Matthew T. Mendlik, MD, PhD
Neurology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurology
Make an appointmentCall 800-789-7366
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology

Education and training

  • Medical School: Ohio State University - College of Medicine
  • Residency: Boston Medical Center
  • Fellowship: VA Boston Healthcare System West Roxbury Campus
  • Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

94 reviews

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November 2025
professional
October 2025
he was very thorough in explaining what the next steps would be and what i can do to help my headaches
October 2025
because dr mendlik is a very good doctor & for many years he knows that i have issues with the trigimal nerve on the right side of my head. i didn't know why i had headaches so bad. i was glad he was able to help me without surgery.
August 2025
expertise in migraine treatment.

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Mendlik is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

David Fischer, Benjamin S Abella, Geoffrey D Bass, Jeremy Charles, Stephen Hampton, Catherine V Kulick-Soper, Matthew T Mendlik, Oscar J Mitchell, Aliza M Narva, William Pino, Morgan L Sikandar, Saurabh R Sinha, Genna J Waldman, Jeffrey B Ware, Joshua M Levine The Recovery of Consciousness via Evidence-Based Medicine and Research (RECOVER) Program: A Paradigm for Advancing Neuroprognostication , Neurology Clinical Practice, 14(6): 2024

Rosenberg J, Massaro A, Siegler J, Sloate S, Mendlik M, Stein S, Levine J. Palliative Care in Patients with High-Grade Gliomas in the Neurological Intensive Care Unit , Neurohospitalist, 10(3): 2020,163-167

Matthew T Mendlik, Jessica McFarlin, Benzi M Kluger, Christian L Vaughan, Joel N Phillips, Christopher A JOnes Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Caring for Patients with Neurologic Illnesses , Journal of Palliative Medicine, 22(2): 2019,193-198

Margaret O Johnson, Samuel Frank, Matthew Mendlik, David Casarett Utilization of Hospice Services in a Population of Patients With Huntington's Disease , Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 55(2): 2018,440-443

Mendlik MT, Uritsky TJ Treatment of Neuropathic Pain , Current Treatment Options Neurology, 17(12): 2015

Mendlik, MT; Frank, S; Casarett, D Utilization of Hospice Services in a Population of Patients with Huntington Disease , American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine/ Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association Annual Assembly: 2015

Matt Mendlik, Lorie Smith Book Review: The Better End: Surviving (and Dying) on Your Own Terms in Today's Modern Medical World , Journal of Palliative Medicine, 16(12): 2013,1644

Mendlik, Matthew T.; Tao, Peng; Hadad, Christopher M.; Coleman, Robert S.; Lowary, Todd L. Synthesis of L-Daunosamine and L-Ristosamine Glycosides via Photoinduced Aziridination. Conversion to Thioglycosides for Use in Glycosylation Reactions. , Journal of Organic Chemistry, 71(21): 2006,8059-70

Mendlik, M. T., Coleman, R. S., Qi, G., Lowary, T. L. & McDonald, R. Methyl 2,3-amino-3-N,4-O-carbonyl-2,3-N-cyclo-2,3,6-tride­­oxy-β-L-allo­pyran­oside , Acta Crystallographica E, 62(7): 2006,o2573-o2575

Mendlik, M. T., Coleman, R. S., Qi, G., Lowary, T. L. & Ferguson, M. J. Methyl 2,3-amino-3-N,4-O-carbonyl-2,3-N-cyclo-2,3,6-tride­­oxy-α-L-allo­pyran­oside , Acta Crystallographica E, 62(7): 2006,o2576-o2577