He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, past Chairman of the Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, a member and immediate past Chair of the Australia and New Zealand Training Board in Colon and Rectal Surgery, and a previous councillor of the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand.

Matt is a busy colorectal surgeon and has extensive experience in advanced colorectal surgical techniques. His interests are colorectal cancer, laparoscopic colorectal surgery, inflammatory bowel disease and surgical training. His background in epidemiology allows him to properly design and analyse clinical trials, and to practise and teach evidence-based surgery.