Matthew is a general and infectious diseases physician working in Perth. He trained in Melbourne, obtaining his undergraduate degree in 1996. Travel and volunteer work in Africa prior to 2000 sparked an interest in infectious diseases, especially HIV. Training was undertaken in Melbourne, before completing his fellowship in Perth in 2008. He returned to WA in 2012 to take up a post at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. He is currently the Head of Infectious Diseases at SCGH and Medical Co-Director for the Medical Division at SCGH.