Ha...> ;Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2023 Aug 21
1 citations
Identification of Novel Genetic Markers for the Risk of Spinal Pathologies: A Genome-Wide Association Study of 2 Biobanks.
Patawut Bovonratwet, Scott Kulm, David A Kolin, Kyle W Morse, Matthew E Cunningham, Todd J Albert, Harvinder S Sandhu, Han Jo Kim, Sravisht Iyer, Olivier Elemento, She...> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2023 Mar 16
3 citations
3D surface topographic measurements for idiopathic scoliosis are highly correlative to patient self-image questionnaires.
Ankush Thakur, Benjamin Groisser, Howard J Hillstrom, Matthew E Cunningham, M Timothy Hresko, Hila Otremski, Kyle W Morse, Kira Page, Caroline Gmelich, Ron Kimmel, Alo...> ;Spine Deformity. 2023 Jul 1
2 citations
Lumbar spine intervertebral disc gene delivery of BMPs induces anterior spine fusion in lewis rats.
Matthew E Cunningham, Natalie H Kelly, Bernard A Rawlins, Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, Marjolein C H van der Meulen, Chisa Hidaka> ;Scientific Reports. 2022 Oct 7
1 citations
Classification system for cervical spine deformity morphology: a validation study.
Philip K Louie, Basel Sheikh Alshabab, Michael H McCarthy, Sohrab Virk, James E Dowdell, Michael E Steinhaus, Francis Lovecchio, Andre M Samuel, Kyle W Morse, Frank J ...> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2022 Dec 1
11 citations
Reliability of automated topographic measurements for spine deformity.
Benjamin N Groisser, Howard J Hillstrom, Ankush Thakur, Kyle W Morse, Matthew Cunningham, M Timothy Hresko, Ron Kimmel, Alon Wolf, Roger F Widmann> ;Spine Deformity. 2022 Sep 1
7 citations
Prevalence of Cannabidiol Use in Patients With Spine Complaints: Results of an Anonymous Survey.
Francis Lovecchio, Mark T. Langhans, Tianna Bennett, Michael E. Steinhaus, Ajay Premkumar, Matthew E. Cunningham, James C. Farmer, Todd J. Albert, Russel C. Huang, Yos...> ;International Journal of Spine Surgery. 2021 Jul 20
6 citations
Activation of nuclear factor-kappa B by TNF promotes nucleus pulposus mineralization through inhibition of ANKH and ENPP1
Agata Krzyzanowska, Robert J Frawley, Sheela R. Damle, Tony Chen, Miguel Otero, Matthew E. Cunningham> ;Scientific Reports. 2021 Apr 15
9 citations
Patients with abnormal microarchitecture have an increased risk of early complications after spinal fusion surgery
Han Jo Kim, Alexander S. Dash, Matthew E. Cunningham, Frank J. Schwab, James Dowdell, Jonathan Harrison, Caroline Zaworski, Alexandra Krez, Virginie Lafage, Sanchita A...> ;2017 29th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and Ic's. 2021 Feb 1
7 citations
Slippery liquid infused fluoropolymer coating for central lines to reduce catheter associated clotting and infections.
Bandyopadhyay Saibal, Andrew W. Jones, Andrew Mclean, Sterner Matthew J, Carolyn Robbins, Matthew E. Cunningham, Mark Walters, Kiran Doddapaneni, Isaac Keitel, Colin G...> ;Scientific Reports. 2020 Sep 11
7 citations
New Strategies in Enhancing Spinal Fusion
Yoshihiro Katsuura, Karim Shafi, Chelsie Jacques, Sohrab Virk, Sravisht Iyer, Matthew E. Cunningham> ;HSS Journal. 2020 Jul 1
22 citations
Low volumetric bone density is a risk factor for early complications after spine fusion surgery
Yi Liu, Alexander S. Dash, Alexandra Krez, Han Jo Kim, Matthew E. Cunningham, Frank J. Schwab, Alexander P. Hughes, Brandon B. Carlson, Andre M. Samuel, E. Marty, Haro...> ;Osteoporosis International. 2020 Jan 9
4 citations
Locally Applied Simvastatin as an Adjunct to Promote Spinal Fusion in Rats.
Sravisht Iyer, Patrick E. Donnelly, George Spaniel, Kelsey Young, Kevin P. Oh, Matthew E. Cunningham> ;Spine. 2019 Aug 1
Corrigendum to Incidence and Risk Factors for Major Surgical Complications in Patients With Complex Spinal Deformity: A Report From an SRS GOP Site [Spine Deformity 3 ...
Boachie-Adjei, O.,Yagi, M.,Nemani, V. M.,Sacramento-Dominguez, C.,Akoto, H.,Cunningham, M. E.,Gupta, M.,Hess, W. F.,Lonner, B. S.,Mendelow, M. J.,Papadopoulus, E. C.,S...> ;Spine Deform. 2019 Jan 21
Corrigendum to Surgical Risk Stratification Based on Preoperative Risk Factors in Severe Pediatric Spinal Deformity Surgery [Spine Deformity 2 (2014) 340-349].
Boachie-Adjei, O.,Yagi, M.,Sacramento-Dominguez, C.,Akoto, H.,Cunningham, M. E.,Gupta, M.,Hess, W. F.,Lonner, B. S.,Ayamga, J.,Papadopoulus, E.,Sanchez-Perez-Grueso, F...> ;Spine Deform. 2019 Jan 21
31 citations
Leg-Length Discrepancy, Functional Scoliosis, and Low Back Pain
Evan D. Sheha, Michael E. Steinhaus, Han Jo Kim, Matthew E. Cunningham, Austin T. Fragomen, S. Robert Rozbruch> ;JBJS Reviews. 2018 Aug 1
44 citations
Sagittal Spinal Alignment in Adult Spinal Deformity: An Overview of Current Concepts and a Critical Analysis Review.
Sravisht Iyer, Evan D. Sheha, Michael C. Fu, Jeffrey Varghese, Matthew E. Cunningham, Todd J. Albert, Frank J. Schwab, Virginie Lafage, Han Jo Kim> ;JBJS Reviews. 2018 May 1
11 citations
Building Consensus: Development of Best Practice Guidelines on Wrong Level Surgery in Spinal Deformity
Michael G. Vitale, Anas Minkara, Hiroko Matsumoto, Todd J. Albert, Richard C. E. Anderson, Peter D. Angevine, Aaron J. Buckland, Samuel K. Cho, Matthew E. Cunningham, ...> ;Spine Deformity. 2018 Mar 1
10 citations
Additional Risk Factors for Adding-On After Selective Thoracic Fusion in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Implication of Lowest Instrumented Vertebra Angle and Lumbosa...
Woojin Cho, Michael Faloon, David A. Essig, Gbolabo Sokunbi, Thomas Ross, Matthew E. Cunningham, Oheneba Boachie-Adjei> ;Spine Deformity. 2018 Mar 1
25 citations
Treatment for Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: Current Concepts and New Evidence.
Andre M. Samuel, Harold G. Moore, Matthew E. Cunningham> ;Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine. 2017 Oct 9
17 citations
Distal Fusion Level Selection in Scheuermann's Kyphosis: A Comparison of Lordotic Disc Segment Versus the Sagittal Stable Vertebrae.
Han Jo Kim, Venu M. Nemani, Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, Matthew E. Cunningham, Justin Iorio, Kevin R. O'Neill, Brian J. Neuman, Lawrence G. Lenke> ;Global Spine Journal. 2017 Apr 7
Assessment of Vertebral Curves Using the Manual Post-It Technique.
Brian P Gladnick, Joseph J Schreiber, Chad R Ishmael, Benjamin T Bjerke-Kroll, Matthew E Cunningham> ;Clinical Spine Surgery. 2017 Apr 1
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Press Mentions

50 Spine Surgeons & Specialists Researching Biologics for Spine Treatments FeaturedFebruary 12th, 2016

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons - AAOS
Member
Scoliosis Research Society
Member
North American Spine Society
Member
Orthopaedic Research Society
Member

Hospital Affiliations

Hospital for Special SurgeryNew York, New York
New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York, New York
Long Island Jewish Medical CenterNew Hyde Park, New York

Insurance Accepted

Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Great West PPO
MVP Healthcare PPO
Oxford Health Freedom
Oxford Health Liberty
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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