Matthew Edward Cunningham MD
Orthopedic Spine Surgery
Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College
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535 E 70th StNew York, NY 10021
Phone+1 212-774-2515
Fax+1 212-774-2918
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Summary
- 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 and New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He received his medical degree from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and has been in practice 17 years. He specializes in orthopedic spine surgery and is experienced in minimally invasive spine surgery, spine traumatology, spine deformity surgery, and thoracic spine surgery. He has more than 90 publications and over 2,500 citings.
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 - 2026
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2017
- Whitecloud Research Award Nominee IMAST/SRS, 2017
- America's Most Honored Professionals American Registry, 2016
Clinical Trials
- Cost Effectiveness of Nonoperative Management for Adult Spinal Deformity Start of enrollment: 2015 Jun 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Quantifying cumulative postoperative disability after lumbar spine surgery with spline-based modified integrated health state.Tomoyuki Asada, Adrian T H Lui, Adin M Ehrlich, Kasra Araghi, Olivia C Tuma
The Spine Journal. 2026-04-01 - Pre-operative MRI Bone Texture is Associated with Complications After Spine Fusion.Alison K Heilbronner, Shreya Addepalli, Olivia Blumberg, Matthew F Koff, Ryan Breighner
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 2026-03-26 - Does Preoperative Spinal Alignment Influence Surgical Outcomes When Postoperative Alignment and Fixation Strategies Are Matched in ASD Correction?Donghua Huang, Zhan Wang, Michael Jian-Wen Chen, Annika Bay, Robert N Uzzo
Spine. 2026-03-20
Press Mentions
50 Spine Surgeons & Specialists Researching Biologics for Spine Treatments FeaturedFebruary 12th, 2016
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Scoliosis Research SocietyMember
- North American Spine SocietyMember
- Orthopaedic Research SocietyMember
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