Specialty – Upper GI Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery
Area of Interest – Bariatric surgery, Oesophagogastric surgery, Reflux, Sleeve gastrectomy, Endoscopy, Hernia Surgery
Dr Matthew Read is a general and upper gastrointestinal surgeon. After obtaining his general surgical fellowship in 2016 through the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Matthew was accepted by the Australian and New Zealand Gastro Oesophageal Surgery Association for subspecialty training in the field of upper gastrointestinal surgery. Following this, Matthew completed a combined clinical and research fellowship in surgical oncology and robotic surgery at the University Medical Centre in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Upon returning to Australia, Matthew has taken up a combined clinical and academic position through both the University of Melbourne and St Vincent’s Hospital. He is the current supervisor of two PhD students that are focusing on the role of artificial intelligence in surgery.
Matthew also has a background in basic and translational research, having completed a PhD through the University of Melbourne and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, which was focused on the development of preclinical models to better understand oesophageal cancer and its precursor, Barrett’s oesophagus. This work has led to numerous publications, awards and international collaborations. Matthew was recipient of the senior lecturer fellowship from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2020 and 2021 and serves as the younger fellow representative on the Academic Surgery Committee. Matthew also holds key positions in numerous societies including OESO, ISDE and GESA. In these roles he serves on scientific, education and training committees. More recently, Matthew undertook a clinical innovation fellowship through both Melbourne and Swinburne Universities which has led to the creation of a software start-up that focuses on optimising efficiency in the operating theatre and improving patient outcomes.