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Matthew Sun, M.D.

Matthew Sun, M.D.

Titles and Appointments

Assistant Professor

Schools
Medical School
Departments
Neurological Surgery | Neurology

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  • Education
    Medical School
    University of California (San Francisco) (2015)
    Residency
    University of California Los Angeles (2022)
    Fellowship
    University of Miami (2023), Combined Cerebrovascular and Skullbase
  • Research Interest
    • Brain Tumor Immunology
    • Meningioma Immunotherapy
    • Tumor Immunoresistance
  • Publications

    Star Featured Publications

    The social deprivation index and perioperative outcomes following meningioma resection.
    Ebada A, Shukla IY, Bever N, Sun MZ, Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2026 Mar 262 109307
    Tumor control following gamma knife radiosurgery for parasagittal meningiomas: a single institution retrospective analysis.
    Ebada A, Bever N, Shukla IY, Traylor JI, Wan B, Timmerman RD, Dohopolski M, De Vis J, Patel T, Patel A, Barnett SL, Wardak Z, Dan T, Sun MZ, Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2025 Oct 259 109219
    Immunotherapeutic targeting of NY-ESO-1 in malignant meningiomas with TCR-transduced T-cells.
    Sun MZ, Contreras E, Treger J, Imbroane M, Orpilla J, Ko M, Reynoso J, Khattab S, Lai TJ, Tsang JE, Vitte J, Giovannini M, Liau LM, Prins R, Everson RG, J Neurooncol 2025 Aug
    Comparative Outcomes of Standard Radiation Therapy and 5-Fraction Adaptive Stereotactic Radiation Therapy in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis.
    Dohopolski M, Schmitt LG, de Vis J, Mostardeiro TR, Anand S, Youssef M, Noch E, Maher E, Sun M, Patel T, Patel A, Barnett S, Lee M, Iakovenko V, Chiu T, Su FC, Pompos A, Lin MH, Cai X, Timmerman R, Dan T, Wardak Z, Adv Radiat Oncol 2025 Aug 10 8 101813
    Disparities in meningioma resection outcomes: a retrospective analysis of patients with public versus private insurance.
    Bever N, Shukla IY, Ebada A, Wan B, Shah D, Traylor JI, Barnett SL, Sun MZ, J Neurooncol 2025 Jul
    Online and ChatGPT-generated patient education materials regarding brain tumor prognosis fail to meet readability standards.
    Shukla IY, Sun MZ, J Clin Neurosci 2025 Jun 138 111410
    Prognostic value of MIB-1 index in meningioma: a retrospective cohort study to establish an optimal cutoff for recurrence and survival.
    Shukla IY, Ebada A, Bever N, Traylor JI, Wan B, Shah D, Barnett SL, Sun MZ, J Neurooncol 2025 May
    Epigenetic induction of cancer testis antigens and endogenous retroviruses at single-cell level enhances immune recognition and response in glioma.
    Lai TJ, Sun L, Li K, Prins TJ, Treger J, Li T, Sun MZ, Nathanson DA, Liau LM, Lai A, Prins RM, Everson RG, Cancer Res Commun 2024 Jun
    Approaches to the Middle Cerebellar Peduncle for Resection of Pontine Cavernomas.
    Wu EM, Khan NR, Sun MZ, Morcos JJ, Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 2023 Nov
    Clipping of Recurrent Right Middle Cerebral Artery Trifurcation Aneurysm With Extracranial-Intracranial and Intracranial-Intracranial Bypass Using a Radial Artery Graft: 2-Dimensional Operative Video.
    Sun MZ, Wu EM, Starke RM, Morcos JJ, Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 2023 Oct