Matthew Whitehead, MD
Radiology
Independent provider
Accepting new patients

About me

  • Associate Professor of Radiology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Tennessee College of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Hawaii
  • Residency: University of Virginia Health System
  • Fellowship: VA San Diego Healthcare Systems
  • Fellowship: Children's Hospital - Los Angeles

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.
  • Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Whitehead is an independent physician who is not employed by Penn Medicine.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

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: 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: 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: 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.: 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: 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.: 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.: 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): 2026,489-495


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: 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): 2026,489-495