Spine Innovation
Dr. Mathew Cyriac is recognized nationally for advancing new techniques in spine surgery. He travels across the country to teach fellow surgeons and is often invited into operating rooms—both locally and nationally—to demonstrate cutting-edge procedures. Surgeons also come to New Orleans to observe his minimally invasive approaches, such as prone lateral fusion and minimally invasive cervical fusions, known for less pain and faster recovery compared to traditional open surgery.
Dr. Cyriac’s research and surgical techniques are widely published in leading journals and textbooks.
Recent Articles
- Evolving Trends in Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery: A Decade-Long Shift Towards Standalone Constructs – Current Orthopaedics Review, 2025
- Trends of Opioid Use Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A 10-year Longitudinal Study of the Veterans Health Administration – North American Spine Society Journal, 2025
- The Percentage of Sacroiliac Fusions Done in the U.S. by Non-Surgical Specialties Has Increased – Journal of Spine Surgery, 2024
- Put Down the Tin: Chewing Tobacco Use Is Associated With Worse Outcomes After Primary Lumbar Fusion – Clinical Spine Surgery, 2023
- Anterior Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery Associated with Lower Risk of Stroke, Pneumonia, and Infection Compared to Posterior Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery – North American Spine Society Journal, 2022
Book Chapters (Selected)
- Cervical Disc Arthroplasty – in Emory’s Illustrated Tips and Tricks in Spine Surgery, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2019
- Prone Transpsoas Lateral Approach – in Lumbar Spine Access Surgery: A Comprehensive Guide to Anterior and Lateral Approaches, Springer, 2024
- Direct Lateral Interbody Fusion: Standard and Anterior Column Release – in Emory’s Illustrated Tips and Tricks in Spine Surgery, 2019
- Thoracic Lateral Interbody Fusion and Corpectomy – in Emory’s Illustrated Tips and Tricks in Spine Surgery, 2019
- Lumbar Laminectomy – in Emory’s Illustrated Tips and Tricks in Spine Surgery, 2019
- Percutaneous Lumbar Fusion and Pedicle Screw Instrumentation – in Emory’s Illustrated Tips and Tricks in Spine Surgery, 2019
- Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy and Correction – in Emory’s Illustrated Tips and Tricks in Spine Surgery, 2019
- Smith-Peterson Osteotomy – in Emory’s Illustrated Tips and Tricks in Spine Surgery, 2019
- Operative Treatment of Thoracolumbar Fracture-Dislocations – in Emory’s Illustrated Tips and Tricks in Spine Surgery, 2019