William E. Mathews, M.D.

Dr. Mathews received his Bachelor of Science degree from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana and his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of California Irvine, College of Medicine. He was Chief Resident in neurosurgery at the Los Angeles County General Hospital in Los Angeles, California.

Following his residency, he served as the Commanding Officer of the 933rd Neurosurgical Detachment, U.S. Army in The Republic of Vietnam.

As an Associate Clinical Professor at Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Mathews gives classroom lectures and tutors medical students in the operating room.

He has served as President of the American Academy of Neurological and Orthopedic Surgeons and currently serves as the Chairman of the American Board of Spinal Surgery. He is also Chairman of the Continuing Medical Education Committee of the Academy and sits on the editorial board for the Journal of Neurological and Orthopedic Medicine and Surgery.

My Approach to Treating Patients

Every patient knows that I have many years experience and that I am very knowledgeable in my field of neurosurgery/spine surgery. But want they also want to know if that their doctor cares. This caring comes from thoughtful and thorough communication with the understanding that our language is not in their everyday way of communicating.

My approach to patient care is very simple: treat every patient as you would want to be treated and as you would want a loved one treated. More precisely, listen to their concerns, not just their medical problems.

Curriculum Vitae

GROUP AFFILIATION:
Muir Orthopaedic Specialists

OFFICE LOCATIONS:
2405 Shadelands Drive
Walnut Creek, CA 94598

EDUCATION:
1957 – Ball State University – BS
1961 – Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine – DO
1962 – University of California Irvine, College of Medicine – MD

INTERNSHIP:
1963 – Kirksville Osteopathic Hospital, Kirksville, Missouri; Rotating Internship

RESIDENCY:
1967-1967 – Los Angeles County General Hospital, Los Angeles, CA; Neurological Surgery Residency
1965-1966 – Spinal Surgery and Rehabilitation, Rancho Los Amigos, Downey, CA

MEMBERSHIPS:
San Francisco Neurologic Society
Congress of Neurologic Surgeons
International College of Surgeons
American Medical Association
California Medical Association
Alameda Contra Costa Medical Association
Bay Area Spine Association
Joint Section Neurotrauma and Critical Care, American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Faculty Speaker, Member Speaker Bureau of the U.S. Section. International College of Surgeons
Think First Foundation, Member and Donor
American Academy or Neurologic and Orthopedic Surgeons, Past President, 1981. Board of Director, 1982.

HONORS/AWARDS:

• Assistant to the Professor in Biochemistry, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1958 – 1962
• National Institute of Health Research Fellow, Part-time medical student NIH research fellow in the Department of Bio-Mechanics, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1958 – 1961
• Neuroanatomy Teaching Assistant, California College of Medicine, 1962 – 1964
• Chief Neurosurgical Resident, Los Angeles County General Hospital, 1966 – 1967
• Meritorious Service Award and Honorable Discharge, Unites States Army, Vietnam, 1969
• Distinguished Service Award, United States Army, 1967 – 1969
• Chief of Neurological Surgery, Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, Walnut Creek, CA., 1969 – 1977
• Fellow of the American Academy of Neurological and Orthopedic Surgeons, elected 1978
• President of the Academy of Neurological and Orthopedic Surgeons, 1981
• Board of Medical Quality Assurance, California Liaison, 1984
• Chairman of the Board of Spinal. Surgery, American Academy of Neurologic and Orthopedic Surgeons, 1998
• Chairman of Quality Assurance and Medical Records, Mount Diablo Medical Center, Concord, CA. 1983 – 1987
• Congress of Neurologic Surgeons, Member since 1974
• Fellow of the Royal Society of Health, 1977
• Fellow of the International College of Surgeons, 1986
• Trauma Section (Congress of Neurologic Surgeons), 1990
• Spine Section (Congress of Neurologic Surgeons), 1989
• American Academy of Pain Management, 1991
• Editorial Board of The Journal of Neurologic and Orthopedic Medicine and Surgery
• Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare, 1997 – 2003
• Who’s Who in America, 1997 – 1999
• The International Who’s Who of Intellectuals, 1989
• Life Member of the national Registry of Who’s Who, published in the 2000 edition
• Associate Clinical Professor in Neurosurgery, Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1999 to current
• Chairman of the Board of Medical Accreditation, 2000
• Physicians Recognition Award, American Medical Association, 2004
• Lifetime Achievement Award, International College of Surgeons’ and The American Academy of Neurologic and Orthopedic Surgeons meeting in Hawaii, 1998
• Founding Member of the California Association of Nuerosurgeons, 1974

PUBLICATIONS:
Intracerebral Missile Injuries, Journal of Trauma, 1972

Intrasellar Chordoma, Journal of Neurosurgery, 1976

Intraoperative Myelography, Journal of Neurologic and Orthopedic Surgery, 1982

Thin Slice Computed Tomography of the Cervical Spine, Journal of Neurological and Orthopedic Surgery, 1985

Early Return to Work Following Cervical Disc Surgery, Journal of Neurologic and Orthopedic Surgery, 1991

Iatrogenic Tethering of the Spinal Cord, Journal of Neurologic and Orthopedic Surgery, 1998

Surgical Treatment of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy, Journal of Neurologic and Orthopedic Surgery, 2002

PAPERS PRESENTED AT MEETINGS:
Pitfalls of Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery, International College of Surgeons, 1988

Complications with the use of Ray Threaded Fusion Cages, International College of Surgeons, 1997

Neurophysiology of Terror, American Academy of Neurologic and Orthopedic Surgery, 2002

Surgical Treatment of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy, American Academy of Neurologic and Orthopedic Surgery, 2002

Fusion Options in the Lumbar Spine, American Academy of Neurologic and Orthopedic Surgery, 2003

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis, Mount Diablo Medical Center Staff. 2001

Cranial Cerebral Missile Injuries, American Academy of Neurologic and Orthopedic Surgery, 2003

MEDICAL STUDENT LECTURES:
Introduction to Surgery, Touro University Second Year Students (yearly)

Surgery of the Spine, Touro University Second and Third Year Students (yearly)

The Operating Room, Touro University Second and Third Year Students (yearly)

TEACHING:
Third Year Medical Students are Observers in the Operating Room Under My Tutelage