Matthew Tenser, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery and Neurology

Director, Community Clinical Neurosciences

Director, Neuro-Interventional Surgery at Arcadia Methodist Hospital

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Education and Training

  • Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA — BS — 05/1995 — Biology
  • Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD — ScM — 05/2000 — Molecular Microbiology & Immunology
  • Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA — MD — 05/2004 — Medicine
  • Georgetown University, Washington, DC — 06/2008 — Residency – Neurology
  • University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA — 06/2009 — Fellowship – Vascular Neurology
  • University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA — 06/2011 — Fellowship – Endovascular Neurosurgery

Research Keywords

  • Cerebrovascular disease
  • Interventional Neurology
  • Endovascular Neurosurgery
  • Neurointerventional Surgery
  • Stroke
  • Aneurysm
  • Vascular malformation

Publications

  • Impact of intravenous thrombolysis on aspiration thrombectomy outcomes: an Imperative Trial subgroup analysis. J Neurointerv Surg. 2026 May 12.. View in PubMed
  • Diagnostic cerebral angiography: A report of the SNIS Standards and Guidelines Committee, endorsed by ANZSNR and ESMINT. J Neurointerv Surg. 2026 Apr 30.. View in PubMed
  • Current state of the field and recommendations for middle meningeal artery embolization in chronic subdural hematoma: A Report of the SNIS Standards and Guidelines Committee, Endorsed by ANZSNR and ESMINT. J Neurointerv Surg. 2026 Apr 29.. View in PubMed
  • Stroke thrombectomy with a novel reperfusion system including a 0.088” aspiration catheter: the Imperative Trial. J Neurointerv Surg. 2026 Apr 16; 18(5):1202-1209.. View in PubMed
  • Clinical outcomes and independently adjudicated results of M2 aspiration thrombectomy: a subgroup analysis from the Imperative Trial. J Neurointerv Surg. 2025 Sep 04.. View in PubMed
  • Semi-automated tortuosity measurements confirm generalizability of IMPERATIVE trial results to real-world patients with acute ischemic stroke undergoing thrombectomy. Interv Neuroradiol. 2025 Jul 21; 15910199251359089.. View in PubMed
  • Combined open revascularization and endovascular treatment of complex intracranial aneurysms: case series. Front Neurol. 2023; 14:1102496.. View in PubMed
  • Endovascular Therapy vs Medical Management for Patients With Acute Stroke With Medium Vessel Occlusion in the Anterior Circulation. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 10 03; 5(10):e2238154.. View in PubMed
  • Middle Cerebral Artery Thrombectomy: Clinical Findings and Technical Pearls: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. Oper Neurosurg. 2021 07 15; 21(2):E107-E108.. View in PubMed
  • COVID-19 Impact on Acute Ischemic Stroke Treatment at 9 Comprehensive Stroke Centers across Los Angeles. Cerebrovasc Dis. 2021; 50(6):707-714.. View in PubMed