Dr. Matthew Peters

Biography

Matthew Peters is a Professor of Respiratory Medicine at Macquarie University and heads the Respiratory Medicine unit at Concord Hospital. He trained at Concord Hospital and completed his MD under the supervision of Professor Norbert Berend, later conducting work at the Royal North Shore Hospital. In 1990, he was the inaugural recipient of the Thoracic Society Australia New Zealand Young Investigator Award and received the Allen Hanbury’s Travelling Fellowship, which allowed him to spend time at the National Heart Lung Institute in London with Professor Peter Barnes. His diverse research interests include respiratory physiology, asthma, and lung cancer, with a particular focus on improving public health outcomes. He has made notable contributions to Tobacco Control and plays a significant role in patient care for lung cancer. Peters chairs the Global Lung Cancer Coalition and has been instrumental in the establishment of the Kylie Johnson Lung Cancer Network and the Australia New Zealand Lung Cancer Nurses Forum. He operates the Macquarie Respiratory Sleep Lung Function Laboratory, contributing extensively to the training of thoracic physicians and collaborating with various global health organizations.

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