
Matthew Allan Hunt MD MHA, FRCS, FAANS (He/Him)
Brain & Spinal Tumor, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery
Physician
Overview of Dr. Hunt
Dr. Matthew Hunt is a neurosurgeon in Minneapolis, MN and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Fairview Ridges Hospital, Fairview Southdale Hospital, and University of Minnesota Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of Louisville School of Medicine and has been in practice 12 years. He specializes in brain & spinal tumor and neurosurgical spine surgery and is experienced in neurosurgical oncology, primary brain tumors, neurosurgical spine surgery, skull base surgery, and thoracic spine surgery.
Education & Training
University of MinnesotaMHA, 2018 - 2020
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health)Residency, Neurological Surgery, 2001 - 2007
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health)Internship, Surgery, 2000 - 2001
University of Louisville School of MedicineClass of 2000
Certifications & Licensure
MN State Medical License 2008 - 2026
OR State Medical License 2007 - 2023
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctor Mpls St. Paul Magazine, 2014-2020
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014-2017
Clinical Trials
- Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Sodium Thiosulfate in Preventing Low Platelet Count While Treating Patients With Malignant Brain Tumors Start of enrollment: 2003 Mar 07
- Carboplatin, Melphalan, Etoposide Phosphate, Mannitol, and Sodium Thiosulfate in Treating Patients With Previously Treated Brain Tumors Start of enrollment: 2005 Sep 15
- Melphalan, Carboplatin, Mannitol, and Sodium Thiosulfate in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Progressive CNS Embryonal or Germ Cell Tumors Start of enrollment: 2009 Jul 09
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- An Integrated Dataset of Metastatic Breast Cancer to the Brain with Imaging, Radiomics, and Tumor Genetics.Birra R Taha, David J Wu, Luke T Sabal, Megan Kollitz, Lindsey Sloan
Scientific Data. 2025-11-20 - 4 citationsEsophageal perforation after anterior cervical spine surgery.Aitua C Salami, Madhuri Rao, Jonathan Berger, Ilitch Diaz-Gutierrez, Samir S Khariwala
JTCVS Techniques. 2024-06-01 - 4 citationsPredicting Glioblastoma Cellular Motility from In Vivo MRI with a Radiomics Based Regression Model.Kellen Mulford, Mariah McMahon, Andrew M Gardeck, Matthew A Hunt, Clark C Chen
Cancers. 2022-01-24
Press Mentions
SynerFuse Completes 1st Study for Electric Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody FusionMarch 3rd, 2025
SynerFuse™ Proof-of-Concept Study CompletedMarch 3rd, 2025
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Fellow
External Links
- University of Minnesota Physicianshttp://www.umphysicians.org/
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