Matthew Thomas Whitehead, MD

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Associate Professor of Radiology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Active Medical Staff, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Radiology, Philadelphia, PA
Active Medical Staff, Chester County Hospital, Department of Radiology, Philadelphia, PA
Active Medical Staff, Pennsylvania Hospital, Department of Radiology, Philadelphia, PA
Pediatric Neuroradiologist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology, Philadelphia, PA
Director, Fetal and Neonatal Neuroimaging, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Radiology, Philadelphia, PA
Department: Radiology

Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department of Radiology
Division of Neuroradiology
3401 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-1000
Education:
BS (Biology and Chemistry (Dual Degree) )
University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, TN, 2000.
MD (Doctor of Medicine)
University Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, TN, 2004.
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Selected Publications

Mahecha M, Perdomo C, Goncalves FG, Whitehead MT.: Developmental Milestones, Molecular Gatekeepers and MRI Tools for Accurate Recognition of Hypomyelinating and Delayed Myelination Syndromes. Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL Nov 2026 Notes: Accepted for poster presentation at RSNA 2026.

Porcari GS, Rashid RN, Mulvihill CA, Beslow LA, Dubbs HA, Schindewolf EM, Kaufman MC, Gonzalez AK, Gebb JS, Agarwal S, Whitehead MT, Cristancho AG.: Stratification of Phenotypes in Childhood-Onset COL4A1/COL4A2-Related Disorders Based on Age of Presentation. Neurol Genet May 2026.

De Pace R, Dominguez Gonzalez CA, Williamson CD, Helman G, Sanderson LE, Disanza B, Hsiao-Sánchez N, Pizzino A, Muirhead K, Bonkowsky JL, Taft RJ, Sannaa NA, Dias P, Quintas AS, Mutlu MB, Bas H, Oztürk H, Mojarrad M, Alerasool M, Sheikhani S, Jabbar HK, Issa AH, Houlden H, Zonic E, Barakat TS, Tripolski K, Romito A, Teferedegn E, Vossough A, Whitehead MT, Bhoj E, Ahrens-Nicklas RC, Simons C, Wolvetang E, van Ham TJ, Bertoli-Avella AM, Maroofian R, Bonifacino JS, Vanderver A: BLOC1S1 variants cause lysosomal and autophagic defects resulting in a hypomyelinating leukodystrophy with epileptic encephalopathy. Am J Hum Genet April 2026.

Whitehead MT, Vezina G: Comment: The fetal taenia-tela choroidea complex is frequently detectable on MRI when it is needed in the differential diagnosis of posterior fossa abnormalities. Pediatr Radiol. April 2026.

Winston GP, Salemme S, Cantalupo G, Cendes F, D Arco F, Federico P, Gaillard WD, Kobayashi E, Novotny EJ, Ogbole G, Pullattayil AK, Tortora D, Whitehead MT, Yi T, Brigo F, Vaudano AE.: Recommendations for structural magnetic resonance imaging in infants with first afebrile seizure or new onset epilepsy: Evidence-based recommendations from the ILAE Neuroimaging Task Force. Epilepsia March 2026.

Meneses M, Manteghinejad A, Gupta A, Cerron-Vela CR, Reis Teixeira S, Whitehead MT.: Cerebellar Malformations in Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. March 2026.

Expert Panel on Pediatric Imaging; Mirsky DM, Bardo DME, Iyer RS, Chan SS, Silvera VM, Asnes AG, Barata IA, Falcone RA Jr, Kulkarni AV, Levin TL, Pandya NK, Squires JH, Trout AT, Whitehead MT, Pruthi S: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Suspected Physical Abuse-Child: Update 2025. J Am Coll Radiol. March 2026.

Coppola F, Prasad S, Morana G, Whitehead MT, Zakzouk R, Manteghinejad A, Langer FW, Perez JA, D'Arco F, Löbel U, Gaur P, Varga P, Baruteau J, Mankad K, Sudhakar S, Biswas A.: Neuroimaging spectrum of GM1 gangliosidosis with description of novel imaging signs. AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 47(2): 489-495, Feb 2026 Notes: DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A8973.

Meneses M, Guarilha T, Cerron-Vela CR, Manteghinejad A, Whitehead MT, Lucato LT, Reis Teixeira S.: Coronal Clival Cleft: Estimated Prevalence and Clinical Associations in a Pediatric Cohort. AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology Feb 2026 Notes: DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A9201; Online ahead of print as of April 2026.

Coppola F, Prasad S, Morana G, Whitehead MT, Zakzouk R, Manteghinejad A, Langer FW, Perez JA, D'Arco F, Lobel U, Gaur P, Varga P, Baruteau J, Mankad K, Sudhakar S, Biswas A.: Neuroimaging Spectrum of GM1 Gangliosidosis with Description of Novel Imaging Signs. AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 47(2): 489-495, Feb 2026 Notes: DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A8973.

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