Dr. Matthew E. Cunningham, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon

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Dr. Cunningham practices Orthopedic Surgery in New York, New York.

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Physician Profile for Dr. Matthew E. Cunningham, MD

Address:: 535 East 70th Street; New York, NY 10021

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:: Male; Years Since Graduation: 9; Physician Website: http://www.hss.edu/physicians_Cunningham-Matthew.asp
Awards and Honors:: 2007, North American Spine Society Young Investigator Research Grant Award; 2007, Philip D. Wilson Award for Excellence in Orthopaedic Surgery Research,; 2005, Orthopaedic Fellowship Award, New York Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation; 2000, New York Orthopedic Hospital Award for Outstanding Research & Clinical Performance
Professional Appointments:: Hospital for Special Surgery, Assisatant Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon; Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery; New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Assistant Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon
Professional Affiliations/Memberships:: Orthopaedic Research Society; North American Spine Society; American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Publications:: 2005, Fusionless Scoliosis Surgery, Curr. Opin. Pediatr; 2007, Specialty Update: What’s new in Orthopaedic Research., J. Bone and Joint Surg.; 2007, Partially Overlapping Limited Anterior and Posterior Instrumentation for Adult Thoracolumbar and Lumbar Scoliosis: A Description of Novel Spinal Instrumentation, “The Hybrid Technique”., HSS J.; 2007, Posterior Vertebral Column Resection for VATER/VACTERL Associated Spinal Deformity: A Case Report., HSS J.; 2006, Spinal Infections in Patients with Compromised Immune Systems, Clin. Ortho. Related Research.
Professional Interests:: Adult and Pediatric Scoliosis, Kyphosis, Spinal Deformity
Physician Treats:: Spinal deformity, Herniated discs, Degenerative disc disease, Arthritis
Physician Performs:: Spinal fusion, Spinal instrumentation, Osteometry, Spinal surgery, Cervical surgery, Microdiscectomy

Patient / Medical Philosophy: Dr. Matthew E. Cunningham studied Biophysics at Johns Hopkins University, and attended Columbia University for both medical and graduate school. He was a Rhodes Scholar regional finalist while at Hopkins, was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, and graduated with general and departmental honors. He was an National Institute of Health (NIH) funded Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) student while at Columbia, and graduated with numerous honors including Alpha Omega Alpha, the Alfred E. Steiner Research Award, the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research, the Miriam Merkman Spotnitz Award, and awards for clinical excellence including the Virginia P. Apgar Award, and the New York Orthopaedic Hospital Award. As an undergraduate, he was a varsity wrestler and football player, played club rugby, and was a lifeguard captain at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park, Long Branch, NJ. Throughout graduate training, he played for the Columbia “P&S” medical school rugby club, continued to work and compete in lifeguard relays with the Borough of Bradley Beach, and completed 2 New York City Marathons during his spare time. His postgraduate clinical training included a surgical internship at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, an orthpaedic surgery residency at the Hospital for Special Surgery, and fellowship training in Spine and Scoliosis surgery at HSS. Dr. Cunningham has clinical interest in all types of cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine care, both operative and non-operative, including spinal deformity (scoliosis, flatback, kyphosis, and spondylolisthesis), acute problems (trauma, herniated disks, pinched nerves/radiculopathy, cauda equina), and degenerative problems (stenosis, degenerative disk disease, revision spinal surgery). He is an author of numerous recent peer reviewed clinical and basic science research papers (see below), review articles, and book chapters, and serves as a reviewer for the journal Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. Dr. Cunningham is a volunteer surgeon for the Foundation for Orthopaedics and Complex Spine, and has visited countries including Ghana, Sierra Leone and Barbados to provide surgical and non-surgical spine care to these underserved peoples.

Experience / Training

Specialty:: Orthopedic Surgery; A self-designated specialty or practice area is not equivalent to, nor does it imply, ABMS Board Certification or special training and competence.

Medical School:: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York, NY 2000
Internship:: New York Hospital
New York, NY 2001
Residency:: Hospital For Special Surgery
New York, NY 2005
Fellowship:: Hospital For Special Surgery
New York, NY 2007

Procedure

Procedure	Number per Year (Approximate)
Spinal fusion	-
Spinal instrumentation	-
Osteometry	-
Spinal surgery	-
Cervical surgery	-
Microdiscectomy	-

Disciplinary Actions: HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
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Malpractice History: HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. Matthew E. Cunningham, MD in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, or West Virginia. Learn More

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