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Personal profile
Biography
Matt studied Medicine at the University of Queensland, graduating with Honours in 2001. After initially training at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane he moved to London, working at the Royal Free and Royal London Hospitals, and then returned to Australia to complete Gastroenterology training at the Alfred and St Vincent’s Hospitals, obtaining his FRACP in 2011. He was awarded a PhD by Monash University in 2015; his thesis evaluated vitamin D status in liver disease.
Matt is dedicated to patient-centered care and manages all aspects of Gastroenterology & Hepatology including liver disease, bowel cancer screening, inflammatory bowel disease, undifferentiated abdominal pain and functional bowel disorders. He is a member of the Alfred Hospital Gastroenterology Department senior medical staff, a Senior Lecturer at Monash University and serves regional Victoria as a visiting Gastroenterologist to Traralgon and Bairnsdale.
Matt has over 40 publications and conference presentations in peer-reviewed international journals and at both national and international conferences.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Liver disease
- Bowel cancer screening
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Undifferentiated abdominal pain
- Functional bowel disorders
Projects
- 1 Finished
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NHMRC Medical / Dental Postgraduate Research - Matthew Kitson
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
7/02/11 → 6/02/14
Project: Research
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Comparison of three cut-offs to diagnose clinically significant portal hypertension by liver stiffness in chronic viral liver diseases: a meta-analysis
Song, J., Ma, Z., Huang, J., Liu, S., Luo, Y., Lu, Q., Schwabl, P., Zykus, R., Kumar, A. & Kitson, M., 1 Dec 2018, In: European Radiology. 28, 12, p. 5221-5230 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
20 Citations (Scopus) -
Direct-acting antiviral therapies for hepatitis C: The revolution is here
Kitson, M. T. & Roberts, S. K., 1 Mar 2016, In: Medicine Today. 17, 3, p. 63-66 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Other › peer-review
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High-dose vitamin D supplementation and liver histology in NASH
Kitson, M. T., Pham, A., Gordon, A., Kemp, W. & Roberts, S. K., 1 Apr 2016, In: Gut. 65, 4, p. 717-718 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment / Debate › Other › peer-review
46 Citations (Scopus) -
Supersonic Shear Imaging and Transient Elastography in Obesity
Thwaites, P. A., Roberts, S. K., Kitson, M. & Kemp, W., 1 Mar 2016, In: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 14, 3, p. 484 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Association between reduced plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D and increased risk of cancer in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Kitson, M. T., Garg, M. & Roberts, S. K., 1 Apr 2015, In: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 13, 4, p. 813-814 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)