Matthew Thomas Whitehead, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Pediatric Neuroradiologist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology, Philadelphia, PA
Staff Radiologist, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Radiology, Philadelphia, PA
Teleradiologist, Chester County Hospital, Department of Radiology, Philadelphia, PA
Teleradiologist, Pennsylvania Hospital, Department of Radiology, Philadelphia, PA
Director, Fetal and Neonatal imaging, 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
Department of Radiology
Division of Neuroradiology
3401 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-1000
Email:
whiteheadm@chop.edu
whiteheadm@chop.edu
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.
Permanent linkBS (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.
Selected Publications
Wright R, Burrill N, Crane H, Khalek N, Gebb J, Bach AM, Whitehead MT, Zarnow D, Oliver E, Agarwal S, Moldenhauer JS.: Case Series of Prenatally Diagnosed Cri du Chat Syndrome With Associated Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings. Pediatric neurology 169: 93-97, Aug 2025.Russ JB, Agarwal S, Venkatesan C, Scelsa B, Vollmer B, Tarui T, Pardo AC, Lemmon ME, Mulkey SB, Hart AR, Nagaraj UD, Kuller JA, Whitehead MT, Cohen JL, Gebb JS, Glenn OA, Norton ME, Gano D.: Fetal malformations of cortical development: review and clinical guidance. Brain: a journal of neurology 148(6): 1888-1903, Jun 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1093/brain/awaf094.
Patel R, Makwana R, Christ C, Marchi E, Ung N, Harpell R, Miyake CY, Gropman AL, Lyon GJ, Whitehead MT.: Neuroanatomical Features of NAA10- and NAA15-Related Neurodevelopmental Syndromes. Journal of Neuroradiology 52(4): 101339, Jun 2025 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurad.2025.101339.
Whitehead MT & Alves CAFP: The Dandy-Walker Phenotype in Twin Pregnancies. Ultrasound meets MRI 2025, Museum of Medical History, Medical University of Vienna, Austria May 2025 Notes: Oral Presentation.
*Simsek O, Manteghinejad A, Whitehead MT: Web-like Arachnoid Membranes are Common in Intracranial Hemorrhage and “Benign” Enlargement of the Subarachnoid spaces. American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA May 2025 Notes: *Member-in-training travel award; Oral presentation.
Manteghinejad A, Simsek O, Wannasarnmetha M, Kotha A, Teixeira SR, Zarnow D, Schwartz ES, Whitehead MT: Subarachnoid Space Measurements in Second Trimester Using MR Imaging American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA May 2025 Notes: Oral presentation.
Teixeira SR, Cerron-Vela C, Khalek N, Wright R, Whitehead MT.: Coronal Clival Cleft in CHARGE Syndrome: Fetal MRI Series. AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 46(5): 1022-1028, May 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A8609.
Simsek O, Manteghinejad A, Wannasarnmetha M, Kotha A, Teixeira SR, Zarnow D, Schwartz ES, Whitehead MT.: Subarachnoid Space Measurements in the Second Trimester Using MR Imaging. AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology Apr 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A8773; Online ahead of print as of August 2025.
Martinez-Correa S, Rafful PP, Ramirez-Suarez KI, Viaene AN, Beslow LA, Agarwal S, Whitehead MT, Vossough A, Teixeira SR.: Imaging Patterns of Neonatal Subpial Hemorrhage - Provisional Statements on Neurological Outcomes. AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology Page: A8702, Feb 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A8702; Online ahead of print as of July 2025.
Manteghinejad A, Simsek O, Wannasarnmetha M, Kotha A, Teixeira SR, Zarnow D, Schwartz ES, Whitehead MT: Subarachnoid Space Measurements in Second Trimester Using MR Imaging. American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology (ASPNR) Annual Meeting, Austin, TX Jan 2025 Notes: Spotlighted Poster presentation.