Dr Matt Morgan is a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, Honorary Professor at Cardiff University and Curtin University in Australia, and a regular BMJ columnist. He has contributed to over 50 scientific articles following his PhD in artificial intelligence.
Matt has spoken at some of the largest book festivals in the world, written articles for diverse publications from The Guardian to Esquire magazine, and featured on radio programmes including the Today programme, as well as appearing on many television channels from CNN to the BBC.
He gave the 2023 Woodridge Lecture and was nominated for the Royal Society's David Attenborough prize for public engagement. Matt is also a member of the BMJ Commission on the Future of the NHS.
Matt's first book CRITICAL tells remarkable stories of patients in the intensive care unit. His second book, ONE MEDICINE, explores how understanding animals can help treat human disease. His third book LIFE 2.0, will tell the stories of patients after surviving a cardiac arrest and what these can teach us about our own lives.
Matt became captivated by the profound connections between human and animal health during his work as an ICU doctor. He saw powerful parallels between animals surviving in extreme environments and patients battling severe illness. Animals enduring conditions like extreme cold, heat, or oxygen deprivation share survival strategies with critically ill patients, such as high-altitude animals thriving in low oxygen environments or animals with tissue-regeneration abilities that inform human healing and recovery.
Matt believes these insights should come from understanding animals in life, not death, emphasising the importance of studying and respecting their resilience and adaptations within their natural habitats.
As a Patron of Humanimal Trust, he champions a collaborative approach, bridging human and veterinary medicine to advance health for all species.
