Susan Matesanz, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology
Attending Physician, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Director, Clinical In Vivo Gene Therapy, CHOP
Department: Neurology
Contact information
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Education:
BA (Psychology and Spanish Literature)
Dartmouth College, 2008.
MD
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 2014.
BA (Psychology and Spanish Literature)
Dartmouth College, 2008.
MD
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 2014.
Post-Graduate Training
Pediatric Residency, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2014-2016.
Child Neurology Residency, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2016-2019.
Pediatric Neuromuscular Fellowship, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2019-2020.
Pediatric Residency, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2014-2016.
Child Neurology Residency, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2016-2019.
Pediatric Neuromuscular Fellowship, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2019-2020.
Certifications
Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2019.
American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, 2021.
Permanent linkNeurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2019.
American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, 2021.
Selected Publications
Allan M. Glanzman, Brianna Riggio, Allison Cullen, Mallory Gardner, Ranit Leiberman, Dennis J. Keselman, John Brandsema, Zarazuela Zolkipli Cunningham, Laura A. Prosser, Sabrina W. Yum, Susan E. Matesanz: Association Between the CHOP INTEND, TIMPSi, and AIMS in those with SMA Identified by Newborn Screening Cure SMA Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, June 2025 Jun 2025.Susan E. Matesanz, Carolina Tesi Rocha, Brianna Gross, Elicia Estrella, Michelle Lee, Richard Gee, Sally Dunaway Young, Juliana C. Small, Zarazuela Zolkipli-Cunningham, Allan M. Glanzman, Basil T. Darras: A Conservative Management Approach for Patients with Five or More Copies of SMN2 Identified on Newborn Screen. Cure SMA Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, June 2025 Jun 2025.
Byrne BJ, Flanigan KM, Matesanz SE, Finkel RS, Waldrop MA, D'Ambrosio ES, Johnson NE, Smith BK, Bönnemann C, Carrig S, Rossano JW, Greenberg B, Lalaguna L, Lara-Pezzi E, Subramony S, Corti M, Mercado-Rodriguez C, Leon-Astudillo C, Ahrens-Nicklas R, Bharucha-Goebel D, Gao G, Gessler DJ, Hwu WL, Chien YH, Lee NC, Boye SL, Boye SE, George LA.: Current clinical applications of AAV-mediated gene therapy. Mol Ther 33: 2479-2516, Jun 2025.
Fainberg NA, Keselman D, Matesanz SE, Senthil K.: Feeding Difficulties and Respiratory Failure in a 14-Month-Old Girl. Pediatr Rev 46: 337-340, Jun 2025.
Lin, KY., Wittlieb-Weber, C., Matesanz, SE., Cadnapaphornchai, M., Lambert, MP., Brandsema, JF., George, LA., Samelson-Jones, B.: Conservative Management of Acute Myocarditis and Thrombotic Microangiopathy after Elevidys. American Society of Cell & Gene Therapy Annual Meeting, May 2025, New Orleans, LA. May 2025.
Wadhwani AR, Aggarwal A, Loscalzao S, McSherry ML, Lockman JL, Brandsema JF, McGuire J, Matesanz S.: Pearls & Oy-sters: Severe Myotonic Crisis Resembling Malignant Hyperthermia. Neurology 104: e213497, Apr 2025.
Keselman D, Glanzman A, Thelen MY, Prosser LA, McGuire J, Matesanz SE.: Motor function testing rates and outcomes in Duchenne muscular dystrophy with comorbid autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Neuromuscul Disord Mar 2025.
Hamid OA, Hester DM, Matesanz SE, Wright S, Batley KY, Proud CM, Veerapandiyan A.: Equitable Access of Delandistrogene Moxeparvovec for Patients With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: A Call for Discussion. Pediatr Neurol Oct 2024.
B. Gross, E. Higginbotham, L. Lau, W. Sung, O. Moran, A. Hasnain, D. Stavropoulos, M. Beaulieu Bergeron, K. Boycott, V. McNiven, R. Liu, S. Matesanz: Non-tandem duplications in DMD: impacts on genetic counseling and medical decision making. Neuromuscular Disorders 43:104441.484, Oct 2024.
Susan E Matesanz, Jonathan B Edelson, Katherine A Iacobelli, Erika Mejia, John F Brandsema, Carol A Wittlieb-Weber, Oluwatimilehin Okunowo, Heather Griffis, Kimberly Y Lin: Subspecialty Health Care Utilization in Pediatric Patients With Muscular Dystrophy in the United States. Neurol Clin Pract 14(4): e200312, August 2024.