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Matthew E. Pontell MD

Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery
Insurance Plans Accepted

Areas of Expertise

  • Congenital Abnormalities Presenting in the Newborn Period
  • Craniofacial Surgery
  • Facial and Jaw Reconstruction
  • Neonatology
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Otolaryngology
  • Pediatric Cleft Lip and Palate
  • Pediatric Ear Deformities
  • Pediatric Plastic Surgery
  • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Locations

Vanderbilt Children's Cleft and Craniofacial Program
2200 Children's Way, 7th Floor
Nashville, TN 37232
Vanderbilt Children's Plastic Surgery
2200 Children's Way, 9th Floor
Nashville, TN 37232
Vanderbilt Children's Plastic Surgery Jackson
37 Sandstone Circle, Suite 100
Jackson, TN 38305
Vanderbilt Children's Plastic Surgery Murfreesboro
2102 West Northfield Boulevard
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Vanderbilt Plastic Surgery Shelbyville
112 Airport Business Park Road, Suite A
Shelbyville, TN 37160

Languages

  • English

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine - St. George's University, 2014
  • Fellowship - Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2022
  • Fellowship - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2023

Board Certifications

  • Surgery - American Board of Surgery, 2020

Patient Comments

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Great at explaining step by step plans.
February 20, 2024
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Good
February 15, 2024
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Dr Pontell was very pleasant, adept, and friendly. He excised a cyst from my forehead and the scar will fall right in line with my other wrinkles! :-) Gracias!
February 7, 2024
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